The Tragic Number is one. With the Knicks’ 125-114 defeat to the Hornets on Wednesday, elimination from the playoffs could be sealed as early as Thursday if the Hawks beat the Cavaliers. Either way, one more Knicks defeat or Hawks victory and those Cancun trips can be booked with 100% certainty. It’s been inevitable for…
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Observations and other notes of interest from Wednesday night’s 106-98 victory over the Boston Celtics: — Even with the recent rotation changes, it remains to be seen who ultimately will be the odd man out of the preferred nine. — And that decision won’t come until Caleb Martin returns from his calf bruise. — Ruled…
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A man who shot a co-worker to death during an argument over $60 and fled the country, and then spent more than 15 years as one of Orange County’s most wanted fugitives, was convicted Wednesday of murder. An Orange County Superior Court jury deliberated for less than a day before finding Juan Palacios, now 63,…
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SAN JOSE, Costa Rica — The U.S. men’s soccer team is returning to the World Cup after the trauma of missing the 2018 tournament, clinching a berth for this year’s championship in Qatar on Wednesday despite a 2-0 loss to Costa Rica on the final night of qualifying. Juan Pablo Vargas got behind Walker Zimmerman…
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The victory over the Sacramento Kings on Monday night brought relief because it snapped a four-game losing streak. But Wednesday night’s Miami Heat 108-98 victory over the Boston Celtics at TD Garden delivered something far greater — hope of potential big things to come in the postseason. In a game loaded with playoff intensity down…
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GLENDALE, Ariz. — The Dodgers were not expecting to see this version of Edwin Rios so soon. “It’s surprising considering the surgery that he had last year, how (little) he played last year,” Dodgers manager Dave Roberts said of Rios’ performance this spring. “That’s just a credit to the work he’s put in. But I…
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Julius Randle arrived at his postgame presser in a chill mood, rocking a summer shirt with his chest exposed, and ready to dispel the notion he doesn’t want to be with the Knicks. “I love the city. My family loves it here. I’m a Knick. That’s what I love. I love being a Knick,” Randle…
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The UCLA women’s basketball team heads into the WNIT semifinals in what will be its third consecutive game on the road. The Bruins are in South Dakota, where it was snowing Wednesday, to take on South Dakota State on Thursday night. It was a 13-hour trip to get there, and the team was split into…
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At the end of their final multigame trip of the regular season, the Chicago Bulls are facing a potential road block in postseason success — their difficulty to win away games. The Bulls have been dominant at the United Center this season, losing only 10 games in Chicago. But it has been a different story…
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By Chloe Melas | CNN Chris Rock made an emotional return to the stage on Wednesday night for the first time since Will Smith slapped him at the Academy Awards. Rock, dressed in all white, publicly addressed the incident for the first time. He was greeted by the audience at Boston’s Wilbur Theater with two…
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