With Las Vegas Land Deal, Athletics May Finally Leave Oakland  —  After years of tense negotiations to remain in the Bay Area, the A's said they had reached a deal to acquire a stadium site near the Las Vegas Strip.  —  For more than half a century, the Oakland Athletics …

‘Protect home court’: Heat look to regain momentum in Game 3 vs. Bucks  —  The Heat went to Milwaukee hoping to take one game from the top-seeded Bucks.  They accomplished that, winning Game 1.  —  An opportunity presented itself to come back home up 2- with Milwaukee star Giannis Antetokounmpo …

Nets crumble late and lose to Joel Embiid, Sixers, 102-97, and fall into 3-0 series hole  —  Spencer Dinwiddie looked at the scoreboard, the time left on the clock, and slapped his hands in frustration.  —  Brooklyn's starting point guard just blew it — and he knew it.

Yankees Notebook: Josh Donaldson out for a couple weeks  —  The Yankees initially expected Josh Donaldson back by now.  —  But after one rehab game at Double-A Somerset on Tuesday, the third baseman is on the mend again.  Donaldson reaggravated his right hamstring injury that night.

Chicago Cubs starter Jameson Taillon heads to the injured list while Kyle Hendricks nears a minor-league rehab stint  —  The first test of the Chicago Cubs starting pitching depth has arrived.  —  Jameson Taillon, who was scheduled to start Thursday at Wrigley Field, was placed on the 15-day injured list with a left groin strain.

Max Scherzer suspended 10 games following ejection for excessive sticky stuff; opts not to appeal  —  SAN FRANCISCO — After getting ejected for his hand being too sticky Wednesday at Dodger Stadium, Max Scherzer is well aware of what people are calling him right now: A cheater.

Chicago White Sox closer Liam Hendriks says he is cancer-free after treatment for non-Hodgkin lymphoma  —  Chicago White Sox closer Liam Hendriks announced he is cancer-free in an Instagram post Thursday.  —  “It's official.  I'm cancer free,” Hendriks wrote.  —  Hendriks began treatment in January for non-Hodgkin lymphoma.

‘Dream come true’: Mookie Betts makes 1st career appearance at SS  —  CHICAGO — On Wednesday night, Los Angeles Dodgers star Mookie Betts was sleeping in a hospital room in California.  Twenty-four hours later — after the arrival of his new baby boy — he was playing shortstop …

Celtics' Malcolm Brogdon wins NBA's 6th man of year award  —  BOSTON — The Boston Celtics asked Malcolm Brogdon to learn a new role.  He mastered it quickly.  —  Brogdon was honored Thursday night as the NBA's sixth man of the year, after a season in which he came off the bench exclusively …

This Jarren Duran could be the one the Red Sox have been waiting to see  —  Jarren Duran is at his best when playing with reckless abandonment.  Or, as he puts it, “playing with his hair on fire.”  —  There's a certain level of conviction that comes with that.  Audaciousness.