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Timberwolves force Game 7 by blowing out Nuggets 115-70 behind 27 points from Anthony Edwards
MINNEAPOLIS (AP) — Anthony Edwards flashed seven fingers to the roaring crowd as he walked off for a fourth-quarter timeout during a blowout by the Minnesota Timberwolves. He had that tenacious look of a superstar player refusing to cede to the defending champs all night. ...
Doncic posts 31-point triple-double as Mavericks top Thunder to take 3-2 series lead
OKLAHOMA CITY (AP) — Luka Doncic stopped worrying about calls and just played. It worked. He scored 31 points in a triple-double, and the Dallas Mavericks beat the Oklahoma City Thunder 104-92 on Wednesday night to take a 3-2 lead in the Western Conference semifinal series. ...
Howard, Charles lead Dream to 92-81 win over Sparks, despite Clarendon's first career triple-double
LONG BEACH, Calif. (AP) — Rhyne Howard scored 25 points, Tina Charles had 21 with 14 rebounds and the Atlanta Dream turned back the Los Angeles Sparks 92-81 on Wednesday night in their season opener. Howard had five points as the Dream opened the fourth quarter with an 11-0 run for...
Like a Caitlin Clark 3-pointer, betting on women's sports is soaring
ATLANTIC CITY, N.J. (AP) — Led by fascination with basketball star Caitlin Clark, interest in — and betting on — women's sports is surging. Clark, who made her professional debut Tuesday with the WNBA's Indiana Fever, helped generate record-breaking levels of viewership and...
Zach Edey insists there's more to his game than meets the eye as he prepares to enter NBA
CHICAGO (AP) — For all he accomplished the past four years at Purdue, Zach Edey realizes there are some huge questions surrounding his game — almost as big as his 7-foot-4 frame. Though he was the national Player of the Year the past two seasons and led the Boilermakers to the...
Jonquel Jones scores 25 to help the Liberty open the season with an 85-80 victory over the Mystics
WASHINGTON (AP) — Jonquel Jones scored 25 points, Betnijah Laney-Hamilton added 20 and the New York Liberty opened the season with an 85-80 victory over the Washington Mystics on Tuesday night. New York trailed 67-59 entering the fourth quarter before scoring 22 of the next 29...
Shai Gilgeous-Alexander scores 34, Thunder overcome Mavs defense to even series 2-2
DALLAS (AP) — Shai Gilgeous-Alexander was making his normal share of shots through three quarters for Oklahoma City. Most of his teammates weren't, until it mattered most. Gilgeous-Alexander scored 34 points and the Thunder overcame a Mavericks franchise playoff-record 13 blocks,...
Murray swishes a half-court heave at the halftime buzzer for the Nuggets in Game 3 vs. Timberwolves
MINNEAPOLIS (AP) — Denver's Jamal Murray scooped up Minnesota's errant inbounds pass near the sideline, rebalanced his body after carefully keeping his feet in and launched a 55-foot shot at the end of the first half. Murray crouched down for some extra coaxing of his heave from...
Poor defense, cold shooting trip up Celtics in Game 2 loss to Cavaliers
BOSTON (AP) — The Celtics are once again following a troubling script in the second round of the playoffs. Boston opened its first-round series against Miami with a dominating Game 1 win and followed it up with a lackluster effort in Game 2. That pattern repeated...
President Joe Biden cheers the Las Vegas Aces and women's basketball
WASHINGTON (AP) — President Joe Biden welcomed the reigning WNBA champions, the Las Vegas Aces, to the White House on Thursday, celebrating what he called a “banner year” for women’s basketball. “It matters to girls and women, finally seeing themselves represented,” Biden...
