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Mitchell ties NBA playoff mark as Cavs even series

CLEVELAND (AP) — Donovan Mitchell tied an NBA playoff record with 39 points in the second half and the Cleveland Cavaliers evened their second-round series against the Detroit Pistons with a 112-103 victory Monday night. Mitchell matched the mark of Eric "Sleepy" Floyd on a free throw with 27.6 seconds remaining. He had a chance to break the record, set in 1987 against the Los Angeles Lakers, but missed his second foul shot. Mitchell finished with 43 points, including 15 during Cleveland's 24-0 run that went from the last 12 seconds of the first half to the first six minutes of ...

Five Olympians highlight the PWHL draft class

The PWHL's upcoming draft class is made up of a 235-player pool and, as highly anticipated, headed by five members of the U.S. Olympic gold medal-winning team, including defender Caroline Harvey. The league on Tuesday revealed its player-declaration list, which represents its largest ...

Cavaliers beat Pistons 116-109 in Game 3

CLEVELAND (AP) — After collapsing in the clutch in the first two games of the Eastern Conference semifinals, the Cleveland Cavaliers got timely plays in the final three minutes from James Harden and Max Strus to get back into their series against the Detroit Pistons. Harden hit three ...

Royals cruise 5-1 over Tigers

k the loss. He retired only one of the four batters he faced. KANSAS CITY, Mo. (AP) — Michael Wacha pitched seven scoreless innings, Bobby Witt Jr. hit an inside-the-park home run on a grounder and the Kansas City Royals beat the Detroit Tigers 5-1 on Saturday night. Michael Massey had a ...

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Lockridge relieved MILWAUKEE (AP) — Milwaukee Brewers outfielder Brandon Lockridge is relieved his right knee injury isn't worse. Lockridge crashed into a side wall on Friday and was placed on the 10-day injured list on Saturday. He has a major laceration and contusion to the knee. He ...

Pistons take 2-0 lead on Cavs

DETROIT (AP) — Cade Cunningham had 25 points and 10 assists, Tobias Harris scored 21 points and the Detroit Pistons beat the Cleveland Cavaliers 107-97 on Thursday night to take a 2-0 lead in their second-round series. Game 3 is Saturday in Cleveland, where the Cavs were 4-0 in the ...