Lakers eliminate Rockets in Game Six; LeBron leads

 

HOUSTON — The Los Angeles Lakers closed their first-round playoff series with a 98-78 victory over the Houston Rockets at the Toyota Center on Friday night, winning the best-of-seven series 4-2. LeBron James scored 28 points with eight assists and seven rebounds as the Lakers secured the Game 6 win...

Sixers Force Seventh Game After Game Six Victory

 

PHILADELPHIA — The Philadelphia 76ers defeated the Boston Celtics 106-93 on Thursday to force a decisive Game 7 in the first-round NBA playoff series. Joel Embiid returned from an appendectomy and scored 19 points, Tyrese Maxey led with 30 points, and Paul George contributed 23 as the Sixers delivered their...

CENTCOM to brief Trump on proposed Iran military actions

 

Washington: U.S. Central Command chief Admiral Brad Cooper will brief President Donald Trump on Thursday about new military options against Iran, U.S. media reported, outlining plans described as a 'short and powerful' wave of strikes and additional measures including potential control of the Strait of Hormuz and special forces operations. The...

Howden's OT winner gives Vegas 3-2 lead over Mammoth

 

SALT LAKE CITY -- Dozens of Utah Mammoth fans gathered at the Delta Center on Wednesday for an official, free watch party to see Game 5 of the first-round Stanley Cup Playoffs series against the Vegas Golden Knights. The Mammoth organization provided a DJ, food trucks, a beer garden and...

LAFC win stops Toluca late in Champions Cup semifinal

 

Los Angeles. Nkosi Tafari headed Son Heung-Min's stoppage-time free kick to give Los Angeles FC a 2-1 win over Toluca FC in the first leg of their CONCACAF Champions Cup semifinal at BMO Stadium on Wednesday night, with Timothy Tillman opening the scoring in the 51st minute and Jesús Angulo...

Butler homers, Athletics snap Royals' four-game streak Wednesday

 

West Sacramento, Calif. — On Wednesday night the Oakland Athletics defeated the Kansas City Royals 5-2 as Lawrence Butler hit a three-run home run and Luis Severino pitched seven innings with eight strikeouts; Nick Kurtz had an RBI double and drew a walk, marking his 18th consecutive game with a...

US Forms Maritime Coalition To Reopen Hormuz Shipping

 

Washington — The U.S. government this week sought international partners to form the "Maritime Freedom Construct" to restore commercial navigation through the Strait of Hormuz, according to an internal State Department cable dated April 28 and subsequent reports on April 29–30. Diplomats were asked to solicit diplomatic and military partners...

Louisiana governor moves to delay primaries after ruling

 

Baton Rouge — Governor Jeff Landry plans to suspend the state's May 16 primary elections to allow lawmakers time to approve a new congressional map after the U.S. Supreme Court struck down Louisiana’s second majority-Black district, the Washington Post reported. Landry told Republican House candidates Wednesday that he would pause...

Florida man executed after 1976 teen murder conviction

 

STARKE, Fla. A Florida man previously convicted for the July 31, 1976, killing of 13-year-old Cynthia Driggers was executed Thursday evening at Florida State Prison; James Ernest Hitchcock, 70, received a lethal three-drug injection beginning at 6 p.m., and officials pronounced him dead shortly after the procedure began. Officials said Hitchcock...

NYC Mayor Calls For Return Of Koh-i-Noor Diamond

 

New York: New York City Mayor Zohran Mamdani said Wednesday he would privately encourage King Charles III to return the Koh‑i‑Noor diamond if given the opportunity, making the remark ahead of a wreath‑laying at the National September 11 Memorial where the monarch and other officials gathered to honor the victims...