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At 41, LeBron James Is Still Dominating the NBA Playoffs
LeBron James leads the Lakers to a 2-0 series lead with a historic playoff performance at age 41....
Top Seeds in Eastern Conference in Trouble During NBA Playoffs Round 1
The Knicks and Pistons are already feeling playoff pressure—here’s what their Game 2 struggles mean moving forward....
Mariners' stadium reminds A's of their goal: AL West title
The Athletics need only to look to the top of the third deck in right field at T-Mobile Park to realize the road to the American League West title goes through Seattle.,That's where the Mariners' 2025 division championship banner hangs.,"(The Mariners) were one game away from going to the World Seri...
Randy Vasquez, Padres hand Rockies rare 1-0 home defeat
Randy Vasquez pitched seven shutout innings and allowed just three hits for the San Diego Padres, who squeaked out a rare 1-0 victory over the Colorado Rockies on Tuesday in Denver.,It marked just the fourth time in Rockies history they lost a 1-0 game at Coors Field. The other three instances happe...
Nicolas Roy's OT tally gives Avalanche 2-0 advantage over Kings
Nicolas Roy scored at 7:44 of overtime to lift Colorado to a 2-1 win against the Los Angeles Kings on Tuesday in Denver, giving the Avalanche a 2-0 lead in a Western Conference first-round playoff series.,Roy got to a loose puck in the slot and shot it through the legs of Kings defenseman Brandt Cla...
LeBron James nets 28 as Lakers grab 2-0 lead on Rockets
LeBron James compiled 28 points, eight rebounds and seven assists to lead the Los Angeles Lakers to a 101-94 victory over the visiting Houston Rockets to take a 2-0 lead in their first-round Western Conference playoff series on Tuesday.,With leading scorers Luka Doncic (hamstring) and Austin Reaves ...
Jeff McNeil, Shea Langeliers homer as A's take down Mariners
Jeff McNeil and Shea Langeliers hit home runs as the Athletics defeated the host Seattle Mariners 5-2 Tuesday night, clinching a series victory against their American League West rivals.,The teams will wrap up the three-game set Wednesday afternoon at T-Mobile Park.,A's left-hander Jacob Lopez (2-1)...
Munetaka Murakami extends HR streak as White Sox pound D-backs
Rookie Munetaka Murakami homered for the fourth straight game, Colson Montgomery went deep for the third straight and the Chicago White Sox slugged four homers in an 11-5 victory over the Arizona Diamondbacks in Phoenix on Tuesday.,Murakami, Michael Vargas and Montgomery hit consecutive solo shots w...
Logan Cooley lifts Mammoth past Knights for Utah's 1st playoff win
Logan Cooley scored the go-ahead goal on a rebound with six minutes remaining to give the Utah Mammoth the first playoff win in franchise history, 3-2 over the Vegas Golden Knights in Game 2 of their best-of-seven Western Conference first-round series on Tuesday in Las Vegas.,Cooley buried a rebound...
Landen Roupp, Giants claim first matchup of season with Dodgers
Landen Roupp outpitched Yoshinobu Yamamoto, San Francisco got RBI singles from Rafael Devers and Jung Hoo Lee in a three-run first inning, and the Giants held off the visiting Los Angeles Dodgers 3-1 in the opener of a three-game series Tuesday night.,Roupp (4-1) allowed just one run on one hit in f...
Lenyn Sosa's late clutch hit lifts Jays over skidding Angels
Pinch hitter Lenyn Sosa drilled a tiebreaking two-run double during a three-run eighth inning to propel the Toronto Blue Jays to a 4-2 victory over the Los Angeles Angels on Tuesday night at Anaheim, Calif.,Eloy Jimenez had two RBIs and Vladimir Guerrero scored twice for the Blue Jays, who defeated ...
Victor Wembanyama sustains concussion in Spurs' Game 2 loss
San Antonio star center Victor Wembanyama was concussed during Game 2 of the Spurs' first-round playoff series with the Portland Trail Blazers on Tuesday, his coach confirmed following the contest.,"I just know he has a concussion and he's in the protocol and we'll obviously take the proper and appr...
Randy Vasquez, Padres hand Rockies 1-0 home defeat
Randy Vasquez pitched seven shutout innings and allowed just three hits for the San Diego Padres, who squeaked out a rare 1-0 victory over the Colorado Rockies on Tuesday in Denver.,It marked just the fourth time in Rockies history they lost a 1-0 game at Coors Field. The other three instances happe...
Scoot Henderson stars as Victor Wembanyama ails; Blazers tie Spurs 1-1
Scoot Henderson poured in a season-best 31 points as the visiting Portland Trail Blazers came back from 14 points down in the fourth quarter to outlast the shorthanded San Antonio Spurs 106-103 on Tuesday in Game 2 of the teams' first round Western Conference playoff series.,The Trail Blazers evened...
Royals take advantage of Orioles' wild pitches, snap 8-game skid
Maikel Garcia scored on a wild pitch in the ninth inning and the Kansas City Royals snapped their eight-game losing streak with 6-5 win over the visiting Baltimore Orioles on Tuesday.,Ryan Helsey (0-2) walked Garcia and Bobby Witt Jr. to open the ninth of the 5-5 contest. The runners reached second ...
Rangers open homestand with victory over Pirates
Kumar Rocker allowed one run on four hits over a season-high six innings and the Texas Rangers began a nine-game homestand with a 5-1 win over the Pittsburgh Pirates on Tuesday.,Rocker (1-1) walked one and struck out five for Texas, which returned home after playing 16 of its first 22 games on the r...
J.J. Moser, Lightning bounce back for OT win over Habs
J.J. Moser scored 12:48 into overtime, giving the host Tampa Bay Lightning a 3-2 comeback victory over the Montreal Canadiens on Tuesday and evening their first-round Eastern Conference playoff series at one win each.,Tampa Bay fully controlled the game in the extra period and was rewarded when Mose...
7 runs lead to 7th straight win for Cubs as Phillies' losing streak hits 7
Shota Imanaga tossed seven stellar innings, Seiya Suzuki and Michael Busch each drove in two runs and the streaking Chicago Cubs posted a 7-4 victory over the visiting Philadelphia Phillies on Tuesday.,Imanaga (2-1) allowed just one run on three hits, striking out one and walking one for the Cubs, w...
Strong second period allows Bruins to level series with Sabres
The visiting Boston Bruins scored three second-period goals and held off a late Buffalo Sabres rally to post a 4-2 win on Tuesday and even their Eastern Conference quarterfinal playoff series at one victory apiece.,Viktor Arvidsson scored in the last two periods, giving the Bruins 1-0 and 4-0 leads....
Cardinals down Marlins behind Nathan Church's homer
Nathan Church slugged a two-run homer and Alec Burleson also drove in a pair of runs as the visiting St. Louis Cardinals defeated the Miami Marlins 5-3 on Tuesday.,St. Louis, which has won six of its past seven games, also got 5 1/3 strong innings from Dustin May (3-2). He allowed one run on six hit...