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Curry scores 43 to beat Boston, Warriors tie NBA Finals 2-2

BOSTON (AP) — Stephen Curry scored 43 points to lead the Golden State Warriors to a 107-97 victory over the Boston Celtics in Game 4 of the NBA Finals on Friday night, sending the series back to San Francisco knotted at two games apiece. Two nights after shaking off a foot injury in a Game 3 loss, Curry stomped and shot his way to the thirdbest playoff performance of his career, adding 10 rebounds and making a pair of baskets during a 10-0 fourth-quarter run that turned a four-point Boston edge into a 100-94 Golden State lead.

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Royals host the Orioles, look to continue home win streak

Baltimore Orioles (24- 35, fifth in the AL East) vs. Kansas City Royals (20-37, fifth in the AL Central) PITCHING PROBABLES: Orioles: Tyler Wells (2-4, 3.78 ERA, 1.07 WHIP, 29 strikeouts); Royals: Daniel Lynch (2-5, 5.36 ERA, 1.54 WHIP, 43 strikeouts) FANDUEL SPORTSBOOK LINE: Orioles -118, Royals -101; over/under is 9 1/2 runs BOTTOM LINE: The Kansas City Royals will try to keep a three-game home win streak going when they play the Baltimore Orioles.

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AAC deal lets UCF, Cincinnati, Houston join Big 12 in ‘23

The American Athletic Conference announced an agreement Friday with Cincinnati, Houston and UCF that paves the way for the schools to join the Big 12 in 2023. The three schools announced in September they had accepted invitations to join the Big 12, which moved quickly to a rebuild its membership after Texas and Oklahoma revealed they planned to join the Southeastern Conference in 2025.

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