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Associated Press SACRAMENTO, Calif. — Stephen Curry scored a playoff career-high 50 points and answered time and again to will the defending champions on in their quest for a repeat, Kevon Looney…

Associated Press RALEIGH, N.C. — The New York Islanders were ready to capitalize, both on a bizarre bounce of the puck and mistakes by the Carolina Hurricanes. That was enough to keep them alive in the…

Associated Press BOSTON — Trae Young had 38 points and drained a long go-ahead 3-pointer from beyond the top of the key with 2.8 seconds left to help the Atlanta Hawks cap a late comeback and beat the…

The Philadelphia 76ers booked a place in the Eastern Conference semifinals as they accomplished a 4-0 sweep in the NBA playoffsseries against Brooklyn Nets on Saturday. Elsewhere in the East, Miami Heat brushed aside Milwaukee Bucks to go…

ASSOCIATED PRESS MEMPHIS, Tenn. — Rui Hachimura had a career-best playoff scoring performance with 29 points, including 21 in the second half, and LeBron James added 21 points and 11 rebounds as the Los…

By TIM REYNOLDS Associated Press Let’s go ahead and put Denver and Sacramento into the Western Conference playoffs. It’s hard to imagine Memphis and Phoenix falling out of the mix, even with Ja Morant…

LOS ANGELES: The Los Angeles Lakers offered no firm timeline on Tuesday for LeBron James's return from a right foot injury, but coach Darvin Ham said their "mission is still the same" with their superstar sidelined.The Lakers, 12th in the…

STEPHEN WHYNO Associated Press The NHL's top contenders did not wait until the last minute to do their shopping before the trade deadline.League-leading Boston got bigger and tougher by adding Dmitry…