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NBA roundup: Anthony Edwards, Wolves edge Clippers
Nov 29, 2024; Minneapolis, Minnesota, USA; Minnesota Timberwolves guard Anthony Edwards (5) works around LA Clippers guard Amir Coffey (7) during the second half of an NBA Cup game at Target Center. Mandatory Credit: Matt Krohn-Imagn Images Anthony Edwards made a go-ahead 3-pointer with 2:24 remaining to lift the Minnesota Timberwolves to a 93-92 win over the Los Angeles Clippers on Friday night in Minneapolis in West Group A action of the NBA Cup.
Minnesota got two offensive rebounds in the final seconds to run out the clock.
Edwards finished with 21 points for the Timberwolves, who finished group play 2-2.
James Harden (20 points, 11 assists) and Zubac (16 points, 13 rebounds) each recorded a double-double as Los Angeles fell to 1-2 in West Group A with one more game to play. Kevin Porter Jr. added 17 points but sustained an apparent ankle injury late in the fourth quarter.
Hawks 117, Cavaliers 101
De’Andre Hunter scored a team-high 23 points off the bench, helping lead Atlanta over visiting Cleveland to clinch the NBA Cup’s East Group C title.
Trae Young added 21 points and 11 assists for Atlanta, which beat Cleveland for the second straight game. Jalen Johnson chipped in 20 points, nine rebounds and seven assists for the Hawks.
Darius Garland paced Cleveland with 29 points while Evan Mobley had 24 points and 12 rebounds. Donovan Mitchell chipped in 12 points, 11 rebounds and six assists but shot just 5-for-23 from the field. The Cavaliers have dropped three of five since starting 15-0.
Knicks 99, Hornets 98
Jalen Brunson scored 11 of his 31 points in the final five minutes of regulation to push New York past host Charlotte in NBA Cup Group A play.
The Knicks improved to 3-0 in group play with double-doubles from both Karl-Anthony Towns (19 points, 12 rebounds) and Josh Hart (13 points, 12 rebounds). Brunson went 3-of-4 from the line in the closing 14 seconds to get the Knicks a win after they trailed by as much as 10 in the first half.
Brandon Miller led the way for the Hornets (0-3 in the Cup) with 20 points as top scorer LaMelo Ball missed the game due to a left calf injury.
Magic 123, Nets 100
Franz Wagner scored 21 of his 29 points in the first half as red-hot Orlando seized control late in the second quarter and pulled away in the third for an NBA Cup victory over Brooklyn in New York.
Kentavious Caldwell-Pope sank four 3-pointers and added 19 points for the Magic. Orlando, which improved to 3-0 in Group A, shot 53 percent and matched a season best by hitting 18 treys.
Shake Milton scored 22 and Keon Johnson added 15 as Brooklyn’s bench accounted for 58 points. The Nets finished 1-3 in NBA Cup games and were eliminated.
Grizzlies 120, Pelicans 107
Ja Morant scored 27 points, Jaren Jackson Jr. added 23 and reserve Santi Aldama had 20 points to lead Memphis to its first NBA Cup victory over visiting New Orleans.
The Pelicans, playing without Zion Williamson (hamstring) and Brandon Ingram (calf), lost their seventh straight. Memphis, which entered with an 0-6 record in NBA Cup play over two seasons, won its fifth straight and its ninth in 12 games.
CJ McCollum paced New Orleans, 1-3 in Cup games, with a season-high 30 points. Dejounte Murray and Trey Murphy III added 21 points apiece while Yves Missi contributed 16 points and 14 rebounds.
Pistons 130, Pacers 106
Cade Cunningham returned from an injury to put up 24 points and Detroit remained unbeaten in the NBA Cup while also formally eliminating the defending runner-up with a win over Indiana in Indianapolis.
Malik Beasley paced Detroit with 25 points, while Jaden Ivey chipped in with 23 and Tobias Harris 16 for the Pistons, who will host the Milwaukee Bucks in a duel of 3-0 teams on Tuesday with the East Group B title on the line.
Pascal Siakam had 21 points and Tyrese Haliburton 19 for the Pacers, who fell behind by as many as 12 points in the first quarter and never caught the visitors en route to a third straight NBA Cup defeat.
Celtics 138, Bulls 129
Jayson Tatum had 35 points and 14 rebounds and Payton Pritchard came off the bench to score 29 points as visiting Boston beat Chicago.
Pritchard made 7 of 11 3-point attempts and scored 19 in the fourth quarter. Boston received 21 points from both Kristaps Porzingis and Jaylen Brown. The Celtics improved to 3-1 in the NBA Cup, and they could move on as a wild card.
Nikola Vucevic scored 32 points and had 11 rebounds for Chicago, which fell to 2-2 in the NBA Cup and was eliminated. Zach LaVine added 29 points, hitting four 3-pointers. With his third 3-pointer, LaVine passed Kirk Hinrich for most made treys in franchise history.
Heat 121, Raptors 111
Jimmy Butler scored a game-high 26 points as host Miami defeated Toronto. The Heat (2-2) and Raptors (0-3) are out of contention for the NBA Cup.
Bam Adebayo finished with a triple-double (14 points, 10 rebounds and 10 assists) and Tyler Herro contributed 23 points for the Heat.
South Florida native Scottie Barnes posted 24 points, 10 rebounds and 10 rebounds for the Raptors. RJ Barrett had 25 points, seven assists and six rebounds, and Jakob Poeltl delivered 24 points and 10 rebounds.
–Field Level Media
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Ryan McMahon the unlikely hero as Yankees edge Royals
Apr 4, 2026; Bronx, New York, USA; New York Yankees third baseman Ryan McMahon (19) runs out a ground ball and is safe on a fielding error by the Miami Marlins during the third inning at Yankee Stadium. Mandatory Credit: Gregory Fisher-Imagn Images Ryan McMahon hit a tiebreaking two-run homer with two outs in the eighth inning and the New York Yankees earned a 4-2 victory over the visiting Kansas City Royals on Friday night.
After not starting the game, McMahon entered at third base for Amed Rosario. Ben Rice kept the inning going with a two-out single, and McMahon snapped a 2-2 tie by sending a 2-1 changeup from Alex Lange (0-1) into the left field seats. McMahon’s homer sent left fielder Starling Marte back, but the wind appeared to carry it over the fence.
It was McMahon’s sixth hit in 43 at-bats this season — his first extra-base hit — and it occurred after manager Aaron Boone said the left-handed hitting McMahon was working on some things with his swing behind the scenes.
The Yankees have won five games in their final at-bat this year, which are their five most recent victories. McMahon drew a walk on Monday when Jose Caballero scored on a wild pitch by Jordan Romano in an 11-10 win over the Los Angeles Angels.
McMahon delivered his clutch homer after Camilo Doval (1-0) allowed a tying homer down the right field line by Vinnie Pasquantino. Doval quickly got the final out and David Bednar notched his sixth save.
Rice hit a two-run homer in the fourth off Michael Wacha as the Yankees did enough with five hits to win for just the third time in their past 10 games.
Before Doval faltered, New York’s Cam Schlittler allowed an unearned run on three hits in six-plus innings. The right-hander struck out six and walked two while throwing mostly four-seam fastballs, sinkers and cutters among his season-high 93 pitches.
Schlittler pitched around a dropped fly ball by center fielder Trent Grisham in the sixth.
With one out and Maikel Garcia on first, Bobby Witt Jr. hit a fly to the warning track in center field in front of the New York bullpen. As Grisham settled under it, the ball caromed off his glove for a two-base error and Garcia advanced to third.
After allowing Pasquantino’s RBI grounder, Schlittler struck out Salvador Perez to end the sixth.
The Royals lost for the fifth game in a row and the eighth time in 10 games. Nine of those games have been decided by two runs or fewer.
Wacha allowed two runs on three hits in six innings. The right-hander struck out six and walked three.
–Field Level Media
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Team Spirit, Team Vitality punch tickets to IEM Rio semifinals
A backlit keyboard is part of the gear online video game streamer Jordan Woodruff uses in his Gilbert home.
Jordan Woodruff
Team Spirit and Team Vitality kicked off the playoff stage at the $300,000 Intel Extreme Masters Rio event with quarterfinal victories Friday, moving into the final four in Brazil.
Spirit blanked MOUZ 2-0 and Vitality did the same to Natus Vincere. While the losing sides were eliminated, Spirit will meet Team Falcons and Vitality will oppose FURIA in the semifinals Saturday.
Sixteen Counter-Strike 2 teams are competing this week for a top prize of $125,000.
The double-elimination group stage began with two groups of eight teams, with all matches best-of-three. The group winners advanced to the playoff semifinals, with the group runners-up entering the quarterfinals as high seeds and the third-place teams entering the quarterfinals as low seeds.
In the single-elimination playoffs, all matches are best-of-three until Sunday’s best-of-five grand final.
On Friday, Spirit defeated MOUZ 13-5 on Dust II and 13-8 on Mirage. Andrey “tN1R” Tatarinovich of Belarus paced the winning side with 39 kills and a 1.86 match rating. Dorian “xertioN” Berman of Israel had 25 kills to lead MOUZ.
Meanwhile, Vitality rolled past NaVi 13-4 on Mirage and 13-6 on Dust II. Frenchman Mathieu “ZywOo” Herbaut starred for Vitality with 44 kills and a 1.92 rating. Ukraine’s Ihor “w0nderful” Zhdanov had a team-high 25 kills for NaVi.
Play continues Saturday with the two semifinal matches:
–Team Falcons vs. Team Spirit
–FURIA vs. Team Vitality
IEM Rio prize pool:
1. $125,000
2. $50,000
3. $30,000
4. $20,000
5-6. $12,500 — MOUZ, Natus Vincere
7-8. $7,000 — G2 Esports, Aurora Gaming
9-12. $5,000 — RED Canids, 3DMAX, B8, HOTU
13-16. $4,000 — Gentle Mates, Team Liquid, Passion UA, Legacy
–Field Level Media
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Sei Young Kim grabs lead at midpoint of LA Championship
Jun 20, 2025; Frisco, Texas, USA; Sei Young Kim plays her shot from the sixth tee during the second round of the KPMG Women’s PGA Championship. Mandatory Credit: Raymond Carlin III-Imagn Images World No. 10 Sei Young Kim of South Korea carded a bogey-free 7-under-par 65 on Friday and took a one-shot lead after two rounds at the JM Eagle LA Championship in Tarzana, Calif.
Kim sits at 14-under 130 at El Caballero Country Club, just ahead of first-round leader Chizzy Iwai of Japan. Coming off a course-record-tying 63 on Thursday, Iwai carded a 68 on Friday, leaving her at 13 under.
South Korea’s Ina Yoon holds third place at 12 under following a 64. Tied for fourth at 9 under are Melanie Green and South Korea’s Jin Hee Im, who each shot 68 on Friday, and Jessica Porvasnik, who logged a 69.
Jenny Bae (second-round 68), Japan’s Minami Katsu (69), Australia’s Hannah Green (69) and Thailand’s Suvichaya Vinijchaitham (71) are level at 8 under, tied for seventh.
Kim birdied two of the first three holes and was 2 under at the turn. She then reeled off five birdies in a seven-hole span on the back nine.
“Little less windy today, because yesterday (it was a) very dry golf condition because (I started in the) afternoon,” Kim said. “So today … I can attack to the pin more than yesterday.”
Kim owns 13 career LPGA victories, but just one in the past six years, at the BMW Ladies Championship last October.
“This course (offers) a lot of the opportunity if you play well, so I think some players or couple players (will) play good and we’ll see, yeah, what’s going on,” Kim said. “Yeah, (I) like my position so I just want to keep (moving) forward (the) next two days.”
Iwai had another good round, albeit nowhere near as good as her first-round 63. She had two birdies and one bogey through the first 12 holes, then added three birdies in a four-hole stretch starting at No. 13.
“My front nine, I didn’t make … short birdie putts, but my driver and my second shot was all consistent, my swing,” Iwai said. “Yeah, my shot is pretty good.”
Yoon charged into contention with a sizzling start to her round, making seven birdies and two pars on the back nine. She then played the front nine and cooled off, adding only one more birdie in a bogey-free day.
“First nine holes was awesome,” Yoon said. “I never shoot 29 for nine hole in my life. It was unbelievable.
“The back nine was little bummer, but I had pretty good shot on the back nine as well. Some tricky putts on there. I made some. But it was good overall.”
–Field Level Media
Ryan McMahon the unlikely hero as Yankees edge Royals
Team Spirit, Team Vitality punch tickets to IEM Rio semifinals
