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Bulls match third-longest skid in team history with loss to Blazers
Feb 26, 2026; Chicago, Illinois, USA; Chicago Bulls guard Josh Giddey (3) drives to the basket against the Portland Trail Blazers during the first half of an NBA game at United Center. Mandatory Credit: Kamil Krzaczynski-Imagn Images Jerami Grant scored 27 points and Toumani Camara added 16 to help the visiting Portland Trail Blazers post a 121-112 victory over the struggling Chicago Bulls on Thursday night.
Robert Williams III recorded 14 points, a season-best 14 rebounds and three blocked shots and fellow reserve Vit Krejci also scored 14 points as Portland won for the sixth time in its past nine games.
Scoot Henderson had 12 points for Portland, which played without All-Star Deni Avdija (back) and big man Donovan Clingan (illness). Jrue Holiday had 10 points and seven assists while Kris Murray and backup Blake Wesley also scored 10 points.
Matas Buzelis had 20 points and seven rebounds and Tre Jones scored 19 points off the bench as Chicago dropped its 11th straight game to match the third-longest losing streak in franchise history.
Josh Giddey had 15 points, nine assists and six rebounds, Nick Richards had 14 points and 10 rebounds off the bench, and Isaac Okoro added 12 points for the Bulls.
The Trail Blazers shot 44.2% from the field, including a lowly 10 of 46 (21.7%) from 3-point range.
Chicago connected on 50% of its attempts and made 9 of 30 from behind the arc (30%). Leonard Miller scored 11 points and Collin Sexton added 10 for the Bulls, who committed 22 turnovers that led to 22 Blazers points.
The Bulls were down by 15 three minutes into the fourth quarter before making a charge with a 15-3 run.
Miller’s thunderous dunk brought Chicago within 108-105 with 3:37 remaining.
However, Grant knocked down a 3-pointer with 1:57 left and Murray scored on a dunk 30 seconds later to give the Trail Blazers a 113-105 lead.
Those five points started an 11-4 run as Portland led by 10 after two free throws by Holiday with 25.8 seconds left while closing it out.
The Bulls trailed by six at halftime but knotted the score at 75 on Giddey’s trey with 7:54 left in the third quarter.
Portland later rattled off nine straight points with Matisse Thybulle’s reverse layup giving the Trail Blazers a 91-80 advantage with 3:25 remaining in the third.
Portland held a 93-86 lead entering the fourth quarter before scoring 12 of the next 16 points. Wesley scored the last four to give the Trail Blazers a 105-90 lead with 9:02 left to play.
Grant scored 16 points as Portland led 69-63 at the break. Jones had 15 points in the half for the Bulls.
–Field Level Media
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Astros place OF Joey Loperfido (quad) on injured list
Apr 11, 2026; Seattle, Washington, USA; Houston Astros left fielder Joey Loperfido (10) is congratulated by teammates in the dugout after scoring a run during the second inning against the Seattle Mariners at T-Mobile Park. Mandatory Credit: Stephen Brashear-Imagn Images The Houston Astros placed outfielder Joey Loperfido on the injured list with a right quad strain on Sunday and recalled right-hander Jayden Murray from Triple-A Sugar Land.
Loperfido, 26, was batting .259 with six RBIs in 20 games this season. He started at least one game in all three outfield positions.
Traded to the Toronto Blue Jays in 2024 and then re-acquired via trade in February, Loperfido is a career .249 major league hitter with eight home runs and 45 RBIs in 142 games over three seasons.
Murray, 29, had one appearance earlier this season and has a 2.63 ERA in 10 games over the past two seasons for the Astros. His addition increases Houston’s staff to 13 pitchers.
Also on Sunday, the Astros traded minor league right-hander Wilmy Sanchez to the New York Yankees for infielder Braden Shewmake, a former first-round draft pick of the Atlanta Braves in 2019.
In 31 major league games for the Braves and Chicago White Sox, Shewmake, 28, is batting .118 with a home run and four RBIs.
–Field Level Media
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Bryson DeChambeau (wrist) WDs from LIV Golf Mexico City
Apr 10, 2026; Augusta, Georgia, USA; Bryson DeChambeau reacts after his ball rolled down the slope on the 18th green during the second round of the Masters Tournament at Augusta National Golf Club. Mandatory Credit: Grace Smith-Imagn Images Bryson DeChambeau cited a wrist injury on Sunday for the reason he withdrew prior to the final round of LIV Golf Mexico City on Sunday in Naucalpan, Mexico.
“I experienced some discomfort in my wrist during (Saturday’s round) and have decided to withdraw from the final round of LIV Golf Mexico City to prevent further injury,” DeChambeau wrote on X. “Not how I wanted this week to go, but wishing the Crushers a strong finish. I’m going to take a few days to get evaluated and hope to be ready for LIV Golf Virginia.”
DeChambeau entered the final round at 2-over-par 215 at Club De Golf Chapultepec, 16 strokes behind leader Jon Rahm of Spain. DeChambeau hasn’t been too shy about complaining about the course conditions of the event, doing so on Friday for the second straight year.
DeChambeau, 32, prevailed in a playoff in consecutive weeks in March by winning at both LIV Golf Singapore and LIV Golf South Africa. The two-time U.S. Open champion has won five LIV Golf titles.
–Field Level Media
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ATP roundup: Ben Shelton shows love of clay, wins BMW title
Ben Shelton connects with the ball during his second-round match at the BNP Paribas Open in Indian Wells, Calif., Friday, March 6, 2026. Ben Shelton rolled to his second title of the year, winning the BMW Open with a 6-2, 7-5 victory over Italy’s Flavio Cobolli at Munich, Germany.
Shelton won 85% of his first-serve points on the clay surface and saved all six break points he faced to win his fifth career title and first since Dallas earlier this year. Shelton showed his form early when he broke Cobolli’s serve twice in the first three games of the match.
With the second set tied 5-5, Shelton broke Cobolli again and won on serve on his first match point. Shelton became the first American man since 2009 to win three ATP 500 titles.
“I have big ambitions for the clay courts,” Shelton said in his post-match interview. “It is a surface I want to get better on each year. It is slowly becoming one of my favorite surfaces to play on.”
Barcelona Open
Arthur Fils of France held off a late charge from Russia’s Andrey Rublev to record a 6-2, 7-6 (2) victory in the final of the tournament.
Fils won his first title since returning in February after missing eight months because of a back injury.
Fils was well on his way to victory after cruising in the first set and leading 5-2 in the second before Rublev dug in his heels. Rublev broke Fils’ serve to pull within 5-4 in the second set, then staved off one match point to make it 5-5.
Rublev broke serve again to lead 6-5 in the second set before Fils finally regained control and finished off the match in a tiebreak.
“The end of the second set was just about the mental (pressure),” Fils said. “The whole match was a bit tough because I was a bit tight. I played well for a set and a half, but when I had to close, I started to think a little. But I’m very happy with the way I played the tiebreak.”
–Field Level Media
Astros place OF Joey Loperfido (quad) on injured list
Bryson DeChambeau (wrist) WDs from LIV Golf Mexico City
