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CHONBURI, Thailand (AP) — World No. 1 Jeeno Thitikul birdied her final three holes Saturday for a 6-under 66 and a two-stroke lead going into the final round of her home LPGA Thailand tournament. Thitikul made a 15-foot birdie putt on the par-3 16th to break away from a four-way tie for the lead, then saw her eagle chip just …

Cleveland Cavaliers (36-21, third in the Eastern Conference) vs. Oklahoma City Thunder (43-14, first in the Western Conference) Oklahoma City; Sunday, 1 p.m. EST BOTTOM LINE: Cleveland hits the road against Oklahoma City looking to prolong its five-game road winning streak. Advertisement The Thunder have gone 23-7 in home games. Oklahoma City ranks fifth in the league with 34.3 defensive …

The Milwaukee Bucks put on a show coming out of the break, beating the New Orleans Pelicans 139-118. Ryan Rollins led the Bucks on both ends, racking up 27 points (on a career-high seven threes), six assists, four steals, and two blocks. Special mention to Kevin Porter Jr. and Cam Thomas, who dropped a combined 52 points. The Pels were …

Angel Reese came back to Unrivaled, at least in part, to help defending champ Rose BC make a push to the playoffs. While Reese scored 13 points and grabbed eight rebounds in a productive 10 minutes, Rose lost, 80-78, in her return to Hive BC on Friday night at Sephora Arena in Miami. Rose is now 5-7 and in fifth …

CHARLOTTE, N.C. (AP) — Donovan Mitchell scored 13 of his 32 points in the fourth quarter and the streaking Cleveland Cavaliers held off the Charlotte Hornets 118-113 on Friday night for their seventh straight victory and 12th win in 13 games. Jared Allen had 25 points and 14 rebounds and James Harden added 18 points and eight assists for the …

NEW ORLEANS (AP) — Ryan Rollins made a career-high seven 3-pointers and scored 27 points to help the Milwaukee Bucks beat the New Orleans Pelicans 139-118 on Friday night for their third straight victory and sixth in seven games. Playing without injured star Giannis Antetokounmpo, the Bucks pulled away in the fourth quarter to improve to 24-30. Antetokounmpo has been …

ATLANTA (AP) — Tyler Herro scored 24 points in his return from a rib injury and the Miami Heat never trailed in a 128-97 victory over the Atlanta Hawks on Friday night. Bam Adebayo had 17 points, eight rebounds and five assists for Miami, and Norman Powell added 15 points in his first game since participating in his first All-Star …

The Minnesota Timberwolves can probably expect Rudy Gobert to sit out their game against the Philadelphia 76ers on Sunday. The All-Star center picked up a flagrant foul at the end of the second quarter Friday against the Dallas Mavericks, triggering an automatic one-game suspension unless the foul is later rescinded. The play, on which Gobert struck Marvin Bagley III in …

The coaching carousel for the 2025-2026 men’s college basketball season is starting to heat up. Numerous programs around the country are virtually eliminated from NCAA Tournament contention, barring a surprise conference championship win. Some athletic directors are already starting to get ahead of the curve and filing away candidates. Advertisement REQUIRED READING: Kansas State said it fired Jerome Tang ‘for …

BILBAO, Spain (AP) — A second half double from Gorka Guruzeta gave Athletic Bilbao a 2-1 win over Elche in an action-packed La Liga encounter on Friday. It was a third consecutive league win for the Basque club and the first time it has put together three straight league wins since August. Advertisement It was also the second time in …

Boston Celtics star Jaylen Brown is not satisfied with an apology he received from the city of Beverly Hills on Thursday, days after police shut down an event he was hosting in the city’s Trousdale Estates neighborhood. The apology was not for shutting down the event. Instead, it was for including what the city called “inaccurate information” in its initial …

This is not the season the Golden State Warriors envisioned. Rather than everything falling into place for a potential deep playoff run, the Warriors are banged up, are 29-27 and sit eighth in the West, and, without Stephen Curry (runner’s knee) for the next handful of games, are at risk of falling even further back in the West. Despite all …

MAINZ, Germany (AP) — Nadiem Amiri scored his seventh goal in seven games for Mainz while a deflected second half goal from Hamburg’s Fabio Vieira ensured they drew 1-1 in the Bundesliga on Friday. Mainz was looking to get back to winning ways after a 4-0 defeat by Borussia Dortmund last week . It took the lead through Amiri’s crisp …

KNOXVILLE, Tenn. (AP) — Tennessee quarterback Joey Aguilar’s bid for an injunction that would have enabled him to continue playing for the Volunteers this fall was denied on Friday by a Knox County Chancery Court judge. Aguilar was arguing that he should be allowed a fourth year of playing Divisional I football rather than having the years he spent in …

LINCOLN, Neb. (AP) — Nebraska coach Fred Hoiberg said Friday there were circumstances surrounding his altercation with a court-storming Iowa fan that people viewing viral social media videos might not fully understand. The videos showed Hoiberg making a swiping motion at a person pointing a camera toward him during the handshake line after his ninth-ranked Cornhuskers lost 57-52 to the …

Want to get more Covers content? Add us as a preferred source on your Google account here. The All-Star break wasn’t long enough for the Oklahoma City Thunder. Shai Gilgeous-Alexander, Jalen Williams, and Ajay Mitchell all start the second half on the injured list. Advertisement Although OKC is a massive 18-point favorite on Friday, February 20, there’s plenty of value …

MILAN (AP) — Short-track speedskater Kamila Sellier of Poland was immobilized on a stretcher and wheeled out of the Milano Ice Skating Arena on Friday night after a competitor’s blade sliced her above her left eye during the women’s 1500 meters at the Milan Cortina Olympics. Sellier went down along with 15-time Olympic medalist Ariana Fontana of Italy and American …

UCLA men’s basketball coach Mick Cronin apologized Friday, Feb. 20, for how he personally ejected Bruins forward Steven Jamerson II during UCLA’s 82-59 loss to Michigan State. Jamerson II was called for a Flagrant 1 late in the second half of UCLA’s blowout loss on Feb. 17. It wasn’t a foul that resulted in an automatic ejection — Cronin ejected …

The Boston Celtics face the Los Angeles Lakers on Sunday (2/22 at 6:30 PM on NBC/Peacock) and it will be just another matchup between the sport’s greatest rivals. So I thought I’d take a moment to take a trip down memory lane and talk about the past. What was your favorite memory? It is hard not to go straight to …

In head-to-head leagues, it all comes down to the weekend. You can have a comfortable lead in multiple categories or by a bunch of points, but if you don’t make the most of the weekend, you can walk out with a loss. Only eight teams play once this weekend, including the Celtics, Pistons, Warriors, Rockets, Kings, Spurs, Raptors and Jazz. …

MILAN (AP) — Alina Muller instantly understood the significance her bronze medal-clinching overtime goal in a 2-1 win over Sweden meant not only to girls back home in Switzerland, but in the bigger picture of women’s hockey. Muller has spent the past 12 years experiencing the ups and downs, fitful starts and stops her sport has endured since first splashing …

Bayern Munich coach Vincent Kompany has criticized José Mourinho for attacking the character of Vinícius Júnior after the Real Madrid star accused an opponent of racially insulting him during a Champions League match. Benfica coach Mourinho suggested that Brazil forward Vinícius had incited Benfica’s players with his celebrations after scoring the only goal in Tuesday’s playoff match. Advertisement Vinícius accused …

The Los Angeles Lakers host the LA Clippers tonight in a Pacific Division battle of cross-town rivals. Luka Doncic and the Lakers (33-21) look to solidify their position atop the division and inch closer to Denver and the No. 4 seed in the Western Conference. Kawhi Leonard and the Clippers (27-28) arrive at crypto.com Arena having won four of their …

Brooklyn Nets (15-39, 13th in the Eastern Conference) vs. Oklahoma City Thunder (42-14, first in the Western Conference) Oklahoma City; Friday, 8 p.m. EST BETMGM SPORTSBOOK LINE: Thunder -16.5; over/under is 211.5 Advertisement BOTTOM LINE: Brooklyn will attempt to stop its three-game road slide when the Nets face Oklahoma City. The Thunder have gone 22-7 at home. Oklahoma City is …

SACRAMENTO, Calif. (AP) — Paolo Banchero scored 30 points and the Orlando Magic beat Sacramento 131-94 on Thursday night for the Kings’ franchise-record 15th straight loss. Orlando made a team-record 27 3-pointers on 51 attempts. Banchero was 5 of 7 from 3-points range and had six assists and five rebounds in the opener of a four-game trip. Advertisement The Kings …