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Shaky 76ers tied with lowly Nets entering matchup
Feb 12, 2025; Brooklyn, New York, USA; Philadelphia 76ers guard Quentin Grimes (5) drives to the basket against Brooklyn Nets guard Reece Beekman (4) during the fourth quarter at Barclays Center. Mandatory Credit: Brad Penner-Imagn Images The Philadelphia 76ers and Brooklyn Nets likely did not expect to be tied in the standings after 55 games. Yet, that’s exactly where the Atlantic Division rivals are heading into Saturday’s matchup in Philadelphia.
The Sixers entered this season with aspirations of contending for a title, but injuries and inconsistent play have derailed their plans. Likewise, the Nets sit at 20-35 as well, although they have flashed some bright spots in the midst of a rebuilding campaign.
Philadelphia is coming off its sixth straight loss – a 124-104 setback against the Boston Celtics on Thursday. Each member of the Sixers’ “Big Three” – Joel Embiid, Tyrese Maxey and Paul George – was available, but the results didn’t translate.
Coach Nick Nurse’s team was dominated by Boston, which made 24 3-pointers and held Philadelphia to 8-of-39 shooting from long range. Embiid was limited to 15 points on 3-of-9 shooting and collected just three rebounds.
“I think we’re having some general movement issues – keeping up with the pace of the game, conditioning, rhythm, whatever it is,” Nurse said. “That’s a challenge for us. I’m hoping that (playing) a game gets us a little more in game shape.”
The Sixers certainly are running out of time to get in shape. They have 27 contests remaining and still are not within the top 10 seeds in the East. They are in real danger of missing the playoffs for the first time since 2016-17 season.
“You have to have some urgency out there,” Maxey said. “You know that every game is going to be important for us. But at the end of the day, (this loss to Boston) happened, and you got to live with it. And you have to face it head on, and then worry about it tomorrow and fix what we need to fix and come out here on Saturday and play Brooklyn.”
The Nets have endured plenty of adversity of their own this season. Their leading scorer, Cam Thomas, remains sidelined with a hamstring injury. The team previously traded key veterans Dennis Schroder and Dorian Finney-Smith and parted ways with Ben Simmons.
Most recently, D’Angelo Russell injured his right ankle in Thursday’s 110-97 loss to the Cleveland Cavaliers. His status for Saturday’s contest is uncertain.
Since acquiring Russell in a trade with the Los Angeles Lakers, Brooklyn is 8-9 with him in the lineup and 0-6 without him.
“Very (damaging),” Nets swingman Cam Johnson said of losing Russell. “Veteran leader of this team, keeps things calm and centered. So for him to go down, that’s tough. But I think we’ve got capable guys across the board.”
Against Cleveland, Brooklyn’s issues included 3-point shooting (10-of-38), free-throw shooting (11-of-19) turnovers (15) and an inability to contain former Net Jarrett Allen (16 points on 8-of-9 shooting with a season-high 20 rebounds).
“We all have to be better. That’s pretty simple,” said Brooklyn coach Jordi Fernandez. “What we’ve done is come back, own it, and go on to Philly. It’s going to be a good game.”
This is the fourth and final regular-season meeting between the teams. The Sixers won the first two by an average margin of 22 points before the Nets posted a 100-96 victory on Feb. 12 in the teams’ final game before the All-Star break.
–Field Level Media
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Jenny Shin captures first win in 10 years at Scottish Open
Apr 23, 2026; Houston, Texas, United States; Jenny Shin of Korea hits a tee shot on the first hole during the first round of The Chevron Championship golf tournament. Mandatory Credit: Erik Williams-Imagn Images Jenny Shin recorded her first win on the LPGA Tour in 10 years on Sunday by securing a two-stroke victory at the Women’s Scottish Open in North Ayrshire.
Shin entered the final round with a five-stroke lead — and needed it. She overcame five bogeys to finish at 3-over-par 75 on Sunday at Dundonald Links and finished at 9-under 279 for the tournament.
The 33-year-old South Korean’s last win on the tour was her maiden one in 2016, at the now-defunct Volunteers of America Texas Shootout.
“Yeah, my first win didn’t really feel like a win at the time. I didn’t feel like I deserved it,” said Shin, who was still wet after being doused with water during the post-round celebration.
“But this one definitely feels a lot different. This one feels like I earned it. I worked hard for it. I started working with my putting coach four years ago, and he asked me what my goal was. I said I needed to win before I retire.
“So I had been wanting it so badly in the last four years. I’m very, very excited.”
The last LPGA Tour player to go 10 or more years between official victories was Vicki Fergon, who went 12 years and three months between wins at the 1984 S&H Golf Classic and the 1996 Michelob Light Heartland Classic.
Shin carded bogeys on hole Nos. 6-8 before stopping her skid with birdies on hole Nos. 10 and 12. She limped down the home stretch with bogeys on Nos. 16 and 18.
“I feel like I’ve done everything wrong, just wasn’t hitting it like I was the last three days and was hitting it into bunkers, bushes, and it wasn’t fun,” Shin said. “With the three bogeys in a row, I thought, ‘Oh, boy, I don’t know where this is going to go.’
“But yeah, I hung in there and so I’m quite proud of myself. Very happy.”
A Lim Kim recorded a 68 on Sunday to ascend into second place at 7-under, two strokes ahead of Thailand’s Pajaree Anannarukarn (74).
Kim, of South Korea, answered a bogey on the second hole with a birdie on the third. She rattled off four straight birdies on Nos. 9-12.
Germany’s Esther Henseleit (73) finished in fourth place at 4-under for the tournament.
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Brewers DFA recently acquired Lance McCullers Jr.
Jul 20, 2026; Milwaukee, Wisconsin, USA; Milwaukee Brewers pitcher Lance McCullers Jr. (50) throws a pitch during the sixth inning against the New York Mets at American Family Field. Mandatory Credit: Jeff Hanisch-Imagn Images The Milwaukee Brewers designated Lance McCullers Jr. for assignment on Sunday morning, less than two weeks after they acquired the right-hander from the Houston Astros.
The move comes one day after McCullers allowed three runs on one hit and four walks in 1 2/3 innings in Milwaukee’s 8-5 victory over the Colorado Rockies.
McCullers has posted a 3.86 ERA in two relief appearances since he, left-hander Colton Gordon and cash were sent to the Brewers in exchange for minor league outfielder Jadyn Fielder on July 15.
A two-time World Series winner and former American League All-Star, McCullers has pitched only 44 innings this season, posting a 2-3 record with a 6.55 ERA in 10 appearances (eight starts).
McCullers, 32, is 53-40 with a 3.85 ERA in 156 career games (148 starts) with the Astros and Brewers. He was an All-Star in 2017 and won World Series titles in 2017 and 2022, but he missed three entire seasons (2019, 2023-24) due to injuries.
Also on Sunday, the Brewers recalled right-hander Garrett Stallings from Triple-A Nashville.
Stallings posted a 3-3 record with a 4.11 ERA in 18 appearances (13 starts) with the Sounds. He also pitched three scoreless innings in two appearances earlier this season with Milwaukee.
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WTA roundup: Tamara Korpatsch wins Hamburg, first German champ in 34 years
Jun 29, 2026; London, United Kingdom; Coco Gauff of the United States at the net with Tamara Korpatsch of Germany after their match on day one at All England Lawn Tennis and Croquet Club. Mandatory Credit: Susan Mullane-Imagn Images Tamara Korpatsch broke the German curse at the MSC Hamburg Ladies Open by claiming the title in a 6-3, 6-3 win over Hungary’s Anna Bondar on Sunday in Germany.
Korpatsch, born in Hamburg, is the first German since Steffi Graf in 1992 to win the Hamburg Open. Since Graf’s last title, Germans were 0-4 in the final at Hamburg. Korpatsch claimed her second career singles title in one hour and 28 minutes to improve to 5-0 in her career against Bondar.
Korpatsch came out hot in the first set with two aces and won 18 of her 25 first serve points (72%). She won 10 of the first 15 points to jump ahead to a 3-0 lead and wrapped it up by getting a break back to all but clinch the set.
Korpatsch continued to push in the second set and broke Bondar two more times, including to clinch the match.
Prague Open
Austria’s Lilli Tagger won her first ever WTA singles title with a 7-6 (3), 6-2 victory over Daria Snigur of the Ukraine.
Tagger came out firing with nine aces, including five in the first set. She found herself down 5-2 in the first set, but won five of the next six games to steal the set. She was able to get a break off Snigur when she was serving for the match.
Tagger won five of the final six games to clinch the title, breaking Snigur two separate times while never facing a break point herself. Four more aces along with converting 10 of 12 first serve points (82 %) was enough to ice the match.
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