Things to know about the NBA playoffs, which start Saturday

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The Boston Celtics had almost no trouble at all with the 14 teams that didn’t make the playoffs this season, going 35-4 against those...

Ingram, Valanciunas lift Zion-less Pelicans past Kings and into the playoffs

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NEW ORLEANS (AP) — Hustle plays and production from up and down the lineup helped the New Orleans Pelicans overcome the absence of leading-scorer...

Verstappen wins again. This time he takes first Formula 1 sprint race of the...

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SHANGHAI (AP) — Max Verstappen, continuing his dominance in Formula 1, took Saturday's first sprint race of the season — the prelude to the...

Braves’ Travis d’Arnaud hits first 3 HRs of season, including go-ahead slam, in 8-3...

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ATLANTA (AP) — Travis d'Arnaud hit his first three home runs of the season, including a grand slam in the sixth that gave Atlanta...

The Heat are headed to Boston after ousting the Bulls 112-91 in East play-in...

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MIAMI (AP) — The chants started raining down in the fourth quarter. “We want Boston,” the Miami Heat crowd kept shouting, over and over.The...

Nelly Korda 1 shot back through 36 holes at Chevron Championship as she chases...

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THE WOODLANDS, Texas (AP) — Nelly Korda, seeking to tie an LPGA Tour record with her fifth straight win, shot a 3-under 69 on...

Phillies’ Spencer Turnbull has no-hit bid through 6 innings vs. White Sox

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PHILADELPHIA (AP) — Spencer Turnbull has not allowed a hit through six innings Friday night for the Philadelphia Phillies against the Chicago White Sox.The...

Collin Morikawa part of 4-way tie for the lead at Hilton Head. Scottie Scheffler...

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HILTON HEAD ISLAND, S.C. (AP) — Collin Morikawa had another solid round Friday in the RBC Heritage with a 5-under 66 and appears to...

Nuggets forward Michael Porter Jr. heads into playoffs against Lakers after trying week for...

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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...

Mario Andretti offended by F1 rejection. ‘If they want want blood, well, I’m ready,’...

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LONG BEACH, Calif. (AP) — Mario Andretti said Friday he was deeply offended by the language Formula One Management used in denying his family...