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NBA: Curry scores 50 but Clips win
Kawhi Leonard scored 30 points, Paul George had 24 and the Clippers overcame Stephen Curry’s 50-point night to beat the Warriors 134-124 in Los Angeles. The Clippers have won four straight to move into fifth place in the Western Conference.
Joel Embiid had 36 points and 18 rebounds and played the final 4:12 after initially being called for his sixth foul, leading the 76ers to their sixth straight victory, 118-109 over the Cavaliers in Cleveland. James Harden added 28 points and Tyrese Maxey had 23 for the Sixers.
In Miami, Bam Adebayo scored 26 points, Tyler Herro added 24 and the Heat enjoyed a rare easy win by topping the Grizzlies 138-119. Miami set a seasonhigh for points, and it was only the sixth time — in 38 wins — that the Heat prevailed by more than 10 points.
In Minneapolis, Jaylen Brown scored 35 points and Jayson Tatum added 22 as the Celtics held on to beat the Timberwolves 104-102
NHL: Avs win over Maple Leafs
Nathan MacKinnon was the only scorer in the shootout as the Avalanche defeated the Maple Leafs 2-1 on Wednesday night in Toronto. Mikko Rantanen scored in regulation for Colorado, which got 18 saves from Alexandar Georgiev.
In Washington, Tom Wilson tied it with 68 seconds left in regulation, Evgeny Kuznetsov and T.J. Oshie scored in the shootout and the Capitals kept their faint playoff hopes alive by coming back to beat the Sabres 5-4.
The son of Philadelphia interim general manager Danny Briere has apologized after a video posted on social media showed him pushing an empty wheelchair down a staircase. Mercyhurst University hockey player Carson Briere issued his apology in a statement released by the NHL’s Flyers.
The 2023 NHL Draft Lottery will be conducted on May 8 in Secaucus, N.J., the league announced Wednesday. WBC: Cuba advances to quarters
Yoelkis Guibert delivered a two-run single in a pivotal three-run fifth inning to lead Cuba over Australia 4-3 in a World Baseball Classic quarterfinal game in Tokyo. Cuba will play on Sunday at Marlins Park in Miami.
Rays outfielder Randy Arozarena doubled twice and drove in five runs as Mexico routed Canada 10-3 on Wednesday in Phoenix to win Pool C.
Venezuela joined Japan as the only teams to finish unbeaten in World Baseball Classic pool play by defeating Israel 4-1 in Pool D action at Miami.
GOLF: LIV Golf gets trademark suit
A famed Florida nightclub is seeking to block the LIV Golf League from registering the name as a trademark with a lawsuit, the Palm Beach Post reported.
The LIV nightclub, which was founded in 2008 in the Fontainebleau Miami Beach luxury hotel along the area’s Millionaire’s Row, contends in its notice of opposition that the upstart golf league’s trademarks are “visually, phonetically, and aurally similar and the goods/services share similarities.”
NCAA: Sacred Heart gets 1st win
Kelsey Wood had her second doubledouble of the season, Ny’Ceara Pryor added 11 points, eight rebounds and a careerhigh 10 assists and Sacred Heart won its first NCAA Tournament women’s game with a 57-47 victory over Southern on Wednesday night in the First Four held in Stanford Calif.