Irving shines as Nets advance, Wolves down Clippers
Kyrie Irving produced a near-flawless display of shooting to fire the Brooklyn Nets into the NBA playoffs on Tuesday with a 115-108 victory over the Cleveland Cavaliers.
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Brooklyn Nets' Kevin Durant irked by Bruce Brown's critique of Boston Celtics' big men
NEW YORK — Brooklyn Nets star forward Kevin Durant has been in the league long enough to know that it's not wise to give a playoff opponent any extra motivation before a series begins.
Philadelphia Phillies' Alec Bohm gets ovation night after three errors, choice words
A night after saying, «I f---ing hate this place,» Phillies third baseman Alec Bohm got a standing ovation from the Philadelphia crowd.
Alyssa Nakken, 31, makes major league history as first woman to coach on field in regular-season game for San Francisco Giants
SAN FRANCISCO — Alyssa Nakken made major league history as the first female to coach on the field in a regular-season game when she took her spot for the San Francisco Giants on Tuesday night against San Diego.
Yankees silence Blue Jays' sizzling offence to grab bounce-back victory
Aaron Hicks hit a go-ahead two-run homer and made jumping catch in his first left-field start in four years, leading the New York Yankees over the Toronto Blue Jays 4-0 on Tuesday night in New York.
New York Rangers forward Chris Kreider, 'a special player,' scores 50th goal of season in home loss
NEW YORK — New York Rangers forward Chris Kreider scored his 50th goal of the season Tuesday night, becoming only the fourth player in team history to do so.
Hicks' bat, glove lead Yanks past hot-hitting Blue Jays
NEW YORK (AP) — Aaron Hicks hit a go-ahead two-run homer and made jumping catch in his first left-field start in four years, leading the New York Yankees over the Toronto Blue Jays 4-0 on Tuesday night.
Nets defeat Cavs to advance to first round
NEW YORK (AP) — Kyrie Irving had 34 points and 12 assists, Kevin Durant added 25 points and 11 assists, and the Brooklyn Nets took the No. 7 seed in the Eastern Conference by beating the Cleveland Cavaliers 115-108 on Tuesday night in the play-in opener.