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SportsThe Associated PressAnalysis: The play-in is coming, and it's giving teams hope
The Wizards were 17-32 not that long ago and have not spent one single day over .500 in the last three seasons. The Raptors started 2-8 and recently had a nine-game losing streak, their worst run in a decade. The NBA's play-in tournament is coming, meaning the races toward the bottom of the Eastern and Western Conferences over the final four weeks might be just as compelling as the ones at the tops of the standings down the stretch.
SportsAFP NewsMarleau sets NHL record with 1,768th game
San Jose Sharks forward Patrick Marleau broke ice hockey legend Gordie Howe's record for the most appearances in NHL history on Monday, playing his 1,768th game in a 3-2 defeat to the Vegas Golden Knights.
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TCU adds former Texas Tech and top Texas prep player Peavy
FORT WORTH, Texas (AP) TCU has added transfer guard Micah Peavy, the 2020 Texas high school Class 6A player of the year who started 25 games for Big 12 rival Texas Tech as a freshman this past season. Peavy is at least the fourth Division I transfer who has joined the Horned Frogs this spring. TCU said Monday night that Peavy is part of an incoming class with guard Damion Baugh from Memphis, guard Maxwell Evans from Vanderbilt and guard Shahada Wells from Texas-Arlington.
SportsAFP NewsKo comeback, Cinks in synch, world traveller: golf talking points
Familiar names returning to the top of leaderboards, and a travelling American winning a return ticket home dominate AFP Sport's golf talking points this week:
SportsAFP NewsCurry hot streak continues as Warriors down Sixers
Steph Curry extended his scoring streak with an electrifying 49-point display as the Golden State Warriors upset the Philadelphia 76ers 107-96 on Monday.
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Bob Valvano, brother of Jim Valvano, says he has leukemia
LOUISVILLE, Ky. (AP) ESPN college basketball analyst Bob Valvano, the brother of late North Carolina State men's basketball coach and broadcaster Jim Valvano, says on social media that he has leukemia, an aortic aneurysm and some kidney damage. Jim Valvano, who died in April 1993 from adenocarcinoma, a glandular cancer, led heavy underdog N.C. State to the 1983 NCAA championship upset of Houston before going on to a broadcasting career.
SportsYahoo SportsScorching-hot Stephen Curry elicits MVP chants — in Philadelphia
The spring of Steph continues.
SportsThe Associated PressBeal, Bertans lift Wizards past Thunder for 5th straight win
WASHINGTON (AP) Bradley Beal scored 30 points, Davis Bertans made six 3-pointers in his return from paternity leave, and the Washington Wizards beat the Oklahoma City Thunder 119-107 on Monday night. Bertans, who missed the previous two games while his wife gave birth to a son, finished with 21 points while making half of his dozen 3-point attempts. The Wizards have won five straight, matching a season high, and seven of eight to claw back into playoff contention in the Eastern Conference.
SportsThe Associated PressCurry hits 10 3s, scores 49 in Warriors' win in Philly
PHILADELPHIA (AP) Stephen Curry stripped off his No. 30 jersey and handed stuffed duffle bags full of memorabilia to a Delaware state trooper who stopped in full uniform to shoot hoops on the playground with neighborhood kids. Curry put on a 3-point spectacle in Philly worthy of the trooper's own effort. Curry hit 10 3-pointers and scored 49 points to extend his sizzling stretch, leading the Golden State Warriors to a 107-96 victory over the Philadelphia 76ers on Monday night.
SportsThe Associated PressLate baskets from Jacksons lead Pistons over Cavs, 109-105
DETROIT (AP) Frank Jackson scored 20 points, including a tiebreaking baseline drive in the final minute, lifting the Detroit Pistons to a 109-105 victory over the Cleveland Cavaliers on Monday night. Josh Jackson grabbed it and then scored to go up 107-103 with 16.5 seconds remaining, giving the Cavaliers their fifth loss in six games. Collin Sexton scored 28 points and Darius Garland added 23 for the Cavaliers.
BusinessYahoo SportsReports: Nike's deal with Kobe Bryant expired this month, leaving future in question
Kobe Bryant first signed a deal with Nike back in 2003.
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UCLA signs Rutgers grad transfer Myles Johnson
LOS ANGELES (AP) UCLA has signed Rutgers transfer Myles Johnson, who will be a senior in the fall when he enrolls in graduate school. Johnson averaged 8.0 points, 8.5 rebounds and 2.4 blocks starting 22 of 28 games for Rutgers last season, when the Scarlet Knights lost in the second round of the NCAA Tournament.
SportsReutersWrist healed, Hornets' LaMelo Ball cleared for activity
Charlotte Hornets rookie guard LaMelo Ball was cleared to resume individual basketball activity after a CT scan confirmed his broken right wrist has healed, the team announced Monday. Ball sustained the injury on March 20 in a game against the Los Angeles Clippers. ESPN reported that Ball could return to action in seven to 10 days.
SportsThe Associated PressLaMelo Ball nearing return to action for the Hornets
CHARLOTTE, N.C. (AP) Hornets guard LaMelo Ball has been cleared to return to individual basketball activity by doctors after having a cast removed from his right wrist. Ball sustained a fractured right wrist during the Hornets' March 20 game against the Los Angeles Clippers and has not played since. Ball underwent further evaluation on his wrist Monday by Dr. Michelle Carlson of The Hospital for Special Surgery in New York.
SportsYahoo SportsLaMelo Ball cleared by Hornets to return from wrist fracture to basketball activities
Ball's expected return resets the Rookie of the Year race and Charlotte's playoff hopes.
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Wisconsin adding former Wake Forest guard Jahcobi Neath
MADISON, Wis. (AP) Wisconsin has added Wake Forest transfer Jahcobi Neath to its backcourt. Neath, who is 6-foot-3, averaged 3.8 points, 1.7 assists and 15.8 minutes this past season as a sophomore at Wake Forest. As a freshman, Neath had 5.3 points, 2.2 assists and 1.9 rebounds per game.
SportsYahoo SportsBrad Stevens denies receiving massive $70 million offer from Indiana
"I wasn't going to leave anyway."
SportsYahoo SportsRockets say guard Sterling Brown was assaulted
Brown suffered the assault during Houston's road trip in Florida to face the Magic and Heat.
SportsAFP NewsLiverpool and Leeds share spoils amid Super League protests
Liverpool were held to a 1-1 draw away to Leeds United on Monday in a match overshadowed by the furious response to the Merseysiders' planned involvement in a breakaway European Super League (ESL).
SportsYahoo SportsESPN's Bob Valvano, Jim Valvano's brother, announces he has cancer
The longtime ESPN Radio announcer is taking a break from his daily radio show in Louisville for treatment.
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Clippers look to continue success against Blazers
The Los Angeles Clippers aim to continue their recent dominance over Portland when they visit the Trail Blazers on Tuesday night. The Clippers have won the past five meetings, including two home victories this season by an average of 20 points. Los Angeles averaged 130.5 points in the triumphs.
SportsAFP NewsQuarterback Alex Smith retires from NFL
Veteran quarterback Alex Smith announced his retirement from the NFL on Monday, bringing the curtain down on a 16-year career that saw him battle back from a life-threatening leg injury.
SportsYahoo Sports2021 NFL draft: Will Northwestern's Rashawn Slater be moved inside with length concerns?
Our countdown of the top 100 prospects of the 2021 NFL draft rolls along with No.
SportsAFP NewsFans to return at US Opens: USGA
The United States Golf Association said Monday that a limited number of spectators will be allowed at the men's and women's US Open championships taking place in California in June.
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Antron Pippen, Scottie Pippen's oldest son, dies at 33
Antron Pippen, the son of Basketball Hall of Famer Scottie Pippen and once a top college prospect, has died. Scottie Pippen announced the death on his social media platforms, saying his oldest child died Sunday. ''I'm heartbroken to share that yesterday, I said goodbye to my firstborn son Antron,'' Scottie Pippen wrote Monday.
