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Murray scores 44, lifts Hawks over Celtics in OT

The Associated Press ATLANTA — After lapping the field in the Eastern Conference, the Boston Celtics have the luxury of using the homestretch of the regular season to prepare for the playoffs. The Celtics now know they can’t relax if they face the Atlanta Hawks in the first round. Dejounte Murray scored a career-high 44 points, including a go-ahead jumper in the final second of overtime to power the Hawks to a 123-122 victory over the Celtics on Thursday night. Murray scored all of Atlanta’s 11 points in the extra period to give the Hawks their second win over Boston in ...

On exactly what team was Ronna Mcdaniel playing?

Ronna McDaniel’s conduct following the 2020 election was shocking enough, but NBC’s decision to hire her as a paid political analyst almost topped it. The blowback from the company’s own commentators prompted the executives to turn around and send McDaniel packing. The problem for NBC and its decidedly liberal MSNBC news channel wasn’t that McDaniel headed the Republican National Committee. It wasn’t that she supported Donald Trump’s bid for reelection. It was that when Trump lost, she worked to overturn the results. There are misdeeds political players can explain away. ...

Officials: The cargo ship had engine maintenance in port before collision

The Associated Press BALTIMORE—The cargo ship that lost power and crashed into a bridge in Baltimore underwent “routine engine maintenance” in port beforehand, the U.S. Coast Guard said Wednesday, as divers recovered the bodies of two of six workers who plunged into the water when it collapsed. The others were presumed dead, and officials said search efforts had been exhausted. Investigators began collecting evidence from the vessel a day after it struck the Francis Scott Key Bridge. The bodies of the two men were located in the morning inside a red pickup submerged in about 25 ...

What to watch for on 1st full day of MLB season

The Associated Press After the Dodgers and Padres soft-launched the 2024 MLB season with a two-game series in South Korea last week, most of the league is scheduled to start play today. Here’s what to watch for on MLB’s opening day: THE SHO GOES ON Shohei Ohtani already made his Dodgers debut last week in South Korea, but all eyes will still be on the two-way sensation as Los Angeles hosts the St. Louis Cardinals. The $700 million star is trying to remain focused on the field after the firing of his longtime interpreter and friend Ippei Mizuhara, who Ohtani said Monday ...

SDSU faces UConn in rematch of its painful title game loss

The Associated Press SAN DIEGO — The UConn Huskies pretty much wrecked every team they faced in the NCAA Tournament on the way to last year’s championship, and the first two games this March Madness look awfully familiar. Up next is a wrinkle: A rematch with a San Diego State team that was outclassed in the title game a year ago and remembers it. The Aztecs (26-10) think this year’s outcome can be different, but know how tough that will be, especially with today’s East Region semifinal game being played in Boston, about an 85-mile drive for fans of the No. 1-seeded Huskies ...

Leonard comes alive late to lead Clippers to disputed 108-107 victory over 76ers

The Associated Press PHILADELPHIA — Kawhi Leonard completed two three-point plays late in the game then made a block at the rim on the final possession to lead the Los Angeles Clippers to a controversial 108-107 win over the Philadelphia 76ers on Wednesday night. Kelly Oubre Jr. was stuffed at the rim by Leonard on a play that Sixers head coach Nick Nurse felt should have resulted in a foul on Paul George. The officiating crew after the game said a foul should have been called on the last play that would have sent Oubre to the line with a chance to win the game. Nurse stormed ...