PHILADELPHIA --Dario Saric had a playoff-career-high 25 points, and T.J. McConnell contributed a career-best 19 points and seven assists as the host Philadelphia 76ers staved off elimination with a 103-92 win over the Boston Celtics in Game 4 on Monday night.
Ben Simmons totaled 19 points, 13 rebounds and five assists, and Joel Embiid finished with 15 points and 13 boards for the 76ers, who trail the best-of-seven Eastern Conference semifinals series 3-1.
SPAIN- - Former world number one Novak Djokovic showed signs of a return to form with an impressive 7-5 6-4 victory over Japan's Kei Nishikori in the opening round of the Madrid Open on Monday.
EILAT, Israel- - Italian Elia Viviani of the Quick-Step Floors team sealed his second consecutive Giro d'Italia stage win on Sunday when he was the fastest in a bunch sprint finish in the third stage in Eilat.
NEW ORLEANS--Kevin Durant scored 38 points as the Golden State Warriors increased their series lead to 3-1 with a 118-92 victory over the home-standing New Orleans Pelicans on Sunday afternoon in the Smoothie King Center.
ENGLAND-- Brighton and Hove Albion made sure of Premier League football next season with two games to spare after a Pascal Gross goal gave them a memorable 1-0 home win over Manchester United on Friday.
