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Jalen Green shakes off injury-filled year, peaking at the right time for playoff-bound Suns 04/18/2026 02:38am • PHOENIX (AP) ��� Jalen Green was several feet behind the 3-point line as the shot clock wound down and didn't have many options, so the Phoenix guard simply squared up and let if fly. In most cases, the third-quarter heave wouldn't have been a high-percentage shot. On Friday night, pretty much every Russia has looted thousands of Ukrainian cultural objects in the war. Finding them is a challenge 04/18/2026 02:27am • KYIV, Ukraine (AP) ��� When Alina Dotsenko returned to her museum after Ukrainian forces retook the southern city of Kherson from Russian forces in late 2022, she found thousands of artworks had vanished. ���I walked in and saw empty storage rooms, empty shelves. My legs gave way, and I just sat dow Celtics begin playoffs against the 76ers 04/18/2026 02:03am • Philadelphia 76ers (45-37, seventh in the Eastern Conference) vs. Boston Celtics (56-26, second in the Eastern Conference) Boston; Sunday, 1 p.m. EDT LINE: Celtics -12.5; over/under is 213.5 EASTERN CONFERENCE FIRST ROUND: Celtics host first series matchup BOTTOM LINE: The Boston Celtics host the Ph San Antonio starts playoffs against Portland 04/18/2026 02:03am • Portland Trail Blazers (42-40, eighth in the Western Conference) vs. San Antonio Spurs (62-20, second in the Western Conference) San Antonio; Sunday, 9 p.m. EDT LINE: Spurs -10.5; over/under is 222.5 WESTERN CONFERENCE FIRST ROUND: Spurs host first series matchup BOTTOM LINE: The San Antonio Spurs h Australia and Japan seal $6.5B warship deal with 3 Mogami frigates ordered first 04/18/2026 01:58am • MELBOURNE, Australia (AP) ��� Australia and Japan signed contracts on Saturday to deliver the first three of a 10 billion Australian dollar ($6.5 billion) fleet of Japanese-designed warships, with the first due for delivery in three years. Mitsubishi Heavy Industries will build the first three Mogam Angels ace Jos�� Soriano has an 0.28 ERA, 39 Ks after 5 phenomenal starts to begin the season 04/18/2026 01:57am • ANAHEIM, Calif. (AP) ��� In just five starts, Jos�� Soriano's season with the Los Angeles Angels has gone from good to great ��� to historic. Soriano pitched two-hit ball into the sixth inning of the Angels' 8-0 victory over the Padres on Friday night, ending San Diego's eight-game winning streak wi Gout Gout wins 100 meters at Australian junior track titles but misses national record 04/18/2026 01:48am • BRISBANE, Australia (AP) ��� Talented sprinter Gout Gout waved to the crowd over the final few meters on Saturday while winning the Australian junior 100-meter race in 10.21 seconds. The 18-year-old Australian had to recover from a less than perfect start and he was second after 50 meters. But he fo States eulogize Charlie Kirk with new laws promoting religion and free speech 04/18/2026 01:42am • A new Kansas law will allow college students to sue their schools for free-speech violations. In Tennessee, a new law will encourage teachers and professors to include ���the positive impacts of religion��� in American history courses. The common factor: Both are being done in the name of Charlie Ki Golden State Warriors coach Steve Kerr says he's not sure about coaching future 04/18/2026 01:34am • PHOENIX (AP) ��� Golden State Warriors coach Steve Kerr says he's not sure about coaching future. Even the dead must make way as construction transforms Afghanistan's capital 04/18/2026 01:21am • KABUL, Afghanistan (AP) ��� The door that once led to a family room now faces nothing but the void. Most of the floor is gone, as are the walls and roof. This used to be Syed Murtaza Sadar���s home in Kabul, on top of the barber shop and public bath that was his family���s business. Those, too, are Grocery prices likely to stay high even if fuel costs ease 04/18/2026 01:14am • Even if there's a possibility of gasoline prices falling, consumers shouldn���t expect immediate relief at the grocery store. Diesel fuel the backbone of the trucking and freight rail industries remains elevated, averaging about $5.60 a gallon nationwide. That matters because higher diesel co Baseball Glance 04/18/2026 01:12am • All Times EDT East Division W L Pct GB Tampa B Families in Iran struggle with school closures even as the airstrikes have stopped 04/18/2026 01:09am • TEHRAN, Iran (AP) ��� Mahnaz Ataei, a finance manager in Tehran, brings her 7-year-old to the office and oversees his online classes while trying to do her job. Schools have been closed across Iran since the United States and Israel launched the war on Feb. 28, with no word on when in-person instruc Sei Young Kim shoots second straight 65 to take LPGA Tour lead in Los Angeles 04/18/2026 01:08am • LOS ANGELES (AP) ��� Sei Young Kim shot her second straight 7-under 65 on Friday at El Caballero to take a one-stroke lead in the JM Eagle LA Championship, the final event before the first women's major of the season. Playing in the morning wave on the hilly, tree-lined course, Kim birdied two of th Nimmo hits leadoff homer, deGrom works 4 scoreless innings as Rangers beat Mariners 5-0 04/18/2026 01:07am • SEATTLE (AP) ��� Brandon Nimmo hit a leadoff home run, Jacob deGrom threw four shutout innings and Gavin Collyer earned his first career win as the Texas Rangers beat the Seattle Mariners 5-0 on Friday night. Seattle lost its fourth straight game, and was shut out for the fourth time in 21 games, f