No surprise: It’s Cavs-Warriors in the NBA Finals, again

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Green not bored by another Cavs-Dubs Finals matchup

OAKLAND, (AP) - Draymond Green just doesn't see the logic: How could three straight NBA Finals between Golden State and Cleveland possibly be boring?

Now Warriors All-Star, Durant was once their 2nd choice

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Penguins ride maturity, resilience back to Finals

PITTSBURGH (AP) - Sidney Crosby, Evgeni Malkin and Chris Kunitz stood shoulder to shoulder at center ice as midnight approached, crowd on its feet, Prince of Wales Trophy in hand. Another shot at the Stanley Cup in the offing.

Spieth avoids Colonial cut scare

FORT WORTH, Texas (AP) - Jordan Spieth normally doesn't concern himself with the cut line in the middle of a round.

Djokovic and Nadal could meet in semifinals

PARIS (AP) - Unfortunately for Rafael Nadal, the French Open draw didn't make things easy.

ESPN signs Chip Kelly as college football studio analyst

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Manarino, Ramirez spur Stockton to win over Visalia

VISALIA (AP) - Tyler Ramirez hit a pair of solo home runs and three hits, and Evan Manarino allowed just six hits over seven innings as the Stockton Ports beat the Visalia Rawhide 2-0 on Thursday.

Tanaka rebounds, but A’s rally against Yanks bullpen

NEW YORK (AP) - Masahiro Tanaka handed the ball to Yankees manager Joe Girardi as fans gave a big ovation, and the usually undemonstrative pitcher tipped his cap three times: once while walking off the mound, again when crossing the foul line and a third time to his teammates as he entered New York's dugout.

Curletta hits walk-off homer, Nuts beat Quakes

MODESTO (AP) - Joey Curletta hit a walk-off two-run homer with one out in the ninth inning, as the Modesto Nuts defeated the Rancho Cucamonga Quakes 4-2 on Thursday. The Nuts swept the three-game series with the win.

Garcia shuts down Giants, gets key hit in Braves’ win

SAN FRANCISCO (AP) - The way Jaime Garcia was pitching, Atlanta manager Brian Snitker didn't think twice about letting him hit in a key spot in the seventh inning.

Hawks hire Warriors’ Travis Schlenk as general manager

ATLANTA (AP) - The Atlanta Hawks hired Travis Schlenk as general manager and head of basketball operations on Thursday, giving the Golden State assistant GM control of personnel decisions.

Trio of 65s lead Colonial; 2-time champs 2 back, Spieth even

FORT WORTH, Texas (AP) - Jon Rahm was at Colonial during tournament week each of the past two years to accept the Ben Hogan Award that goes to the nation's top college golfer. This time, he's playing in the PGA Tour event at Hogan's Alley and among the leaders.

FRENCH OPEN ‘17: 30 is the new 25 in men’s tennis

The very top of men's tennis has never been this old.

Bryant, Heyward, Zobrist homer to beat Giants

CHICAGO (AP) - It looks like the Chicago Cubs have got their groove back.

Monster mash: LeBron James undaunted by beastly Warriors

INDEPENDENCE, Ohio (AP) - There's a four-headed, shot-making, scoreboard-breaking monster out West awaiting LeBron James and the Cavaliers.

Penguins wary, Predators confident as Game 2 looms

Indy 500 champ Takuma Sato still baring his soul

NEW YORK (AP) - There is no rest for Indianapolis 500 champion Takuma Sato, and that's OK.

Bauer strikes out AL-high 14, Indians beat A’s

CLEVELAND (AP) - Once Trevor Bauer got on a roll, he put on quite a show for the Cleveland Indians.

Warriors, Cavs benefit from rest, NBA tries to reduce it

OAKLAND (AP) - In bulldozing their respective conferences through the first three rounds of the postseason, the Cleveland Cavaliers and Golden State Warriors each earned an ...

JaVale McGee perfect fit on Warriors team

OAKLAND (AP) - JaVale McGee practices 3-pointers from all around the arch, just in case. He sits with assistant coach Jarron Collins and a laptop to ...

Indians hit 3 HRs to defeat Oakland

CLEVELAND (AP) - Carlos Carrasco has held Cleveland's struggling rotation together through the season's first two months.

Harper, Strickland trade punches in SF loss

SAN FRANCISCO (AP) - An enraged Bryce Harper charged the mound, fired his helmet and traded punches to the head with San Francisco reliever Hunter Strickland ...

Spieth charges, Kisner holds on to win Colonial

FORT WORTH, Texas (AP) - Kevin Kisner came so close several times before finally winning on the PGA Tour. He now has another victory, withstanding a ...

With Agassi along for a bit, Djokovic opens defense

PARIS (AP) - If Novak Djokovic was hoping to take a little pressure and attention off himself after some rough results, he might very well have ...

Extra parity in women’s golf helps Ko keep No. 1 ranking

ANN ARBOR, Mich. (AP) - So Yeon Ryu and Ariya Jutanugarn each had a chance to take over the No. 1 ranking in women's golf ...

Sato takes Andretti to victory lane at Indy

INDIANAPOLIS (AP) - Make no mistake, this Indianapolis 500 was very much about Fernando Alonso .

Dillon joins NASCAR young guns on the rise

CONCORD, N.C. (AP) - The horde of 20-somethings and teenagers like Chase Elliott, Erik Jones and William Byron poised to take over NASCAR seems to ...

Guentzel’s goal lifts Penguins by Predators 5-3 in Game 1

PITTSBURGH (AP) - The Pittsburgh Penguins rarely tested the hottest goaltender in the playoffs in Game 1 of the Stanley Cup Final against Nashville.

Woods blames medications for his arrest on DUI charge

PALM BEACH, Fla. (AP) - Tiger Woods attributed an "unexpected reaction" to prescription medicine for his arrest on a DUI charge that landed him in a ...