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Dubai-based professional baseball league announces first franchise, Mumbai Cobras
DUBAI, United Arab Emirates (AP) — Baseball United, which swung for the sports history fences by establishing the first professional baseball league in the Middle East and South Asia, announced Monday its first franchise, the Mumbai Cobras. The Cobras are the first of four teams to...
Bucks fire Budenholzer as coach after early playoff exit
MILWAUKEE (AP) — The Milwaukee Bucks have fired coach Mike Budenholzer just over a week after their stunning first-round playoff loss to the Miami Heat spoiled a season in which they owned the NBA’s best record. Budenholzer’s ouster comes just two years after he directed the...
Hawks look to brighter future after another middling year
ATLANTA (AP) — After a surprising run to the conference final two years ago, the Atlanta Hawks had their sights set on being a championship contender. Instead, they sank back to the middle of the NBA. Not a good spot. “The middle is the toughest...
Bring on Philly! Celtics fend off Hawks, face 76ers next
ATLANTA (AP) — Bring on Philly. The Boston Celtics finally finished off the Atlanta Hawks, winning the opening-round series in six games with a 128-120 victory Thursday night. Now, the second-seeded Celtics can turn their attention to the well-rested Philadelphia...
Celtics pull away, beat Hawks 128-120 for 4-2 series win
ATLANTA (AP) — After letting the series go longer than it should have, Al Horford and the Boston Celtics were eager to finish off the Atlanta Hawks. Horford made sure his former team didn't force a Game 7. The 36-year-old Horford hit a huge 3-pointer in a late run...
Young's long 3 lifts Hawks to 119-117 win over Celtics
BOSTON (AP) — His team trailing by a point and its season on the brink, Hawks star Trae Young got all the encouragement he needed in the huddle during his team’s timeout. “I just had to trust in what I’ve done my whole life and shoot it with confidence," Young said. ...
Hawks playoff win pushes Janet Jackson concert back 1 day
ATLANTA (AP) — The Atlanta Hawks are still alive in the playoffs and that will force fans planning to attend Janet Jackson's concert in the city this week to wait a day to see the music star. The Hawks rallied to beat the Boston Celtics 119-117 in Game 5 of their playoff matchup...
Hawks' Murray remorseful for ref bump, says history a factor
BOSTON (AP) — Atlanta Hawks guard Dejounte Murray expressed remorse Tuesday for the one-game suspension he received for bumping and verbally abusing an official — a suspension that'll happen Tuesday night, when his team could be eliminated from the playoffs by the Boston Celtics. ...
Hawks G Murray suspended for Game 5 vs Celtics
ATLANTA (AP) — Hawks guard Dejounte Murray has been suspended for Game 5 of the playoff series against the Boston Celtics with Atlanta facing the end of its season. The NBA announced Monday that Murray will have to sit out one game without pay for making inappropriate contact with...
Brown, Tatum score 31 each, Boston beats Hawks for 3-1 lead
ATLANTA (AP) — Jaylen Brown took off the mask — revealing a guy who suddenly couldn’t miss. Brown scored 31 points, most of them after removing a protective facial device he's worn for two months, and the Boston Celtics moved to the brink of advancing to the second round with a...
