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MILWAUKEE (AP) — Largely dormant through the first three quarters, LeBron James did just enough to help the Cleveland Cavaliers firm up their playoff picture.

Don Luce Jr., known to his bowling buddies as Don Luce Cannon because he appears to unleash a bowling ball with equivalent force Randy Johnson once used on a baseball, just keeps turning heads.

KANSAS CITY, Mo. (AP) — Lorenzo Cain hit a go-ahead two-run homer in the eighth inning for his third hit and the Kansas City Royals beat the Chicago White Sox 7-5 Wednesday night.

MILWAUKEE (AP) — Pinch-hitter Wilin Rosario homered in the 10th inning after being scratched from the starting lineup to leading the Colorado Rockies to a 5-4 win over the Milwaukee Brewers on…

SALT LAKE CITY (AP) — Derrick Favors scored 18 points, grabbed 11 rebounds and blocked three shots to lead the Utah Jazz to a 103-91 victory over the Sacramento Kings.

The teams combined for 216 penalty minutes on 69 infractions in their final two games. There were nine double minors, two majors, six 10-minute misconducts and three game misconducts in a span…

SAN ANTONIO (AP) — Tony Parker scored 27 points and the San Antonio Spurs beat the Houston Rockets 110-98 on Wednesday night for their ninth straight victory.

MILWAUKEE (AP) — Kyrie Irving scored 27 points and the Cleveland Cavaliers held on to beat the Milwaukee Bucks 104-99 on Wednesday night, clinching the Central Division title and the No. 2 see…

MEMPHIS, Tenn. (AP) — Zach Randolph had 15 points, 13 rebounds and six assists to help the Memphis Grizzlies beat the New Orleans Pelicans 110-74 on Wednesday night.

COLUMBUS, Ohio (AP) — Scott Hartnell had a goal and an assist and Sergei Bobrovsky stopped 35 shots for his second shutout of the season to lead the Columbus Blue Jackets to a 5-0 victory over…

PHILADELPHIA (AP) — Jeff Francoeur hit a three-run homer, Aaron Harang took a one-hitter into the seventh inning and the Philadelphia Phillies beat the Boston Red Sox 4-2 Wednesday night.

NEW YORK (AP) — Jewell Loyd is heading to the WNBA.

NEW YORK (AP) — Al Horford made the go-ahead basket on a dunk with 19 seconds remaining, and the Atlanta Hawks beat the Brooklyn Nets 114-111 on Wednesday night to complete a season sweep.

ORLANDO, Fla. (AP) — Victor Oladipo had 23 points and scored on a layup with 1.5 seconds left to give the Orlando Magic a 105-103 victory over Chicago on Wednesday night, spoiling Derrick Rose…

PHILADELPHIA (AP) — Bradley Beal scored 21 points and the Washington Wizards shot a franchise-record 65.3 percent from the field in their 119-90 victory over the Philadelphia 76ers on Wednesday night.

Introducing a new coach to a program typically means big changes will follow. That’s not the case for the traditionally-strong Aquinas High School girls soccer team and its newly named coach, …

ORLANDO, Fla. (AP) — Victor Oladipo had 23 points and scored on a layup with 1.5 seconds left to give the Orlando Magic a 105-103 victory over Chicago on Wednesday night, spoiling Derrick Rose…

ORLANDO, Fla. (AP) — Victor Oladipo had 23 points and scored on a layup with 1.5 seconds left to give the Orlando Magic a 105-103 victory over Chicago on Wednesday night, spoiling Derrick Rose…

DETROIT (AP) — Paul Molitor is still waiting for his first win as Minnesota's manager.

PHILADELPHIA (AP) — Bradley Beal scored 21 points and the Washington Wizards shot 65.3 percent from the field in their 119-90 victory over the Philadelphia 76ers on Wednesday night.