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Brown and the Celtics aim to clinch series against Philadelphia 04/30/2026 02:02am • Boston Celtics (56-26, second in the Eastern Conference) vs. Philadelphia 76ers (45-37, seventh in the Eastern Conference) Philadelphia; Thursday, 8 p.m. EDT LINE: Celtics -5.5; over/under is 212.5 EASTERN CONFERENCE FIRST ROUND: Celtics lead series 3-2 BOTTOM LINE: The Boston Celtics look to clinch Randle and the Timberwolves try to clinch series against Denver 04/30/2026 02:02am • Denver Nuggets (54-28, third in the Western Conference) vs. Minnesota Timberwolves (49-33, sixth in the Western Conference) Minneapolis; Thursday, 9:30 p.m. EDT LINE: Nuggets -5.5; over/under is 224.5 WESTERN CONFERENCE FIRST ROUND: Timberwolves lead series 3-2 BOTTOM LINE: The Minnesota Timberwolve Rockets beat Lakers 99-93 in Game 5, avoiding playoff elimination for the 2nd straight game 04/30/2026 02:01am • LOS ANGELES (AP) — Jabari Smith Jr. scored 22 points, Tari Eason added 18 and the Houston Rockets avoided playoff elimination for the second straight game with a 99-93 victory over the Lakers in Game 5 on Wednesday night, trimming Los Angeles' lead in the first-round series to 3-2. Alperen Sengun ING: Q1 Earnings Snapshot 04/30/2026 01:56am • AMSTERDAM (AP) — AMSTERDAM (AP) — ING Groep NV (ING) on Thursday reported net income of $1.82 billion in its first quarter. The bank, based in Amsterdam, said it had earnings of 63 cents per share. The financial services provider posted revenue of $6.81 billion in the period. Its revenue net of In a remote German village, mail is delivered by boat during warmer months 04/30/2026 01:49am • LEHDE, Germany (AP) — Andrea Bunar had been waiting for months for the arrival of spring and the day she could finally deliver the mail by barge again through the narrow waterways of the Spreewald Forest delta southeast of Berlin. On Wednesday, the 55-year-old German postal worker stood at the bac The AP Interview: Ukraine bets on battlefield AI as the race for weapons autonomy intensifies 04/30/2026 01:29am • KYIV, Ukraine (AP) — Rapid military adoption of artificial intelligence is becoming essential to Ukraine's survival, even as full integration across the battlefield may still be several years away, according to a senior AI official. Danylo Tsvok said AI is already helping Ukraine hold territory, w Singer-songwriter David Allan Coe, who wrote 'Take This Job and Shove It' and other hits, dies at 86 04/30/2026 01:23am • ORMOND BEACH, Fla. (AP) — Singer-songwriter David Allan Coe, who wrote 'Take This Job and Shove It' and other hits, dies at 86. Butler homers, Kurtz extends walk streak to 18 games; Athletics beat Royals 5-2 04/30/2026 01:23am • WEST SACRAMENTO, Calif. (AP) — Lawrence Butler hit a three-run home run, Luis Severino gave up one run and struck out eight in seven innings, and the Athletics beat Kansas City 5-2 on Wednesday night to snap the Royals' four-game win streak. Nick Kurtz hit an RBI double and walked, his 18th conse Ashley Sanchez scores late equalizer for North Carolina in 2-2 draw with Boston 04/30/2026 01:21am • Ashley Sanchez scored in the 76th minute and the North Carolina Courage rallied in the second half for a 2-2 tie with the Boston Legacy on Wednesday, preventing the National Women’s Soccer League expansion team from winning its first match. Elsewhere, the San Diego Wave lost 2-0 at the Portland Th Lowering the marathon mark: Researcher says sub 2-hour record could be reduced by 5 minutes 04/30/2026 01:21am • Only days after the first sub-2 hour marathon , an Australian university professor who has devoted much of his career to studying times over the 42.195-kilometer (26.2-mile) event says the mark could improve by more than five minutes. On Sunday, Sabastian Sawe of Kenya won the London Marathon in 1 Texier breaks 3rd-period tie, Canadiens beat Lightning 3-2 in Game 5 to take series lead 04/30/2026 01:10am • TAMPA, Fla. (AP) — Alexandre Texier broke a tie 1:06 into the third period and the Montreal Canadiens beat the Tampa Bay Lightning 3-2 on Wednesday night to take a 3-2 lead in the first-round series. Rookie Jakub Dobes stopped 38 shots to help Montreal move within a victory of advancing for the fi 10 current and former Mexican officials accused in US indictment of aiding drug trafficking 04/30/2026 01:05am • NEW YORK (AP) — The governor of Sinaloa and nine other current and former Mexican officials were charged with drug trafficking and weapons offenses in a U.S. indictment unsealed Wednesday in New York, accused of aiding in the massive importation of illicit narcotics into the United States. Some of Church robs Gonzales of what would have been walk-off homer, preserves Cards' 5-4 win over Pirates 04/30/2026 12:58am • PITTSBURGH (AP) — Rookie Nathan Church ended the game by robbing Nick Gonzales of what would have been a walk-off, two-run homer by making a leaping catch at the left-field wall, giving the St. Louis Cardinals a 5-4 win over the Pittsburgh Pirates on Wednesday night. Ryan O’Hearn singled with on Tafari scores in stoppage time, LAFC beats Toluca 2-1 in 1st leg of CONCACAF Champions Cup semifinal 04/30/2026 12:57am • LOS ANGELES (AP) — Nkosi Tafari headed in Son Heung-Min’s free kick in second-half stoppage time and LAFC beat Toluca FC 2-1 on Wednesday night in the first leg of the CONCACAF Champions Cup semifinal. The aggregate winner will be decided on May 6 in Toluca. Timothy Tillman gave LAFC a 1-0 lead High-A Northwest League Glance 04/30/2026 12:57am • All Times EDT Tuesday's Games Everett 8, Tri-City 3 Hillsboro 5, Vancouver 3 Wednesday's Games Eugene 3, Spokane 1 Everett 10, Tri-City 7 Hillsboro 7, Vancouver 0 Thursday's Games Everett at Tri-City, 9:30 p.m. Spokane at Eugene, 9:35 p.m. Hillsboro at Vancouver, 10:05 p.m. Friday's Games Hillsboro