Sports News

9:39 PM on Sunday, April 19

The Detroit Pistons opened the NBA playoffs with a flop

8:21 PM on Sunday, April 19

Ousseni Bouda scored two goals in the second half, ending Hugo Lloris’ 593-minute scoreless run to begin the season, and the San Jose Earthquakes stunned Los Angeles FC 4-1 in an early Western Conference showdown

8:17 PM on Sunday, April 19

Paolo Banchero had 23 points, nine rebounds and four assists to lead the eighth-seeded Orlando Magic to a 112-101 win over the top-seeded Detroit Pistons in Game 1 of their first-round series

8:13 PM on Sunday, April 19

Juraj Slafkovsky scored his third power-play goal 1:22 into overtime and the Montreal Canadiens beat the Tampa Bay Lightning 4-3 in Game 1 of their first-round series on Sunday night

7:57 PM on Sunday, April 19

Logan O'Connor scored for the first time in a year as the Colorado Avalanche beat the Los Angeles Kings 2-1 in Game 1 of their first-round playoff series

6:40 PM on Sunday, April 19

Dillon Dingler hit a three-run homer during Detroit’s four-run fifth inning against Boston’s struggling ace Garrett Crochet, leading the Tigers to a 6-2 victory over the Red Sox on Sunday at chilly and rainy Fenway Park

6:36 PM on Sunday, April 19

The New York Mets dropped their 11th consecutive game when closer Devin Williams blew a ninth-inning lead in a 2-1 loss to the Chicago Cubs in 10 innings

6:22 PM on Sunday, April 19

Aaron Judge hit a two-run homer in the first inning, Ben Rice went deep for the fourth straight game in the second and the New York Yankees beat the reeling Kansas City Royals 7-0 to complete a three-game sweep following a long rain delay

6:15 PM on Sunday, April 19

Bryan Woo pitched seven strong innings, Rob Refsnyder homered on the first pitch of the bottom of the first and the Seattle Mariners topped the Texas Rangers 5-2

6:15 PM on Sunday, April 19

Rookie Munetaka Murakami and Miguel Vargas hit two of Chicago’s four home runs off Jeffrey Springs, and rookie Noah Schultz allowed one hit over five innings for his first major league win as the Chicago White Sox beat the Athletics 7-4

5:56 PM on Sunday, April 19

Kazuma Okamoto hit a solo homer and had three RBIs, Nathan Lukes added a three-run double and the Toronto Blue Jays used an eight-run first inning to cruise past the Arizona Diamondbacks for a 10-4 victory that prevented a three-game sweep

5:56 PM on Sunday, April 19

The Minnesota Wild now have an opportunity to do something they have never done in the NHL playoffs after putting the Dallas Stars in a very familiar postseason situation

5:41 PM on Sunday, April 19

Mickey Moniak hit a go-ahead two-run homer in the seventh, and the Colorado Rockies held on to beat Los Angeles 9-6 and give the Dodgers’ their first losing streak of the season

5:26 PM on Sunday, April 19

Shai Gilgeous-Alexander scored 25 points and the Oklahoma City Thunder began their title defense with a 119-84 rout of the Phoenix Suns in Game 1 of their first-round Western Conference playoff series

5:19 PM on Sunday, April 19

Arizona Diamondbacks outfielder Corbin Carroll left Sunday’s game against the Toronto Blue Jays before the fifth inning because of low back tightness

5:08 PM on Sunday, April 19

Logan O’Connor scored for the first time in a year, Scott Wedgewood stopped 24 shots in his first Stanley Cup playoffs start and the top-seeded Colorado Avalanche beat the Los Angeles Kings 2-1 in Game 1 on Sunday

4:33 PM on Sunday, April 19

Nico Hoerner hit a sacrifice fly off Craig Kimbrel in the 10th inning, and the Chicago Cubs sent the New York Mets to their 11th consecutive loss by rallying for a 2-1 victory

3:26 PM on Sunday, April 19

Running the Boston Marathon is tough enough without having to jostle your way from Hopkinton to Copley Square

12:51 PM on Sunday, April 19

Jon Rahm has capped off a chaotic week in Mexico for LIV Golf with another victory

4:00 AM on Sunday, April 19

Manchester City has swung the Premier League title race in its favor by beating Arsenal 2-1 thanks to a second-half winner by Erling Haaland