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BKN--NBA PLAYOFF COVERAGE

FORMATS: Photo, Text

WITH: BKN--TIPOFF

DESCRIPTION: MINNEAPOLIS — Coverage of the Golden State Warriors-Minnesota Timberwolves second-round series, looking ahead to Game 2. By Dave Campbell. 600 words.

UPCOMING: By 05/07/2025 7:00 p.m. EDT

WITH: BKN--KNICKS-CELTICS

DESCRIPTION: BOSTON -- The Celtics host the Knicks in Game 2 of their Eastern Conference semifinals series. By Kyle Hightower.

UPCOMING: By 05/07/2025 7:00 p.m. EDT

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HKN--PANTHERS-MAPLE LEAFS

DESCRIPTION: TORONTO -- The defending Stanley Cup champion Florida Panthers try to even the series in Game 2 of their second-round matchup against the Toronto Maple Leafs. UPCOMING: 450 words, photos. Game starts at 7 p.m. EDT.

UPCOMING: By 05/07/2025 10:00 p.m. EDT, Text

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HKN--STARS-JETS

DESCRIPTION: WINNIPEG, Manitoba -- The Dallas Stars visit Winnipeg for the opening game of their second-round playoff series against the Jets. UPCOMING: 450 words, photos. Game starts at 8:30 p.m. CDT.

UPCOMING: By 05/07/2025 11:30 p.m. EDT, Text

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SOC--BODO-ARTIFICIAL TURF

DESCRIPTION: Located north of the Arctic Circle and needing to deal with brutal weather conditions, Norwegian soccer team Bodø/Glimt has an artificial playing field that’s built to handle just about anything. Including much bigger rivals. That could be bad news for Premier League giant Tottenham Hotspur when the teams meet in the Europa League semifinal second leg on Thursday. By James Robson. UPCOMING: 750 words by 0800 GMT with photos.

UPCOMING: By 05/07/2025 3:00 a.m. EDT, Photo, Text

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RAC--PREAKNESS-SOVEREIGNTY OUT-EXPLAINER

DESCRIPTION: Kentucky Derby winner Sovereignty not running in the Preakness makes this the fifth time in seven years there’s no chance of a Triple Crown going into the race. It’s the third time since 2019 the Derby winner has not been in the Preakness after just one in the previous 33 years before. Why is that? Simply put, trainers think the short turnaround is bad for the horses. By Stephen Whyno. UPCOMING: 700 words, photos.

UPCOMING: By 05/07/2025 6:00 a.m. EDT, Text

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US--NCAA SETTLEMENT-UNCERTAIN ATHLETES

DESCRIPTION: The $2.8 billion NCAA settlement will allow schools to share revenue with athletes directly for use of their name, image and likeness. That could secure generational wealth for some but not others, and replacing scholarship caps with roster limitations is expected to leave walk-ons, partial scholarship earners, non-revenue sport athletes and high school recruits at risk. There are deep concerns about the potential impact on sports that feed the U.S. Olympic teams. Some athletes say they have little knowledge of what’s happening now, much less what’s ahead. By Maura Carey. 600 words, photos.

UPCOMING: By 05/07/2025 6:00 a.m. EDT, Text

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SOC--PSG-ARSENAL

DESCRIPTION: Second leg of the Champions League semifinal series between Paris Saint-Germain and Arsenal.

UPCOMING: By 05/07/2025 3:00 p.m. EDT, Photo, Text

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SOC--CHAMPIONS LEAGUE ROUNDUP

DESCRIPTION: Champions League semifinals second leg

UPCOMING: By 05/07/2025 5:00 p.m. EDT, Photo, Text

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GLF--TRUIST CHAMPIONSHIP

DESCRIPTION: FLOURTOWN, Pa. -- There’s plenty new about Rory McIlroy and this week’s Truist Championship, the fifth signature event of the PGA Tour season. By Bob Lentz. 500 words.

UPCOMING: By 05/07/2025 5:00 p.m. EDT, Photo, Text

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HKN--OILERS-GOLDEN KNIGHTS

Oilers rally for NHL-record fifth straight time to beat Golden Knights 4-2 in Game 1

SUMMARY: Zach Hyman scored from just above the right circle with 3:02 left to put Edmonton ahead for good, and the Oilers rallied yet again this postseason to beat the Vegas Golden Knights 4-2 in Game 1 of the second-round series. The Oilers, who came back from 2-0 down, set an NHL record with their fifth consecutive playoff comeback victory. Vegas, which had just seven shots on goal over the final two periods, lost a playoff game in regulation after leading by at least two goals for the first time. The Golden Knights are 47-4 overall in the postseason with such leads. Game 2 is Thursday night in Las Vegas. Leon Draisaitl had a goal and an assist for the Oilers, and Corey Perry and Connor Brown also scored. Mark Stone scored twice for Vegas.

WORDS: 587 - MOVED: 05/07/2025 1:36 a.m. EDT

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BKN--WARRIORS-CURRY

Curry leaves Warriors’ win vs. Wolves with hamstring strain, putting rest of series in question

SUMMARY: Golden State star Stephen Curry was sidelined by a strained left hamstring early in the second quarter at Minnesota and the Warriors were bracing for an extended absence of their sharpshooting leader after opening the series by beating the Timberwolves 99-88. Curry will have an MRI exam. His status is day to day, but coach Steve Kerr acknowledged it’s unlikely he’ll be available to play in Game 2. Curry grabbed at the back of his left leg after hitting a 14-foot floater and immediately headed back to the locker room. He had 13 points in 13 minutes on 5-for-9 shooting.

WORDS: 288 - MOVED: 05/07/2025 1:23 a.m. EDT

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BKN--NBA PLAYOFFS-ROAD SUCCESS

Road, sweet road: Visiting teams go 4-0 in Game 1 of NBA conference semifinals, a league first

SUMMARY: Road, sweet road. Home-court advantage? It doesn’t exist so far in the NBA conference semifinals where visiting teams combined to go 4-0 in Game 1s, the first time that has happened during this round in the league’s playoff history. Indiana beat top-seeded Cleveland on Sunday in the opener of that East series, New York beat defending champion Boston and Denver beat West top-seeded Oklahoma City in their respective openers Monday, and Golden State topped Minnesota in Game 1 of their matchup on Tuesday.

WORDS: 447 - MOVED: 05/07/2025 12:49 a.m. EDT

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BKN--PACERS-CAVALIERS

Haliburton’s 3 with 1.1 seconds left gives Pacers 120-119 stunning win over Cavs and 2-0 series lead

SUMMARY: Tyrese Haliburton made a 3-pointer with 1.1 seconds remaining and the Indiana Pacers scored the final eight points in 47.9 seconds to stun the short handed and top-seeded Cleveland Cavaliers 120-119 to take a 2-0 lead in their Eastern Conference semifinals series. Haliburton scored 11 of his 19 points in the final 12 minutes. Donovan Mitchell scored 48 points for Cleveland, who were missing three key players, including two starters. Myles Turner and Aaron Nesmith led Indiana with 23 points apiece. It’s the first time the Pacers won the first two games of a playoff series on the road since 1994 against Orlando.

WORDS: 630 - MOVED: 05/06/2025 11:35 p.m. EDT

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HKN--HURRICANES-CAPITALS

Jaccob Slavin scores in OT as the Hurricanes beat the Capitals in Game 1 of their 2nd-round series

SUMMARY: Jaccob Slavin scored in overtime, Frederik Andersen made 13 saves in his return from injury and the Carolina Hurricanes beat the Washington Capitals 2-1 in Game 1 of their second-round playoff series. Logan Stankoven started the comeback with his goal midway through the third period off a turnover. After failing to score on a power play late in regulation, Slavin scored 3:06 into OT from just inside the blue line to give Carolina the series lead.

WORDS: 453 - MOVED: 05/06/2025 11:07 p.m. EDT

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BKN--ON BASKETBALL-PLAYOFF HEROICS

NBA playoffs are seeing close games become the norm. And there have been some heroic moments, too

SUMMARY: Aaron Gordon went to the postgame interview room after his latest heroic moment for the Denver Nuggets, took a seat with his two nephews on his lap and waited for somebody to say something. He finally broke the silence by asking, “Any questions?” Seems about right that he would ask that, given that so far in these NBA playoffs, Gordon has been one of the players with all the answers when games are on the line. New York’s Jalen Brunson hit a 3-pointer to beat Detroit in Round 1. Indiana’s Tyrese Haliburton got a layup with 1.4 seconds left in overtime of the Pacers’ series-clinching Game 5 to oust Milwaukee then hit a late 3-pointer on Tuesday to beat Cleveland.

WORDS: 892 - MOVED: 05/06/2025 10:40 p.m. EDT

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RAC--PREAKNESS-SOVEREIGNTY OUT

Kentucky Derby winner Sovereignty won’t run in the Preakness, dashing Triple Crown possibility

SUMMARY: Kentucky Derby winner Sovereignty won’t run in the Preakness Stakes. That means there won’t be a Triple Crown winner for a seventh consecutive year. Trainer Bill Mott told Preakness officials that the plan will be to enter Sovereignty in the Belmont Stakes on June 7. This is the fourth time since Justify won all three races in 2018 that the Preakness will go on without a true shot at a Triple Crown. The short, two-week turnaround from the Kentucky Derby to the Preakness and changes in modern racing have sparked debate around the sport about spacing out the races.

WORDS: 545 - MOVED: 05/06/2025 7:46 p.m. EDT

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SOC--INTER MILAN-BARCELONA

Inter beats Barcelona 4-3 after extra time to reach another Champions League final

SUMMARY: Inter Milan beat Barcelona 4-3 after extra time in another rollercoaster encounter to reach a second Champions League final in three years. In the end it took extra time, two astonishing Barcelona comebacks and 13 goals to separate the teams and see Inter prevail 7-6 on aggregate. Substitute Davide Frattesi was the extra-time star for Inter, firing home in the 99th minute to leave the Barcelona players slumped to the ground while his Nerazzurri teammates were racing to celebrate with him. Inter will face either Paris Saint-Germain or Arsenal in Munich on May 31 for the title. Inter lost to Manchester City in the showpiece match in 2023.

WORDS: 596 - MOVED: 05/06/2025 7:26 p.m. EDT

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US--DC BUDGET

Trump, Congress and city council: Managing relationships, DC’s mayor walks a tightrope

SUMMARY: Washington, D.C. Mayor Muriel Bowser has been walking a public tightrope for months with both the White House and Congress. Now Bowser’s relationship with the D.C. Council is under public stress as the legislative body squabbles with Bowser over budget issues and prepares to debate her new deal to bring the NFL’s Washington Commanders back to the District of Columbia.

WORDS: 612 - MOVED: 05/06/2025 6:49 p.m. EDT

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BKL--FEVER-CLARK VIEWERSHIP

Caitlin Clark’s return to Iowa for Fever preseason game draws average ESPN viewership of 1.3 million

SUMMARY: Caitlin Clark’s return to Iowa’s Carver-Hawkeye Arena for the WNBA preseason game between the Indiana Fever and Brazilian national team averaged 1.3 million viewers on ESPN. The average viewership for Sunday’s game was 13% higher than ESPN’s 2024 regular-season average for the WNBA. The Fever-Brazil television audience peaked at 1.6 million, and the game drew a sellout crowd of 15,000 at Carver-Hawkeye, where the average paid ticket price on the resale market was $440.

WORDS: 160 - MOVED: 05/06/2025 5:47 p.m. EDT

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BKN--TIPOFF

Thunder, Celtics look to bounce back after series-opening losses to Knicks, Nuggets

SUMMARY: The Boston Celtics and Oklahoma City Thunder looked very much like the dominant teams they were during the regular season in securing lopsided first-round playoff series wins. Suddenly, both teams are facing their first dose of adversity this postseason following Game 1 losses to open Round 2. The Celtics missed an NBA playoff-record 45 of their 60 3-pointers and blew a 20-point lead in a 108-105 overtime loss to the Knicks. Meanwhile, the West’s top-seeded Thunder will look to recover after surrendering a 42-point scoring night to Nikola Jokic and 3-pointer to Aaron Gordon in the closing seconds of their 121-119 loss to Denver.

WORDS: 885 - MOVED: 05/06/2025 5:13 p.m. EDT

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HKW--PWHL PLAYOFFS

Defending PWHL champion Minnesota opens playoffs in rematch vs. Toronto; Montreal faces Ottawa

SUMMARY: Kendall Coyne Schofield and the Minnesota Frost are back in the PWHL playoffs — but barely — in a bid to defend their inaugural Walter Cup championship. Montreal and Toronto return, carrying the weight of losing in the semifinals last year. And welcome Ottawa to the postseason after the Charge secured their first playoff berth with an overtime win in their final game. Montreal is the top seed and elected to play third-seeded Ottawa over Minnesota in a series that opens Thursday. Minnesota is the fourth seed, just like last year, and faces Toronto in a rematch in a series that opens Wednesday.

WORDS: 917 - MOVED: 05/06/2025 5:03 p.m. EDT

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BKN--NBA-EXECUTIVE OF THE YEAR

OKC’s Sam Presti picked as the NBA’s executive of the year

SUMMARY: Sam Presti of the Oklahoma City Thunder was announced Tuesday as the NBA’s executive of the year, the reward for building that team into a juggernaut that won a league-best 68 games this season. It is Presti’s first time winning the award and the first time since 1994 that the franchise — which was then called the Seattle SuperSonics — had its top executive voted as the winner. Bob Whitsitt won it that season. Presti, the Thunder’s executive vice president and general manager, got 10 first-place votes from a panel of 30 basketball executives who ranked their top three choices in order.

WORDS: 787 - MOVED: 05/06/2025 2:12 p.m. EDT

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CAR--NASCAR-2026 FINALE-HOMESTEAD

NASCAR championship weekend goes to Homestead in 2026, starting a rotating formula

SUMMARY: NASCAR’s championship weekend will return to Homestead-Miami Speedway next year, marking the first time since 2019 that the title-winners will be crowned at the South Florida track. NASCAR made the announcement Tuesday. Its three series — the truck series, the Xfinity Series and the Cup Series — will see their seasons come to a close at Homestead from Nov. 6-8, 2026. It isn’t a permanent return, though: NASCAR said that championship weekends are going to be on a rotation “to ensure that the season’s exciting conclusion is shared amongst NASCAR’s marquee venues and key markets.”

WORDS: 824 - MOVED: 05/06/2025 2:05 p.m. EDT

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