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ATLANTA — Karl-Anthony Towns recorded his first postseason triple-double on Saturday night, leading the New York Knicks to a 114-98 victory over the Atlanta Hawks at State Farm Arena that tied the first-round series at 2…
PHOENIX — The Oklahoma City Thunder lead the Western Conference first-round series 3-0 and defeated the Phoenix Suns 121-109 on Saturday as Shai Gilgeous-Alexander scored 42 points. This week the Suns have faced multiple…
Pittsburgh — On Saturday the Las Vegas Raiders selected Tennessee cornerback Jermod McCoy with the first pick of the fourth round, No. 101, after trading up with the Buffalo Bills. McCoy, who missed the 2025 season follo…
Philadelphia — The Eagles acquired Pro Bowl edge rusher Jonathan Greenard from the Minnesota Vikings and signed him to a four-year, $100 million contract on Friday after completing a physical and passing team medicals; M…
Jefferson City — The Jefferson City Jays played multiple tournament games this weekend, losing 8-1 to Capital City in the Blair Oaks C-team Tournament opener on Friday and later dropping a fifth-place game 12-2 to Southe…
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 McMaho…
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; t…
KANSAS CITY, Mo. The Kansas City Royals beat the Los Angeles Angels on Friday night, with Isaac Collins driving in two runs and Noah Cameron allowing three runs over 6 1/3 innings in a 5-3 win, and followed by a 12-1 rou…
Cleveland on Saturday selected Arkansas quarterback Taylen Green with the 182nd overall pick in the 2026 NFL Draft after trading picks with the Denver Broncos, the Browns announced. The sixth-round selection follows a tr…
Lowell, Mass. Jessie Eldridge scored the first of four Boston goals and Aerin Frankel made 30 saves to lead the Boston Fleet to a 4-0 victory over the New York Sirens on Saturday, closing the regular season. The win left…
Baltimore. The Boston Red Sox scored ten ninth-inning runs to defeat the Baltimore Orioles 17-1 on Saturday, April 25, 2026, after Andruw Monasterio hit a grand slam. Willson Contreras hit a three-run homer and Caleb Dur…
PITTSBURGH -- The Cleveland Browns selected Alabama linebacker Justin Jefferson with the No. 149 pick and University of Cincinnati tight end Joe Royer with the No. 170 pick during the fifth round of the 2026 NFL Draft on…
LOUISVILLE, Ky. — Todd Pletcher's colt Renegade drew the inside No. 1 post and opened as the morning-line favorite at 4-1 for the 152nd Kentucky Derby, which is scheduled for May 2. The draw was conducted Saturday, and n…
HOUSTON — The Los Angeles Lakers rallied from a six-point deficit in the final 30 seconds to force overtime and defeated the Houston Rockets 112-108 on Friday, with LeBron James scoring 29 points and hitting a tying thre…
HOUSTON — The Los Angeles Lakers beat the Houston Rockets 112-108 in overtime in Game 3 on Friday at the Toyota Center, when LeBron James scored 29 points and Marcus Smart finished with 21 points and 10 assists; James al…
CINCINNATI — Nathaniel Lowe hit a ninth-inning walk-off home run to lift the Cincinnati Reds to a 9-8 victory over the Detroit Tigers Friday night after a one-hour, 49-minute rain delay at Great American Ball Park; Lowe …
PHILADELPHIA — The Boston Celtics beat the Philadelphia 76ers 108-100 Friday night in Game 3 of their Eastern Conference first-round series at Xfinity Mobile Arena, with Jayson Tatum scoring 25 points and hitting a go-ah…
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 …
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…
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-han…
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, an…
Arlington, Texas. The Oakland Athletics hit three solo homers in the top of the first inning and went on to defeat the Texas Rangers 8-1 on Friday, with Carlos Cortes launching two home runs and Nick Kurtz and Tyler Sode…
PHILADELPHIA — A wave of disappointed fans poured out of Xfinity Mobile Arena after the Philadelphia 76ers lost a tightly contested Game 3 on Friday night, the outcome slipping away in the final seconds. Supporters descr…
Houston — The Los Angeles Lakers rallied to defeat the Houston Rockets 112-108 in overtime on Friday night, erasing a six-point deficit in the final 30 seconds to force extra time. LeBron James scored 29 points, grabbed …
TALLADEGA, Ala. On Saturday at Talladega Superspeedway, NASCAR majority owner Jim France stepped down as chief executive officer and appointed Steve O'Donnell as his successor; France will remain chairman and retain his …