AP Sports Summary/Brief: Highlights

 AP Sports Summary/Brief:  Highlights

AP Sports Summary/Brief at 3:forty six p.M. EDT

The following is a precis of the cutting-edge sports news.

- The NFL draft concluded over the weekend with the Tampa Bay Buccaneers choosing linebacker Grant Stuard as the final pick. The draft saw the Jacksonville Jaguars take Clemson quarterback Trevor Lawrence because the No. 1 common select.

- In the NBA, the Philadelphia 76ers clinched the No. 1 seed within the Eastern Conference playoffs with a win over the Orlando Magic. The Golden State Warriors secured the eighth seed within the Western Conference playoffs with a win over the Memphis Grizzlies.

- The NHL playoffs are set to start on Saturday, with the Pittsburgh Penguins facing off towards the New York Islanders inside the first spherical. The Colorado Avalanche are the pinnacle seed in the West and will take at the St. Louis Blues.

- In baseball, the Los Angeles Dodgers are presently on a 4-recreation triumphing streak after sweeping the Milwaukee Brewers over the weekend. The San Francisco Giants and Boston Red Sox also hold to lead their respective divisions.

- In golfing, Rory McIlroy gained the Wells Fargo Championship in Charlotte, North Carolina, on Sunday. The win marked McIlroy's third victory at the occasion and his first PGA Tour win in view that 2019.

- In football, Manchester City clinched their 0.33 Premier League identify in four seasons with a win over Crystal Palace on Saturday. The victory places City thirteen points in advance of 2d-place Manchester United with 3 games left to play.

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