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May 17, 2024

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  • AP-Scorecard

    May 17, 2024, 11:23 p.m.

    TODAY'S SPORTS SCHEDULE ___ INTERLEAGUE Final Houston 5 Milwaukee 4 Final St. Louis 10 Boston 6 Final Detroit 13 Arizona 0 ___ AMERICAN LEAGUE Final Baltimore 9 Seattle 2 Final N.Y. Yankees 4 Chicago White Sox 2 Final Cleveland 3 ...

  • Duchene scores winner in 2nd OT, Stars advance to Western Conference final with 2-1 win over Avs

    May 17, 2024, 11:22 p.m.

    DENVER (AP) — Matt Duchene scored at 11:42 of the second overtime after being involved in a play that led to a goal disallowed for goaltender interference in the first extra period, and the Dallas Stars advanced to the Western ...

  • NHL Daily Playoff Glance

    May 17, 2024, 11:05 p.m.

    All Times EDT FIRST ROUND (Best-of-7) (x-if necessary) Saturday, April 20 Carolina 3, N.Y. Islanders 1 Boston 5, Toronto 1 Sunday, April 21 Florida 3, Tampa Bay 2 N.Y. Rangers 4, Washington 1 Winnipeg 7, Colorado 6 Vancouver 4, Nashville ...

  • MLS Glance

    May 17, 2024, 11:05 p.m.

    All Times EDT Eastern Conference W L T Pts GF GA Inter Miami CF 8 2 4 28 35 20 Cincinnati 8 2 3 27 16 10 New York 6 2 5 23 24 19 New York City FC 6 ...

  • NHL Playoff Glance

    May 17, 2024, 11:04 p.m.

    All Times EDT FIRST ROUND (Best-of-7; x-if necessary) EASTERN CONFERENCE Carolina 4, N.Y. Islanders 1 Saturday, April 20: Carolina 3, N.Y. Islanders 1 Monday, April 22: Carolina 5, N.Y. Islanders 3 Thursday, April 25: Carolina 3, N.Y. Islanders 2 Saturday, ...

  • Dallas Stars beat the Colorado Avalanche in six games to advance to the Western Conference final

    May 17, 2024, 11:00 p.m.

    DENVER (AP) — Dallas Stars beat the Colorado Avalanche in six games to advance to the Western Conference final.

  • Thairo Estrada's go-ahead 3-run homer in the fifth inning lifts Giants past Rockies 10-5

    May 17, 2024, 10:57 p.m.

    SAN FRANCISCO (AP) — Thairo Estrada hit a go-ahead three-run homer in the fifth inning and singled twice, Luis Matos drove in a career-high five runs and the San Francisco Giants beat the Colorado Rockies 10-5 on Friday night for ...

  • Major League Baseball Leaders

    May 17, 2024, 10:27 p.m.

    NATIONAL LEAGUE BATTING_Ohtani, Los Angeles, .358; Willi.Contreras, Milwaukee, .353; Turner, Philadelphia, .343; Betts, Los Angeles, .341; Bohm, Philadelphia, .331; Ozuna, Atlanta, .325; Profar, San Diego, .325; W.Smith, Los Angeles, .315; L.Wade, San Francisco, .311; McMahon, Colorado, .309. RUNS_Betts, Los Angeles, ...

  • Baseball Glance

    May 17, 2024, 10:27 p.m.

    All Times EDT East Division W L Pct GB New York 31 15 .674 — Baltimore 28 14 .667 1 Tampa Bay 24 22 .522 7 Boston 22 23 .489 8½ Toronto 19 24 .442 10½ Central Division W L ...

  • Ohtani hits 2-run homer and scores go-ahead run on his special day in LA as Dodgers beat Reds 7-3

    May 17, 2024, 10:26 p.m.

    LOS ANGELES (AP) — Shohei Ohtani slugged a two-run homer and scored the go-ahead run in the seventh inning when the Los Angeles Dodgers rallied after blowing a 3-0 lead to beat the Cincinnati Reds 7-3 on Friday night. Earlier, ...

  • National League Glance

    May 17, 2024, 10:26 p.m.

    All Times EDT East Division W L Pct GB Philadelphia 32 14 .696 — Atlanta 26 15 .634 3½ Washington 20 23 .465 10½ New York 20 24 .455 11 Miami 14 32 .304 18 Central Division W L Pct ...

  • Baseball Expanded Glance

    May 17, 2024, 10:25 p.m.

    All Times EDT AMERICAN LEAGUE East Division W L Pct GB WCGB L10 Str Home Away New York 31 15 .674 — — 8-2 W-5 14-6 17-9 Baltimore 28 14 .667 1 +5 7-3 W-2 16-9 12-5 Tampa Bay 24 ...

  • Colorado GOP chair's embrace of Trump tactics splits party as he tries to boost his own campaign

    May 17, 2024, 10:25 p.m.

    COLORADO SPRINGS, Colo. (AP) — At a recent primary debate, congressional candidate Dave Williams took the microphone and unleashed the same MAGA arguments that vaulted him from a former state representative to chairman of the Colorado Republican Party. “Right now ...

  • Malaysia minister says terror suspect who killed 2 police officers acted on his own

    May 17, 2024, 10:12 p.m.

    KUALA LUMPUR, Malaysia (AP) — The young man who attacked a Malaysian police station and killed two officers was a recluse and believed to have acted on his own, despite suspected links to the Jemaah Islamiyah terror group, the country's ...

  • It was once a center of Islamic learning. Now Mali's historic city of Djenné mourns lack of visitors

    May 17, 2024, 10:04 p.m.

    DJENNE, Mali (AP) — Kola Bah used to earn a living as a tour guide in Mali's historic city of Djenné, once a center of Islamic learning known for the sprawling mud-brick mosque that has been on the UNESCO World ...

  • At Memphis BBQ contest, pitmasters sweat through the smoke to be best in pork

    May 17, 2024, 10:02 p.m.

    MEMPHIS, Tennessee (AP) — Hundreds of dedicated pitmasters are sweating through the smoke as they compete to see who will be crowned “best in pork” at this year's World Championship Barbecue Cooking Contest in Memphis, Tennessee. Considered one of the ...

  • Sports Betting Line

    May 17, 2024, 9:55 p.m.

    NBA Saturday FAVORITE LINE O/U UNDERDOG at DALLAS 3½ (208½) Oklahoma City MLB Saturday American League FAVORITE LINE UNDERDOG LINE at N.Y YANKEES -295 Chicago White Sox +240 at TORONTO -126 Tampa Bay +108 Seattle -110 at BALTIMORE -106 Minnesota ...

  • Javier Báez has 5 RBIs, Tigers knock out 17 hits in 13-0 pummeling of Diamondbacks

    May 17, 2024, 9:42 p.m.

    PHOENIX (AP) — Javier Báez broke out of a season-long slump with five RBIs, Tarik Skubal pitched six dominant innings and the Detroit Tigers pounded the Arizona Diamondbacks 13-0 on Friday night. Coming off consecutive shutouts against Florida, the Tigers ...

  • WNBA Glance

    May 17, 2024, 9:34 p.m.

    All Times EDT EASTERN CONFERENCE W L Pct GB New York 2 0 1.000 — Connecticut 2 0 1.000 — Atlanta 1 0 1.000 ½ Washington 0 2 .000 2 Chicago 0 1 .000 1½ Indiana 0 2 .000 2 ...

  • Panthers beat Bruins with late game-winner, advance to Eastern Conference final

    May 17, 2024, 9:32 p.m.

    BOSTON (AP) — Florida Panthers coach Paul Maurice considered it a good omen when the fire alarm went off at the team hotel on Friday afternoon, just as he was settling in for a pregame nap. “In my career, the ...

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