Luka, Mavs dominate Wolves, clinch Finals berth Luka Doncic scored 20 of his 36 points in the first quarter and the Mavericks advanced to the NBA Finals with a 124-103 rout of the Timberwolves on Thursday.

Galatasaray clinch title with 102 points haul Galatasaray secured a 24th Turkish title with a 3-1 victory at Konyaspor on Sunday, ending the season three points above arch Istanbul rivals Fenerbahce who have not won the league in a decade.

Rangers clinch Presidents’ Trophy with shutout The Rangers won their league-best 55th game and finished with 114 points — both franchise records — and will have home-ice advantage throughout the playoffs.

Knicks clinch 2 seed; Sixers host Heat in play-in The Sixers will host the 7-8 play-in game vs. the Heat for a chance to play against the No. 2 seed Knicks.

Thunder clinch No. 1 seed; Nuggets grab No. 2 The Thunder clinched the No. 1 seed in the Western Conference with a win Sunday. The Nuggets will be the No. 2 seed, with the Wolves falling to No. 3.

Not done yet: Rapinoe helps Reign clinch playoffs Megan Rapinoe scored twice to lead OL Reign beat the Chicago Red Stars 3-0 and secure a spot in the NWSL playoffs on Sunday.

Rangers clinch first postseason berth since 2016 The Texas Rangers clinched a postseason berth for the first time since 2016 with a 6-1 win over the Seattle Mariners on Saturday night.

Braves sweep Cubs, clinch home field throughout The Braves completed a sweep of the slumping Cubs with a 5-3 win Thursday night to clinch home-field advantage throughout the postseason.

Orioles clinch AL East with 100th win of season Baltimore clinched its first AL East title since 2014 with a 2-0 win over the Boston Red Sox on Thursday night, the Orioles’ 100th win of the season.

O’s, Rays clinch playoff berths with Rangers’ loss Baltimore and Tampa Bay clinched postseason berths Sunday during the ninth inning of their game when Texas lost at Cleveland.

Braves clinch sixth straight playoff berth with win The Braves (93-49) reached the postseason for the sixth straight year, the second-longest streak in franchise history.

Aces clinch No. 1 overall seed in WNBA playoffs The Las Vegas Aces clinched the No. 1 seed in the WNBA playoffs on Sunday.

Trump Could Clinch the Nomination Before the G.O.P. Knows if He’s a Felon The federal election interference case — one of four — is set to start just before Super Tuesday and a cascade of consequential primaries.