• The Canadian Press

    Luka Doncic and Kyrie Irving carry Mavs past Clippers 114-101 to advance to second round

    DALLAS (AP) — Luka Doncic had 28 points and 13 assists, Kyrie Irving scored 28 of his 30 points in a second-half surge and the Dallas Mavericks advanced to the second round of the playoffs with a 114-101 victory over the Los Angeles Clippers on Friday night. Doncic pushed through another rough shooting night with his ailing right knee to do what the Slovenian superstar couldn't three years earlier — close out the Clippers in Dallas in Game 6 of a first-round series. The fifth-seeded Mavericks be

  • Yahoo Sports

    NBA playoffs: Kyrie Irving takes over to lead Mavericks past Clippers into 2nd-round matchup vs. Thunder

    A tepid Clippers offense had no answer for Irving and Luka Dončić in an elimination game.

  • The Canadian Press

    Tatis, Cronenworth hit back-to-back homers to help Padres beat Diamondbacks, 7-1

    PHOENIX (AP) — Fernando Tatis Jr. and Jake Cronenworth hit back-to-back homers, Dylan Cease pitched 6 2/3 strong inning, and the San Diego Padres won their third game in a row, beating the Arizona Diamondbacks 7-1 on Friday night. Manny Machado hit a two-run homer. Cronenworth finished with three extra-base hits, adding two doubles. The Diamondbacks have lost 10 straight series openers after beating the Colorado Rockies on opening day. D-backs pitcher Slade Cecconi (1-2) retired the first nine b

  • The Canadian Press

    Brent Rooker's 2-run homer leads A's to fifth straight win, 3-1 over Marlins

    OAKLAND, Calif. (AP) — Brent Rooker hit a two-run homer in the fourth inning and the Oakland Athletics beat the Miami Marlins 3-1 on Friday night for their fifth straight victory. Esteury Ruiz added an RBI single in the fifth as the A's backed lefty JP Sears (2-2), who won for the first time in four starts. Oakland, which is 16-17, lost 112 games last season and didn't pick up its 16th victory until a win at Milwaukee on June 10 in the 66th game. Now, the A's are on a roll. They drew 8,533 fans