By TOM WITHERS, AP Sports Writer INDEPENDENCE, Ohio (AP) — George Hill has gone from point guard to point grad in the NBA playoffs. Cleveland's starting guard missed practice Saturday and had a good excuse for his absence — he graduated from college. Hill received his diploma from IUPUI ...

By STEVE HERRICK, Associated Press CLEVELAND (AP) — Francisco Lindor put his defensive problems behind him Saturday. Lindor homered twice and doubled twice for his third career four-hit game to help the Cleveland Indians beat the Kansas City Royals 6-2. Lindor hit solo home runs in the ...

CLEVELAND (AP) — The Cleveland Indians have placed outfielder Tyler Naquin on the 10-day disabled list with a strained left hamstring and activated left-hander Tyler Olson from the paternity list. Naquin pulled up running into second base Friday night after his two-run double in the fourth ...

BY JILL PAINTER LOPEZ, Associated Press LOS ANGELES (AP) — Scott Schebler began his career with the Dodgers and loved his time with the franchise. Now in his third season with Cincinnati, he admitted his big homer back in Los Angeles had some extra special meaning. Schebler hit a three-run ...

By JOE KAY, AP Sports Writer CINCINNATI (AP) — Sam Hubbard was engrossed in a dodgeball game during his high school gym class when Ohio State coach Urban Meyer walked through the door. A lot of heads turned, including his. And his sports career took a very different turn. Hubbard doesn't ...

By TOM WITHERS, AP Sports Writer INDEPENDENCE, Ohio (AP) — There haven't been any championship banners hoisted into Boston's hallowed rafters since 2008. LeBron James won't let go of the rope. Cleveland's star has bounced the Celtics from the playoffs four times in the past seven years, ...

By KYLE HIGHTOWER, AP Sports Writer WALTHAM, Mass. (AP) — When Brad Stevens accepted the Celtics head coaching job five years ago, he didn't allow himself to get caught up in thinking about how he could add his name to the franchise's rich history. He was too busy trying to figure out how ...

By STEVE HERRICK, Associated Press CLEVELAND (AP) — Andrew Miller returned Friday night, but the tough times for the Cleveland Indians' bullpen aren't over. The reliever, activated from the disabled list before the game, gave up Salvador Perez's two-run homer in the seventh inning and the ...

By BETH HARRIS, AP Sports Writer LOS ANGELES (AP) — Matt Harvey toed the rubber against Chase Utley and fell behind 3-0 facing his first batter in his Reds debut. His next pitch was a 91-mph strike and then he got Utley to fly out to left for his first out in his first start since April ...

By BETH HARRIS, AP Sports Writer LOS ANGELES (AP) — Pitching close to home, Tyler Mahle wanted to give his family and friends something worth the drive from Orange County. Early on, the Dodgers were running his pitch count high enough that Mahle figured he'd be gone. "That would have been ...

By JANIE McCAULEY, AP Baseball Writer BERKELEY, Calif. (AP) — Darren Baker walks through the California dugout shortly before first pitch, finds his famous father in the last row of the stands, smiles and points. Dusty Baker nods and gives his college freshman son and second baseman the ...

By BETH HARRIS, AP Sports Writer LOS ANGELES (AP) — The Cincinnati Reds aren't wasting any time showing off their new acquisition. Matt Harvey will start for Cincinnati on Friday night in the second game of their series against the Los Angeles Dodgers. Interim manager Jim Riggleman said ...

By TOM WITHERS, AP Sports Writer CLEVELAND (AP) — Boston playoff star Jayson Tatum and Cleveland coach Tyronn Lue are cousins. The Cavaliers and Celtics might as well be. The Eastern Conference's top two teams have been intertwined for more than a year — from a summer blockbuster trade, ...

By JOE KAY, AP Sports Writer CINCINNATI (AP) — First-year manager Mickey Callaway knew something was badly wrong when Wilmer Flores went to the plate for the first time. At that point, it was too late to change the Mets' mistake. New York wasted a first-inning rally by batting out of turn, ...

By RICH ROVITO, Associated Press MILWAUKEE (AP) — Carlos Carrasco said he didn't feel confident in his command. The results said otherwise. "For the first three innings, I didn't find myself," Carrasco said. Carrasco struck out 14 while pitching his second complete game of the season as ...

By TIM REYNOLDS, AP Basketball Writer The franchise with the most titles. The best player of this generation. The reigning champions. The probable MVP. The NBA has its Final Four. It certainly does not disappoint. Boston's win over Philadelphia on Wednesday night brought down the curtain on ...

By TOM WITHERS, AP Sports Writer CLEVELAND (AP) — LeBron James breaks hearts, shatters dreams and delivers joy all in one breath. He carries one city, crushes the other. With mind-blowing ease, James can take over a quarter, a game, a series, a season and make it his own. His terms. After ...

NEW YORK (AP) — The NBA has fined Toronto Raptors president Masai Ujiri $25,000 for walking onto the court at halftime of Game 3 against the Cleveland Cavaliers to verbally confront officials for reversing a call. The league announced the fine Sunday. It stems from an incident that occurred ...

By MIKE FITZPATRICK, AP Baseball Writer NEW YORK (AP) — Move over, Mickey Mantle. Gleyber Torres is the latest Yankees phenom earning his pinstripes right off the bat. On a day when hits were hard to come by in the Bronx, the rookie second baseman became the youngest Yankees player to hit ...

By MARK SCHMETZER, Associated Press CINCINNATI (AP) — Don Mattingly isn't expecting his Miami Marlins to put together a startling streak of wins. He's happy with the patient approach they've adopted. Starlin Castro drove in three runs for the second straight game, Cameron Maybin added two ...