Update on the latest in sports:

May 16, 2015

Associated Press,

NBA PLAYOFFS

Hawks, Warriors advance

UNDATED (AP) — The NBA’s no. 1 seeds have ended lengthy franchise droughts by reaching the conference finals. In the East, the Atlanta Hawks are in for the first time since 1970, while the Golden State Warriors head to the Western Conference finals for the first time since 1976.

DeMarre Carroll scored a playoff career-high 25 points, including two layups in the last minute as the Hawks escaped with a 94-91 triumph over the Wizards in Washington.

Wizards forward Paul Pierce drained a potential game-tying 3-pointer, but it was ruled through replay that the shot was released after the final buzzer. Pierce hit a game-winner at the buzzer to put Washington up two games to one in the series before the Hawks won the next three games.

Jeff Teague (teeg) finished with 20 points and seven assists, while Paul Millsap chipped in 20 points and 13 rebounds. Teague assisted on Carroll’s last-minute baskets.

The Hawks survived another poor shooting night by Kyle Korver, who scored just two points on 1 of 8 from the floor. The All-Star contributed just 17 points over the final four games.

Bradley Beal had a game-high 29 points and John Wall added 20 and 13 assists for the Wizards. Pierce shot 1-for-7 in scoring four points.

The Hawks next take on the Cleveland Cavaliers in the Eastern Conference finals, a series that doesn’t begin until Wednesday in Atlanta.

The Warriors relied on their long-range shooting to close out a six-game series with the Grizzlies, winning 108-95 in Memphis. The Warriors drained a playoff-best 15 3-pointers, with Stephen (STEH’-fehn) Curry shooting 8-for-15 from beyond the arc to finish with 32 points. Curry also had 10 assists and ended the third quarter with a 62-footer that put Golden State ahead 76-68.

Klay Thompson had 20 points, Draymond Green added 16 and Harrison Barnes 13 in the Warriors’ third straight win.

Marc Gasol (gah-SAHL’) led the Grizzlies with 21 points and 15 rebounds.

Golden State next faces the winner of Sunday’s game between the Los Angeles Clippers and the Rockets in Houston. Game 1 of the Western Conference finals are Tuesday in Oakland.

BASEBALL-RESULTS

Yanks are Royally beaten

UNDATED (AP) — The Kansas City Royals had an easy time winning a matchup of American League division leaders.

Lorenzo Cain was 3-for-4 with five RBIs and two runs scored as the Royals crushed the New York Yankees 12-1. Kendrys Morales drove in three and Mike Moustakas (moos-TAH’-kahs) was 4-for-5 with an RBI and three runs scored as the AL Central leads improved to 23-13.

Chris Young gave up a run and four hits in 5 2/3 innings, which actually raised his ERA to 0.94. He outdueled Michael Pineda, who was tagged for five runs and 10 hits in 5 1/3.

The Yanks dropped to 21-16 with their fourth consecutive loss.

Elsewhere in the majors:

— Albert Pujols (POO’-hohlz) hit a solo homer and Jered Weaver scattered three hits in 7 1/3 innings to push the Los Angeles Angels past the Orioles 3-1 in Baltimore. Carlos Perez and Johnny Giavotella added sacrifice flies in the Angels’ fourth straight win.

— Nick Swisher was 3-for-4 with three RBIs in Cleveland’s 8-3 rout of Texas. Michael Brantley had three hits and two RBIs, Brett Hayes homered and the Indians’ bullpen allowed just two hits in 6 2/3 scoreless innings.

— Yoenis Cespedes (yoh-EH’-nehs SEHS’-peh-dehs), Miguel Cabrera and J.D. Martinez homered as part of Detroit’s 17-hit assault in a 10-4 win at St. Louis. Cespedes had three hits and three RBIs for the Tigers, who scored eight runs in their last three at-bats against the Cardinals’ bullpen.

— Matt Szczur (SEE’-zur) capped his three-RBI afternoon by hitting an RBI single in the bottom of the 12th to lift the Cubs past Pittsburgh 11-10. Rookie Kris Bryant hit a three-run homer and had four RBIs while the Cubs were building a 10-5 lead.

— Brandon Belt smacked a three-run homer and an RBI double to highlight San Francisco’s 13-hit attack in a 10-2 drubbing of the Reds in Cincinnati. Buster Posey hit a two-run shot and Madison Bumgarner limited the Reds to two runs and eight hits in seven innings.

— Kyle Lohse (lohsh) and Michael Blazek combined on a three-hitter as Milwaukee dealt the New York Mets their fifth consecutive loss, 7-0. Ryan Braun homered twice and Gerardo Parra added a solo shot to back Lohse, who gave up two hits while striking out eight in eight innings.

— Philadelphia has its first three-game winning streak of the season after a three-run seventh led a 4-3 comeback victory over Arizona. Freddy Galvis tied the game with a two-run single and scored the go-ahead run on Jeff Francoeur’s (fran-KOORZ’) single.

— Todd Cunningham was 3-for-4 with a tiebreaking, RBI single in Atlanta’s 5-3 verdict over the Marlins in Miami. Braves starter Julio Teheran hit a two-run single to help the Braves overcome Giancarlo Stanton’s two solo home runs.

— Brian Dozier hit a solo homer and the tiebreaking, sacrifice fly as Minnesota downed Tampa Bay 3-2. Danny Santana tied the game with an RBI triple and scored the go-ahead run to back Phil Hughes, who allowed two runs and five hits in seven innings.

— Houston doubled up Toronto 8-4 as Jose Altuve (al-TOO’-vay) smacked a three-run homer to put the Astros ahead 7-1 in the fourth. George Springer and Luis Valbuena also went deep for the Astros.

— Seattle pulled out a 2-1 decision over Boston on an RBI single by Nelson Cruz with two out in the bottom of the ninth. Red Sox starter Clay Buchholz was working on a one-hit shutout until Seth Smith homered in the sixth.

— Jordan Zimmermann was sharp in Washington’s 10-0 shutout of San Diego, scattering six hits and striking out six in six innings. Bryce Harper was 3-for-4 with a solo homer, two RBIs and two runs scored.

— Clayton Kershaw carried a two-hit shutout into the seventh and Jimmy Rollins hit a solo homer while collecting two RBIs as the Los Angeles Dodgers dealt Colorado its 12th loss in 13 games, 6-4. Justin Turner doubled home a pair of runs to help the Dodgers build an early 6-0 lead.

— Adam La Roche and Avisail Garcia hit two-run doubles while the Chicago White Sox scored five times in the seventh to beat Oakland 7-6. The game ended when Stephen Vogt was thrown out at home while trying to score on Coco Crisp’s double.

MLB-NEWS

Yanks place Whitley on DL

KANSAS CITY, Mo. (AP) — The New York Yankees have put right-hander Chase Whitley on the disabled list with a sprained right elbow and recalled right-hander Jose Ramirez from Triple-A Scranton/Wilkes-Barre.

Whitley left in the second inning of Thursday night’s loss to Tampa Bay with right elbow pain that had been bothering him for a while. He underwent an MRI exam and other tests and manager Joe Girardi expressed concern that he may need Tommy John surgery.

COLLEGE BASKETBALL

Potential changes to men’s hoops

UNDATED (AP) — The NCAA could make another attempt to boost scoring and reduce physical play under the basket in men’s basketball.

The Men’s Basketball Rules Committee has recommended reducing the shot clock from 35 to 30 seconds, the biggest step in a series of changes aimed at speeding up a game that has reached historic lows in scoring two of the past three seasons. The new shot clock will be in place the next two seasons, pending approval of the NCAA’s Playing Rules Oversight Committee.

The rules committee also recommended reducing second-half timeouts by one per team and removing timeout calls in live-ball situations. Timeouts called within 30 seconds of a scheduled media timeout also would be counted as a media timeout.

In addition, the committee recommends that teams get a total of 10 seconds to move the ball to the front court, a limit on the time teams have to replace disqualified players and an elimination of the 5-second, closely guarded rule while players are dribbling the ball.

NFL OBIT-YEPREMIAN

Former Dolphins kicker dies

MIAMI (AP) — Former Miami Dolphins kicker and two-time Super Bowl winner Garo Yepremian (yeh-PREH’-mee-an) has died of cancer at age 70.

The Cyprus native came to the United States at age 22 and played pro football from 1966-81. He ended the longest game in NFL history with a 37-yard field goal in double overtime to give the Dolphins a playoff victory over Kansas City on Christmas 1971.

Yepremian broke in with the Lions and also played for the Saints and Buccaneers. He scored 1,074 regular-season points, hitting 210 field goals and 444 extra points.

Yepremian is best known for his botched pass attempt following a blocked field goal in Super Bowl 7. He picked up the ball and tried to throw it but fumbled, and the Redskins’ Mike Bass ran it 49 yards for a touchdown.

NFL-BRADY