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UPCOMING

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FBC--SEC-SPRING WRAPUP

DESCRIPTION: GAINESVILLE, Fla. -- More than half the teams in the powerhouse Southeastern Conference have new starting quarterbacks in 2025. Many of the changes were expected. Some of them were needed. By Mark Long. 700 words, photos. With FBC--SEC-Spring Wrap-Players To Watch.

UPCOMING: By 04/30/2025 4:00 p.m. EDT, Text

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HKN-RANTANEN-SETTLING WITH STARS

DESCRIPTION: DALLAS — Mikko Rantanen is now really on the other side, having finally scored a postseason goal for Dallas against his former team. By Stephen Hawkins. UPCOMING. 600 words, photos.

UPCOMING: By 04/30/2025 4:30 p.m. EDT, Photo, Text

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GLF--PGA PROFESSIONAL

DESCRIPTION: PORT ST. LUCIE, Fla. — Tyler Collet leads a field of national club pros in the PGA Professional Championship, where the top 20 qualify for the PGA Championship at Quail Hollow in two weeks. Upcoming: 400 words.

UPCOMING: By 04/30/2025 6:00 p.m. EDT, Text

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BKN--NBA PLAYOFF COVERAGE

FORMATS: Photo, Text

1. WITH: BKN--TIPOFF

2. DESCRIPTION: DETROIT— The Cade Cunningham-led Detroit Pistons earned another home game in their closely contested first-round series with a Game 6 against the New York Knicks on Thursday night, when the Denver-Los Angeles series shifts to California with the Nuggets leading the Clippers 2-1 in the Western Conference series.

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4. WITH: BKN--NBA PLAYOFF COVERAGE

5. DESCRIPTION: Coverage of the NBA postseason

6. UPCOMING: By 04/30/2025 6:30 p.m. EDT

7. WITH: BKN--WARRIORS-ROCKETS

8. DESCRIPTION: HOUSTON — Steph Curry and the Golden State Warriors meet the Houston Rockets in Game 5 of the first-round of the Western Conference playoffs, needing a win to advance to the next round. Houston returns home to try and stay alive after dropping two games in California. By Kristie Rieken. UPCOMING: 450 words. Photos.

9. UPCOMING: By 04/30/2025 7:00 p.m. EDT

10. WITH: BKN--TIMBERWOLVES-LAKERS

11. DESCRIPTION: LOS ANGELES — Anthony Edwards and the Minnesota Timberwolves look to close out LeBron James, Luka Doncic and the Los Angeles Lakers in Game 5 of their first-round series. By Greg Beacham. UPCOMING: 450 words, photos. Starts 7 p.m. PDT.

12. UPCOMING: By 04/30/2025 11:55 p.m. EDT

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BKN--MOST IMPROVED PLAYER

DESCRIPTION: Detroit’s Cade Cunningham, the Los Angeles Clippers’ Ivica Zubac and Atlanta’s Dyson Daniels are the three finalists for the NBA’s most improved player award, which will be revealed Wednesday night. Developing from 7 p.m. announcement. UPCOMING: 500 words, photos.

UPCOMING: By 04/30/2025 7:00 p.m. EDT, Photo, Text

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HKN--CANADIENS-CAPITALS

DESCRIPTION: WASHINGTON — Up 3-1 in the series, the Washington Capitals can move on to the second round of the NHL playoffs by winning Game 5 against the Montreal Canadiens. By Hockey Writer Stephen Whyno. UPCOMING: 450 words, photos, breakouts on merit.

UPCOMING: By 04/30/2025 7:12 p.m. EDT, Photo, Text

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BBO--DIAMONDBACKS-METS

DESCRIPTION: NEW YORK -- Diamondbacks newcomer Corbin Burnes, looking for his first win since signing a $210 million contract with Arizona, faces Pete Alonso and the New York Mets at Citi Field. By Baseball Writer Mike Fitzpatrick.

UPCOMING: By 04/30/2025 10:10 p.m. EDT, Text

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SOC--CHAMPIONS CUP-WHITECAPS-MIAMI

DESCRIPTION: Lionel Messi and Inter Miami are hoping to avoid elimination from the CONCACAF Champions Cup when they host the Vancouver Whitecaps Wednesday night. It’s the second leg of the semifinals, and the series winner advances to the final against either Cruz Azul or Tigres UNAL on June 1. By Alanis Thames. UPCOMING: 400 words, photos. Game starts 8 p.m. EST.

UPCOMING: By 04/30/2025 10:30 p.m. EDT, Photo, Text

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HKN--BLUES-JETS

DESCRIPTION: The St. Louis Blues try to win their third straight game against the top-seeded Winnipeg Jets in their first-round playoff series that is knotted 2-2. Jets goalie Connor Hellebuyck has vowed to be better after being pulled during both losses in St. Louis. UPCOMING: 450 words.

UPCOMING: By 04/30/2025 11:30 p.m. EDT, Photo, Text

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NEW AND DEVELOPING

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BKL--WNBA FREE AGENCY

With WNBA camps open, eyes already turning to 2026 free agency with so many players possibly moving

SUMMARY: WNBA training camps just opened and there already are so many eyes on the 2026 season when more than 100 players will be free agents. Nearly all of the league’s top players could be on the move, including 20 of last season’s All-Stars. A’ja Wilson and Breanna Stewart are among the star-studded group on one-year contracts knowing that a new collective bargaining agreement will hopefully be in place next season that is expected to monumentally increase salaries. The WNBA begins an 11-year $2.2 billion media rights deal in 2026 which is where the shift will come from. Currently WNBA players can have a maximum base salary of $250,000.

WORDS: 571 - MOVED: 04/30/2025 1:22 p.m. EDT

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SCI--KENTUCKY DERBY-HORSE ATHLETICISM

What makes a Kentucky Derby champion? Big hearts, immense lungs and powerful legs

SUMMARY: At the 151st Kentucky Derby, a global spotlight will shine on equine athleticism. It’s the subject of a growing body of research. On display at Saturday’s Derby will be the speed and agility of these 1,000-pound animals. Studies show that a constellation of characteristics are behind the horses’ athletic ability. That includes big hearts, immense lung capacity, robust musculoskeletal systems and long, thin legs. All of that helped horses survive in the wild. Experts say it all stems from their evolution as an animal of prey. Horses honed skills like running, jumping and pulling as humans bred and trained them for various purposes over millennia. And the relationship between humans and horses helped shape history.

WORDS: 1097 - MOVED: 04/30/2025 1:04 p.m. EDT

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FBN--FALCONS-SANDERS-PRANK CALL-FINE

NFL fines Falcons and defensive coordinator Jeff Ulbrich following prank call to Shedeur Sanders

SUMMARY: The Atlanta Falcons have been fined $250,000 and defensive coordinator Jeff Ulbrich has been fined $100,000 as the result of Ulbrich’s son participating in a prank call to Shedeur Sanders during the NFL draft. The NFL confirmed the fines for the roles by the Falcons and Ulbrich in failing to prevent the disclosure of confidential information distributed to the club in advance of the NFL draft. The Falcons, who disclosed the role of Ulbrich’s 21-year-old son Jax in the prank call Friday as Sanders was waiting for his name to be called in the draft, said Wednesday they accept the discipline from the league.

WORDS: 446 - MOVED: 04/30/2025 1:04 p.m. EDT

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BKN--NBA-MOST IMPROVED

Daniels, Cunningham and Zubac are the finalists for the NBA’s most improved player award

SUMMARY: Detroit’s Cade Cunningham, the Los Angeles Clippers’ Ivica Zubac and Atlanta’s Dyson Daniels all made significant leaps this season. It’s time for the NBA to reveal which jump was deemed the best. Cunningham, Zubac and Daniels are the finalists for the NBA’s most improved player award, which will be revealed Wednesday night shortly after 7 p.m. on TNT. The most improved player award, like several other NBA honors, was voted on by a global panel of 100 writers and broadcasters who cover the league and cast ballots shortly after the end of the regular season.

WORDS: 467 - MOVED: 04/30/2025 12:55 p.m. EDT

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BKN--PACERS-HALIBURTON’S FATHER

Tyrese Haliburton scolds his father for sparking postgame fracas after Pacers eliminate Bucks

SUMMARY: Pacers guard Tyrese Haliburton was so excited about Indiana’s improbable overtime rally that he didn’t realize what led to the postgame scuffle between his teammates and the Milwaukee Bucks on Tuesday night. Then he got to the locker room, watched the replay and winced when he saw his father, John, on the court, confronting two-time MVP Giannis Antetokounmpo. Haliburton says he had a talk with his dad and doesn’t agree with what happened. He adds, “I don’t think my pops was in the right at all.” Antetokounmpo says John Haliburton’s behavior was disrespectful.

WORDS: 445 - MOVED: 04/30/2025 12:42 p.m. EDT

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HKN--GAUDREAU-BROTHERS-PICKING UP THE PIECES

A legacy of hope and laughter for Gaudreau brothers as family, friends and hockey community grieves

SUMMARY: The families of Johnny and Matthew Gaudreau are still grieving their deaths last August after they were hit by a suspected drunken driver in New Jersey on the eve of their sister’s wedding. Through strides big and small -- from births and hockey tributes and a new foundation — the family has found a legacy they hope will last by fund-raising for a new playground fundraising at the family’s beloved school. Jane Gaudreau looks ahead to the days when children will laugh and play with her sons looking down from above.

WORDS: 2589 - MOVED: 04/30/2025 12:06 p.m. EDT

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BKN--ON BASKETBALL-GIANNIS’ FUTURE

Giannis Antetokounmpo enters this offseason with a big question awaiting him. Stay or go?

SUMMARY: Giannis Antetokounmpo had to have known the question was coming. “Do you think that you can still win that second championship here in Milwaukee after a third straight first-round exit?” It was a more than fair question posed to the Bucks star after the Bucks’ season ended in Indianapolis on Tuesday night. Antetokounmpo is surely asking himself the same question right about now. Antetokounmpo didn’t have a public answer for it following the 119-118 overtime, season-ending loss in Game 5 of Round 1 against Indiana. He probably doesn’t have a private answer to it, either. But he needs that answer sometime over the coming days or weeks.

WORDS: 823 - MOVED: 04/30/2025 11:14 a.m. EDT

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TEN--MADRID OPEN

Swiatek recovers from 0-6 loss in first set to beat Keys in ‘weirdest’ match in Madrid quarterfinals

SUMMARY: Iga Swiatek has recovered from losing the first six games of the match to defeat Madison Keys 0-6, 6-3, 6-2 and stay on track to defend her title at the Madrid Open. Swiatek was overpowered by Keys early in their quarterfinal but eventually found a way to rally past the fifth-ranked American on center court. Swiatek says “it was one of the weirdest matches” she’s ever played. It was the first meeting between the two since Swiatek squandered a match point in the semifinals of the Australian Open that was won by Keys.

WORDS: 411 - MOVED: 04/30/2025 11:07 a.m. EDT

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SOC--BODO-GLIMT-PILOT PROJECT

How a fighter pilot’s mental techniques helped tiny Bodø/Glimt reach the Europa League semifinals

WORDS: 1196 - MOVED: 04/30/2025 10:00 a.m. EDT

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WRE--REAL AMERICAN FREESTYLE

Pro wrestling icon Hulk Hogan to be commissioner of Real American Freestyle

SUMMARY: Hulk Hogan is helping to launch Real American Freestyle wrestling. He’ll be commissioner of a league that announced its plans on Wednesday. Real American Freestyle events will feature single matches at eight men’s and four women’s weight classes. The first event is scheduled for Aug. 30 in Cleveland. Hogan said the league has USA Wrestling’s blessing. Hogan said Kennedy Blades, an American who earned a silver medal at the 2024 Paris Olympics, will be the face of the women’s division. Zahid Valencia and Ben Askren have agreed to participate on the men’s side.

WORDS: 873 - MOVED: 04/30/2025 9:34 a.m. EDT

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ENT--SUMMER MOVIE PREVIEW-F1

‘Top Gun: Maverick’ filmmakers drive into Formula One, with Brad Pitt and Lewis Hamilton

SUMMARY: “Top Gun: Maverick” filmmaker Joseph Kosinski started dreaming up a movie about Formula One racing while watching “Drive to Survive.” But it would take nearly four years for that dream to become “F1,” which is speeding into movie theaters on June 27. The ambitious film stars Brad Pitt as an aging driver recruited to come back for one more race. It was a complex operation that would involve unprecedented coordination with the league, groundbreaking innovation in camera technology, and letting Pitt and his co-star Damson Idris really drive the cars at 180 mph. “F1” speeds into theaters on June 27.

WORDS: 1463 - MOVED: 04/30/2025 8:59 a.m. EDT

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TEN--DOPING-SINNER

Sinner considered taking a break from tennis before he accepted 3-month ban in doping case

SUMMARY: Jannik Sinner was considering taking a break from tennis earlier this year before he accepted a three-month ban in a settlement with the World Anti-Doping Agency. The top-ranked Sinner says during an interview with Italian state TV RAI that “I remember before the Australian Open this year it wasn’t a very happy time” and that “I didn’t really feel comfortable in the locker room, where we were eating.” He adds that “players were looking at me differently. I said to myself, ‘Maybe I need to take some time off after Australia.’ I didn’t want (the ban) though.”

WORDS: 480 - MOVED: 04/30/2025 8:55 a.m. EDT

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SOC--BARCELONA-INTER

Barcelona’s attack faces Inter defense in Champions League semifinals

SUMMARY: Barcelona’s high-scoring attack will face Inter Milan’s stingy defense in the opening game of their Champions League semifinal on Wednesday. Barcelona has the best attack in the competition with 37 goals scored. The Italian visitors have allowed just five goals and kept a tournament-best eight clean sheets. Hansi Flick’s Barcelona is as confident as can be after beating Real Madrid in the Copa del Rey final on Saturday. Inter arrives to Spain on a rare slump. Simone Inzaghi’s side has lost three straight games without scoring a single goal for the first time in 13 years.

WORDS: 240 - MOVED: 04/30/2025 8:10 a.m. EDT

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HKW--PWHL-EXPANSION-SEATTLE

PWHL selects Seattle for 2nd expansion franchise. Plans to add another 2 by 2026-27, AP source says

SUMMARY: The PWHL will expand to eight teams next season by adding Seattle as its second expansion franchise alongside Vancouver. The two teams provides the PWHL a major foothold in the Pacific Northwest. The Associated Press has learned that the women’s hockey league also plans to grow to 10 teams for its 2026-27 season. That comes after feedback received during its eight-month expansion search in which the PWHL considered more than 20 markets.

WORDS: 878 - MOVED: 04/30/2025 8:01 a.m. EDT

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HKN--PREGAME ROUTINES

NHL players are all about pregame routine, whether it’s naps, walking the dog or eating same meal

SUMMARY: Before games, Dallas forward Matt Duchene has an identical routine. He blocks out a two-hour window for a nap, eats the same meal of pasta and salmon and spends time reviewing notes he’s made in his journal. Like many NHL players and coaches, Duchene’s just a creature of habit. Little pregame rituals and routines that help them slip into the proper frame of mind for that big game. These familiar patterns can be sleep- or food-related. Or revolve around the way they warm up. Or how they tinker with their hockey sticks. Or be as simple as taking their dog for a walk. Be careful, though, to lump all of these in with superstitions.

WORDS: 1159 - MOVED: 04/30/2025 6:10 a.m. EDT

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CAR--F1-MIAMI-WOMEN IN CHARGE

She’s in charge: At the F1 Miami Grand Prix, many top executive roles are held by women

SUMMARY: For the Miami Grand Prix, someone is charge of all the strategic planning and the budget. Someone else oversees the construction of 163 temporary buildings needed for race weekend. Someone else designs the seating areas and keeps track of all the food and beverage needs. Someone else makes sure that the rich and famous have everything they need and want, from the right drink to the right kind of throw pillow. These jobs make the race happen. And in Miami, they’re all being done by women.

WORDS: 1133 - MOVED: 04/30/2025 5:10 a.m. EDT

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MOVING TOMORROW

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HKN--NHL PLAYOFF COVERAGE

Coverage of the NHL postseason.

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BKN--NBA PLAYOFF COVERAGE

Coverage of the NBA postseason.

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