Curry scores 37 points and Warriors beat Lakers 123-116 in a potential first-round playoff preview

Stephen Curry scored 37 points, Brandin Podziemski added 28 and the Golden State Warriors defeated the Los Angeles Lakers 123-116 on Thursday night for their fourth win in a row in a potential first-round playoff preview.

England's Wrestling Church seeks converts with baptisms and body slams

Sitting around a wrestling ring, churchgoers roared as local hero Billy O'Keeffe body-slammed a fighter named Disciple. Beneath stained-glass windows, they whooped and cheered as burly, tattooed wresters tumbled into the aisle during a six-man tag-team battle.

Grizzlies' Ja Morant, on criticism: 'I feel like I've been the villain for the last two years now'

It was the sort of moment that Ja Morant craves. He hit a game-winning jumper at the buzzer to lift the Memphis Grizzlies past the Miami Heat, then skipped down the court listening to the silence he created.

The Reds have lost 1-0 in each of their last three games. No team had done that since 1960

The Cincinnati Reds' re-creation of the dead-ball era has them doing something that hadn't happened in the major leagues in 65 years.

Blues edge Penguins 5-4 in OT, running win streak to franchise-tying 11 games

Robert Thomas scored a power-play goal in overtime and the St. Louis Blues tied a franchise record with their 11th consecutive win, 5-4 over the Pittsburgh Penguins on Thursday night.

Morant beats the buzzer for a game-winner, lifts Grizzlies past Heat 110-108

Ja Morant made a 12-foot jumper in the lane as time expired, lifting the Memphis Grizzlies to a 110-108 win over the Miami Heat on Thursday night and giving interim coach Tuomas Iisalo his first victory with the team.

Brooke Henderson win in another rout and Nelly Korda hangs on in LPGA Match Play

Brooke Henderson needed only 27 holes to win two matches. The Canadian needs to win one more to be assured of reaching the weekend at the T-Mobile Match Play.

Giannis' NBA 1st of 35 points, 20 assists, 17 rebounds sends Bucks past 76ers 126-113

Giannis Antetokounmpo became the first player in NBA history to have 35 points, 17 rebounds and a career-high 20 assists as the Milwaukee Bucks beat the Philadelphia 76ers 126-113 Thursday night.

Dodgers' Freddie Freeman lands on injured list following fall in his shower at home

Freddie Freeman's fall landed him on the injured list.

Sam Ryder takes only 21 putts for a 63 and leads Texas Open

Sam Ryder wasn't sure his neck would feel good enough for him to play Thursday in the Valero Texas Open. He found a swing and hardly missed a putt on his way to a 9-under 63 and a one-shot lead over Keith Mitchell in the final tournament before the Masters.

Judge gets 500th extra-base hit, 3rd-fastest Yankee to reach mark behind DiMaggio, Gehrig

Aaron Judge smiled and perhaps blushed when informed of Jazz Chisholm Jr.'s praise.

Djokovic, Gauff and other players ask the Grand Slam tournaments for more money and more say

Novak Djokovic, Jannik Sinner, Aryna Sabalenka and Coco Gauff are among 20 leading tennis players who signed a letter sent to the heads of the four Grand Slam tournaments seeking more prize money and a greater say in what they called "decisions that directly impact us."

Trump again says he wants to see PGA Tour, LIV Golf merged

President Donald Trump arrived at his Doral resort Thursday for a LIV Golf event, shortly after reiterating to reporters aboard Air Force One that he wants to see the two men's professional tours united.

Businessman who scammed ex-NBA star Dwight Howard in fake bid for WNBA team gets 12 years in prison

A Georgia businessman who scammed former NBA players Dwight Howard and Chandler Parsons out of millions of dollars was sentenced Thursday to more than 12 years in federal prison.

Islanders F Duclair excused to take time off to reflect after coach Roy calls his play "god-awful"

The New York Islanders on Thursday approved forward Anthony Duclair's request to spend time away from the team and reflect in the wake of being publicly criticized for playing "god-awful" by coach Patrick Roy.

More discussions but no vote on potential changes to how 12-team CFP field will be set in 2025

Conference commissioners who manage the College Football Playoff had more discussions Thursday about potential changes to how the 12-team field will be set next season, again without taking a vote on the issue.

Red Sox benefit the most from the new dimensions in Baltimore in Camden Yards' first series of 2025

So far, it's the opposition taking advantage of the latest change in dimensions at Camden Yards.

Once pariahs, now winners, Final Four coaches Pearl, Sampson a reflection of a changing game

two coaches who had been handed the harshest sanction imaginable by the NCAA and were looking to resurrect their once-successful careers.

Tight end Trey McBride agrees to 4-year deal with Cardinals, keeping him with team through 2029

Star tight end Trey McBride has agreed to a four-year deal with the Arizona Cardinals as the franchise locks up one of the NFL's best young players through the 2029 season.

Kelsie Whitmore is trying to make history in the Mexican Baseball League

Two-way player Kelsie Whitmore was invited for a tryout with the Aguila de Veracruz, where she will try to become the first woman to play in the Mexican Baseball League, the club announced Thursday.

Auburn's Broome says there's no pain in his elbow and he will be ready to face Florida in Final Four

Auburn forward Johni Broome returned to practice for the Tigers on Thursday and said he has no pain in his right elbow and "no limitations" ahead of the Tigers' Final Four matchup with Florida.

Demand for viral 'torpedo' baseball bats has sent a Pennsylvania factory into overdrive

A 70-year-old man who plays in an area senior hardball league popped into Victus Sports this week because he needed bats for the new season. Plus he just had to take some cuts with baseball's latest fad and see for himself if there really was some wizardry in the wallop off a torpedo bat.

Braves are desperate for recovery as they enter their home opener as the majors' only winless team

The Atlanta Braves' longest winless start since 2016 has left manager Brian Snitker desperate for a recovery he hopes begins with the team's home opener against Miami on Friday night.

UCLA's Cori Close is the AP Coach of the Year after a historic season for the top-seeded Bruins

Cori Close, who led UCLA to its first women's Final Four during one of the best seasons in school history, was named The Associated Press Coach of the Year on Thursday.

Patriots trade QB Milton to Cowboys, giving Dallas a new backup behind Dak Prescott

The New England Patriots have agreed to trade quarterback Joe Milton III to the Dallas Cowboys.

USC star JuJu Watkins is the AP Player of the Year and just the fourth sophomore to earn that honor

JuJu Watkins, the sensational sophomore who led Southern California to its best season in nearly 40 years, was honored Thursday as The Associated Press women's basketball Player of the Year.

The NBA's playoff chase enters its final week. Here's a look at what's happening

It's playoff-positioning time in the NBA. Going into Monday, there are 57 games left. The 10 Eastern Conference postseason teams are set. Cleveland, Boston, New York, Indiana, Milwaukee and Detroit are in the playoffs. Orlando, Atlanta, Chicago and Miami have clinched play-in spots. In the Western Conference, Oklahoma City is the No. 1 seed and Houston is in the playoffs. The Los Angeles Lakers, Denver, the Los Angeles Clippers and Golden State enter Monday holding playoff spots, with Minnesota and Memphis chasing them and trying to stay out of the play-in.

Overall ski champion Brignone breaks leg in crash with home Olympics approaching

It was meant to be a celebratory final week of competition in the best season of her career.

Some diehard baseball fans in sports-crazed Sacramento welcome Athletics and hope they stay awhile

Van Thompson walked through the busy concourse shortly before first pitch and sang along to the national anthem, a white Athletics ball cap in hand covering his heart.

FIFA's Infantino points to US hosting 2031 Women's World Cup and UK getting 2035 edition

The United States and the United Kingdom looked set on Thursday to be picked by FIFA next year as hosts of Women's World Cups expanded to 48 teams from 32.

Ohtani's walk-off homer boosts Dodgers to 8-0 with another comeback win

Shohei Ohtani met the moment again, and his latest theatrics have the Los Angeles Dodgers perfect to start the season.

Utah faces Indiana, looks to end road slide

Utah aims to end its 18-game road losing streak with a victory over Indiana. Friday's meeting is the first of the season between the squads. Indiana is 26-11 at home, and Utah is 7-31 on the road.