Heat and Panthers go into playoffs armed with slingshots against No. 1 seeds  —  Everyone else on the Miami Heat should pick up Jimmy Butler and Max Strus and carry them into Milwaukee for giving them a chance to re-write the conclusion to this season and, with it, their own personal standing in it.

Mikal Bridges shrugs off 30-point performance in Game 1 loss to 76ers: ‘None of that s—t matters when you lose’  —  PHILADELPHIA — Mikal Bridges scored 30 points and only missed six shots in his first playoff game as Brooklyn's No. 1 scoring option — but it was a 20-point loss in a game the Nets hoped to play better.

Orioles can't hold late lead in 7-6 walk-off loss to White Sox in 10 innings  —  CHICAGO — The Orioles took four leads Saturday but couldn't hold any of them.  —  After taking a one-run lead in the 10th, the Orioles surrendered two runs in the bottom half of the inning in a 7-6 loss to the Chicago White Sox.

Rays lose first game after 13-0 start, fall 6-3 to Blue Jays  —  Waiting two weeks to experience their first loss of the season didn't make defeat any easier for the Tampa Bay Rays.  —  The Rays lost their first game following a record-tying 13- start as Colin Poche forced in two runs …

Mets Notebook: Pitching moves follow Stephen Nogosek being placed on IL  —  OAKLAND — The Mets' pitching staff took another hit Saturday when right-hander Stephen Nogosek was placed on the 15-day injured list with a bone bruise on his right elbow.  However, the club is confident that reinforcements are on the way.

Josh Hart's clutch play saves Knicks in Game 1 win over Donovan Mitchell, Cavs  —  CLEVELAND — Josh Hart came to the rescue.  —  With his team collapsing in the fourth quarter — falling to the might of Donovan Mitchell — Hart, a player certainly not known for his offense, found himself with the ball and the shot clock dwindling.

Giants, Logan Webb Agree To Five-Year, $90MM Extension  —  The Giants announced that they have agreed to a five-year, $90MM extension with right-hander Logan Webb.  Webb will make $8MM next year, $12MM in 2025, $23MM in both 2026 and 2027, then $24MM in 2028.

Yankees' Aaron Judge, MLBPA win dispute over ‘All Rise’ trademark  —  NEW YORK — Aaron Judge won a dispute over trademarks used to promote the New York Yankees slugger.  —  The U.S. Patent and Trademark Office's Trademark Trial and Appeal Board ruled against a Long Island man who attempted to register …

Umpire Larry Vanover released from hospital after beaning  —  CLEVELAND — Major League Baseball umpire Larry Vanover was released from the hospital Friday, two days after being hit in the head by a relay throw by a Guardians player during a game against the New York Yankees.