Basketball

Boston 1 0 1—2 Tampa Bay 1 1 2—4 First Period: 1, Tampa Bay, Gourde 2 (Sergachev, Point), 11:47 (pp). 2, Boston, McAvoy 1 (Bergeron, Marchand), 18:30; Penalties: Backes, BOS, served by DeBrusk, (roughing), 5:30, Backes, BOS, (roughing), 5:30, Paquette, TB, (roughing), 5:30, Krug, BOS, (slashing), 10:00, Johnson, TB, (roughing), 14:02, McDonagh, TB, (roughing), 14:17. Second Period: 3, Tampa Bay, Johnson 3 (Point, Palat), 10:14; Penalties: Hedman, TB, (holding), 10:31. Third Period: 4, Tampa Bay, Palat 2 (Point), 14:08. 5, Boston, Krug 3 (Pastrnak, Marchand), 15:58. 6, Tampa Bay, Point 2 (Hedman), 19:34; Penalties: Krug, BOS, (roughing), 3:18, Stralman, TB, (cross checking), 3:18, K.Miller, BOS, (boarding), 3:18, Gourde, TB, (roughing), 3:18, Pastrnak, BOS, (high sticking), 7:31, Pastrnak, BOS, (high sticking), 7:31. Shots on Goal: Boston 8-5-7=20. Tampa Bay 10-8-13=31. Goalies: Boston, Rask 5-4 (30 shots-27 saves). Tampa Bay, Vasilevskiy 5-2 (20-18). A: 19,092 (19,092); T: 2:36. Referees: Eric Furlatt, Kelly Sutherland; Linesmen: David Brisebois, Brad Kovachik.

Vegas 4, Sharks 3

Vegas 0 3 0 1— San Jose 0 1 2 0— First Period: None; Penalties: Boedker, SJ, (delay of game), 14:45. Second Period: 1, San Jose, Meier 2 (Boedker, Tierney), 6:59 (pp). 2, Vegas, Miller 2 (Neal, Perron), 9:40 (pp). 3, Vegas, Marchessault 2 (Tuch, Smith), 13:09 (pp). 4, Vegas, Smith 1 (Marchessault, W.Karlsson), 14:26; Penalties: Smith, VGK, (hooking), 0:39, Carrier, VGK, (tripping), 5:28, Dillon, SJ, (holding), 7:56, Hertl, SJ, (roughing), 12:47, Tuch, VGK, (slashing), 14:46, Boedker, SJ, (interference), 18:51. Third Period: 5, San Jose, Kane 4 (Burns, DeMelo), 7:49. 6, San Jose, Hertl 4 (Labanc, Braun), 18:03; Penalties: Merrill, VGK, (cross checking), 5:45. Overtime: 7, Vegas, W.Karlsson 4 (Marchessault, Neal), 8:17; Penalties: San Jose bench, served by Labanc (too many men on the ice), 0:36, Couture, SJ, (delay of game), 3:38. Shots on Goal: Vegas 10-8-12-3=33. San Jose 16-16-7-3=42. Goalies: Vegas, Fleury 6-1 (42 shots-39 saves). San Jose, Jones 5-2 (33-29). A: 17,562 (17,562); T: 3:08. Referees: Marc Joannette, Wes McCauley; Linesmen: Devin Berg, Jonny Murray. NBA PLAYOFF SCHEDULE 4 3

Covington 0-6 3-3 3, Saric 5-11 2-2 12, Embiid 12-21 5-6 31, Simmons 6-11 6-11 18, Redick 7-13 4-5 20, Ilyasova 2-9 2-4 6, Johnson 0-0 0-0 0, Holmes 0-1 0-0 0, Bayless 0-0 0-0 0, McConnell 0-1 0-0 0, Belinelli 3-9 4-4 11, Anderson 0-1 0-0 0. Totals 35-83 26-35 101.

Tatum 8-16 11-12 28, Horford 10-12 4-4 26, Baynes 2-4 0-0 6, Rozier 11-18 0-0 29, Smart 3-12 1-1 9, Nader 0-0 0-0 0, Ojeleye 1-4 0-0 3, Yabusele 0-1 0-0 0, Morris 5-12 0-0 11, Larkin 1-6 2-2 5. Totals 41-85 18-19 117.

Philadelphia 22 23 30 26 — 101 Boston 25 31 31 30 — 117 3-Point Goals: Philadelphia 5-26 (Embiid 2-5, Redick 2-7, Belinelli 1-2, Anderson 0-1, Ilyasova 0-3, Covington 0-4, Saric 0-4), Boston 17-35 (Rozier 7-9, Baynes 2-3, Horford 2-3, Smart 2-8, Larkin 1-1, Ojeleye 1-2, Morris 1-4, Tatum 1-5); Fouled out: None; Rebounds: Philadelphia 45 (Embiid 13), Boston 36 (Rozier 8); Assists: Philadelphia 22 (Simmons 6), Boston 27 (Smart 9); Total fouls: Philadelphia 19, Boston 21; A: 18,624 (18,624). Playoff leaders

G

FG

James, CLE 7 83 Harden, HOU 6 58 Davis, NOR 5 58 Westbrook, OKC 6 64 Durant, GOL 6 58 Mitchell, UTA 7 75 DeRozan, TOR 6 58 Wall, WAS 6 56 Antetokounmpo, MIL 7 180 25.7 McCollum, POR 4 Middleton, MIL 7 George, OKC 6 Holiday, NOR 5 Aldridge, SAN 5 Thompson, GOL 6 Beal, WAS 6 Oladipo, IND 7 Redick, PHL 6 Horford, BOS 8 Rozier, BOS 8 Paul, HOU 6 Dragic, MIA 5 Lillard, POR 4 Simmons, PHL 6 Brown, BOS 7 Aminu, POR 4 Lowry, TOR 6 Tatum, BOS 8 Wade, MIA 5 Mirotic, NOR 5 Capela, HOU 6 Saric, PHL 6 Butler, MIN 5 Wiggins, MIN 5 Belinelli, PHL 6 Towns, MIN 5 Ingles, UTA 7 Rose, MIN 5 Rubio, UTA 6 Bledsoe, MIL 7 Gobert, UTA 7 Valanciunas, TOR 6 Mills, SAN 5 40 67 49 50 37 56 49 53 37 57 50 44 35 25 39 50 27 36 45 31 31 42 34 28 30 31 28 34 29 28 37 34 33 25

FT

Pts

63 241 43 186 34 153 33 176 38 167 25 192 34 160 40 156 69 38

10 14 31 14 41 8 20 30 31 30 24 13 15 15 31 8 2 14 37 21 7 11 15 15 12 20 17 10 6 18 14 27 13

4

101 173 148 122 118 140 139 159 120 153 152 112 93 74 109 125 69 103 136 83 82 95 95 79 79 94 76 100 71 84 95 95 81 67

Avg

34.4 31.0 30.6 29.3 27.8 27.4 26.7 26.0

25.2 24.7 24.7 24.4 23.6 23.3 23.2 22.7 20.0 19.1 19.0 18.7 18.6 18.5 18.2 17.9 17.2 17.2 17.0 16.6 16.4 15.8 15.8 15.8 15.8 15.7 15.2 14.3 14.2 14.0 13.6 13.6 13.5 13.4 Aldridge, SAN Livingston, GOL Saric, PHL Paul, HOU Durant, GOL Mitchell, UTA Wright, TOR Redick, PHL Mahinmi, WAS Miles, TOR Gasol, SAN Hill, NOR Oubre Jr., WAS Lillard, POR Tatum, BOS Harden, HOU Beal, WAS Valanciunas, TOR George, OKC Love, CLE Wall, WAS Belinelli, PHL Butler, MIN Westbrook, OKC Ginobili, SAN James, CLE Nurkic, POR Davis, NOR DeRozan, TOR Wade, MIA

G Off

Capela, HOU 6 28 Towns, MIN 5 15 Westbrook, OKC 6 11 Green, GOL 6 19 Davis, NOR 5 13 Gobert, UTA 7 32 James, CLE 7 14 Simmons, PHL 6 12 Antetokounmpo, MIL 7 67 9.6 Durant, GOL 6 Valanciunas, TOR 6 Love, CLE 7 Aldridge, SAN 5 Mirotic, NOR 5 Ilyasova, PHL 6 Aminu, POR 4 Horford, BOS 8 Oladipo, IND 7 Davis, POR 4 Nurkic, POR 4 Young, IND 7 Rondo, NOR 5 Adams, OKC 6 Morris, WAS 6 Rubio, UTA 6 Ibaka, TOR 6 Saric, PHL 6 Winslow, MIA 5 Mitchell, UTA 7 Favors, UTA 7 Rondo, NOR Wall, WAS Green, GOL Simmons, PHL Lowry, TOR James, CLE Westbrook, OKC Harden, HOU Rubio, UTA Rozier, BOS Paul, HOU Antetokounmpo, MIL Holiday, NOR Oladipo, IND Teague, MIN DeRozan, TOR 4 14 21 13

4 15 12 14 3 5 12 22

2 19 14 5 7 20 7 5 17

41 15 15 13 38 25 11 31 10 10 9 9 16 15 37 43 20 13 31 12 40 20 15 33

9 63

9 34 34 21

Def

55 52 61 52 44 44 56 48

8

52 42 44 33 42 40 24 54 55 27 20 32 36 26 31 39 35 21 26 41 28

G

5 6 6 6 6 7 6 6 6 8 6 7 5 7 5 6

42 16 16 14 41 27 12 34 11 11 10 10 18 17 42 49 23 15 36 14 47 24 18 40 11 77 11 42 42 26

Tot

83 67 72 71 57 76 70 60 59

56 56 65 46 46 55 36 68 58 32 32 54 38 45 45 44 42 41 33 46 45

Ast

64 69 51 51 50 54 45 44 42 53 39 44 30 42 29 29

.976 .938 .938 .929 .927 .926 .917 .912 .909 .909 .900 .900 .889 .882 .881 .878 .870 .867 .861 .857 .851 .833 .833 .825 .818 .818 .818 .810 .810 .808

Avg

13.8 13.4 12.0 11.8 11.4 10.9 10.0 10.0

9.3 9.3 9.3 9.2 9.2 9.2 9.0 8.5 8.3 8.0 8.0 7.7 7.6 7.5 7.5 7.3 7.0 6.8 6.6 6.6 6.4

Avg

12.8 11.5 8.5 8.5 8.3 7.7 7.5 7.3 7.0 6.6 6.5 6.3 6.0 6.0 5.8 4.8

Major League Baseball Wednesday

Favorite

at Chicago -180/+165 at San Francisco San Diego at Washington at New York Philadelphia at Cincinnati at Arizona

at Boston Tampa Bay at Minnesota at Cleveland at Houston at Los Angeles at Seattle

at St. Louis NBA Wednesday Favorite at Houston Thursday Philadelphia NHL Wednesday Favorite at Boston at San Jose

Line -196/+181 -170/+158 -157/+147 -125/+115 -130/+120

-196/+181 -106/-104 -105/-105 -310/+280 -110/+100 -135/+125 -174/+162

-250/+220 Line (O/U) 11 (2041⁄2) 3 (207) Line

-138/+128 -130/+120

Pittsburgh Atlanta at Miami Milwaukee Los Angeles

Kansas City at Detroit Toronto Texas New York Baltimore Oakland

Chicago WS MAJOR LEAGUE SOCCER N.Y. City FC Atlanta Utd. Orlando City New England Columbus New York Chicago Philadelphia Montreal D.C. United Toronto FC W

6 6 5 4 4 4 2 2 2 1 1

W Kansas City 5 L.A. FC 5 Vancouver 4 FC Dallas 3 L.A. Galaxy 3 Salt Lake 3 Minn. Utd. 3 Houston 2 Colorado 2 L

1 1 2 2 3 3 3 3 6 4 4

L

2 2 4 1 4 4 5 3 3 T

2 1 1 2 2 0 2 2 0 2 1

T

2 0 1 3 1 1 0 2 2 Underdog

Colorado -140/+130 Underdog Utah at Boston

Tampa Bay Las Vegas Pts

20 19 16 14 14 12 8 8 6 5 4

Pts

17 15 13 12 10 10 9 8 8 Underdog GF

19 21 16 13 13 17 11 6 10 8 6

GF

20 17 10 10 10 9 11 15 10 GA

10 9 13 8 10 10 12 10 21 13 13

GA

12 13 17 6 13 16 16 11 10

Tuesday At TK Sparta Praha Prague, Czech Republic Purse: $226,750 (Intl.) Surface: Clay-Outdoor Singles First Round Petra Kvitova (2), Czech Republic, def. Tereza Smitkova, Czech Republic, 6-1, 6-3. Antonia Lottner, Germany, def. Mona Barthel, Germany, 6-0, 7-5. Zhang Shuai (6), China, def. Stefanie Voegele, Switzerland, 6-4, 7-5. Camila Giorgi, Italy, def. Barbora Strycova (5), Czech Republic, 6-0, 2-6, 6-2. Mihaela Buzarnescu (7), Romania, def. Beatriz Haddad Maia, Brazil, 6-1, 7-5. Elena-Gabriela Ruse, Romania, def. Bernarda Pera, United States, 2-6, 6-1, 7-5. Kristyna Pliskova, Czech Republic, def. Aliaksandra Sasnovich (9), Belarus, 7-6 (5), 6-3. Denisa Allertova, Czech Republic, def. Patty Schnyder, Switzerland, 6-4, 6-4. Jasmine Paolini, Italy, def. Daria Kasatkina (3), Russia, 7-6 (6), 6-3. Doubles First Round Nicole Melichar, United States, and Kveta Peschke (3), Czech Republic, def. Petra Krejsova and Jesika Maleckova, Czech Republic, 2-6, 6-4, 10-4. Barbora Stefkova and Barbora Strycova, Czech Republic, def. Veronika Kudermetova, Russia, and Olga Savchuk (5), Ukraine, 6-3, 7-5. Misaki Doi, Japan, and Cornelia Lister, Sweden, def. Liang Chen and Zhang Shuai, China, 7-5, 6-7 (1), 10-8. Priscilla Hon, Australia, and Yana Sizikova, Russia, def. Maria Irigoyen, Argentina, and Reka-Luca Jani, Hungary, 7-5, 6-2.

ATP TEB BNP PARIBAS ISTANBUL CUP RESULTS

Tuesday At Garanti Koza Arena Istanbul Purse: $516,800 (WT250) Surface: Clay-Outdoor Singles First Round Jeremy Chardy, France, def. Nikoloz Basilashvili (8), Georgia, 7-5, 6-3. Rogerio Dutra Silva, Brazil, def. Radu Albot, Moldova, 6-4, 6-4. Thiago Monteiro, Brazil, def. Gerald Melzer, Austria, 6-2, 3-6, 6-1. Jiri Vesely (7), Czech Republic, def. Daniel Gimeno-Traver, Spain, 6-3, 6-1. Dusan Lajovic, Serbia, def. John Millman, Australia, 6-4, 6-0. Thomas Fabbiano, Italy, def. Mikhail Youzhny, Russia, 6-1, 6-1. Malek Jaziri, Tunisia, def. Marsel Ilhan, Turkey, 6-1, 6-2.

Evansville Otters: Signed RHP Clinton Hollon. Released C John Fidanza. Lake Erie Crushers: Signed RHP Juan Perez and OF Dalton Wheat. Released C Jesse Baker. Schaumburg Boomers: Released 1B Ryan Rodriguez. Southern Illinois Miners: Signed RHP George Capen, Cs Jerry Chavarria and Russell Clark, LHP Billy Griffin, INF Trevor Rucker, and Ofs Kurt Wertz, Jr. and Erik Williams.

BASKETBALL

National Basketball Association Memphis Grizzlies: Named J.B. Bickerstaff coach.

FOOTBALL

National Football League NFL: Suspended Oakland OL Vadal Alexander the first four regular-season games for a violation of the league policy on performance-enhancing drugs. Arizona Cardinals: Released CB Jarell Carter, CB C.J. Goodwin, RB Darius Victor and LS Drew Williams. Waived/ injured LB Gabe Martin. Atlanta Falcons: Agreed to terms with QB Kurt Benkert, Rbs Demario Richard, Justin Crawford and Malik Williams, Fbs Daniel Marx and Luke McNitt, C J.C. Hassenauer, OT Matt Gono, G Salesi Uhatafe, Tes Jake Roh and Troy Mangen, Wrs Christian Blake, Detrich Clark, Devin Gray, Dontez Byrd and Lamar Jordan, Dts Jacob Tuioti-Mariner and Jon Cunningham, DE Mackendy Cheridor, LB Emmanuel Smith, Lbs Anthony Winbush, Emmanuel Ellerbee and Richard Jarvis, CB Joseph Putu, Ss Chris Lammons and Secdrick Cooper and K David Marvin. Buffalo Bills: Announced the resignation of president and NHL Buffalo Sabres president Russ Brandon. Named Kim Pegula president of the NFL Buffalo Bills and NHL Buffalo Sabres. Denver Broncos: Signed WR John Diarse, LB Jeff Holland, OT Leon Johnson, RB Phillip Lindsay, NT Lowell Lotulelei, DB Trey Marshall, G Austin Schlottmann and WR Jimmy Williams. Houston Texans: Released OT Jake Rodgers. Indianapolis Colts: Waived LB Jermaine Grace, RB Matt Jones, WR Justice Liggins, NT Joey Mbu, DE Arthur Miley and LB Darnell Sankey. Waived-injured DT Johnathan Calvin. Signed K Michael Badgley, Ss Chris Cooper and George Odum, WR Steve Ishmael, DT Tomasi Laulile, Lbs Skai Moore and William Ossai, and CB Robert Jackson, Lashard Durr and Henre’ Toliver.