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May 18, 2024

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  • P.J. Washington's free throws finish rally as Mavs beat Thunder 117-116 to reach West finals

    May 18, 2024, 9:24 p.m.

    DALLAS (AP) — Kyrie Irving probably wondered if his uncanny run of closeout victories without a loss in his career was finally near an end. The streak lives, and the Dallas Mavericks are through to the Western Conference semifinals for ...

  • Rookie Wenceel Pérez hits three-run triple in six-run 7th as Tigers beat Diamondbacks 8-3

    May 18, 2024, 9:17 p.m.

    PHOENIX (AP) — Wenceel Pérez hit a three-run triple to break open a close game and Jack Flaherty picked up his first victory of the season as the Detroit Tigers rallied to beat the Arizona Diamondbacks 8-3 on Saturday night. ...

  • AP-Scorecard

    May 18, 2024, 9:14 p.m.

    TODAY'S SPORTS SCHEDULE ___ INTERLEAGUE Final Milwaukee 4 Houston 2 Final St. Louis 7 Boston 2 Final Detroit 8 Arizona 3 ___ AMERICAN LEAGUE Final N.Y. Yankees 6 Chicago White Sox 1 Final Tampa Bay 5 Toronto 4 Final Seattle ...

  • Sports Betting Line

    May 18, 2024, 9:10 p.m.

    NBA Sunday FAVORITE LINE O/U UNDERDOG at NEW YORK 3½ (208) Indiana at DENVER 4½ (197½) Minnesota MLB Sunday American League FAVORITE LINE UNDERDOG LINE at N.Y YANKEES -300 Chicago White Sox +245 at BALTIMORE -142 Seattle +120 Tampa Bay ...

  • Bell hits tying homer as Marlins score 4 in 9th off struggling Díaz and rally past Mets 10-9 in 10

    May 18, 2024, 9:02 p.m.

    MIAMI (AP) — Josh Bell hit a tying homer off Edwin Díaz in a four-run ninth inning, the latest costly meltdown by the struggling New York Mets closer, and Otto Lopez singled home the winning run in the 10th as ...

  • As killings surge, Haitians struggle to bury loved ones and find closure in violent capital

    May 18, 2024, 9:01 p.m.

    PORT-AU-PRINCE, Haiti (AP) — Dressed in black and white, the crowd of angry teenagers squeezed into a narrow street in Haiti’s capital. They stopped in front of a cemetery and hoisted a coffin onto their shoulders, tears rolling down some ...

  • Dominicans to vote in general elections with eyes on crisis in neighboring Haiti

    May 18, 2024, 9:01 p.m.

    SANTO DOMINGO, Dominican Republic (AP) — Voters in the Dominican Republic will take to the polls Sunday in general elections likely to reinforce the government's crackdown on its shared border with Haiti and the hundreds of thousands of people fleeing ...

  • Today in Entertainment History: "Ishtar" premiered

    May 18, 2024, 9:00 p.m.

    On May 19, 1958, Ritchie Valens recorded “Come On, Let’s Go,” at his first recording session, in Los Angeles. In 1960, The Drifters recorded “Save The Last Dance For Me” in New York. In 1961, the Everly Brothers launched a ...

  • Today in History: May 19, Anne Boleyn, wife of Henry VIII, beheaded

    May 18, 2024, 9:00 p.m.

    Today in History Today is Sunday, May 19, the 140th day of 2024. There are 226 days left in the year. Today’s Highlight in History: On May 19, 1536, Anne Boleyn, the second wife of England’s King Henry VIII, was ...

  • Elon Musk arrives in Indonesia's Bali to launch Starlink satellite internet service

    May 18, 2024, 8:58 p.m.

    DENPASAR, Indonesia (AP) — Elon Musk arrived in Indonesia’s resort island of Bali on Sunday to launch Starlink satellite internet service in the world’s largest archipelago nation. The billionaire head of Tesla and SpaceX and owner of social platform X ...

  • MLS Glance

    May 18, 2024, 8:56 p.m.

    All Times EDT Eastern Conference W L T Pts GF GA Inter Miami CF 9 2 4 31 36 20 Cincinnati 9 2 3 30 19 11 New York City FC 7 5 2 23 18 16 New York 6 ...

  • Grand champion crowned the best in pork at barbecue world championship in Memphis

    May 18, 2024, 8:53 p.m.

    MEMPHIS, Tennessee (AP) — The World Championship Barbecue Cooking Contest crowned a grand prize winner Saturday after hundreds of dedicated pitmasters sweated through smoke to be named the best in pork. The Shed BBQ and Blues Joint from Ocean Springs, ...

  • Gorman homers and Cardinals ride 8th-inning surge to 7-2 win over Red Sox

    May 18, 2024, 8:51 p.m.

    ST. LOUIS (AP) — Nolan Gorman homered early and added an RBI single during a five-run eighth inning that propelled the St. Louis Cardinals to a 7-2 victory against the Boston Red Sox on Saturday night. Nolan Arenado, Alec Burleson, ...

  • CANNES DIARY: Behind the scenes of the 2024 film festival

    May 18, 2024, 8:39 p.m.

    CANNES, France (AP) — Welcome to Cannes. The annual film festival is always a spectacle, but 2024's edition may be the most combustible in years. The 77th Cannes red carpet unfurls against a backdrop of war and protest. The #MeToo ...

  • Rangers outlast Angels 3-2 in 13 innings when Lowe gets hit by pitch

    May 18, 2024, 8:39 p.m.

    ARLINGTON, Texas (AP) — Nathaniel Lowe was hit by a pitch from Carson Fulmer with the bases loaded in the 13th inning, forcing home the winning run as the Texas Rangers outlasted the Los Angeles Angels 3-2 on Saturday night. ...

  • Oilers beat Canucks 5-1 to force deciding Game 7 in second-round series

    May 18, 2024, 8:38 p.m.

    EDMONTON, Alberta (AP) — Evan Bouchard and Ryan Nugent-Hopkins each had a goal and two assists, Connor McDavid added three assists and the Edmonton Oilers beat the Vancouver Canucks 5-1 on Saturday night to avoid elimination and force a deciding ...

  • Major League Baseball Leaders

    May 18, 2024, 8:28 p.m.

    NATIONAL LEAGUE BATTING_Willi.Contreras, Milwaukee, .350; Ohtani, Los Angeles, .350; Turner, Philadelphia, .343; Betts, Los Angeles, .341; Bohm, Philadelphia, .329; Ozuna, Atlanta, .325; Profar, San Diego, .325; McMahon, Colorado, .308; W.Smith, Los Angeles, .307; Arraez, San Diego, .306. RUNS_Betts, Los Angeles, ...

  • Baseball Glance

    May 18, 2024, 8:27 p.m.

    All Times EDT East Division W L Pct GB New York 32 15 .681 — Baltimore 28 15 .651 2 Tampa Bay 25 22 .532 7 Boston 22 24 .478 9½ Toronto 19 25 .432 11½ Central Division W L ...

  • National League Glance

    May 18, 2024, 8:27 p.m.

    All Times EDT East Division W L Pct GB Philadelphia 33 14 .702 — Atlanta 26 15 .634 4 Washington 20 24 .455 11½ New York 20 25 .444 12 Miami 15 32 .319 18 Central Division W L Pct ...

  • Baseball Expanded Glance

    May 18, 2024, 8:27 p.m.

    All Times EDT AMERICAN LEAGUE East Division W L Pct GB WCGB L10 Str Home Away New York 32 15 .681 — — 8-2 W-6 15-6 17-9 Baltimore 28 15 .651 2 +5 6-4 L-1 16-10 12-5 Tampa Bay 25 ...

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