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LeBron James had 28 points, 12 assists and six rebounds, and the short-handed Los Angeles Lakers clinched home-court advantage in the first round of the playoffs with their 101-73 victory over the Phoenix Suns on Friday night. Luke Kennard scored 19 points and Rui Hachimura added 13 for the Lakers,
CIF City Section and Southern Section high school baseball and softball scores for Friday's games.
Deni Avdija scored 35 points, Donovan Clingan had 18 points and 13 rebounds, and the Portland Trail Blazers beat the Los Angeles Clippers 116-97 on Friday night to take the inside track for the eighth seed in the Western Conference. If Portland beats the Sacramento Kings on Sunday, the Blazers will
Devin Carter scored a career-high 29 points and the Sacramento Kings missed an opportunity to improve their draft position by beating the Golden State Warriors 124-118 on Friday night. The Kings remained tied with Utah for the fourth-worst record in the NBA this season, matching a win by the Jazz e
Ronald Acuna Jr., Matt Olson and Michael Harris II each hit a home run in the sixth inning as the Atlanta Braves beat the Cleveland Guardians April 10.
Anthony Edwards had 22 points, with a key 3-pointer late, Terrence Shannon Jr. scored 23 points off the bench and the Minnesota Timberwolves snapped the Houston Rockets' eight-game winning streak with a 136-132 victory Friday night. Amen Thompson had a career-high 41 points and Kevin Durant added 3
Jalen Duren had 20 points, Duncan Robinson scored 19 and the Detroit Pistons beat Charlotte 118-100 on Friday night, locking the Hornets into the play-in tournament. Already assured of the top seed in the Eastern Conference, the Pistons played their regular starters against the Hornets. Cade Cunni
KANSAS CITY, Mo. — Lenyn Sosa began the fifth inning for the Chicago White Sox with a line-drive double to left field. It was the team’s first hit of the game. The Sox would get just one more hit in a 2-0 loss to the Kansas City Royals in front of 12,907 at Kauffman Stadium. Kris Bubic was in comple
Blake Hinson scored a career-high 30 points, John Konchar and Bez Mbeng had triple-doubles, and the Utah Jazz beat the short-handed Memphis Grizzlies 147-101 on Friday night. Bez Mbeng had a career-high 27 points, Kennedy Chandler scored 26 and Ace Bailey 23 for the Jazz, who snapped a 10-game skid