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Doc Rivers steps down as Bucks’ coach

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MILWAUKEE (AP) — Doc Rivers is stepping down as Milwaukee Bucks coach, capping a tumultuous year in which he was selected for the Hall of Fame while his injury-riddled team fell far short of expectations. "I have truly loved my time in Milwaukee," Rivers said Monday in a statement ...

Thunder top NBA playoff odds

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LAS VEGAS (AP) — The odds indicate the true NBA Finals will be a potential Western Conference showdown between the defending champion Thunder and a Spurs team that has had its way with Oklahoma City this season. But the numbers also say as the NBA postseason begins not to count out the ...

Denver’s win over Badgers extends NCHC hockey reign

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LAS VEGAS (AP) — Denver has thrived in the uncomfortable, refusing to panic even when the opponent is dominating play. Much of that is because of the freshman in the Pioneers' net. No goalie has been better than Johnny Hicks, and he is the main reason Denver is yet again the best team in ...

Red Wings add one more season to playoff drought

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DETROIT (AP) — The Detroit Red Wings sat on the bench, stewing in stunned silence, after their latest loss sealed their fate as a franchise relegated to watching the NHL playoffs on TV. Again. Detroit lost three leads in its last home game, falling 5-3 to the out-of-contention New ...

Tigers bounce back with sweep

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DETROIT (AP) — Tarik Skubal outpitched Sandy Alcántara in a matchup of Cy Young Award winners, Dillon Dingler, Kevin McGonigle and Kerry Carpenter homered and the Detroit Tigers earned a three-game sweep with an 8-2 win over the Miami Marlins on Sunday. Detroit has bounced back from a ...

Brewers run losing streak to 5

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MILWAUKEE (AP) — Keibert Ruiz singled home two runs to break an eighth-inning tie and the Washington Nationals defeated Milwaukee 8-6 on Sunday to complete their first series sweep of the Brewers in 15 years. Washington's last sweep of the Brewers came in April 2011. The Nationals hadn't ...