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Blue Jackets will face Capitals in playoff opening round

Losing the finsl game of the regular season to the Nashville Predators helped the Blue Jackets avoid opening the playoffs against Pittsburgh for a second straight year and instead put them into a first-round series with Washington.

No indictment in officer shooting

A Columbus police officer who fatally shot a man during a traffic stop and attempted arrest a year ago after being dragged alongside a vehicle won’t face criminal charges in the matter.

Fire 1, Crew 0

Nemanja Nikolic scored after pouncing on a defensive miscue in the 27th minute to help the Chicago Fire beat the Crew 1-0.

Reds 7, Pirates 4

Eugenio Suarez hit a tiebreaking three-run homer in the eighth inning, and the Reds cooled off the Pittsburgh Pirates with a 7-4 victory.

Royals 1, Indians 0

Indians starter Trevor Bauer complained about baseball’s new rules to speed up the game following a 1-0 loss to the Kansas City Royals.

76ers 132, Cavs 130

Ben Simmons topped LeBron James in a triple-double battle to lead the Philadelphia 76ers to their 13th straight win in their biggest game in six years, 132-130 over the Cavaliers.

Pirates 14, Reds 3

Rookie Colin Moran had four hits and three RBIs, and Starling Marte hit a bases-loaded triple to lead the streaking Pittsburgh Pirates over the Reds 14-3.