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LOS ANGELES (AP) — Chris Paul and Blake Griffin were in no hurry to go back into the game. The reserves were rolling and again creating some breathing room.

SYRACUSE, N.Y. (AP) — There was a gleam that shone through the sorrowful tears in Jim Boeheim's eyes as he recalled the first time he saw Pearl Washington play.

The Oklahoma City Thunder are certain Kevin Durant will play better.

NEW YORK (AP) — There wasn't much space left to stand in the park when we got there. We were lucky to be standing behind a group of kids we had by five, six inches each. Everyone was there for…

A look at what's happening all around the majors today:

GLENDALE, Ariz. (AP) — Hockey sticks used to come one size fits all. If players wanted a better fit, it required lots of do it yourself, cutting, sanding, heating and bending the stick into a shape and size that fit…

Home ice hasn't been an advantage this year in the opening round of the Stanley Cup playoffs.

ST. PAUL, Minn. (AP) — With a determined victory in Minnesota's deafening arena, the Dallas Stars picked up a valuable souvenir for the trip home.

CLEVELAND (AP) — LeBron James scored 27 points, J.R. Smith made seven of Cleveland's NBA playoff record-tying 20 3-pointers, and the Cavaliers opened a 2-0 lead in their series with a 107-90 victory over the Detroit Pistons on Wednesday night.

SAN JOSE, Calif. (AP) — Brent Burns and Joe Pavelski scored power-play goals in the second period and the San Jose Sharks again moved to the brink of eliminating the Los Angeles Kings from the playoffs with a 3-2 victory…

SAN FRANCISCO (AP) — Zack Greinke and Madison Bumgarner both pitched well in a showdown of NL West aces, but Welington Castillo hit a two-run homer in the seventh inning to help the Arizona Diamondbacks beat the San Francisco Giants…

ST. PAUL, Minn. (AP) — Jason Spezza scored the go-ahead goal with his skate, Ales Hemsky and Patrick Eaves each scored on a second-period power play to give Dallas’ lagging special teams a lift, and the Stars defeated the Minnesota…

ARLINGTON, Texas (AP) — Cole Hamels had never hit more than two batters in a game. So suffice it to say, the Texas left-hander was off to a strange start when he plunked the first two Houston hitters Wednesday night.

NEW YORK (AP) — After a tough overtime loss two nights earlier, the Florida Panthers were focused on picking up their defensive intensity in Game 4.

CLEVELAND (AP) — J.R. Smith looked down at the postgame box score and couldn't believe his eyes.

Aaron Hill, Chris Carter and Domingo Santana all go deep for Milwaukee.

MILWAUKEE (AP) — Aaron Hill, Chris Carter and Domingo Santana hit home runs to help Jimmy Nelson and the Milwaukee Brewers beat the Minnesota Twins 10-5 on Wednesday night.

Pac-12 Commissioner Larry Scott says the conference's representative on the NCAA's Division I Council did not vote the league's position when the council banned so-called satellite football camps this month.

ST. PAUL — The UW-La Crosse baseball team extended its winning streak to nine games Wednesday before St. Thomas ended it there during a nonconference doubleheader split.

Setting up a batter inside or out, shifting the defensive alignment, then playing the percentages still gets Bill Sandillo juiced up. So does thinking about the La Crosse Loggers’ 2015 offense and the seven records it obliterated during a 40-win…