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Knicks beat Hawks 122-119, win streak at NBA-best 8 games

NEW YORK (AP) — Julius games." Bogdanovic scored 20 points.
Randle had 40 points and John Collins finished with 18
10 rebounds to lead New Derrick Rose and Immanu- and Kevin Huerta 17.
York to a 137-127 overtime el Quickley each scored 20
victory over the Atlanta points for New York. Reg- Atlanta took a game-high
Hawks on Wednesday gie Bullock added 18 and R.J 11-point lead, 95-84, when
night, the Knicks' NBA- Barrett had 16. Nerlens Noel the Knicks' Norvel Pelle was
best eighth straight win. had 12 rebounds. called for goaltending on a
shot by Onyeka Okongwu
Randle's driving layup with "This was a playoff-type at- with 1:47 left in the third
eight seconds left in regula- mosphere," Quickley said. quarter.
tion gave New York a 122- "As an NBA player, you have
119 lead, but Bogdan Bogda- to be ready to step up." Young left the game soon af-
novic hit a 3-pointer with 6.2 ter and the Knicks took ad-
seconds left to send the game Trae Young had 20 points and vantage, moving into fourth
into overtime. 14 assists for the Hawks, but place in the Eastern Confer-
left the game with 1:13 re- ence with the victory.
The Knicks scored the first maining in the third quarter
10 points of the extra session. after suffering an ankle in- "We were searching tonight to two at 109-107 on the second Lou Williams added 11 points
jury and did not return. X- get ourselves going," Knicks of Quickley's consecutive for the Hawks, who had won
"We've been challenged rays were negative and he is coach Tom Thibodeau said. 3-pointers with 7:01 remain- nine of their last 11 games.
throughout the season and expected to get an MRI on "But, we have a true team. As ing, then took their biggest
sometimes they haven't gone Thursday. we head down the stretch, we lead of the game at 116-109 "I saw a lot of fight from our
our way," Randle said. "But want to be playing our best." on Rose's 3-pointer with 4:46 guys," Nate McMillan said.
right now ,we're finding Chris Capela had 25 points left. "We just didn't have enough
ways to close games and win and 22 rebounds for Atlanta. The Knicks pulled within in overtime to win this game."

Blue Jays shake up lineup, beat Red Sox 6-3 at Fenway

Garrett Richards (0-2). homer in the eighth, cutting In Toronto's three-run sec-
the Red Sox deficit to one, ond, Lourdes Gurriel Jr.,
Toronto finished with 10 but Toronto added two insur- bumped down to eighth in
hits, including two apiece ance runs in the ninth. An- the lineup, hit a sacrifice fly
for Guerrero, Bo Bichette, thony Castro entered with a to knock in Semien, who sin-
Randal Grichuk and Marcus runner on in the bottom half gled to open the inning after
Semien, to snap a three-game and retired J.D. Martinez on being dropped from the lead-
skid and split a two-game set a grounder for his first major off spot for the first time this
with its AL East rivals at Fen- league save. season. Semien went 2 for 4
way Park. with a run and a walk.
Toronto's bullpen leads the
Trent Thornton made his majors with a 2.14 ERA. "It seems like both (Biggio
first start of the season and and Semien) were comfort-
went two innings in a bull- Cavan Biggio, hitting just able," Montoyo said. "Big-
pen game for the Blue Jays. .156 entering the game, bat- gio got on base a couple of
Six relievers followed and ted leadoff for the first time times. I know Richards was
BOSTON (AP) — Look- ton Red Sox. held down Boston's potent this year. He opened the wild, but you've still got to be
ing to spark a scuffling offense. game with a four-pitch walk patient at the plate and Big-
offense, Toronto manager After the start was delayed against Richards and scored gio was patient just to get on
Charlie Montoyo shook 31 minutes by rain, Vladimir Ryan Borucki (2-1) tossed on Guerrero's single to cen- base and Semien seems com-
up his lineup Wednesday Guerrero Jr. hit an RBI single two scoreless innings for the ter field. Although hitless fortable there, the spot he
night and the Blue Jays in the first inning and the win. in the game, Biggio walked was hitting in the lineup to-
responded immediately in Blue Jays scored three more twice and drove in a run. day. That worked out pretty
a 6-3 victory over the Bos- runs in the second against Xander Bogaerts hit a solo good."

Say Hey, kid! Willie Mays wins lifetime achievement award

NEW YORK (AP) — Willie Mays time. the Giants from New York to San of our game and our country in the
has won the inaugural Lifetime Francisco, then finished up with two nearly 50 years since his retirement."
Achievement Award presented by "I never worried about personal seasons back in the Big Apple playing
Baseball Digest. awards. I worried about winning," for the Mets. He ranks sixth on the
Mays said in a news release. "But career chart with 660 home runs.
The Hall of Fame center fielder was to be honored with this Lifetime
honored Thursday with a new acco- Achievement Award, that's a great Also selected as finalists were Hank
lade to be given annually recognizing honor, especially with all the other Aaron, Roland Hemond, Rachel
a living individual who has made "sig- great names (considered). All deserv- Robinson, Vin Scully and Joe Torre.
nificant contributions to the national ing. It's a sports award, it's a baseball
game." award, but it's much more. It's about "Baseball Digest was honored to cov-
all the things you do. For me, it's er and celebrate Willie Mays for the
Mays, who turns 90 on May 6, was about helping kids and making sure duration of his incredible career and
chosen over five other finalists in they're taken care of because so many we are equally honored to celebrate
voting by a panel of longtime baseball people took care of me in my life." an entire lifetime of contributions to
writers, broadcasters, historians and baseball," said Norman Jacobs, pub-
executives. Mays made 24 All-Star teams and lisher since 1969. "Just as he thrilled
won two NL MVP awards and 12 us during a Hall of Fame playing ca-
The Say Hey Kid appears on the cov- Gold Gloves during his dazzling ca- reer that spanned four decades, Wil-
er of Baseball Digest for the fourth reer from 1951-73. He moved with lie has exemplified the best qualities