BOSTON Celtics coach Brad Stevens didn’t get carried away by Boston’s rout of a Cleveland team that bore little resemblance to the real Cavaliers. LeBron James and J.R. Smith watched from the bench. Kevin Love and Kyrie Irving didn’t even get that far. None of those four starters played because Cleveland already had clinched the […]

PORTLAND — The Wilkes-Barre/Scranton Penguins (43- 23-3-4) took the wind out of the Portland Pirates (37-27-7-2) sails for the second straight night, winning 3-1 at the Cross Insurance Arena Sunday evening in American Hockey League action. The Penguins were holding on to a 3-0 lead until the third period when Brendan Shinnimin spoiled the shutout […]

PORTLAND — The Reading Fightin’ Phils emerged victorious over the Portland Sea Dogs in the Eastern League opening series, winning the rubber match Sunday at Hadlock Field, 10-2. After the Sea Dogs won the season opener, the Phils outscored Portland 21-2 in the final two games of the series. Zach Eflin, making his Phillies organizational […]

CLEVELAND (AP) — Miguel Cabrera homered twice and drove in four runs as the Detroit Tigers improved to 6-0 for the first time in 30 years with an 8-5 win over the Cleveland Indians on Sunday. Cabrera hit a two-run homer in the first off T.J. House (0-1), and J.D. Martinez added a solo shot […]

FORT WORTH, Texas Jimmie Johnson was still chasing Jamie McMurray and Kevin Harvick, trying to get back in front as the laps wound down at Texas Motor Speedway. Then Johnson got the break that led to his fifth NASCAR Sprint Cup victory at the track. Johnson passed both of them, regaining the lead for good […]