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WEEKEND SPORTS: Baseball & Softball teams Sunday slate + NBA Playoffs begin

WEEKEND SPORTS: Baseball & Softball teams Sunday slate + NBA Playoffs begin

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Mitchell

The Kernel baseball team returns to the field on Sunday. They’re going to head over to Yankton to face the Bucks in a doubleheader that starts at 2pm.

DWU

The Tiger baseball team will be in action again over the weekend. They will have the final two games of their series against Concordia on Sunday for Senior Day which begins at 1pm at Drake Field.

The Tiger softball team is set for weekend action. They will have games again on Sunday for Senior Day when they host Midland for a doubleheader at Dr. McWhirter Field beginning at 1pm.

MLB

The Minnesota Twins have a baseball filled weekend. They will host the Cincinnati Reds on Saturday for the second game of their series and then Sunday for the fourth game, with both games starting at 1:10pm. Both games will air on MLBTV.

NBA

The NBA Playoffs begin this weekend with games on both Saturday and Sunday.

Saturday:

  • No. 5 seed Toronto Raptors @ No. 4 seed Cleveland Cavaliers at Noon on Prime Video
  • No. 6 seed Minnesota Timberwolves @ No. 3 seed Denver Nuggets at 2:30pm on Prime Video
  • No. 6 seed Atlanta Hawks @ No. 3 seed New York Knicks at 5pm on Prime Video
  • No. 5 seed Houston Rockets @ No. 4 seed Los Angeles Lakers at 7:30pm on ABC

Sunday:

  • No. 7 seed Philadelphia 76ers @ No. 2 seed Boston Celtics at Noon on ABC
  • No. 8 seed Phoenix Suns @ No. 1 seed Oklahoma City Thunder at 2:30pm on ABC
  • No. 8 seed Orlando Magic @ No. 1 seed Detroit Pistons at 5:30pm on NBC/Peacock
  • No. 7 seed Portland Trail Blazers @ No. 2 seed San Antonio Spurs at 8pm on NBC/Peacock

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