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The Canadian PressNuggets forward Michael Porter Jr. heads into playoffs against Lakers after trying week for family
DENVER (AP) — Michael Porter Jr.'s coaches and teammates are rallying behind the Denver Nuggets starting forward who's had a trying week as the NBA's reigning champions head into their playoff opener against the Los Angeles Lakers. Porter, 25, missed practice Friday to attend his younger brother Coban's sentencing in a drunken driving crash that killed a 42-year-old woman last year. Coban Porter, 22, a former guard at the University of Denver, received a six-year jail sentence, which came two da
The Canadian PressJameson Taillon comes off the injured list and pitches Cubs to 8-3 win, dropping Marlins to 4-16
CHICAGO (AP) — Jameson Taillon allowed one run over five innings in his first start this season after recovering from a strained back, and the Chicago Cubs beat the Miami Marlins 8-3 on Friday. Nico Hoerner doubled twice for the Cubs, who have won five of six. Miami fell to an NL-worst 4-16. Taillon (1-0), in the second season of a $68 million, four-year contract, did not pitch in any spring training games, then made a pair of minor league rehab outings on April 7 and 12. The 32-year-old right-h
The Canadian PressWNBA exhibition in Edmonton rescheduled to accommodate possible Oilers playoff game
EDMONTON — The WNBA exhibition scheduled for next month at Edmonton's Rogers Place has been rescheduled to accommodate a potential Game 7 in the Oilers' first-round NHL playoff series against the Los Angeles Kings. The pre-season game between the Los Angeles Sparks and the Seattle Storm had originally been scheduled for Sunday, May 5. However, when the NHL released its playoff schedule, it had a potential deciding game in the series scheduled for the same day. The NBA says the WNBA game has been
The Canadian PressClippers fined $25,000 by NBA for violating league injury reporting rules
NEW YORK (AP) — The Los Angeles Clippers were fined $25,000 by the NBA on Friday for violating league injury reporting rules. The team failed to accurately disclose the availability status of Paul George, Norman Powell and Russell Westbrook before its game against Houston last Sunday, the final day of the regular season. None of the trio played and none were listed on the team's injury report as being out due to injury or rest. ___ AP NBA: https://apnews.com/hub/nba The Associated Press