OKLAHOMA CITY -- After losing Gordon Hayward to the Boston Celtics in the offseason, it looked like it would be a long shot for the Utah Jazz to make the playoffs. BOSTON -- The Boston Red Sox are off to the best start in their 118-year history. The New York Yankees haven't gotten their biggest bats going. Yet their powerful lineup is already setting home run records. HOUSTON -- First things first: The Minnesota Timberwolves are not merely happy to be in the playoffs for the first time since 2004, despite the prevailing narrative regarding their presence. BOSTON -- Celtics coach Brad Stevens has a simple way of defending The Freak as Boston opens its first-round playoff series against the Milwaukee Bucks on Sunday at TD Garden. SAINT PAUL, Minn. -- The Winnipeg Whiteout -- that tradition which has Jets fans celebrating the region's often inclement winter weather by wearing white to playoff games -- seemed like a good idea, especially as raucous home crowds helped spur the Jets to a 2-0 lead in their best-of-seven first round playoff series with the Minnesota Wild. Like the goalie-masked character in the endless series of slasher films, the Philadelphia Flyers rose from the dead to even their best-of-seven series against the Pittsburgh Penguins with a 5-1 victory on Friday the 13th. Wide receiver Jarvis Landry signed a five-year contract extension with the Cleveland Browns worth $75.5 million. Alabama quarterback Tua Tagovailoa did not participate in the team's second spring scrimmage Saturday because of a setback to his injured throwing hand. WASHINGTON -- After scuffling through the first two games, the Washington Nationals can salvage a split of their four-game series against the Colorado Rockies on Sunday. The St. Louis Cardinals were seeking some traction with their offense and their pitching staff going in a four-game weekend series against the NL Central rival Cincinnati Reds. CLEVELAND -- After rain led to the postponement of Saturday's Cleveland Indians-Toronto Blue Jays matchup, the two teams are scheduled to play Sunday afternoon, but that game could be in jeopardy as well. HOUSTON -- For the second time in five games, someone other than closer Ken Giles earned the save for the Houston Astros, with right-hander Chris Devenski closing a 3-2 win over theTexas Rangers on Friday. Three deaths are blamed on a weekend storm system that brought blizzards, tornadoes, freezing rain and high winds that wreaked havoc on much of the nation. The United Launch Alliance's Atlas V rocket successfully launched a pair of payloads for the U.S. Air Force on Saturday night. South Africans showed up in droves to mourn Winnie Madikizela-Mandela, an anti-apartheid icon and controversial figure, at her funeral service Saturday. Former NFL linebacker Aldon Smith was transferred to an in-patient substance-abuse center, TMZ reported Friday. Bruce Arians is heading from the sidelines to the broadcasting booth. Former quarterback Ryan Leaf, one of the biggest disappointments in NFL draft history, believes Oklahoma quarterback Baker Mayfield has the makings of a bust. Dallas Cowboys wide receiver Allen Hurns said he will definitely not wear jersey No. 88, even though Dez Bryant is gone. France declassified a report with details they say prove chemicals were used in an attack carried out by the regime of President Bashar Assad. Liverpool beat Bournemouth 3-0 in a Premier League clash Saturday at Anfield in Liverpool, England. Months after a photographer and People for the Ethical Treatment of Animals settled a monkey selfie lawsuit, a high court is refusing to dismiss the case. British actor James Norton is returning for a fourth season of "Grantchester," but these will be his last episodes playing clergyman Sidney Chambers. |
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