San Diego — Shohei Ohtani homered on the first pitch and pitched five innings for the Los Angeles Dodgers on Wednesday, returning to two-way duty and helping secure a 4-0 victory over the San Diego Padres at Petco Park in a series-clinching outing. He lowered his season ERA to 0.73...
DENVER — The Vegas Golden Knights defeated the Colorado Avalanche 4-2 in Game 1 of the Western Conference Final on Wednesday night. Dylan Coghlan scored his first playoff goal to open the scoring, and goaltender Carter Hart made 36 saves as Vegas held the lead. Nic Dowd sealed the victory...
Indianapolis — Aliyah Boston scored 24 points and grabbed eight rebounds to lead the Indiana Fever to a 90-73 win over the Portland Fire on Wednesday night after the team ruled Caitlin Clark out with a back injury less than two hours before tipoff, her first missed game of the...
Detroit — Angel Martínez led off the 10th inning with a tiebreaking triple and José Ramírez followed with an RBI double as the Cleveland Guardians beat the Detroit Tigers 3-2 on Wednesday night. Cleveland had tied the score in the ninth when Daniel Schneemann scored on Patrick Bailey’s groundout, forcing...
BATON ROUGE — LSU head coach Lane Kiffin announced Wednesday that Ed Orgeron will rejoin the football staff as special assistant to recruiting and defense, returning to the program he led to the 2019 national title. Kiffin said Orgeron brings national recruiting ability and will work with defensive players and...
Oklahoma City — Thunder guard Jalen Williams exited Game 2 of the Western Conference finals on Wednesday after receiving treatment for left hamstring tightness and did not return for the second half. The incident occurred during Oklahoma City's home matchup with the San Antonio Spurs, following Williams' 26-point performance in...
BUFFALO, N.Y. The Buffalo Sabres signed head coach Lindy Ruff to a two-year contract extension on Wednesday, announced less than 48 hours after the team’s overtime Game 7 loss to the Montreal Canadiens that ended their playoff run this week; Ruff led the club to a 50-win season and a...
Denver — Colorado Avalanche defenseman Cale Makar will miss Game 1 of the Western Conference Final against the Vegas Golden Knights on Wednesday night with an upper-body injury, coach Jared Bednar said after the team’s morning skate; Bednar listed Makar day-to-day and confirmed the player was on the ice during...
New York City hosted a dramatic Game 1 of the Eastern Conference finals on May 20, 2026, as the New York Knicks defeated the Cleveland Cavaliers 115-104 in overtime at Madison Square Garden. The Knicks erased a 22-point fourth-quarter deficit, producing one of the largest comebacks in NBA postseason history....
Los Angeles — Joe Davis, the lead television voice for the Los Angeles Dodgers on SportsNet LA and a primary national broadcaster for Fox, called last Saturday's New York Yankees–New York Mets game and, after Mets outfielder Carson Benge dropped an easy fly ball, said, "Oh, no! Oh, no, the...
