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Western Conference playoff takeaways: Doncic leads Lakers to tie series

Here's what has stood out in the Lakers' Game 2 win and more from Western Conference playoff action.
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Guardians place Thomas on IL with bruised wrist

Guardians center fielder Lane Thomas was placed on the 10-day injured list with a bruised right wrist sustained when he got hit by a pitch on April 8.
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A's top pick in '24, Kurtz, to debut Wednesday

Nick Kurtz, the No. 4 overall pick by the Athletics in the 2024 draft, is expected to make his big league debut on Wednesday.
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Stanton joins Yankees mates for batting practice

Giancarlo Stanton, 35, out since the World Series last October, took batting practice with the Yankees Tuesday in Cleveland as he continues to recover from tendinitis in both elbows, and New York manager Aaron Boone said "it's good to see him out there."
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Phils' Sanchez leaves start, confident left arm OK

Phillies lefty Cristopher Sanchez said he isn't concerned about the left arm soreness that caused him to leave his start Tuesday night against the Mets.
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White Sox lefty Pérez has flexor tendon strain

Chicago White Sox left-hander Martin Pérez has a flexor tendon strain that won't require reconstructive Tommy John surgery.
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Rangers SS Seager exits with tight hamstring

Texas shortstop Corey Seager was pulled from the Rangers' game due to right hamstring tightness in the sixth inning Tuesday against the Athletics in West Sacramento, Calif.
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Amaya blast keys Cubs, 'something you dream of'

Miguel Amaya 388-foot home run allowed the Cubs to tie the game in the ninth against the Dodgers, and an inning later, Ian Happ won it for them 11-10 on a run-scoring single.
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Haliburton and Pacers take 2-0 lead over Bucks

Here's what has stood out from the latest playoff games of the Eastern Conference's first round.
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NBA Rank, playoffs edition: The 50 most impactful players for 2025

From MVP hopefuls to postseason heroes, we're counting down the top 50 players who will decide the playoffs.
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One ring away: The players who could cement their legacies with a title this season

Great regular seasons don't cement NBA legacies. Great playoff runs do. These six stars -- featuring one MVP and a likely one -- need a deep playoff run to secure their place in the game.
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Pels' Dumars vows to 'set standards' off 21-61 year

Joe Dumars, introduced as the Pelicans' executive VP of basketball operations on Tuesday, said he will have a low tolerance for players who are unreliable on the court and irresponsible off of it.
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Ex-NBA ROY Carter-Williams to debut in boxing

Former NBA ROY Michael Carter-Williams will make his amateur boxing debut May 29 in New York, facing Sam Khativ in a three-round heavyweight bout.
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Silver: Playoff ratings 'fantastic' for first weekend

NBA commissioner Adam Silver said Tuesday that television ratings from the opening weekend of the playoffs were the best the league has seen in about a quarter century.
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Magic's physicality irks Horford; Tatum doubtful

Celtics veteran Al Horford reiterated his belief that the Magic stepped over the line with their physicality on Jayson Tatum in Boston's Game 1 win Sunday.
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Celtics' Pritchard honored with Sixth Man award

Payton Pritchard, who went from the fringes of the Boston rotation to a constant source of energy and production off the bench, was named the NBA's Sixth Man of the Year.
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Lillard struggles, admits being 'winded' in return

Damian Lillard, who returned to action after a monthlong absence due to a health scare, shot 4-of-13 from the field in 37 minutes and admitted afterward that he was "pretty winded."
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Haliburton blunt about bad blood in Bucks-Pacers

"We don't like them, they don't like us and that's just what it is," Pacers guard Tyrese Haliburton said after Indiana took a 2-0 lead in the series with Milwaukee.
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Thunder pour it on again, laud balanced attack

The Thunder have outscored the Grizzlies by a combined 70 points, the second-highest point differential through two games of a series in playoff history.
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'Completely separate and at odds': The divisions and chaos that led to the end of the Luka Doncic era in Dallas

Doncic's time in Dallas ended with a shocking trade on Feb. 2, but the beginning of the end dates to the summer of 2023.
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Mike Patrick, longtime ESPN broadcaster, dies

Mike Patrick, who spent 36 years as a play-by-play commentator for ESPN and was the network's first NFL voice for "Sunday Night Football," has died at age 80.
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RB Cook not at start of Bills' voluntary workouts

Running back James Cook was not present for the Bills' voluntary offseason workouts that began on Monday, but general manager Brandon Beane said it was unfair to assume Cook's absence was contract-related.
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Ex-NFL kicker Feely to run for Congress in Ariz.

Former NFL kicker Jay Feely is leaving the broadcast booth after a decade and entering the political arena, telling ESPN's Josh Weinfuss on Tuesday that he will run for the U.S. House of Representatives in Arizona's 5th Congressional District.
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Sources: Cousins surprises, at Falcons' workout

Kirk Cousins is in attendance on the first day of the Atlanta Falcons' voluntary offseason program, sources confirmed to ESPN.
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CMC: 'Zero restrictions' after injury-marred '24

As the 49ers reported for the first day of their offseason program, Christian McCaffrey arrived with what he called "zero restrictions" after dealing with injuries that cost him most of the 2024 season.
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