The NBA Finals are set: It’s the Heat and the Nuggets for the Larry O’Brien Trophy
By TIM REYNOLDS AP Basketball Writer Cancel that flight plan, Denver. Turns out, the NBA Finals are starting in the Mile High City after all. And…
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Jimmy Butler helps Heat to 103-84 Game 7 win over Celtics and spot in NBA Finals
By JIMMY GOLEN AP Sports Writer BOSTON (AP) — Jimmy Butler scored 28 points and Caleb Martin gave Miami 26 points and 10 rebounds in Game 7 of the…
Continue Reading Golden Knights reach 2nd Stanley Cup Final after Game 6 win over Stars
By STEPHEN HAWKINS AP Sports Writer DALLAS (AP) — William Karlsson scored two goals and had an assist as the Vegas Golden Knights advanced to their…
Continue Reading Braves pitcher Michael Soroka goes 6 innings, loses to A’s in long-awaited return to mound
By JANIE McCAULEY AP Baseball Writer OAKLAND, Calif. (AP) — Atlanta Braves right-hander Michael Soroka has tossed six innings in his long-awaited…
Continue Reading Padres claim 2-time All-Star catcher Gary Sánchez off waivers from Mets
SAN DIEGO (AP) — The scuffling San Diego Padres have claimed catcher Gary Sánchez off waivers from the New York Mets. The two-time All-Star was…
Continue Reading Ryan Blaney wins Coca-Cola 600 after rain delays it from Sunday
By Eric Levenson, CNN (CNN) — Ryan Blaney won the rain-postponed and crash-filled Coca-Cola 600 on Monday, putting an end to his NASCAR 59-race…
Continue Reading Pirates’ Suwinski joins Bonds with 2 McCovey Cove homers in game
By HENRY SCHULMAN Associated Press SAN FRANCISCO (AP) — Pittsburgh’s Jack Suwinski hit two home runs into San Francisco Bay on Monday during a…
Continue Reading Yankees CF Harrison Bader leaves gave with tightness in right hamstring
SEATTLE (AP) — New York Yankees center fielder Harrison Bader left Monday night’s series opener against the Seattle Mariners with right…
Continue Reading Florida’s Biondi shoots 67 to rally from 5-shot deficit for NCAA men’s golf title
By JOHN MARSHALL AP Sports Writer SCOTTSDALE, Ariz. (AP) — Fred Biondi shot a 3-under 67 and rallied from a five-shot deficit in the final round to…
Continue Reading Blaney wins Coca-Cola 600 at Charlotte to end winless drought
By STEVE REED AP Sports Writer CONCORD, N.C. (AP) — Ryan Blaney pulled away late to win the rescheduled Coca-Cola 600 on Monday at Charlotte…
Continue Reading Chennai wins Indian Premier League in stunning finish against Gujarat
AHMEDABAD, India (AP) — The Chennai Super Kings have won the Indian Premier League for a record-equaling fifth time with a last-ball, five-wicket…
Continue Reading Celtics’ Brogdon (forearm), Heat’s Vincent (ankle) available for Game 7
BOSTON (AP) — Boston Celtics sixth man Malcolm Brogdon is available for Game 7 against the Heat after sitting out Game 6 with a strained right…
Continue Reading Hamlin calls for NASCAR to suspend Elliott after crash at Coca-Cola 600
By STEVE REED AP Sports Writer CONCORD, N.C. (AP) — Denny Hamlin called for NASCAR to suspend Hendrick Motorsports driver Chase Elliott after a…
Continue Reading Bailey’s 4 RBIs on 24th birthday lead Giants to 14-4 rout, drop Pirates under .500
By HENRY SCHULMAN Associated Press SAN FRANCISCO (AP) — Rookie Patrick Bailey had four RBIs on his 24th birthday, boosting the San Francisco Giants…
Continue Reading Lewis has 4 RBIs in season debut, Jeffers homers in 10th to give Twins 7-5 win over Astros
By KRISTIE RIEKEN AP Sports Writer HOUSTON (AP) — Rookie Royce Lewis homered with four RBIs in his season debut and Ryan Jeffers hit a two-run shot…
Continue Reading Smith hits 3-run homer, D-backs rally from early deficit to top Rockies 7-5
By DAVID BRANDT AP Baseball Writer PHOENIX (AP) — Pavin Smith hit a go-ahead, three-run homer, Drey Jameson threw 3 2/3 innings of impressive…
Continue Reading Newgarden earns record $3.6M for Indy win; Pedersen gets rookie of year honor
INDIANAPOLIS (AP) — Josef Newgarden is cashing in on his first Indianapolis 500 win with a record winner’s check of $3.666 million. The total…
Continue Reading Hendriks pitches 8th inning for White Sox in return from non-Hodgkin lymphoma
By JAY COHEN AP Baseball Writer CHICAGO (AP) — Liam Hendriks has returned to the mound with the Chicago White Sox, marking another memorable moment…
Continue Reading Royals’ Staumont, Mayers within 6 outs of perfect game in 7-0 win over Cards
By WARREN MAYES Associated Press ST. LOUIS (AP) — Josh Staumont and Mike Mayers came within six outs of the first combined perfect game in major…
Continue Reading 76ers hire former Raptors coach Nick Nurse, AP source says
By DAN GELSTON AP Sports Writer PHILADELPHIA (AP) — A person with knowledge of the decision says the Philadelphia 76ers have hired coach Nick Nurse…
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