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• Saints QB to retire over degenerative rotator cuff injury
• Carr, 34, played 11 seasons with Raiders and Saints

New Orleans Saints veteran starting quarterback Derek Carr has decided to retire because of a labral tear and degenerative rotator cuff injury in his right shoulder, the team announced Saturday.

Carr, 34, has played for 11 pro seasons since being selected out of Fresno State by the then-Oakland Raiders in the second round of the 2014 NFL draft.

World Trade Organization hails ‘constructive step’ as senior figures come together to discuss tariffs

Senior US and Chinese officials held talks early on Saturday in Geneva in a tentative first step towards defusing a trade war that is disrupting the global economy, according to China’s state-owned news agency and people close to the talks.

China’s vice-premier, He Lifeng, and the US treasury secretary, Scott Bessent, met after weeks of growing tensions as duties on imports between the world’s two largest economies have risen above 100%.

• King stretchered off field after ‘medical event’
• Angel City hand Utah third straight shutout loss

Angel City defender Savy King was stretchered off the field and taken to the hospital after what the team called a “medical event” during the team’s match against the Utah Royals in the National Women’s Soccer League on Friday night.

Other players were visibly shaken as trainers rushed to King’s side after she went down in the 74th minute. She was attended to for some 10 minutes before she was taken from the field on a cart.

• Cavaliers beat Indiana 126-104 in Game 3 of East semis
• Thunder defeat Nuggets 113-104 in overtime thriller

Donovan Mitchell had 43 points and nine rebounds, and the finally full-strength Cleveland Cavaliers beat Indiana 126-104 on Friday night to cut the Pacers’ lead to 2-1 in the Eastern Conference semi-finals.

The road team has won all three games in the series, and the Pacers will have another chance to break that trend Sunday in Game 4.

• Woods, 16, shoots 3-over 75 at Wellington Golf Club
• Teenager impoves on last year’s first effort (81)

Charlie Woods failed to get out of local qualifying for the US Open, the second straight year the son of Tiger Woods missed out.

The 16-year-old Woods was among a record 10,202 entries for the US Open. He improved from last year’s score in 18-hole local qualifying, posting a 3-over 75 at Wellington Golf Club on Thursday. That left him seven shots short of being among those who advanced to the 36-hole final stage. A year ago, he shot 81 in the local US Open qualifier.

• Mallory had been absent from Chicago Stars of NWSL
• Her first child with Chicago Cubs shortstop

Chicago sports power couple Mallory and Dansby Swanson are expecting their first child.

Mallory Swanson is a forward for the Chicago Stars of the National Women’s Soccer League and the US women’s national team; her husband is the All-Star shortstop for the Cubs.

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• Knicks beat Celtics 91-90 in Game 2 for 2-0 series lead
• Bridges seals another 20-point comeback with steal

For the second straight game, the New York Knicks found themselves in a hole the Boston Celtics have rarely let teams out of this season.

The Knicks again found a way – almost the same way, in fact – to pull off the improbable. And now they are two wins away from knocking the defending champions out of the playoffs.

• Team in Salt Lake City settles on Mammoth nickname
• Name unveiled after year of fan input and voting

The NHL team in Salt Lake City is now known as the Utah Mammoth.

Owners Ryan and Ashley Smith unveiled the franchise’s permanent name Wednesday after more than a year of fan input and voting.

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• Golden State beat Minnesota 99-88 in Game 1
• Curry leaves game with left hamstring injury
• Haliburton winner lifts Pacers to 2-0 series lead

Buddy Hield and Draymond Green delivered from three-point range with Stephen Curry suddenly sidelined by a hamstring strain, and Jimmy Butler gave the Warriors a vintage all-around performance in an inspired 99-88 victory over the stumbling Timberwolves that opened the second-round series on Tuesday night.

“It was beautiful to see,” Green said. “Everybody who came into the game gave us something.”

• Golden State beat Houston 103-89 in Game 7
• Curry scores 14 of 22 points in fourth quarter

With a chance to close out their first-round playoff series against the Golden State Warriors, the Houston Rockets instead delivered a playoff flop to end their season Sunday night.

The Rockets won consecutive games to claw back from a 3-1 deficit and force a Game 7 but played their worst game of the series to be sent packing with a 103-89 loss.