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Cunningham and Harris help Pistons finish comeback for first playoff series win in 18 years

DETROIT (AP) — Cade Cunningham had 32 points and 12 assists, Tobias Harris added 30 points and the Detroit Pistons beat the Orlando Magic 116-94 in Game 7 on Sunday to win a playoff series for the first time in 18 years. Cunningham averaged 32.4 points for Detroit, which last won a postseason series by beating Orlando in the second round in 2008. The Pistons advance to play the winner of Sunday evening’s Game 7 between the Cleveland Cavaliers and the Toronto Raptors. The Pistons became the 15th team in NBA history to overcome a 3-1 deficit and the second in the last two nights, after the Philadelphia 76ers came back to eliminate Boston.

Wolves say Edwards is questionable for Game 1 despite knee injury

SAN ANTONIO (AP) — Anthony Edwards might be back for Game 1 of the Minnesota Timberwolves’ playoff series against the San Antonio Spurs, barely a week after appearing to suffer a serious knee injury. Edwards will be listed as questionable for Monday night’s series opener, the Timberwolves said. The All-Star guard, who averaged 36.7 points in three games against San Antonio this season, has been “cleared for on-court basketball activities,” the Timberwolves said Sunday.

Joel Embiid wants Philadelphia fans at Philly games. The Knicks know that New Yorkers are coming

GREENBURGH, N.Y. (AP) — Joel Embiid wants Philadelphia fans at the Philadelphia games. Good luck with that. One way or another, the Knicks know the New Yorkers are coming. Embiid is pleading with 76ers fans not to sell their tickets to Knicks fans. When the teams met in the playoffs two years ago, Knicks fans swarmed Philadelphia when they won the series in six games. The 76ers’ website says it will only sell tickets to local fans. But the Knicks’ Josh Hart says fans will sell if they can get a good price, and he knows Knicks boosters will gladly make the short trip and pay.

Canadiens outlast Lightning 2-1 in Game 7 to win thrilling 1st-round series

TAMPA, Fla. (AP) — Alex Newhook broke a tie with 8:53 left and the Montreal Canadiens outlasted the Tampa Bay Lightning 2-1 on Game 7 on Sunday night to end the thrilling first-round series. The Canadiens will face the Buffalo Sabres in the second round after finishing off their first series victory since losing the Stanley Cup Final to Tampa Bay in 2021. Game 1 is Wednesday night in Buffalo. Rookie goaltender Jakub Dobes made 28 saves and Nick Suzuki got his first goal of the series for Montreal. Each game of the series was decided by one goal and four went to overtime. The score was tied or within one goal for all but six minutes in the seven games.

Kimi Antonelli wins the Miami Grand Prix for his third straight F1 victory

MIAMI GARDENS, Fla. (AP) — Kimi Antonelli has won the Miami Grand Prix for his third consecutive Formula 1 victory as the 19-year-old Mercedes drivers continued to show he’s a legitimate championship contender. Antonelli started from the pole Sunday but had a slick start on a damp surface of the Miami International Autodrome. Threats of heavy rain led F1 to move up the start of the race by three hours, and there was an early morning heavy thunderstorm with lightning strikes directly over the Hard Rock Stadium, but it had cleared by the time the event began.

Man United beats Liverpool 3-2 and will be back in the Champions League after 2-year absence

MANCHESTER, England (AP) — Manchester United guaranteed a return to the Champions League next season with a 3-2 win against Liverpool. Kobbie Mainoo settled a thrilling Premier League clash at Old Trafford with his first-time strike from the edge of the area. Defending champion Liverpool had fought back from two goals down to level the game. But Mainoo’s goal meant United would be playing in European club soccer’s top competition after a two-year absence. Tottenham climbed out of the relegation zone with a 2-1 win at Aston Villa. It’s back-to-back league wins for Spurs for the first time since the opening two games of the season.

Thuram’s goal and Lautaro’s assist lead Inter to the Serie A title and a long-awaited San Siro party

Inter Milan has sealed the Italian league soccer title with a 2-0 victory over visiting Parma. Inter moved an unassailable 12 points clear of 2025 champion Napoli with three rounds remaining. It’s Inter’s 21st Serie A title to trail only the record 36 held by Juventus. Marcus Thuram scored just before the break and 37-year-old Henrikh Mkhitaryan struck in the 80th. Inter hadn’t sealed the title before its home fans at the San Siro since the 1989 title. When Sunday’s game was over, there were fireworks, dancing and plenty of celebrations. Inter is still in the running for two trophies this season and will face Lazio in the Italian Cup final in 10 days.

Dodgers’ Shohei Ohtani goes hitless in 4th straight game for the 1st time since 2022

ST. LOUIS (AP) — Shohei Ohtani has gone hitless in four straight games. That hasn’t happened in four years. Los Angeles Dodgers manager Dave Roberts said Sunday after a 4-1 win over the St. Louis Cardinals that he believes in his star to “come out of it at some point.” Ohtani’s 0-for-3 day pushed him to 0 for 14 over his last four games, his longest hitless streak since going 0 for 12 over five games with the Los Angeles Angels from May 24-28, 2022. Ohtani’s struggles have mirrored those of the team around him. The Dodgers have not homered in six straight games.

With Trump watching in Doral, Cameron Young finishes off wire-to-wire win at Cadillac Championship

DORAL, Fla. (AP) — The only person who gave Cameron Young any trouble on Sunday was Cameron Young. He called a one-stroke penalty on himself while playing the par 4 second hole, after he caused his ball to move in the fairway. And then he made par anyway. It was that sort of week: Young was unflappable and unbeatable. He went wire-to-wire alone on the lead at the Cadillac Championship, a final round of 4-under 68 getting him to 19 under for the week and six shots clear of world No. 1 Scottie Scheffler. President Donald Trump was watching. Scheffler finished second at 13 under.

Chase Elliott wins at Texas to join Tyler Reddick as multiple Cup Series winners this season

FORT WORTH, Texas (AP) — Chase Elliott stayed ahead of Denny Hamlin for the closing four laps after a final restart to win at Texas. It was his second victory of the season and the 23rd of his career. Elliott led five times for a race-high 87 laps and joined five-time winner Tyler Reddick as the only NASCAR Cup drivers this season with multiple wins. After taking the bottom and clearing Hamlin on the backstretch on the first lap after the restart, Elliott managed the No. 9 Hendrick Motorsports Chevrolet over the last few laps to get to the checkered flag. Alex Bowman was third and Reddick was fourth.

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