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Want to get more Covers content? Add us as a preferred source on your Google account here. Both the Orlando Magic and the Minnesota Timberwolves are playing their fourth game this week, so there may be some fatigue at the early 3:00 p.m. ET tip. Advertisement But my Magic vs. Timberwolves predictions and these NBA picks see value in Minnesota’s …

HAINAN ISLAND, China (AP) — Mi Hyang Lee made only five pars Saturday in a wild and windy round at the Blue Bay LPGA that ended with a 1-under 71, good enough to seize control with a three-shot lead as the South Korean goes after her first LPGA win more than eight years. Lee put together seven birdies at Jian …

The Lakers 128-117 winwon, Luka Doncic dominated and then the conversation moved forward, because even though a 128-117 win over the slumping Indiana Pacers on Friday counts all the same in the tight Western Conference standings, it doesn’t say as much about the Lakers as what comes next. Buoyed by four recent wins over struggling teams, the Lakers are still …

Though the NCAA men’s basketball tournament is designed to produce a national champion, it’s just as effective at creating stars. The stakes and pressure of a single-elimination tournament can turn once-anonymous figures who spent much of their careers toiling in obscurity into celebrities in an instant, with the fame from their one shining moment staying with them long after they’ve …

LOS ANGELES —  In the first leg of the Lakers’ back-to-back, they came out and were totally dominated by Denver. The Nuggets jumped out to an 11-0 run and never relinquished the lead. For the second game, the Lakers flipped the script, beating the Pacers 128-117. Advertisement They were able to cruise to victory despite playing without LeBron James, Deandre Ayton …

Indiana Pacers (15-48, 15th in the Eastern Conference) vs. Portland Trail Blazers (30-34, 10th in the Western Conference) Portland, Oregon; Sunday, 9 p.m. EDT BOTTOM LINE: Indiana is looking to stop its eight-game slide with a win against Portland. Advertisement The Trail Blazers have gone 16-15 at home. Portland ranks eighth in the league with 45.7 rebounds led by Donovan …

LAS VEGAS (AP) — Filip Gustavsson made 30 saves and the Minnesota Wild scored three goals in a 3:07 span in the second period in a 4-2 victory over the Vegas Golden Knights on Friday night. Third in the Central Division, Minnesota improved to 3-2 since the Olympic break. Vegas is second in the Pacific Division. Advertisement Mats Zuccarello opened …

KANSAS CITY, Mo. (AP) — Desiree Wooten had 21 points, Zyanna Walker scored 19 and Colorado upset No. 20 Baylor 62-53 in the quarterfinals of the Big 12 Conference Tournament on Friday night. No. 6 seed Colorado will play 15th-ranked West Virginia, the No. 2 seed, in a semifinal matchup on Saturday. No. 1 seed TCU plays No. 12 seed …

The Boston Celtics’ newly acquired center, Nikola Vucevic, hit the locker room early and did not return after suffering an injury in Friday’s game against the Dallas Mavericks. Vucevic was ruled out with a right ring finger fracture, the team’s PR staff reported on social media. Advertisement He was injured at the 4:35 mark in the first quarter of the …

Jaylen Brown had 24 points, seven rebounds and seven assists and the Boston Celtics beat the Dallas Mavericks 120-100 on Friday night in Jayson Tatum’s first game in almost 10 months after rupturing his right Achilles tendon. Tatum had 15 points on 6-of-16 shooting, 12 rebounds and seven assists in a rust-filled 27 minutes. He played in five- and six-minute …

Cooper Flagg’s homecoming at TD Garden was nearly cut short in the opening minutes of the game between the Dallas Mavericks and the Boston Celtics. Flagg limped off the court after he drove toward the basket, while splitting two defenders, for a shot attempt. Flagg’s shot was short as he went to the ground and immediately began holding his left …

DETROIT (AP) — Matthew Tkachuk had his sixth career hat trick and the Florida Panthers beat the Detroit Red Wings 3-1 on Friday night to snap a four-game losing streak. Eight points behind Boston for the final wild-card spot in the East, two-time defending champion Florida is in danger of becoming the first Cup-winning team to miss the playoffs the …

The NHL trade deadline showed that the race to succeed the Florida Panthers as Stanley Cup champions after they went back to back and fell short this season is wide open. The Colorado Avalanche are rightfully the betting favorites, 5-2 on BetMGM Sportsbook, since they have been atop the league since October. Reacquiring center Nazem Kadri, who was part of …

DULUTH, Ga. (AP) — Tajianna Roberts scored 17 points on 7-of-10 shooting, Mackenly Randolph had 12 points and 10 rebounds, and No. 12 Louisville beat Syracuse 87-61 on Friday in the quarterfinals of the ACC Tournament. Second-seeded Louisville (26-6) plays the winner between No. 3 seed North Carolina and sixth-seeded Virginia Tech in the semifinals Saturday. Advertisement Reyna Scott made …

The Cleveland Cavaliers are in the midst of a rare four-day break between Tuesday’s game against the Detroit Pistons and Sunday’s game against the Boston Celtics. That layoff is coming at a good time, as it may provide an opportunity for some of the injured Cavaliers, including Donovan Mitchell, to return to the lineup. Head coach Kenny Atkinson confirmed after …

MUNICH, Germany (AP) — Luis Díaz scored one goal and made another as Bayern Munich beat Borussia Monchengladbach 4-1 on Friday to extend its lead at the top of the Bundesliga to 14 points over second-place Borussia Dortmund. With Harry Kane injured, Nicolas Jackson started in the centre-forward position for Bayern, one of seven changes to the side that beat …

Sprinter Fred Kerley received a two-year ban Friday for missing drug tests — a suspension that shouldn’t impact the 30-year-old former world champion because he has signed to run in a league that does not prohibit performance enhancers. The Athletics Integrity Unit, which oversees doping cases for World Athletics, announced the suspension, quoting from a ruling that called the 100-meter …

Philadelphia 76ers star Joel Embiid is progressing in his recovery from the right oblique strain he suffered in a win over the Miami Heat last Thursday, but he’s not back on the court yet and will be re-evaluated again in approximately one week, the team announced Friday, according to PhillyVoice’s Adam Aaronson. Both Embiid and rookie guard VJ Edgecombe, who …

It’s official: Jayson Tatum is back. The five-time All-NBA wing is available to play for Boston on Friday night against Dallas, just 10 months after tearing his Achilles tendon in a playoff game against New York. This is not a surprise. Tatum had been moved from “out” to “questionable” on Thursday, the first step in a player coming off a …

INDIANAPOLIS (AP) — Big Ten Player of the Year Lauren Betts had 26 points and eight rebounds and Kiki Rice added 18 points and six assists to help No. 2 UCLA overcome a sluggish start and beat Washington 78-60 in the Big Ten Tournament quarterfinals on Friday. The regular-season champion Bruins (29-1) won their 23rd consecutive game, matching last season’s …

Upon his arrival in Italy, Paralympic ski racer Patrick Halgren plastered a blue-and-yellow sticker in the bathroom of a popular restaurant. The first of many stickers to be stuck somewhere. By the time the Milan Cortina Paralympics are over, those decals that read “ SvendIt ” will be spotted on chairlifts, water bottles and buildings all around Cortina d’Ampezzo, Italy. …

Want to get more Covers content? Add us as a preferred source on your Google account here. The Los Angeles Clippers may have known what they were doing all along. Are they better now after trading James Harden and Ivica Zubac? The thought must be at least considered, even tonight against the San Antonio Spurs. Advertisement My Clippers vs. Spurs …

The Sacramento Kings aren’t just the NBA’s worst team — they’re the worst team despite a veteran roster that has been trying to win every game. Lost in the rampant discussion about “tanking” this season is that several of the league’s bottom-feeders are just plain bad, and aren’t doing anything to manipulate their record for more ping-pong balls in the …

Russell Westbrook’s press conference following the Sacramento Kings’ 133-123 loss to the New Orleans Pelicans started innocently enough Thursday. But it turns out, all it took was a simple “how you doing, Russ” to throw everything off the rails. [Join or create a Yahoo Fantasy Baseball league for the 2026 MLB season] Westbrook was apparently not in the mood for …

HAINAN ISLAND, China (AP) — Mi Hyang Lee played bogey-free in windy conditions on Friday and posted a 6-under 66, giving her a one-shot lead in the Blue Bay LPGA going into the weekend as the South Korean chases her first LPGA title in more than eight years. The wind wasn’t as strong as what Lee faced in the opening …