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Sacramento Kings (27-48, 13th in Western Conference) vs. Miami Heat (47-28, runner-up in Eastern Conference) Miami; Monday, 7:30 p.m. EDT BOTTOM LINE: Miami comes into the matchup against Sacramento after losing four straight games. The Heat is 26-12 in home games. Miami is 3-6 in games decided by 3 points or fewer. The Kings are … Read more

By CLAY BAILEY – Associated Press MEMPHIS, Tenn. (AP) — De’Anthony Melton had 24 points, Desmond Bane added 20 and the Memphis Grizzlies continued to win in the absence of top scorer Ja Morant, beating the Milwaukee Bucks 127-102 on Saturday night. Dillon Brooks scored 19 points and Jaren Jackson Jr. had 16 blocks and … Read more

JUPITER, Fla. — Fans at home who didn’t fall asleep after Steven Matz’s troubled first inning derailed Saturday’s Grapefruit League 9-2 loss to the Marlins were rewarded for their patience. They got to see something very encouraging from Juan Yepez. The 24-year-old right-handed first baseman and sometimes corner outfielder, who appears to be playing a … Read more

JUPITER, Fla. — Steven Matz was introduced to Cardinals television audiences on Saturday. His first game with two scoreless innings was against Washington. His second game against fellow tenants of Roger Dean Stadium in Miami bore no resemblance. The left-hander was bullied by a couple of groundball singles and a bloop. He was also bullied … Read more

DOHA, Qatar (AP) — Matthew Jordan and Adrian Meronk share the lead en route to the finals of the Qatar Masters, with Kalle Samooja a shot behind after shooting 6-under 66 on Saturday. Jordan (70) and Meronk (72) have 54-hole aggregates of 8-under-208 at Doha Golf Club as both seek their first European Tour wins. … Read more

Golden State Warriors (48-26, 3rd in Western Conference) vs. Washington Wizards (31-42, 12th in Eastern Conference) Washington; Sunday, 6 p.m. EDT BOTTOM: The Washington Wizards take on the Golden State Warriors in an out-of-conference game. The Wizards have played 18-18 in home games. Washington is 12-6 in one possession games. The Warriors are 19-17 on … Read more

By DAVE CAMPBELL – AP sportswriter MINNEAPOLIS (AP) — Karl-Anthony Towns had 20 points and nine rebounds, and the Minnesota Timberwolves recouped a narrow loss in Dallas four days earlier by beefing up their defense and knocking out the Mavericks 116-95 on Friday night. The seeds for this rebound were sown in group text chat … Read more

Carolina Panthers wide receiver Shi Smith Friday was unlawful carrying a gun, drug possession and speeding in South Carolina, was arrested by Union County Sheriff Office records. Union County Sheriff’s Office Capt. Scott Coffer said in a press release that Smith was stopped in a 55 MPH zone for driving 86 mph while driving in … Read more

Just when you think you know the 2021-22 blues, sadly turns out you were wrong. Just think about the last four weeks. An overtime loss to Montreal, the league’s worst team, boded ill when they headed to Toronto two days later, so naturally the Blues defeated the Cup-contenders Maple Leafs 6-3. After back-to-back losses to … Read more

COLUMBIA, Mo. — Dennis Gates has landed his first recruit in Missouri. Mohamed Diarra, a 6-foot-10 junior college pretender from Garden City Community College in Kansas, announced his verbal acceptance of Mizzou on Friday. Recently named Jayhawk Conference Player of the Year, Diarra averaged 17.8 points and 12.6 rebounds per game last season while shooting … Read more