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New UNLV Coach Chris Beard Meets With Texas Tech
Chris Beard has met with Texas Tech about its coaching vacancy, less than two weeks after being named UNLV’s coach

As the NBA Playoffs Loom, Here’s 10 Things to Watch
The NBA playoffs start this weekend, and there’s no shortage of story lines to follow _ including these 10

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Capitals Use Special Teams to Beat Flyers in Game 1
With a perfect penalty-killing effort and a power-play goal by John Carlson, the Washington Capitals beat the Philadelphia Flyers 2-0 Thursday night in Game 1 of their first-round series

Texas Rally Gets Hamels off Hook as Rangers Top Orioles 6-3
Rougned Odor had a tiebreaking double in a five-run sixth inning and the Texas Rangers beat Baltimore 6-3 on Thursday night, handing the Orioles their second straight loss after a 7-0 start

Cubs Sweep Reds for Best Start Since 1969
Jason Hammel pitched six scoreless innings, drove home one run and scored another to lead the Chicago Cubs to an 8-1 victory over the Cincinnati Reds for their best start since 1969

ON FOOTBALL: Rams Pull off Another Draft Trade Shocker
Whether in St. Louis or now back in Los Angeles, the Rams are all about big trades

Breanna Stewart Top Pick in WNBA, Leading 1-2-3 UConn Sweep
Breanna Stewart led a UConn sweep of the first three picks in the WNBA draft, going first overall to the Seattle Storm on Thursday night

Harper Hits 1st Slam, 100th HR; Nationals Drop Braves to 0-9
Bryce Harper hit his first grand slam to reach 100 career home runs and the Washington Nationals beat Atlanta 6-2 Thursday, dropping the Braves to 0-9

In NBA Playoffs, Warriors Want to Add 16 Wins to Their 73
The Golden State Warriors don’t want a record without a championship

Super Bowl Rematch: Panthers-Broncos Opens Season
The NFL season will begin the way the last one ended, with the Denver Broncos playing the Carolina Panthers. Denver beat Carolina 24-10 in February in the Super Bowl, Peyton Manning’s final game