CHICAGO—For Joey Gallo, patience paid off. The Yankees left fielder came up with two outs in the second inning on Sunday and just let White Sox right-hander Michael Kopech get himself in trouble. Gallo drew a walk, the first blow in what would become a weird, three-run on one hit and four walks inning. Kopech…
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The Heat finally know who stands between them and a trip to the NBA Finals. With a 109-81 decimation of the defending champion Milwaukee Bucks in Game 7 of the Eastern Conference semifinals on Sunday, the Boston Celtics advanced to the Eastern Conference finals. Boston will face Miami in Game 1 on Tuesday at FTX…
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OAKLAND — The Angels turned the clock back to the 1970s with the way they used their pitchers on Sunday. With the relievers they would normally use to close out a victory all unavailable because of their recent workload, Jimmy Herget took over for Patrick Sandoval and handled the final eight outs in the Angels…
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The final part of the Eastern Conference finals equation is now in place for the Miami Heat. With the schedule set in place last week by the NBA, with the Heat eliminating the Philadelphia 76ers 4-2 in that best-of-seven round, the opponent now also is in place as well as the road venue. The Boston…
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By KYLE HIGHTOWER BOSTON — Grant Williams scored a career-high 27 points and hit seven 3-pointers, Jayson Tatum added 23 and the Boston Celtics set a Game 7 record with 22 3-pointers to eliminate the NBA champion Milwaukee Bucks 109-81 on Sunday in the Eastern Conference semifinals. Boston will face top-seeded Miami beginning Tuesday in…
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Another injury hit. First series loss of the season. Five games won, and five games lost, in the past 12 days. Depending on how one views the Mets’ recent batch of games and the injury bug making its way through the locker room, the team is experiencing yet another early-season test complete with challenges. Tylor…
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LOS ANGELES — And on the seventh day, the Dodgers wrested … victory from the jaws of a four-game sweep. Down 4-2 in the eighth inning, the Dodgers rallied for three runs to pull out a 5-4 victory over the Philadelphia Phillies on Gavin Lux’s redeeming two-run double, snapping a four-game losing streak that included…
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After a career of operating in the shadows, William ‘Worldwide’ Wesley is stepping into the spotlight. The Knicks executive and backroom basketball operator will represent the team at the draft lottery Tuesday in Chicago, where James Dolan’s squad will face long odds to move into the top-4. Wesley, nicknamed ‘Worldwide Wes,’ had been a connector…
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The Chicago Cubs hoped Nico Hoerner’s fluke injury wouldn’t require time on the injured list. Unfortunately for Hoerner, the Cubs couldn’t continue to wait and see how his ankle progressed as they deal with thin infield depth. So Hoerner went on the 10-day IL with a right ankle sprain before Sunday’s series finale in Arizona.…
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CIF Southern Section Division 1 boys volleyball champion Newport Harbor is at home against Servite in the first round of the CIF SoCal Division I playoffs. Newport Harbor (25-5) plays Servite (25-10) on Tuesday at Newport Harbor High. Newport Harbor defeated Loyola in the CIF-SS Division 1 final Saturday. Servite lost to Tesoro in the…
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