Dallas — Cooper Flagg scored 51 points Friday night in Dallas as the Mavericks lost 138-127 to the Orlando Magic, becoming the youngest player in NBA history to record a 50-point game while his team extended its home losing streak. The loss left Dallas with a 24-53 record and a 14-game...
SAN FRANCISCO — New York Mets slugger Juan Soto left Friday night's game against the San Francisco Giants in the first inning with right calf tightness after singling off Tyler Mahle; Tyrone Taylor replaced him in left field and the Mets continued play without him. The Mets snapped a three-game skid...
Boise, Idaho. Athletic Club Boise hosted its inaugural home match at Athletic Club Boise Soccer Stadium on Saturday, April 4, drawing more than 7,000 fans and playing to a 1-1 draw with Spokane Velocity FC; the Boise Farmers Market also opened its summer season Saturday at Shoreline Drive. Organizers said the...
Cleveland. Chicago Cubs starter Cade Horton left Friday's game against the Cleveland Guardians in the second inning after signaling to the dugout and reporting right forearm discomfort following his 17th pitch, a 93.8 mph fastball to Bo Naylor; manager Craig Counsell and trainer Nick Frangella examined him on the mound. The...
PITTSBURGH — Konnor Griffin, a 19-year-old shortstop, made his major-league debut for the Pittsburgh Pirates at PNC Park on Friday, recording an RBI double in the second inning and later scoring; he had been called up 628 days after being selected ninth overall in the 2024 draft after spending time...
COLUMBUS, Ohio. Blue Jackets defenseman Damon Severson underwent season-ending shoulder surgery on Thursday after sustaining a shoulder-to-shoulder hit in Montreal on March 26; he had eight goals and 32 points in 71 games this season and averaged 21:04 of ice time per game. Columbus has dropped multiple games in a row...
RALEIGH COUNTY, W.Va. — On Thursday, shuttle car operator Aaron Warrix, 53, died after an accident at the Panther Eagle Horse Creek Mine in Raleigh County. Local reports and a company release identified Warrix and said the incident occurred at the Horse Creek Eagle operation. On Friday Governor Patrick Morrisey issued...
Washington reported that U.S. employers added 178,000 jobs in March, the Labor Department said Friday, and the unemployment rate fell to 4.3 percent; the gain followed a 133,000-job loss in February and was driven largely by healthcare and construction as strike-affected workers returned this month. The April 3 report showed the...
Orlando reported that FDOT completed safety and parking reconfiguration work along North Orange Avenue this week, and local businesses say ongoing construction has reduced customer access; at the same time, several U.S. cities announced or enacted parking-time and enforcement changes this month. Huntington implemented a four-hour downtown limit this week to...
INDIANAPOLIS — Michigan forward Yaxel Lendeborg twisted his left ankle during the first half of Saturday's Final Four semifinal against Arizona on April 4, 2026, left the court for treatment and warmups, then returned to start the second half and immediately hit two 3-pointers. Michigan continued play with Lendeborg wearing a...
