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NBA
Favorite Line (O/U) Underdog
Friday
Cleveland 2 1/2 (229 1/2) at Indiana
Oklahoma City 4 1/2 (233 1/2) at Denver
NHL
Favorite Line Underdog
Friday
at Florida -240/+195 Toronto
at Winnipeg -118/-102 Dallas
Baseball
International League
W L Pct GB
Durham (TB) 23 12 .657 —
Lehigh Valley (PHI) 23 12 .657 —
Jacksonville (MIA) 22 13 .629 1
Memphis (STL) 19 14 .576 4
Nashville (MIL) 20 15 .571 3
St. Paul (MIN) 17 14 .548 4
Indianapolis (PIT) 18 16 .515 4½
Louisville (CIN) 18 16 .529 4½
Worcester (BOS) 18 16 .529 4½
Iowa (CHC) 16 15 .516 5
Scranton/W-B (NYY) 17 17 .500 5½
Charlotte (CHW) 17 18 .486 6
Toledo (DET) 17 18 .486 6
Syracuse (NYM) 16 19 .457 7
Columbus (CLE) 15 18 .456 7
Gwinnett (ATL) 14 21 .400 9
Buffalo (TOR) 13 20 .394 9
Omaha (KC) 13 20 .394 9
Norfolk (BAL) 13 21 .382 9½
Rochester (WAS) 9 25 .265 13½
Wednesday’s Games
Charlotte 12, Memphis 10, 10 innings
Toledo 2, Iowa 1
Louisville 6, Omaha 5
Syracuse 6, Jacksonville 5, 11 innings
Columbus 4, Indianapolis 3
Rochester 8, Scranton/WB 5, 1st game
Scranton/WB 5, Rochester3, 2nd game
Gwinnett 6, Durham 5
Worcester 6, Lehigh Valley 4
Norfolk 10, Nashville 6, 10 innings
St. Paul 8, Buffalo 7
Thursday’s Games
Indianapolis 4, Columbus 3
Gwinnett at Durham, 6:35 p.m.
Iowa at Toledo, 6:35 p.m.
Rochester at Scranton/WB, 2, 6:35 p.m.
Omaha at Louisville, 6:35 p.m.
Worcester at Lehigh Valley, 6:45 p.m.
Memphis at Charlotte, 7:04 p.m.
Syracuse at Jacksonville, 7:05 p.m.
Norfolk at Nashville, 7:35 p.m.
Buffalo at St. Paul, 7:37 p.m.
Friday’s Games
Gwinnett at Durham, 6:35 p.m.
Rochester at Scranton/WB, 2, 6:35 p.m.
Memphis at Charlotte, 7:04 p.m.
Columbus at Indianapolis, 7:05 p.m.
Iowa at Toledo, 7:05 p.m.
Syracuse at Jacksonville, 7:05 p.m.
Worcester at Lehigh Valley, 7:05 p.m.
Omaha at Louisville, 7:15 p.m.
Norfolk at Nashville, 7:35 p.m.
Buffalo at St. Paul, 7:37 p.m.
Eastern League
Northeast W L Pct GB
Hartford (COL) 17 11 .607 —
Binghamton (NYM) 16 11 .593 ½
Portland (BOS) 16 11 .593 ½
New Hampshire (TOR) 12 17 .414 5½
Somerset (NYY) 12 17 .414 5½
Reading (PHI) 7 19 .269 9
Southwest W L Pct GB
Akron (CLE) 19 10 .655 —
Erie (DET) 19 10 .655 —
Chesapeake (BAL) 15 14 .517 4
Harrisburg (WAS) 15 14 .517 4
Altoona (PIT) 14 15 .483 5
Richmond (SF) 8 21 .276 11
Wednesday’s Games
Harrisburg 9, Richmond 0
Erie 6, Altoona 4
New Hampshire 2, Hartford 1, 1st game
Hartford 4, New Hampshire 2, 2nd game
Chesapeake 4, Portland 3, 1st game
Chesapeake 2, Portland 1, 2nd game
Binghamton 9, Reading 7
Akron 3, Somerset 0
Thursday’s Games
Chesapeake at Portland, 6 p.m.
Altoona at Erie, 6:05 p.m.
Reading at Binghamton, 6:07 p.m.
Richmond at Harrisburg, 6:30 p.m.
Hartford at New Hampshire, 6:35 p.m.
Somerset at Akron, 6:35 p.m.
Friday’s Games
Chesapeake at Portland, 6 p.m.
Altoona at Erie, 6:05 p.m.
Reading at Binghamton, 6:07 p.m.
Hartford at New Hampshire, 6:35 p.m.
Richmond at Harrisburg, 7 p.m.
Somerset at Akron, 7:05 p.m.
Midwest League
East W L Pct GB
West Michigan (DET) 18 11 .621 —
Fort Wayne (SD) 17 12 .586 1
Lansing (A’s) 17 12 .586 1
Great Lakes (LAD) 15 14 .517 3
Lake County (CLE) 15 14 .517 3
Dayton (CIN) 9 20 .310 9
West W L Pct GB
Quad Cities (KC) 20 8 .714 —
Cedar Rapids (MIN) 19 9 .679 1
Beloit (MIA) 14 14 .500 6
Wisconsin (MIL) 12 17 .414 8½
Peoria (STL) 9 19 .321 11
South Bend (CHC) 7 22 .241 13½
Wednesday’s Games
Fort Wayne 8, South Bend 4
Quad Cities 3, Lake County 1
Peoria 3, Wisconsin 1
Cedar Rapids 6, Beloit 5
Lansing 3, West Michigan 1
Great Lakes 4, Dayton 3
Thursday’s Games
Lansing at West Michigan, 11 a.m.
Quad Cities at Lake County, 6:35 p.m.
Great Lakes at Dayton, 7:05 p.m.
Cedar Rapids at Beloit, 7:05 p.m.
Fort Wayne at South Bend, 7:05 p.m.
Wisconsin at Peoria, 7:35 p.m.
Friday’s Games
Quad Cities at Lake County, 6:35 p.m.
Lansing at West Michigan, 6:35 p.m.
Great Lakes at Dayton, 7:05 p.m.
Cedar Rapids at Beloit, 7:05 p.m.
Fort Wayne at South Bend, 8:05 p.m.
Wisconsin at Peoria, 7:35 p.m.
NBA playoffs
Second Round
Tuesday, May 6
Indiana 120, Cleveland 119, Indiana leads series 2 - 0
Golden State 99, Minnesota 88, Golden State leads series 1 - 0
Wednesday, May 7
New York 91, Boston 90, New York leads series 2 - 0
Oklahoma City 149, Denver 106, series tied 1 - 1
Thursday, May 8
Golden State at Minnesota, 8:30 p.m.
Friday, May 9
Cleveland at Indiana, 7:30 p.m.
Oklahoma City at Denver, 10 p.m.
Saturday, May 10
Boston at New York, 3:30 p.m.
Minnesota at Golden State, 8:30 p.m.
Sunday, May 11
Oklahoma City at Denver, 3:30 p.m.
Cleveland at Indiana, 8 p.m.
Monday, May 12
Boston at New York, 7:30 p.m.
Minnesota at Golden State, 10 p.m.
Knicks 91, Celtics 90
NEW YORK (91)
Anunoby 2-9 0-0 5, Hart 9-15 2-2 23, Towns 9-16 3-3 21, Bridges 6-18 0-0 14, Brunson 6-19 3-4 17, Robinson 3-5 0-1 6, McBride 2-3 0-0 5, Payne 0-1 0-0 0. Totals 37-86 8-10 91.
BOSTON (90)
Brown 8-23 2-4 20, Tatum 5-19 2-2 13, Horford 2-11 0-0 4, Holiday 4-6 2-3 10, White 6-17 5-5 20, Kornet 3-4 0-0 6, Porzingis 3-5 1-1 8, Pritchard 3-9 0-0 9. Totals 34-94 12-15 90.
New York 13 28 20 30 — 91 Boston 24 26 23 17 — 90
3-Point Goals: New York 9-31 (Hart 3-6, Bridges 2-8, Brunson 2-9, McBride 1-2, Anunoby 1-4, Payne 0-1, Towns 0-1), Boston 10-40 (Pritchard 3-9, White 3-11, Brown 2-7, Porzingis 1-1, Tatum 1-5, Holiday 0-2, Horford 0-5); Fouled Out: None; Rebounds: New York 46 (Towns 17), Boston 51 (Tatum 14); Assists: New York 19 (Brunson 7), Boston 17 (Holiday, Tatum, White 5); Total Fouls: New York 16, Boston 17; A: 19,156 (18,624)
Thunder 149, Nuggets 106
DENVER (106)
Gordon 3-12 2-2 10, Porter Jr. 2-10 2-2 8, Jokic 6-16 3-5 17, Braun 1-6 0-0 3, Murray 4-9 3-4 14, Cancar 0-0 0-0 0, Tyson 2-4 4-4 8, Nnaji 1-4 1-2 4, Jordan 1-1 0-0 2, Pickett 1-3 0-0 3, Strawther 3-7 2-3 9, Watson 4-4 0-0 9, Westbrook 5-11 8-10 19. Totals 33-87 25-32 106.
OKLAHOMA CITY (149)
Holmgren 3-8 7-7 15, Jal.Williams 6-11 5-6 17, Hartenstein 6-7 2-2 14, Dort 4-13 2-2 12, Gilgeous-Alexander 11-13 11-11 34, Dieng 0-3 2-2 2, Jay.Williams 1-2 0-2 3, Jones 1-1 2-2 4, K.Williams 1-4 2-2 4, Caruso 1-3 0-0 2, Joe 5-5 0-0 14, Mitchell 4-7 0-0 10, Wallace 3-4 0-0 8, Wiggins 4-8 0-0 10. Totals 50-89 33-36 149.
Denver 21 35 20 30 — 106 Oklahoma City 45 42 37 25 — 149
3-Point Goals: Denver 15-37 (Murray 3-5, Gordon 2-3, Jokic 2-4, Porter Jr. 2-8, Watson 1-1, Nnaji 1-2, Pickett 1-2, Strawther 1-3, Braun 1-4, Westbrook 1-4, Tyson 0-1), Oklahoma City 16-36 (Joe 4-4, Mitchell 2-2, Holmgren 2-3, Wallace 2-3, Wiggins 2-4, Dort 2-9, Gilgeous-Alexander 1-2, Jay.Williams 1-2, Dieng 0-1, K.Williams 0-1, Caruso 0-2, Jal.Williams 0-3); Fouled Out: Denver 1 (Jokic), Oklahoma City None; Rebounds: Denver 38 (Jokic 8), Oklahoma City 44 (Holmgren 11); Assists: Denver 18 (Jokic 6), Oklahoma City 31 (Gilgeous-Alexander 8); Total Fouls: Denver 29, Oklahoma City 24; A: 18,203 (18,203)
NHL playoffs
Second Round
Tuesday, May 6
Carolina 2, Washington 1, OT, Carolina leads series 1 - 0
Edmonton 4, Vegas 2, Edmonton leads series 1 - 0
Wednesday, May 7
Toronto 4, Florida 3, Toronto leads series 2 - 0
Dallas 3, Winnipeg 2, Dallas leads series 1 - 0
Thursday, May 8
Carolina at Washington, 7 p.m.
Edmonton at Vegas, 9:30 p.m.
Friday, May 9
Toronto at Florida, 7 p.m.
Dallas at Winnipeg, 9:30 p.m.
Saturday, May 10
Washington at Carolina, 6 p.m.
Vegas at Edmonton, 9 p.m.
Sunday, May 11
Winnipeg at Dallas, 4:30 p.m.
Toronto at Florida, 7:30 p.m.
Monday, May 12
Washington at Carolina, 7 p.m.
Vegas at Edmonton, 9:30 p.m.
Tuesday, May 13
Winnipeg at Dallas, 8 p.m.
Maple Leafs 4, Panthers 3
Florida 1 1 1 — 3 Toronto 1 2 1 — 4
First Period: 1, Florida, Barkov 2 (Jones), 10:58 (pp). 2, Toronto, Pacioretty 2 (Domi, Rielly), 18:19 (pp). Penalties: Kulikov, FLA (Interference), 2:20. Marchand, FLA (Tripping), 8:39. McMann, TOR (Tripping), 10:53. Kulikov, FLA (Delay of Game), 16:45.
Second Period: 3, Florida, Marchand 1 (Luostarinen, Lundell), 0:15. 4, Toronto, W.Nylander 6 (Pacioretty, Ekman-Larsson), 4:18. 5, Toronto, Domi 2 (Lorentz, Rielly), 17:09. Penalties: Florida bench, served by Boqvist (Unsportsmanlike Conduct), 8:18. Laughton, TOR (Roughing), 8:18. Schmidt, FLA (Roughing), 8:18. Laughton, TOR (Roughing), 8:18. Holmberg, TOR (Tripping), 9:42.
Third Period: 6, Florida, Lundell 3 (Ekblad, Luostarinen), 5:33. 7, Toronto, Marner 2 (Matthews, McCabe), 5:50. Penalties: None.
Shots on goal: Florida 6-11-12: 29. Toronto 5-9-6: 20.
Power-play opportunities: Florida 1 of 2. Toronto 1 of 3.
Goalies: Florida, Bobrovsky 4-3-0 (20 shots-16 saves). Toronto, Woll 2-0-0 (29-26).
A: 19,261 (18,819). T: 2:32.
Referees: Dan O’Rourke, Francois St. Laurent; Linesmen: Matt MacPherson, Wes McCauley.
Stars 3, Jets 2
Dallas 0 3 0 — 3 Winnipeg 0 2 0 — 2
First Period: None. Penalties: Marchment, DAL (Hooking), 13:30. Ceci, DAL (High Sticking), 19:52.
Second Period: 1, Winnipeg, Niederreiter 3 (Appleton, Fleury), 3:30. 2, Dallas, Rantanen 6 (Steel, Dadonov), 8:43. 3, Dallas, Rantanen 7 (Lyubushkin, Harley), 14:21. 4, Dallas, Rantanen 8 (Hintz, Duchene), 16:38 (pp). 5, Winnipeg, Scheifele 3 (Vilardi), 17:35. Penalties: Benn, DAL (Hooking), 9:54. Fleury, WPG (Cross Checking), 16:11.
Third Period: None. Penalties: Vilardi, WPG (Interference), 4:05. DeMelo, WPG (Roughing), 4:43. Hintz, DAL (Roughing), 4:43. Seguin, DAL (High Sticking), 5:46.
Shots on goal: Dallas 12-8-4: 24. Winnipeg 13-8-11: 32.
Power-play opportunities: Dallas 1 of 2. Winnipeg 0 of 4.
Goalies: Dallas, Oettinger 5-3-0 (32 shots-30 saves). Winnipeg, Hellebuyck 4-4-0 (24-21).
A: 15,225 (15,321). T: 2:35.
Referees: Jean Hebert, Garrett Rank; Linesmen: Devin Berg, Bevan Mills.
AHL playoffs
division semifinals
Wednesday, April 30: Hershey 3, Lehigh Valley 0
Friday, May 2: Lehigh Valley 3, Hershey 1
Sunday, May 4: Lehigh Valley 4, Hershey 2
Friday, May 9: Hershey at Lehigh Valley, 7:05 p.m.
x-Sunday, May 11: Lehigh Valley at Hershey, 5 p.m.
Friday, May 2: Charlotte 5, Providence 1
Sunday, May 4: Charlotte 2, Providence 0
Wednesday, May 7: Providence 3, Charlotte 2
x-Friday, May 9: Providence at Charlotte, 7 p.m.
x-Sunday, May 11: Providence at Charlotte, 7 p.m.
Wednesday, April 30: Laval 3, Cleveland 2
Friday, May 2: Laval 4, Cleveland 0
Sunday, May 4: Cleveland 3, Laval 1
Tuesday, May 6: Laval 4, Cleveland 1
Friday, April 25: Rochester 3, Syracuse 2
Sunday, April 27: Rochester 4, Syracuse 0
Thursday, May 1: Rochester 4, Syracuse 0
Thursday, May 1: Rockford 3, Milwaukee 2, OT
Saturday, May 3: Rockford 6, Milwaukee 1
Wednesday, May 7: Milwaukee 6, Rockford 2
x-Friday, May 9: Milwaukee at Rockford, 8 p.m.
x-Sunday May 11: Milwaukee at Rockford, 5 p.m.
Tuesday, April 29: Texas 4, Grand Rapids 0
Monday, May 5: Texas 4, Grand Rapids 2
Friday, May 9: Grand Rapids at Texas, 8 p.m.
x-Saturday, May 10: Grand Rapids at Texas, 8 p.m.
x-Monday, May 12: Grand Rapids at Texas, 8 p.m.
Friday, May 2: Colorado 6, San Jose 3
Sunday, May 4: San Jose 2, Colorado 1, OT
Tuesday, May 6: Colorado 3, San Jose 2, OT
Wednesday, May 7: Colorado 3, San Jose 1
Thursday, May 1: Abbotsford 3, Coachella Valley 1
Saturday, May 3: Coachella Valley 5, Abbotsford 4, OT
Wednesday, May 7: Abbotsford 3, Coachella Valley 1
Friday, May 9: Coachella Valley at Abbotsford, 10 p.m.
x-Sunday, May 11: Coachella Valley at Abbotsford, 10 p.m.
MLS
Eastern Conference
W L T Pts GF GA
Columbus 7 1 3 24 18 10
Philadelphia 7 3 1 22 21 10
Cincinnati 7 3 1 22 15 13
Miami 6 1 3 21 20 11
Charlotte 6 4 1 19 18 12
Nashville 5 4 2 17 20 14
NYC 5 4 2 17 13 13
Orlando 4 2 5 17 18 12
N. England 5 4 1 16 9 7
NY R. Bulls 4 4 3 15 12 13
Chicago 3 4 4 13 18 22
D.C. United 3 5 3 12 13 23
Atlanta 2 5 4 10 12 20
Toronto 1 6 4 7 8 16
Montréal 0 8 3 3 5 16
Western Conference
W L T Pts GF GA
Vancouver 8 1 2 26 22 8
Minnesota 5 2 4 19 15 10
Portland 5 3 3 18 21 19
San Diego 5 4 2 17 21 15
LA 5 4 2 17 17 16
Austin 5 5 1 16 7 13
Seattle 4 3 4 16 17 13
Colorado 4 3 4 16 15 16
Dallas 4 4 3 15 14 19
San Jose 4 6 1 13 24 20
Salt Lake 4 7 0 12 12 17
Kansas City 3 7 1 10 17 21
St Louis City 2 5 4 10 8 12
Houston 2 5 4 10 10 16
LA Galaxy 0 8 3 3 8 21
Note: Three points for victory, one point for tie.
Saturday, May 10
Atlanta at Chicago, 2:30 p.m.
Miami at Minnesota, 4:30 p.m.
D.C. United at Toronto FC, 4:30 p.m.
Austin FC at Cincinnati, 7:30 p.m.
LA Galaxy at New York, 7:30 p.m.
CF Montréal at New York City FC, 7:30 p.m.
New England at Orlando City, 7:30 p.m.
Columbus at Philadelphia, 7:30 p.m.
Real Salt Lake at FC Dallas, 8:30 p.m.
Seattle at Houston, 8:30 p.m.
Charlotte FC at Nashville, 8:30 p.m.
San Diego FC at St Louis City, 8:30 p.m.
San Jose at Colorado, 9:30 p.m.
Sporting Kansas City at Portland, 10:30 p.m.
Sunday, May 11
Los Angeles FC at Vancouver, 7 p.m.
NWSL
W L T Pts GF GA
Kansas City 5 2 0 15 14 5
Orlando 5 2 0 15 14 5
San Diego 4 2 1 13 14 9
Gotham 3 2 3 12 12 8
Portland 3 2 3 12 11 9
Washington 4 3 0 12 10 10
Seattle 3 2 2 11 7 6
Angel City 3 2 2 11 13 14
N. Carolina 2 3 2 8 8 9
Bay 2 3 2 8 7 8
Louisville 2 3 2 8 8 13
Houston 2 4 1 7 6 10
Utah Royals 1 5 1 4 4 11
Chicago 1 5 1 4 3 14
Note: Three points for victory, one point for tie.
Friday, May 9
Gotham FC at Louisville, 8 p.m.
Utah Royals FC at Angel City, 10:30 p.m.
Saturday, May 10
Washington at Chicago, 12:50 p.m.
Orlando at North Carolina, 7:30 p.m.
Portland at San Diego, 10 p.m.
Sunday, May 11
Bay FC at Kansas City, 12:50 p.m.
Houston at Seattle, 8 p.m.
Transactions
BASEBALL
MLB
American League
BALTIMORE ORIOLES: Recalled RHP Colin Selby from Norfolk (IL). Designated RHP Matt Bowman for assignment. Acquired RHP Luis F. Castillo from the Seattle Mariners in exchange for cash considerations.
CLEVELAND GUARDIANS: Agreed to terms with RHP Jesus Luna on a minor league contract.
DETROIT TIGERS: Recalled RHP Keider Montero from Toledo (IL). Sent RHP Sawyer Gipson-Long on a rehab assignment to Lakeland (FSL).
KANSAS CITY ROYALS: Agreed to terms with RHP Trevor Richards on a minor league contract.
TEXAS RANGERS: Recalled UTL Ezequiel Duran from Round Rock (PCL).
TORONTO BLUE JAYS: Agreed to terms with SS Raimundo De Los Santos on a minor league contract.
National League
COLORADO ROCKIES: Recalled RHP Tanner Gordon from Albuquerque (PCL).
LOS ANGELES DODGERS: Sent RHP Michael Kopech on a rehab assignment to Oklahoma City (PCL).
PITTSBURGH PIRATES: Fired manager Derek Shelton. Name Don Kelly manager.
FOOTBALL
NFL
CAROLINA PANTHERS: Waived/Injured TEs Colin Granger and DT Popo Aumave.. Released DE Jadeveon Clowney and TE Jordan Matthews. Waived WRs T.J. Luther and Dax Milne, OL Andrew Raym, and DT Jerron Clark. Placed RB Jonathon Brooks on the season-long PUP list.
DENVER BRONCOKS: Signed DL Sai’vion Jones and OLB Que Robinson to rookie contracts.
MIAMI DOLPHINS: Released LS Blake Ferguson. Waived CB Ryan Cooper Jr., DT Neil Farrell, and OL Chasen Hines. Signed QB Quinn Ewers to a rookie contract.
NEW YORK GIANTS: Waived DL Casey Rogers.
HOCKEY
NHL
NEW JERSEY DEVILS: Signed F Lenni Hameenaho to a three-year, entry-level contract. Re-signed F Nathan Legare to a one-year, two-way contract.
On this date
May 9
1930: Gallant Fox, ridden by Earl Sande, wins the Preakness Stakes by three-quarters of a length over Crack Brigade. Gallant Fox becomes the only Triple Crown winner to win the Preakness a week before the Kentucky Derby.
1932: Burgoo King, ridden by Eugene James, withstands a strong drive by Tick On to win the Preakness Stakes by a head.
1942: Alsab, ridden by Basil James, wins the Preakness Stakes by one length over Requested.
1944: Jockey Walter Warren is involved in a rare feat in thoroughbred racing history, riding two horses to dead heat first-place finishes at Sportsman’s Park. In the sixth race, Warren rides Maejames to a dead heat finish with Piplad. In the eighth, Warren rides Susan Constant in another dead heat with Three Sands.
1961: Jim Gentile of the Baltimore Orioles hits consecutive grand slams in the first and second innings of a 13-5 rout of Minnesota.
1973: For 2nd time, Johnny Bench hits 3 HRs in a game.
1987: Oriole Eddie Murray is 1st to switch hit HRs in 2 consecutive games.
1990: Sampdoria of Italy win 30th European Cup Winner’s Cup against Anderlecht of Belgium 2-0 in Gothenburg.
1993: The Phoenix Suns beat the Los Angeles Lakers 112-104 in overtime to become the first NBA team to lose two playoff games at home and come back to win three straight games.
1999: Marshall McDougall hits six consecutive homers and knocks in 16 runs — both NCAA records — in Florida State’s 26-2 rout of Maryland.
2004: Jay Bouwmeester scores the winning goal, and Canada rallies to beat Sweden for the second straight year in the gold-medal game at the world hockey championships, 5-3.
2006: Joffrey Lupul becomes the first player in NHL playoff history to cap a four-goal game with an overtime score, netting the game-winner at 16:30 of the extra period to give Anaheim a 4-3 victory over Colorado.
2009: LeBron James scores 47 points to lift Cleveland to a 97-82 win over Atlanta. The Cavaliers sets an NBA record with its seventh straight double-figure win to eclipse the mark set by the 2004 Indiana Pacers.
2010: Dallas Braden pitches the 19th perfect game in major league history, a dazzling performance for the Oakland Athletics in a 4-0 victory over the Tampa Bay Rays.
1020: PGA Players Championship, TPC at Sawgrass: South African Tim Clark fires a final round 67 for his first PGA Tour victory, 1 stroke ahead of Robert Allenby of Australia.
2011: The ATP and WTA tennis rankings are released with no American man or woman in the top 10 for the first time in the 38-year history of the rankings. Mardy Fish and Andy Roddick are Nos. 11 and 12, while Serena and Venus Williams were Nos. 17 and 19, respectively.
2016: Stephen Curry returns from a sprained right knee to score an NBA-record 17 points in overtime, finishing with 40 as the Golden State Warriors rally to take a 3-1 lead in the Western Conference semifinals with a 132-125 victory over the Portland Trail Blazers.
2018: Manchester City smashes EPL records in 3-1 win over Brighton - most goals (105), most points (97) and most wins (31).
2018: The Lehigh Valley Phantoms beat Charlotte Checkers 2-1 in the longest game in the 82-year history of the American Hockey League. Alex Krushelnyski’s goal at 6:48 of the fifth overtime period gives the Phantoms a 3-1 lead in the best-of-seven Atlantic Division Finals series.
Motorsports
NASCAR Cup Series Schedule
Feb. 2: Cook Out Clash at Bowman Gray (Chase Elliott)
Feb. 13: x-Duel 1 at DAYTONA (Bubba Wallace)
Feb. 13: x-Duel 2 at DAYTONA (Austin Cindric)
Feb. 16: DAYTONA 500 (William Byron)
Feb. 23: Ambetter Health 400 (Christopher Bell)
March 2: EchoPark Automotive Grand Prix (Christopher Bell)
March 9: Shriners Children’s 500 (Christopher Bell)
March 16: Pennzoil 400 presented by Jiffy Lube (Josh Berry)
March 23: Straight Talk Wireless 400 (Kyle Larson)
March 30: Cook Out 400 (Denny Hamlin)
April 6: Goodyear 400 (Denny Hamlin)
April 13: Food City 500 (Kyle Larson)
April 27: Jack Link’s 500 (Austin Cindric)
May 4: Würth 400 presented by LIQUI MOLY (Joey Logano)
May 11: AdventHealth 400, Kansas City, Kan.
May 17: x-NASCAR All-Star Race Heat 1, North Wilkesboro, N.C.
May 17: x-NASCAR All-Star Race Heat 2, North Wilkesboro, N.C.
May 18: x-NASCAR All-Star Open, North Wilkesboro, N.C.
May 18: NASCAR All-Star Race, North Wilkesboro, N.C.
May 25: Coca-Cola 600, Concord, N.C.
June 1: Cracker Barrel 400, Lebanon, Tenn.
June 8: Firekeepers Casino 400, Brooklyn, Mich.
June 15: NASCAR Cup Series Race at Mexico City, Mexico City
June 22: The Great American Getaway 400 Presented by VISITPA.COM, Long Pond, Pa.
June 28: Quaker State 400 Available at Walmart, Hampton, Ga.
July 6: Grant Park 165, Chicago
July 13: Toyota / Save Mart 350, Sonoma, Calif.
July 20: Autotrader EchoPark Automotive 400, Dover, Del.
July 27: Brickyard 400, Speedway, Ind.
Aug. 3: Iowa Corn 350 Powered by Ethanol, Newton, Iowa
Aug. 10: Go Bowling at The Glen, Watkins Glen, N.Y.
Aug. 16: Cook Out 400, Richmond, Va.
Aug. 23: Coke Zero Sugar 400, Daytona Beach, Fla.
Aug. 31: Cook Out Southern 500, Darlington, S.C.
Sept. 7: Enjoy Illinois 300, Madison, Ill.
Sept. 13: Bass Pro Shops Night Race, Bristol, Tenn.
Sept. 21: NASCAR Cup Series Playoff Race at New Hampshire, Loudon, N.H.
Sept. 28: Hollywood Casino 400, Kansas City, Kan.
Oct. 5: Bank of America ROVAL 400, Concord, N.C.
Oct. 12: South Point 400, Las Vegas
Oct. 19: YellaWood 500, Talladega, Ala.
Oct. 26: Xfinity 500, Ridgeway, Va.
Nov. 2: NASCAR Cup Series Championship, Avondale, Ariz.
x-non-points race
NASCAR Cup Series Points Leaders
1. William Byron 421
2. Kyle Larson 408
3. Denny Hamlin 338
4. Chase Elliott 338
5. Tyler Reddick 337
6. Christopher Bell 335
7. Ryan Blaney 313
8. Bubba Wallace 306
9. Joey Logano 288
10. Alex Bowman 284
11. Ross Chastain 281
12. Chris Buescher 255
13. Chase Briscoe 245
14. Austin Cindric 241
15. Ricky Stenhouse Jr 240
16. Kyle Busch 228
17. Carson Hocevar 219
18. Ryan Preece 217
19. AJ Allmendinger 217
20. Michael McDowell 214
21. Austin Dillon 212
22. Ty Gibbs 208
23. John H. Nemechek 207
24. Josh Berry 206
25. Daniel Suárez 206
26. Zane Smith 203
27. Todd Gilliland 202
28. Justin Haley 200
29. Erik Jones 191
30. Ty Dillon 186
31. Noah Gragson 158
32. Brad Keselowski 142
33. Riley Herbst 141
34. Cole Custer 127
35. Shane Van Gisbergen 121
36. Cody Ware 61
37. Jimmie Johnson 34
38. Corey LaJoie 24
39. JJ Yeley 9
40. Katherine Legge 7
41. Casey Mears 2
42. Burt Myers 1
43. Chad Finchum 1
44. Martin Truex Jr 1
Formula One Schedule
March 16: Australian Grand Prix 2025 (Lando Norris)
March 23: Chinese Grand Prix 2025 (Oscar Piastri)
April 6: Japanese Grand Prix 2025 (Max Verstappen)
April 13: Bahrain Grand Prix 2025 (Oscar Piastri)
April 20: Saudi Arabian Grand Prix 2025 (Oscar Piastri)
May 4: Miami Grand Prix 2025 (Oscar Piastri)
May 18: Emilia Romagna Grand Prix 2025, Imola, Italy.
May 25: Monaco Grand Prix 2025, Monte Carlo.
June 1: Spanish Grand Prix 2025, Barcelona.
June 15: Canadian Grand Prix 2025, Montreal.
June 29: Austrian Grand Prix 2025, Spielberg, Austria.
July 6: British Grand Prix 2025, Silverstone.
July 27: Belgian Grand Prix 2025, Spa-Francorchamps.
Aug. 3: Hungarian Grand Prix 2025, Budapest.
Aug. 31: Dutch Grand Prix 2025, Zandvoort, Netherlands.
Sept. 7: Italian Grand Prix 2025, Monza.
Sept. 21: Azerbaijan Grand Prix 2025, Baku.
Oct. 5: Singapore Grand Prix 2025, Singapore City.
Oct. 19: United States Grand Prix 2025, Austin, Texas.
Oct. 26: Gran Premio de Mexico 2025, Mexico City.
Nov. 9: Sao Paulo Grand Prix 2025, Sao Paulo.
Nov. 23: Las Vegas Grand Prix 2025, Las Vegas.
Nov. 30: Qatar Grand Prix 2025, Doha, Qatar.
Dec. 7: Abu Dhabi Grand Prix 2025, Abu Dhabi, United Arab Emirates.
Formula One Points Leaders
1. Oscar Piastri 131
2. Lando Norris 115
3. Max Verstappen 99
4. George Russell 93
5. Charles Leclerc 53
6. Andrea Kimi Antonelli 48
7. Lewis Hamilton 41
8. Alexander Albon 30
9. Esteban Ocon 14
10. Lance Stroll 14
11. Yuki Tsunoda 6
12. Pierre Gasly 7
13. Carlos Sainz Jr. 7
14. Nico Hulkenberg 6
15. Oliver Bearman 6
16. Isack Hadjar 5
17. Fernando Alonso 0
18. Liam Lawson 0
19. Jack Doohan 0
20. Gabriel Bortoleto 0
IndyCar Schedule
March 2: Firestone Grand Prix of St. Petersburg (Alex Palou)
March 23: The Thermal Club Indycar Grand Prix (Alex Palou)
April 13: Acura Grand Prix of Long Beach (Kyle Kirkwood)
May 4: Children’s of Alabama Indy Grand Prix (Alex Palou)
May 10: Sonsio Grand Prix, Indianapolis.
May 25: 109th Running of the Indianapolis 500, Indianapolis.
June 1: Chevrolet Detroit Grand Prix, Detroit.
June 15: Bommarito Automotive Group 500, Madison, Ill.
June 22: XPEL Grand Prix at Road America, Plymouth, Wis.
July 6: Honda Indy 200 at Mid-Ohio, Lexington, Ohio.
July 12: Indycar Race Weekend Race 1, Newton, Iowa.
July 13: Indycar Race Weekend Race 2, Newton, Iowa.
July 20: Ontario Honda Dealers Indy Toronto, Toronto.
July 27: Indycar Grand Prix of Monterey, Monterey, Calif.
Aug. 10: BITNILE.COM Grand Prix of Portland, Portland, Ore.
Aug. 24: Snap-on Milwaukee Mile 250, Milwaukee.
Aug. 31: Big Machine Music City Grand Prix, Lebanon, Tenn.
IndyCar Points Leaders
1. Alex Palou 196
2. Christian Lundgaard 136
3. Kyle Kirkwood 127
4. Pato O’Ward 108
5. Scott McLaughlin 105
5. Felix Rosenqvist 105
7. Scott Dixon 104
8. Colton Herta 99
9. Will Power 93
10. Alexander Rossi 82
11. Josef Newgarden 78
11. Rinus VeeKay 78
13. Marcus Ericsson 65
14. Marcus Armstrong 64
15. Santino Ferrucci 63
16. Graham Rahal 61
17. Kyffin Simpson 57
18. David Malukas 56
19. Christian Rasmussen 55
20. Nolan Siegel 48
21. Sting Ray Robb 47
22. Conor Daly 43
23. Robert Shwartzman 35
24. Callum Ilott 32
25. Louis Foster 30
25. Devlin DeFrancesco 30
27. Jacob Abel 22
Golf
PGA Tour Schedule
Jan. 2-5: The Sentry (Hideki Matsuyama)
Jan. 9-12: Sony Open in Hawaii (Nick Taylor)
Jan. 16-19: The American Express (Sepp Straka)
Jan. 22-25: Farmers Insurance Open (Harris English)
Jan. 30-Feb. 2: AT&T Pebble Beach Pro-Am (Rory McIlroy)
Feb. 6-9: WM Phoenix Open (Thomas Detry)
Feb. 13-16: The Genesis Invitational (Ludvig Aberg)
Feb. 20-23: Mexico Open at VidantaWorld (Brian Campbell)
Feb. 27-March 2: Cognizant Classic in The Palm Beaches (Joe Highsmith)
March 6-9: Arnold Palmer Invitational presented by Mastercard (Russell Henley)
March 6-9: Puerto Rico Open (Karl Vilips)
March 13-17: THE PLAYERS Championship (Rory McIlroy)
March 20-23: Valspar Championship (Viktor Hovland)
March 27-30: Texas Children’s Houston Open (Min Woo Lee)
April 3-6: Valero Texas Open (Brian Harman)
April 10-13: Masters Tournament (Rory McIlroy)
April 17-20: RBC Heritage (Justin Thomas)
April 17-20: Corales Puntacana Championship (Garrick Higgo)
April 24-27: Zurich Classic of New Orleans (B.Griffin/A.Novak)
May 1-4: THE CJ CUP Byron Nelson (Scottie Scheffler)
May 8-11: Truist Championship, Philadelphia
May 8-11: ONEflight Myrtle Beach Classic, Myrtle Beach, S.C.
May 15-18: PGA Championship, Charlotte, N.C.
May 22-25: Charles Schwab Challenge, Fort Worth, Texas
May 29-June 1: the Memorial Tournament presented by Workday, Dublin, Ohio
June 5-8: RBC Canadian Open, Alton, Ontario
June 12-15: U.S. Open, Oakmont, Pa.
June 19-22: Travelers Championship, Cromwell, Conn.
June 26-29: Rocket Classic, Detroit
July 3-6: John Deere Classic, Silvis, Ill.
July 10-13: Genesis Scottish Open, North Berwick, United Kingdom
July 10-13: ISCO Championship, Louisville, Ky.
July 17-20: The Open Championship, Portrush, United Kingdom
July 17-20: Barracuda Championship, Truckee, Calif.
July 24-27: 3M Open, Blaine, Minn.
July 31-Aug. 3: Wyndham Championship, Greensboro, N.C.
Aug. 7-10: FedEx St. Jude Championship, Memphis, Tenn.
Aug. 14-17: BMW Championship, Owings Mills, Md.
Aug. 21-24: TOUR Championship, Atlanta
Sept. 11-14: Procore Championship, Napa, Calif.
Sept. 26-28: Ryder Cup, Farmingdale, N.Y.
Oct. 2-5: Sanderson Farms Championship, Jackson, Miss.
Oct. 9-12: Baycurrent Classic, Kanagawa, Japan
Oct. 23-26: Black Desert Championship, Ivins, Utah
Nov. 6-9: World Wide Technology Championship, Cabo San Lucas, Mexico
Nov. 13-16: Butterfield Bermuda Championship, Southampton, Bermuda
Nov. 20-23: The RSM Classic, Sea Island, Ga.
Dec. 4-7: Hero World Challenge, Nassau, Bahamas
Dec. 12-14: Grant Thornton Invitational, Naples, Fla.
PGA Tour Statistics
FedExCup Season Points
1, Rory McIlroy, 2,463. 2, Scottie Scheffler, 1,928. 3, Justin Thomas, 1,669. 4, Sepp Straka, 1,429. 5, Russell Henley, 1,404. 6, Andrew Novak, 1,380. 7, Ludvig Aberg, 1,278. 8, Corey Conners, 1,235. 9, Maverick McNealy, 1,190. 10, Collin Morikawa, 1,170.
Scoring Average
1, Scottie Scheffler, 69.019. 2, Rory McIlroy, 69.163. 3, Bud Cauley, 70.014. 4, Sepp Straka, 70.162. 5, Thorbjorn Olesen, 70.243. 6, Keith Mitchell, 70.253. 7, Russell Henley, 70.277. 8, Daniel Berger, 70.285. 9, Ryan Gerard, 70.295. 10, Michael Kim, 70.299.
Driving Distance
1, Aldrich Potgieter, 323.9. 2, Niklas Norgaard, 319.5. 3, Rory McIlroy, 317.5. 4 (tie), Kurt Kitayama and Michael Thorbjornsen, 314.9. 6, Min Woo Lee, 314.8. 7, Jesper Svensson, 314.7. 8, Alejandro Tosti, 313.9. 9, Rasmus Hojgaard, 313.8. 10, Keith Mitchell, 313.5.
Driving Accuracy Percentage
1, Aaron Rai, 72.71%. 2, Collin Morikawa, 72.47%. 3, Takumi Kanaya, 72.43%. 4, Ben Kohles, 71.57%. 5, Paul Peterson, 71.23%. 6, Lucas Glover, 70.82%. 7, Brice Garnett, 69.46%. 8, Daniel Berger, 68.57%. 9, Andrew Putnam, 68.36%. 10, Brian Campbell, 67.99%.
Total Driving
1, Rico Hoey, 74. 2, Steven Fisk, 78. 3 (tie), Taylor Pendrith and Alex Smalley, 83. 5, Kevin Roy, 86. 6, Kevin Yu, 90. 7, Davis Thompson, 94. 8, Lee Hodges, 96. 9, Victor Perez, 99. 10, 2 tied with 101.
SG-Putting
1, Sam Burns, .958. 2, Sam Ryder, .925. 3, Brandt Snedeker, .878. 4, Nico Echavarria, .779. 5, Christiaan Bezuidenhout, .745. 6, Min Woo Lee, .707. 7, Jacob Bridgeman, .656. 8, Denny McCarthy, .621. 9, Rory McIlory, .593. 10, Harry Hall, .584.
Birdie Average
1, Sepp Straka, 4.84. 2, Justin Thomas, 4.8. 3, Collin Morikawa, 4.71. 4, Russell Henley, 4.68. 5, Cam Davis, 4.63. 6, Scottie Scheffler, 4.61. 7, Harry Hall, 4.54. 8, Si Woo Kim, 4.52. 9, 4 tied with 4.5.
Eagles (Holes per)
1, Rory McIlroy, 48. 2, Steven Fisk, 54. 3, David Skinns, 59.4. 4, Alejandro Tosti, 68.4. 5, Cam Davis, 72. 6, Taylor Moore, 76.5. 7, Karl Vilips, 78. 8, Ryan Gerard, 79.2. 9, 2 tied with 81.
All-Around Ranking
1, Sepp Straka, 257. 2, Scottie Scheffler, 266. 3 (tie), Rory McIlroy and Keith Mitchell, 280. 5, Justin Thomas, 293. 6, Alex Smalley, 330. 7, Patrick Cantlay, 352. 8, Russell Henley, 360. 9, Jordan Spieth, 366. 10, Lee Hodges, 385.
LPGA Tour Schedule
Jan. 30-Feb. 2: Hilton Grand Vacations Tournament of Champions (A Lim Kim)
Feb. 6-9: Founders Cup (Yealimi Noh)
Feb. 20-23: Honda LPGA Thailand (Angel Yin)
Feb. 27-March 2: HSBC Women’s World Championship (Lydia Ko)
March 6-9: Blue Bay LPGA (Rio Takeda)
March 27-30: Ford Championship presented by Wild Horse Pass (Hyo Joo Kim)
April 2-6: T-Mobile Match Play presented by MGM Rewards (Madelene Sagstrom)
April 17-20: JM Eagle LA Championship presented by Plastpro (Ingrid Lindblad)
April 24-27: The Chevron Championship (Mao Saigo)
May 1-4: Black Desert Championship presented by Greater Zion (Hae-Ran Ryu)
May 8-11: Mizuho Americas Open, Jersey City, N.J.
May 22-25: Riviera Maya Open, Playa del Carmen, Mexico
May 29-June 1: U.S. Women’s Open presented by Ally, Erin, Wis.
June 6-8: ShopRite LPGA Classic Presented by Acer, Galloway, N.J.
June 12-15: Meijer LPGA Classic for Simply Give, Belmont, Mich.
June 19-22: KPMG Women’s PGA Championship, Frisco, Texas
June 26-29: Dow Championship, Midland, Mich.
July 10-13: Amundi Evian Championship, Evian-les-Bains, France
July 24-27: ISPS Handa Women’s Scottish Open, Troon, United Kingdom
July 31-Aug. 3: AIG Women’s Open, Bridgend, United Kingdom
Aug. 14-17: The Standard Portland Classic, Portland, Ore.
Aug. 21-24: CPKC Women’s Open, Mississauga, Ontario
Aug. 28-31: FM Championship, Norton, Mass.
Sept. 11-14: Kroger Queen City Championship presented by P&G, Maineville, Ohio
Sept. 19-21: Walmart NW Arkansas Championship presented by P&G, Rogers, Ark.
Oct. 1-4: LOTTE Championship presented by Hoakalei, Ewa Beach, Hawaii
Oct. 9-12: Buick LPGA Shanghai, Shanghai
Oct. 16-19: BMW Ladies Championship, TBD
Oct. 30-Nov. 2: Maybank Championship, Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia
Nov. 6-9: TOTO Japan Classic, Otsu, Japan
Nov. 13-16: The ANNIKA driven by Gainbridge at Pelican, Belleair, Fla.
Nov. 20-23: CME Group Tour Championship, Naples, Fla.
Dec. 12-14: Grant Thornton Invitational, Naples, Fla.
LPGA Tour Statistics
Scoring
1, Nelly Korda, 68.8. 2 (tie), Jeeno Thitikul and Angel Yin, 69.08. 4, Yealimi Noh, 69.14. 5, Haeran Ryu, 69.31. 6, Akie Iwai, 69.45. 7, Minjee Lee, 69.6. 8, Jin Young Ko, 69.62. 9, Nanna Koerstz Madsen, 69.64. 10, Rio Takeda, 69.65.
Driving Distance
1, Julia Lopez Ramirez, 292.75. 2, Polly Mack, 292.54. 3, Weiwei Zhang, 287.25. 4, Auston Kim, 286.73. 5, Emily Kristine Pedersen, 286.31. 6, Maude-Aimee Leblanc, 282.81. 7, Manon De Roey, 281.07. 8, Elizabeth Szokol, 279.89. 9, Fatima Fernandez Cano, 279.1. 10, Kelly Korda, 278.88.
Greens in Regulation
1, Rio Takeda, .80%. 2 (tie), Hannah Green, Yealimi Noh and Haeran Ryu, .79%. 5 (tie), Akie Iwai, Nelly Korda and Nanna Koerstz Madsen, .78%. 8, 3 tied with .77%.
Putts per GIR
1, Jeeno Thitikul, 1.68. 2 (tie), Chisato Iwai and Minami Katsu, 1.69. 4 (tie), Saki Baba and Yahui Zhang, 1.7. 6 (tie), Yuka Saso and Ina Yoon, 1.71. 8 (tie), Hye-Jin Choi, Ariya Jutanugarn, A Lim Kim and Angel Yin, 1.72. 12, 6 tied with 1.73.
Birdies
1, Ayaka Furue, 142. 2, Celine Boutier, 141. 3, Rio Takeda, 133. 4 (tie), Hyo Joo Kim and Mao Saigo, 122. 6 (tie), Pajaree Anannarukarn, A Lim Kim and Sarah Schmelzel, 121. 9, Leona Maguire, 119. 10, 2 tied with 118.
Eagles
1 (tie), Mi Hyang Lee and Chanettee Wannasaen, 6. 3 (tie), A Lim Kim, Stephanie Kyriacou, Minjee Lee and Angel Yin, 5. 7, 9 tied with 4.
Sand Save Percentage
1, Kumkang Park, .80%. 2, Lydia Ko, .76%. 3, Madelene Sagstrom, .73%. 4, Xiaowen Yin, .69%. 5, Jin Hee Im, .68%. 6, Mary Liu, .65%. 7 (tie), Ariya Jutanugarn, Andrea Lee and Miyu Yamashita, .64%. 10, Ruixin Liu, .62%.
Rounds Under Par
1, Rio Takeda, .76%. 2 (tie), Ayaka Furue and Mi Hyang Lee, .69%. 4, Celine Boutier, .65%. 5, Mao Saigo, .73%. 6, Hyo Joo Kim, .70%. 7, Angel Yin, .81%. 8, Sarah Schmelzel, .66%. 9, Somi Lee, .75%. 10, Lauren Coughlin, .71%. 11, Leona Maguire, .62%. 12, Pajaree Anannarukarn, .59%. 13, Jeeno Thitikul, .83%. 14, Jin Hee Im, .67%.
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