Sports

Reds beat Nats on Opening Day

Frankie Montas pitched six shutout innings in his Cincinnati debut and the Reds cruised to an 8-2 win over the Washington Nationals.

Hornets 118, Cavs 111

Brandon Miller made seven 3-pointers and had 31 points, and the Charlotte Hornets shot 58% from the field to beat the Cavaliers 118-111 on Wednesday night to avenge a 23-point loss earlier in the week.

Cavs 115, Hornets 92

Evan Mobley and Jarrett Allen each scored 17 points, and Cleveland bounced back from an embarrassing loss at Miami 24 hours earlier by beating Charlotte 115-92.

Heat 121, Cavs 84

Haywood Highsmith scored 18 points and the Heat built what was their biggest lead in more than a decade on the way to beating the Cavaliers 121-84 on Sunday night.