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    NBA Playoffs: Pacers lock down Knicks to force Game 7

    The Knicks haven't played a Game 7 at Madison Square Garden since 1995, when they lost to... the Pacers.

  • The Canadian Press

    Meyers, Peña homer as Astros beat Brewers 5-4 for season-high sixth straight win

    HOUSTON (AP) — Jake Meyers hit a two-run homer and Jeremy Peña’s three-run shot in the fifth inning gave the Houston Astros a 5-4 victory over the Milwaukee Brewers on Friday night to extend their season-long winning streak to six games. Houston trailed by 2 when Victor Caratini singled to start the fifth, Jose Altuve singled on an infield grounder and Peña sent a slider from Freddy Peralta into the left-field seats for a 5-4 lead. Hunter Brown (1-4) yielded four runs and four hits while walking

  • The Canadian Press

    Schauffele leading, Scheffler contending after wild day at PGA Championship

    LOUISVILLE, Ky. (AP) — Xander Schauffele was in the lead for the fifth time in his last six rounds. Masters champion Scottie Scheffler was in the thick of contention with his 42nd straight round of par or better. Bryson DeChambeau smashed his way into the mix with nine tee shots over 300 yards. By all accounts, this was just another day at the PGA Championship. Not even close. Not with Scheffler in handcuffs before dawn in the back of a police car. Not with the second round delayed by one hour,

  • The Canadian Press

    Ragans throws 7 scoreless innings as Royals win 6-2 and extend A's skid to season-high 6

    KANSAS CITY, Mo. (AP) — Cole Ragans allowed two hits in seven scoreless innings, Michael Massey and Maikel Garcia homered and the Kansas City Royals beat Oakland 6-2 on Friday night to extend the Athletics losing streak to a season-high six. Ragans (3-3) walked two and struck out seven, rebounding from a 9-3 loss at the Los Angeles Angels when he allowed seven runs and eight hits. He has three scoreless starts of at least six innings this season. Chris Stratton and Matt Sauers finished the four-