Mammoth stun Golden Knights in Utah, take lead

 

Salt Lake City — the Utah Mammoth defeated the Vegas Golden Knights 4-2 on Friday in Game 3 of the first-round Stanley Cup Playoffs, marking the first NHL postseason game hosted in Utah and giving the Mammoth a 2-1 lead in the best-of-seven series. Lawson Crouse scored twice and goaltender Karel...

Judge Orders Hearing On Trump $10B IRS Lawsuit

 

WASHINGTON: A federal judge on Friday ordered a May 27 hearing to determine whether President Donald Trump can sue the Internal Revenue Service in a US$10 billion lawsuit he filed in January, in which he and his sons alleged leaked tax returns harmed their business. Judge Kathleen Williams directed both Trump's...

Wells' homer extends Yankees' winning streak to eight

 

Houston — On Friday and Saturday nights in Houston, the New York Yankees won successive games, beating the Astros 12-4 and 8-3 to extend their streak first to seven and then to eight games. Jazz Chisholm Jr., Ryan McMahon, Ben Rice and José Caballero homered in the 12-4 game; Austin...

US Secures Release of Kuwaiti-American Journalist Ahmed Shihab-Eldin

 

Washington, D.C. On April 24–25, the US State Department confirmed that Kuwaiti-American journalist Ahmed Shihab-Eldin, detained in Kuwait since March 3 over online posts related to the Iran war, has been released, acquitted by a Kuwaiti court, and permitted to leave the country after more than seven weeks in custody. This...

Michael biopic grosses big, prompts hometown screening

 

Gary, Indiana — Members of the Jackson family, the film's star Jaafar Jackson, producer Graham King and the singer's eldest son Prince attended a hometown screening of the new biopic Michael at the city's only high school. Mayor Eddie D. Melton moderated a panel in which they discussed the making...

Adley Rutschman’s two homers lift Orioles to 10-3

 

Baltimore. Adley Rutschman hit two home runs and drove in six runs Friday night as the Baltimore Orioles routed the Boston Red Sox 10-3 at Camden Yards. Baltimore totaled six homers and 20 hits, with Brandon Young working 5 2/3 innings for the win while Brayan Bello allowed eight earned...

Cardinals Draft Carson Beck, Add Weapon and Depth

 

Tempe, Ariz. The Arizona Cardinals selected quarterback Carson Beck with the 65th overall pick in the third round of the 2026 NFL Draft on Friday, and earlier used the third overall pick on running back Jeremiyah Love; the Rams selected Ty Simpson at No. 13 on Thursday, reshaping Arizona's draft...

Skenes Nears Perfect Game, Pirates Top Brewers 6-0

 

MILWAUKEE — On April 24, Paul Skenes retired the first 20 Milwaukee Brewers batters at American Family Field before surrendering a two-out single in the seventh, and the Pittsburgh Pirates won 6-0. Skenes completed seven innings with seven strikeouts, while Konnor Griffin hit his first major-league home run on his...

Thielbar to IL; Lopez, Velasquez join Cubs bullpen

 

Los Angeles: The Chicago Cubs placed left-hander Caleb Thielbar on the 15-day injured list Friday with a left hamstring strain after he was removed following one batter faced Thursday; the club also transferred right-hander Porter Hodge to the 60-day IL and designated infielder Scott Kingery for assignment. They called up...

Yankees' Stanton exits with right lower leg tightness

 

Houston — Yankees slugger Giancarlo Stanton left Friday night's game against the Houston Astros in the sixth inning because of tightness in his right lower leg. Stanton had recorded an RBI single earlier in the sixth, and later rounded third on a J.C. Escarra single to the left-field wall but...