BOSTON — The Celtics showed little signs of rust as the best team in the NBA once again flexed their dominance. The C’s blew out the Cavaliers 120-95 in Game 1 of the East semifinals Tuesday at TD Garden in comfortable fashion. It’s now a 1-0 series lead for the Celtics over the Cavs. Initially, the teams exchanged blows as the offense flowed easily. The Celtics were up 40-34 after the first quarter as the Cavs made six 3-pointers to keep pace. But the game turned into a rock fight...

CLEVELAND — Andy Ibáñez, known for crushing left-handed pitchers, had a prime spot for success Tuesday night: Hitting leadoff for the Detroit Tigers against Cleveland Guardians left-hander Logan Allen. He took advantage of the opportunity by hitting two home runs in the first two innings. The Tigers and Guardians combined for 18 runs on 23 hits in Tuesday's game, but the Tigers scored the go-ahead run in the fourth inning and then piled on in the later innings for an 11-7 win in the second of three games at Progressive...

A good old-school Eastern Conference battle is coming to Boston. The Celtics begin their second-round playoff series Tuesday against the Cleveland Cavaliers (6 p.m. CT, TNT) in a matchup of two of the NBA's top-seven defenses. As good as those defenses are, each team gets it done in different ways. Boston has arguably the best perimeter defense in the league, headlined by last year's NBA All-Defensive first-team selection Jrue Holiday and second-teamer Derrick White. In Cleveland, the backcourt defense is below average, but a towering frontcourt erases many of the...

Catena Media provides exclusive sports betting and online gambling content in collaboration with AL.com, including picks, analysis, tools and sportsbook and online casino offers to help bettors get in on the action. Please wager responsibly. The first round of the 2024 NBA Playoffs delivered many great moments, and more entertaining action is in store for the second round. In the East, the Knicks battle the Pacers while the Celtics take on the Cavaliers. Out West, the Timberwolves go up against the Nuggets, and the Mavericks square up against the Thunder....

Cleveland ― The Tigers are expected to option center fielder Parker Meadows to Triple-A Toledo before the game Tuesday. It’s not permanent, certainly. It’s developmental and, with every rough at-bat, it became inevitable. Meadows, 24, is hitting .096, 7 for 73, with 32 strikeouts in 85 plate appearances. He was missing a third of the pitches he swung at (33.5% whiff rate). He won the starting center field spot with an explosive spring (.679 slug with four home runs and a 1.072 OPS). But he started the season 2 for...

A woman is dead after a Monday night shooting, and investigators are still piecing together what happened, according to Shelby Police. According to a press release from Shelby Police, at 7:45 p.m., officers from the Shelby Police Department responded to the 600 block of Live Oak Street in reference to reports of gunshots being fired in the area. Once on the scene, officers located a woman lying in the front yard of a house suffering from a single gunshot wound, according to the press release. Cleveland County Emergency Medical Services...

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Cleveland Cavaliers' Donovan Mitchell (45) looks to shoot as Indiana Pacers' Tyrese Haliburton, right, defends during the first half of an NBA basketball game in Cleveland, Friday, April 12, 2024. Cleveland Cavaliers' Jarrett Allen, right, is fouled by Indiana Pacers' Andrew Nembhard, center left, during the first half of an NBA basketball game in Cleveland, Friday, April 12, 2024. Cleveland Cavaliers' Donovan Mitchell (45) shoots over Indiana Pacers' Aaron Nesmith (23) during the first half of an NBA basketball game in Cleveland, Friday, April 12, 2024. Indiana Pacers' Myles Turner...

April 13 - Donovan Mitchell scored a team-high 33 points, helping lead the Cleveland Cavaliers to a 129-120 win over the visiting Indiana Pacers Friday. Jarrett Allen added 29 points and 13 rebounds for Cleveland (48-33), which clinched a playoff spot with Friday's win. Darius Garland and Caris LeVert chipped in 16 apiece, while Evan Mobley scored 12. Tyrese Haliburton and Pascal Siakam led eight players in double figures Indiana (46-35) with 19 points apiece. Myles Turner put up 17 and T.J. McConnell scored 16 for the Pacers, who had...

April 13 - Payton Pritchard scored a career-high 31 points and had 11 assists to help the Boston Celtics end a two-game losing streak with a 131-98 rout of the visiting Charlotte Hornets on Friday. Neither team was near full strength. Boston (63-18) was without the top six players in its rotation, as Jaylen Brown (hand), Jayson Tatum (knee), Jrue Holiday (knee), Al Horford (toe), Kristaps Porzingis (hamstring) and Derrick White (ankle) were downgraded from questionable to out. Nick Richards (foot) and Grant Williams (ankle) didn't play for the Hornets,...