Boston — VJ Edgecombe scored 30 points and grabbed 10 rebounds as the Philadelphia 76ers defeated the Boston Celtics 111-97 on Tuesday, tying the first-round playoff series at one game apiece. Tyrese Maxey added 29 points and nine assists, and the series shifts to Philadelphia for the upcoming Game 3...
Las Vegas. Logan Cooley scored on a rebound with about six minutes remaining Tuesday night, lifting the Utah Mammoth to a 3-2 victory over the Vegas Golden Knights in Game 2 of their first-round NHL playoff series; the win evened the series 1-1 and sends both teams back to Salt...
DENVER — During the second period on Tuesday, a pane of glass behind the Los Angeles Kings' bench shattered after fans pounded it following Scott Wedgewood's penalty-shot save on Quinton Byfield; broken glass fell onto interim coach D.J. Smith, who briefly left the bench while arena staff cleared fragments and...
HILLSBORO, Ohio — High school baseball and softball teams across multiple towns played scheduled midweek games Tuesday and Wednesday, April 21–22, producing decisive outcomes. Struthers beat South Range 3-1 on April 21, Warren JFK routed Mogadore 10-3, Girard defeated Poland 4-1, and Hillsboro posted a 20-10 softball win April 22...
Gainesville, Fla. — Thomas Haugh announced he will return to the University of Florida for the upcoming college basketball season, ESPN reported on Tuesday; Haugh averaged 17.1 points and 6.2 rebounds across 34 games last season and had been projected as a potential lottery pick. The move this week increases Florida's...
Chicago. The Chicago Cubs defeated the Philadelphia Phillies 7-4 Tuesday night as Shota Imanaga delivered seven innings of three-hit pitching in his fourth consecutive strong start and Nico Hoerner and Seiya Suzuki hit homers in the seventh inning, extending the Cubs’ winning streak to seven games and boosting offensive output. Tuesday’s...
KANSAS CITY — Maikel Garcia scored on a wild pitch by Baltimore reliever Ryan Helsley to give the Kansas City Royals a 6-5 walk-off victory Tuesday night at Kauffman Stadium, snapping an eight-game losing streak. After Garcia and Bobby Witt Jr. drew walks in the ninth, two Helsley wild pitches...
Tampa, Fla. — J.J. Moser scored 12:48 into overtime to give the Tampa Bay Lightning a 3-2 victory over the Montreal Canadiens on Tuesday night at Amalie Arena, tying the first-round series at 1-1. Brandon Hagel had a Gordie Howe hat trick with a goal, an assist and a fight,...
Los Angeles — On Tuesday night the Los Angeles Lakers defeated the Houston Rockets 101-94 in Game 2 of the first-round NBA Playoffs, extending their series lead to 2-0. Kevin Durant returned from a knee contusion sustained in practice and made his Rockets playoff debut, finishing with 23 points in...
Bradenton, Fla. – An early-morning crash on I-75 Monday left a 34-year-old truck driver dead after a black Ford Mustang allegedly weaved through traffic and struck a Chevrolet Trailblazer, which was pushed into the semi driven by Stavan Albert Facey. Florida Highway Patrol investigators identified 18-year-old Jonathan Matos Morales as...
