Golden State Warriors tie NBA record with 72nd win of season

The Golden State Warriors beat the San Antonio Spurs on Sunday, 92-86, tying the NBA record held by the 1995-’96 Chicago Bulls for most wins in a season, with 72. Stephen Curry poured in a game-high 37 points for the Warriors. The Warriors (72-9) will get a chance to break the record Wednesday in their final regular-season game, when they face the Memphis Grizzlies at home. With Sunday’s win, the Warriors also dealt the Spurs their first home loss of the season, denying them a chance at setting an NBA record of their own.

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Willett wins Masters after Speith’s epic collapse

Danny Willett won The Masters golf tournament in Augusta, Ga., on Sunday, following an epic collapse by defending champ Jordan Speith. Willett, 28, finished 5-under par, becoming only the second English player to win the 80-year-old tournament. Speith held what looked to be an insurmountable 5-stroke lead going into the back nine, but dropped six shots over three holes, including a shocking quadruple-bogey.

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Belgium charges four men over terror attacks

Four men have been charged with terrorism offences by Belgian prosecutors in connection with the bombings in Brussels last month, media reports said Saturday. The four are among the six arrested on Friday and include key suspect Mohamed Abrini, who was on Europe’s most-wanted terror suspect list after the Paris shootings that left 130 dead. Belgian authorities are working to determine whether Abrini was the “man in the hat” attacker caught on CCTV at Brussels airport before the explosions on March 22, two officials told The Wall Street Journal. The death toll from the Brussels attacks stands at 32. The other detainees charged on Saturday were named as Osama K., Herve B.N., and Bilal E.M., while the other two arrested Friday have been released, the BBC reported.

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SAP U.S. shares slip following outlook

SAP SE shares declined in the extended session Friday after the German software giant forecast earnings for the quarter that fell shy of Wall Street estimates. SAP U.S. shares slipped 1.7% to $75.44 after hours. The company said it expects adjusted first-quarter earnings of 64 eurocents a share on revenue of 4.73 billion euros. Analysts surveyed by FactSet estimate earnings of 68 eurocents a share on revenue of 4.71 billion euros. SAP reiterated its guidance for the year. Analysts expect 3.95 euros a share on revenue of 21.51 billion euros.

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