The Boston Celtics completed a four-game sweep of the Indiana Pacers in the first round of the Eastern Conference playoffs Sunday afternoon, using key baskets from Marcus Morris and Gordon Hayward to hold on for a 110-106 victory in Indianapolis. Apr 21, 2019; Indianapolis, IN, USA; Boston Celtics forward Gordon Hayward (20) dunks the ball

Josh Donaldson homered in his first two at-bats, and Max Fried tossed 6 1/3 strong innings as the visiting Atlanta Braves breezed to an 11-5 rout of the Cleveland Indians on Sunday night. Apr 21, 2019; Cleveland, OH, USA; Atlanta Braves third baseman Josh Donaldson (20) hits a home run during the first inning against

Apr 21, 2019; Hilton Head, SC, USA; C.T. Pan poses with the RBC Heritage trophy after winning the 51st RBC Heritage golf tournament at Harbour Town Golf Links. Mandatory Credit: Joshua S. Kelly-USA TODAY Sports (Reuters) – Taiwan’s Pan Cheng-tsung won his first PGA Tour tournament with a one-stroke victory over Matt Kuchar as world

SYDNEY (Reuters) – World number nine Ashleigh Barty continued her recent strong run of form and guided Australia to their first Fed Cup final since 1993 with a 3-2 victory over Belarus in Brisbane on Sunday. FILE PHOTO – Mar 30, 2019; Miami Gardens, FL, USA; Ashleigh Barty of Australia returns a shot back to

Mike Scott hit a 3-pointer with 18.6 seconds remaining to lift the visiting Philadelphia 76ers past the Brooklyn Nets 112-108 to take a 3-1 lead in the Eastern Conference opening-round playoff series on Saturday. Apr 20, 2019; Brooklyn, NY, USA; Philadelphia 76ers forward Mike Scott (1) makes a three point shot against Brooklyn Nets center

Mar 23, 2019; Tampa, FL, USA; New York Yankees pitcher Gio Gonzalez (43) throws a pitch during the sixth inning against the Toronto Blue Jays at George M. Steinbrenner Field. Mandatory Credit: Kim Klement-USA TODAY Sports Pitcher Gio Gonzalez opted out of his contract with the New York Yankees and intends to become a free

Tennis – ATP 1000 – Monte Carlo Masters – Monte-Carlo Country Club, Roquebrune-Cap-Martin, France – April 20, 2019 Serbia’s Dusan Lajovic in action during his match against Russia’s Daniil Medvedev REUTERS/Eric Gaillard MONTE CARLO (Reuters) – Serbian Dusan Lajovic reached his first Masters final when he mastered windy conditions to beat Russian Daniil Medvedev 7-5

Kyrie Irving had a hand in 11 of Boston’s final 16 points Friday night as the Celtics withstood a late charge by the Indiana Pacers to record a 104-96 win at Indianapolis and go up 3-0 in an Eastern Conference first-round playoff matchup. Apr 19, 2019; Indianapolis, IN, USA; Boston Celtics guard Kyrie Irving (11)

Apr 18, 2019; Hilton Head, SC, USA; Shane Lowry hits from the fairway of the third hole during the first round of the RBC Heritage golf tournament at Harbour Town Golf Links. Mandatory Credit: Joshua S. Kelly-USA TODAY Sports (Reuters) – The RBC Heritage second round resumed after being delayed for almost four hours on

BARCELONA (Reuters) – England women’s forward Toni Duggan says her nation must match the achievements of three-times world champions the United States and “put trophies on the table” before they also ask for equal conditions as the men’s team. FILE PHOTO: Soccer Football – Women’s International Friendly – England v Sweden – New York Stadium,

Ben Simmons scored a playoff-career-high 31 points and handed out nine assists to lead the visiting Philadelphia 76ers past the Brooklyn Nets 131-115 on Thursday in New York for a 2-1 lead in an Eastern Conference opening-round playoff series. Apr 18, 2019; Brooklyn, NY, USA; Brooklyn Nets center Jarrett Allen (31) shoots against Philadelphia 76ers

(Reuters) – Champion Rafael Nadal and top-ranked Novak Djokovic turned in impressive displays to reach the Monte Carlo Masters quarter-finals on Thursday. Tennis – ATP 1000 – Monte Carlo Masters – Monte-Carlo Country Club, Roquebrune-Cap-Martin, France – April 18, 2019 Spain’s Rafael Nadal celebrates winning his third round match against Bulgaria’s Grigor Dimitrov REUTERS/Eric Gaillard

Matt Chapman broke a sixth-inning tie with a home run Wednesday night, helping the host Oakland Athletics snap the Houston Astros’ 10-game winning streak with a 2-1 victory. Frankie Montas (3-1) gave up one run and three hits in 6 1/3 innings, and the Oakland bullpen got the final eight outs as the A’s beat

Mikko Rantanen’s second goal of the game was the overtime winner as the Colorado Avalanche erased a two-goal deficit and beat the Calgary Flames 3-2 Wednesday night in Denver. Apr 11, 2019; Calgary, Alberta, CAN; Calgary Flames center Mikael Backlund (11) chases after Colorado Avalanche right wing Mikko Rantanen (96) during the third period in

(Reuters) – Andrew Bogut will start at center for the two-time defending champion Golden State Warriors after DeMarcus Cousins tore his quad in the team’s loss to the Los Angeles Clippers on Monday, head coach Steve Kerr said on Wednesday. FILE PHOTO: Mar 21, 2019; Oakland, CA, USA; Golden State Warriors center Andrew Bogut (12)