Kim Coon

WASHINGTON (AP) — Washington Nationals outfielder Bryce Harper will be out of the starting lineup with a left hand injury for Saturday's game against the San Diego Padres, but available to pinch-hit.

WASHINGTON (AP) — Washington Capitals fire coach Adam Oates, don't renew contract of GM George McPhee.

WASHINGTON (AP) — The Washington Capitals have fired coach Adam Oates and will not renew the contract of general manager George McPhee after failing to make the NHL playoffs for the first time since 2007.

BUCHAREST, Romania (AP) — Top-seeded Grigor Dimitrov advanced to the final of the Nastase Tiriac Trophy on Saturday when Gael Monfils had to retire with an ankle injury in the first set.

NBA PLAYOFFS

L.A. Angels at N.Y. Yankees, 1:05 p.m.

SHENZHEN, China (AP) — Alexander Levy of France overcame driving rain and gusting winds to shoot a 2-under 70 at the China Open on Saturday and maintain a three-stroke lead over Alvaro Quiros of Spain heading into the final round.

UNDATED (AP) — James Harden scored 37 points and Dwight Howard added 24 and 14 rebounds as Houston outlasted Portland 121-116 in overtime to pull within 2-1 in the NBA first-round series. Chicago beat Washington 100-97 behind Mike Dunleavy's 35 points, cutting the Wizards' series lead to 2-1. And Brooklyn has a 2-1 series lead after Joe Johnson scored 29 points in a 102-98 triumph over Toronto.

CHARLOTTE, N.C. (AP) — The Charlotte Bobcats have likely earned some respect around the NBA after hanging tough with the two-time defending champion Miami Heat. But the Bobcats want more. The Bobcats find themselves in a 2-0 hole when the series shifts to Charlotte for Game 3 tonight.