BATON ROUGE — LSU Athletics asked the university Board of Supervisors Thursday to approve higher season-ticket prices for men's and women's basketball, proposing top men's tickets rise from $450 to $500 and top women's from $250 to $300 for next season; per-game increases were reported at $1 to $22 for...
EAST RUTHERFORD, N.J. — On Thursday night, the New York Giants used two top-10 picks in the NFL Draft, selecting linebacker Arvell Reese at No. 5 and offensive lineman Francis Mauigoa at No. 10. The moves followed a prior trade that sent defensive tackle Dexter Lawrence to the Cincinnati Bengals...
DETROIT — The Detroit Pistons defeated the Orlando Magic 98-83 on Wednesday night at Little Caesars Arena, leveling their first-round playoff series at 1-1. The top-seeded Pistons built a decisive third quarter and ended an 11-game home postseason losing streak that dated to May 26, 2008, reversing the setback from...
Philadelphia — The Flyers beat the Pittsburgh Penguins 5-2 on Wednesday at Xfinity Mobile Arena, taking a 3-0 lead in the first-round series. Trevor Zegras, Rasmus Ristolainen and Nick Seeler scored in a six-minute second-period span after an early Evgeni Malkin power-play goal gave Pittsburgh a brief lead. The victory moved...
LOS ANGELES — The Lakers beat the Houston Rockets 101-94 on Tuesday in Game 2, taking a 2-0 series lead, as Marcus Smart defended Kevin Durant and pressured him across 18 possessions. Durant returned from a right knee injury and scored 23 points on 7-for-12 shooting but had multiple turnovers,...
Oklahoma City. Shai Gilgeous-Alexander scored 37 points with nine assists as the Oklahoma City Thunder defeated the Phoenix Suns 120-107 on Wednesday to take a 2-0 lead in the first-round Western Conference playoff series. Jalen Williams left in the third quarter with a left hamstring injury after scoring 19 points,...
SEATTLE — Seattle Mariners catcher Cal Raleigh said Tuesday he has faith in the team despite a slow start to the 2026 season, noting he has used the same swing since age nine and trusts his approach after a 2025 season in which he hit 60 home runs and finished...
San Francisco — The Giants beat the Los Angeles Dodgers 3-1 Tuesday night at Oracle Park after an early Dodgers defensive miscue produced a three-run first inning. Yoshinobu Yamamoto allowed three first-inning runs before settling, Shohei Ohtani extended his on-base streak with a seventh-inning infield single, and the Giants held...
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...
