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LaVine, DeRozan put Bulls over Pistons; play-in game next

Published Sun, 23 Feb 2025 11:12:53 GMT

CHICAGO (AP) — Zach LaVine scored 17 points and DeMar DeRozan added 16 to help the Bulls end the regular season Sunday with a 103-81 win over the Detroit Pistons. Killian Hayes had 26 points and Jaden Ivey scored 16 for the Pistons, who finished an NBA-worst 17-65.Up 67-64 at the end of the third quarter, the Bulls put in their reserves. The bench crew, led by Carlik Jones’ 11 points, put the game away with an 11-2 run midway through the final period.Chicago had the 10th spot in Eastern Conference standings locked up, and travel to Toronto for Wednesday’s elimination game in the NBA’s play-in tournament. The winner advances to Friday’s meeting with the loser of Tuesday’s Atlanta-Miami game.Jalen Duren had 17 rebounds for Detroit, which snapped an 11-game skid Friday night at Indiana.The Pistons can begin hoping they win the May 16 NBA Draft lottery and a shot at selecting 7-foot-2 French superstar Victor Wembanyama. Detroit picked Cade Cunningham two years ago after winning th...

Trent Jr. scores 23, Raptors beat Bucks 121-105 in finale

Published Sun, 23 Feb 2025 11:12:53 GMT

TORONTO (AP) — Gary Trent Jr. scored 23 points, Precious Achiuwa had 14 points and 13 rebounds and the Toronto Raptors beat the Milwaukee Bucks 121-105 on Sunday in a matchup of short-handed teams whose postseason fates already were sealed.Bobby Portis Jr. scored 16 points for the Bucks, Jae Crowder had 13 and Meyers Leonard had 10 points and 12 rebounds.Lindell Wiggington scored 17 points, and Goran Dragic and Thanasis Antetokounmpo each had 14 for Milwaukee, which finished the regular season 58-24.Malachi Flynn scored a season-high 20 points for the Raptors, who finished 41-41 for the second time in team history. They also did it in 2007-08.Giannis Antetokounmpo was one of seven players out for the Bucks, who clinched the NBA’s best record and the No. 1 seed in the Eastern Conference last Wednesday. Antetokounmpo missed his third straight game and Khris Middleton missed his second straight, each because of a sore right knee.Jrue Holiday and Brook Lopez sat due to rest, according t...

Pirates SS Oneil Cruz injured in home-plate collision

Published Sun, 23 Feb 2025 11:12:53 GMT

PITTSBURGH (AP) — Pittsburgh Pirates shortstop Oneil Cruz left Sunday’s game against the Chicago White Sox with a left leg injury following a collision at home plate.Cruz was attempting to score from third on a chopper by Ke’Bryan Hayes when Cruz’s leg bent awkwardly beneath him while attempting to slide. Cruz’s leg appeared to collide with the legs of catcher Seby Zavala, who easily tagged out Cruz.The 6-foot-7 Cruz writhed in pain and the benches and bullpens briefly cleared after Pittsburgh designated hitter Carlos Santana appeared to take exception to Zavala’s behavior.There were no ejections and order was quickly restored.Cruz made his way to his feet and was helped to the bench by several members of the Pittsburgh athletic training staff.Cruz had walked leading off the inning to extend his on-base streak to 19 games, the third-longest active streak in the majors.___AP MLB: https://apnews.com/hub/MLB and https://twitter.com/AP_SportsSource

Starling Marte of Mets exits game with neck strain

Published Sun, 23 Feb 2025 11:12:53 GMT

NEW YORK (AP) — Mets right fielder Starling Marte left Sunday’s game after the first inning with a strained neck sustained while stealing third base against the Miami Marlins.Marte doubled with one out in the first and stole his fourth abase of the season by sliding around the tag of Jean Segura but hit his neck against the third baseman’s knee. Marte, 34, immediately called for time and was visited by Mets manager Buck Showalter and an athletic trainer. Marte initially remained in the game but was replaced before the second inning, when Jeff McNeil moved from second base to right and Luis Guillorme entered at second.___AP MLB: https://apnews.com/hub/MLB and https://twitter.com/AP_Sports Source

MATCHDAY: Barcelona has chance to extend lead to 15 points

Published Sun, 23 Feb 2025 11:12:53 GMT

A look at what’s happening in European soccer on Monday:SPAINBarcelona visits fellow Catalan club Girona looking to extend its Spanish league lead and rebound from a demoralizing 4-0 loss at home to Real Madrid in the Copa del Rey. The rout at Camp Nou eliminated Barcelona from the cup, leaving the league as its only trophy opportunity for the rest of the season. A win in the rare Monday game would give Barcelona a 15-point lead over Madrid. Sitting in 11th place, Girona is trying to win two in a row after a run of three winless matches.___More AP soccer: https://apnews.com/hub/soccer and https://twitter.com/AP_SportsSource

Taylor Swift y Joe Alwyn se separan después de seis años

Published Sun, 23 Feb 2025 11:12:53 GMT

(CNN) — Taylor Swift y el actor Joe Alwyn se separaron después de seis años juntos.Una fuente cercana a Taylor confirmó la noticia a CNN y dijo: “Taylor y Joe se separaron hace unas semanas. Simplemente terminaron y planean seguir siendo amigos”.CNN se comunicó con los representantes de Swift y Alwyn para solicitar comentarios. Entertainment Tonight fue el primero en reportar la noticia.Taylor Lautner hace un comentario extraño sobre su ex Taylor Swift que deja “en shock” a la esposa del actorAlwyn y Swift, que actualmente se encuentra en su “Eras Tour”, se vincularon románticamente por primera vez en 2016.La ganadora del Grammy y Alwyn lograron mantener su relación prácticamente en secreto, pero al más puro estilo de Taylor Swift, la cantante dejó caer algunos huevos de Pascua sobre Alwyn en el camino a través de su música.En enero, Swift reveló en su Instagram que “Lavender Haze”, una canción de su álbum de 2022 “Midnights”, tr...

Michigan dog lost in Colorado after crash found with help of strangers

Published Sun, 23 Feb 2025 11:12:53 GMT

MORGAN COUNTY, Colo. (KDVR) - The family of Joker, a 2-year-old American Bully, was heartbroken when their dog went missing in a remote area outside of Wiggins back on March 7. "He usually takes one of the dogs on long trips, so he took her and they were going to Las Vegas to deliver commercial roofing," Joker's mom Sara Heydens said. Heydens said her other half, John, stopped on I-76 near Wiggins to rest. He was traveling all the way from Michigan. She said that's when another car drove off the expressway he was parked on and crashed into his semi. She said John went to help the other driver, whose car was on fire. “He thought he secured Joker away from where the accident was. He went to get the lady out of the burning car, he was trying to get her to calm down but when he went back to Joker, Joker was gone," Heydens said. Fire causes extensive damage, dog rescued She said John started looking for Joker right away but had no luck and had to return home to Michigan. “On Friday ni...

Marlins chase Carlos Carrasco as Mets drop series finale

Published Sun, 23 Feb 2025 11:12:53 GMT

Carlos Carrasco dug a hole too deep for the Mets to climb out of.The veteran’s outing started and ended with a bang in the Amazins’ 7-2 loss to the Marlins on Sunday at Citi Field. Bryan De La Cruz drilled a three-run homer to left in the first and Garrett Cooper delivered the final blow with a two-run homer in the fifth before Carrasco was removed from the game two batters later.The right-hander made it through 4.2 innings being charged six runs while striking out three. Carrasco added another brutal outing to his card as his first start of the season resulted in five runs in four innings of work against the Brewers on Apr. 3.The 36-year-old’s fastball has seen a hard dip in velocity. His heater came in at an average of 91.3 miles per hour Sunday, two miles per hour slower than his 93.3 average fastball in 2022.Mets’ top prospect Francisco Alvarez got a front-row seat to the Marlins’ shellacking as the catcher trotted out for his first big league game ...

Old friends do in Orioles as Yankees take series with 5-3 win

Published Sun, 23 Feb 2025 11:12:53 GMT

Nestor Cortes barely had made it out of spring training when his monthslong tenure with the Orioles ended. Franchy Cordero didn’t even last that long.Both former members of the organization helped the New York Yankees take the first series of the season at Camden Yards with contributions in Sunday’s 5-3 rubber match, as Adley Rutschman’s four-hit day wasn’t enough to give Baltimore a series victory.Taken in the 2017 Rule 5 draft, Cortes made his first four major league appearances as an Oriole before being returned to New York. The left-hander has since dominated the Orioles, with his 5 1/3 innings of two-run ball Sunday leaving his ERA against them as 1.38 in eight outings, six of them starts.Half of his run support came from Cordero. Signed as a minor league free agent in December, Cordero was among the Orioles’ bevy of left-handed-hitting candidates this spring but opted out of his deal after hitting .413 with a 1.099 OPS in camp. Days later, the out...

Aaron Judge, Franchy Cordero take O’s deep in Yanks’ rubber game win

Published Sun, 23 Feb 2025 11:12:53 GMT

BALTIMORE — With his first two-homer day of the season — and the 28th of his career — Aaron Judge now leads the Yankees with four home runs.The outfielder’s first longball of Sunday’s game, a 5-3 rubber game win for the Yankees, took right-hander Tyler Wells to straightaway center field in the third inning for a solo shot. Judge seems to enjoy at-bats against the Orioles starter, as two of his 62 home runs in 2022 came against Wells on July 22 last year.But it was Orioles reliever Logan Gillaspie who surrendered Judge’s second blast, a liner to left field in the eighth.In addition to pacing the Yankees in homers, Judge is now tied for the team lead in RBI with seven.He shares that space with Franchy Cordero, who showed the Orioles that he can hit the ball hard during spring training. He spent the weekend reminding them of his capabilities — while wearing the Yankees’ road grays.Cordero raked for Baltimore during exhibition play, slashi...