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 also stole the ball and hit a game-tying three in the...
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 had two home runs and was added to the lineup after a late...
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-ahead three-pointer in the final 30 seconds to seal the victory. Jaylen Brown added 25 points,...
Houston — At the close of Day 2 of the 2026 NFL Draft, Texans general manager Nick Caserio publicly rejected trade inquiries for Pro Bowl wide receiver Nico Collins, saying the team is not trading him. This week the Texans also used early draft assets and signed undrafted players as...
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...
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...
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...
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...
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...
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...
