Sports News

1:02 AM on Sunday, May 10

The Detroit Pistons visit the Cleveland Cavaliers in the Eastern Conference second round with a 2-1 lead in the series

1:02 AM on Sunday, May 10

The Oklahoma City Thunder look to clinch the Western Conference second round over the Los Angeles Lakers in game four

1:00 AM on Sunday, May 10

Los Angeles hosts Las Vegas in a matchup of Western Conference teams

12:30 AM on Sunday, May 10

The next impressive player to rise from the Thunder’s bottomless depth and onto the national stage is Ajay Mitchell, who has seized the spotlight while replacing injured teammate Jalen Williams during these playoffs

11:58 PM on Saturday, May 9

Sebastian Berhalter scored a goal for the Vancouver Whitecaps in a 1-1 tie with the San Jose Earthquakes — a battle between the top-two teams in the MLS standings

11:51 PM on Saturday, May 9

Danny Musovski scored a goal and Andrew Thomas had four saves Saturday night for the Seattle Sounders in a 1-1 tie with San Diego FC

11:49 PM on Saturday, May 9

Dudinha had a goal and an assist to lead the San Diego Wave to a 2-1 victory over Southern California rivals Angel City on Saturday

11:42 PM on Saturday, May 9

Kevin Kelsy had two goals and two assists — his first multi-goal game this season — and James Pantemis had three saves to help Portland beat Sporting Kansas City 6-0, the Timbers’ largest margin of victory in club (MLS regular season) history

11:40 PM on Saturday, May 9

Nick Gonzales and Joey Bart each had four hits, Brandon Lowe drove in four runs and the Pittsburgh Pirates had a season-high 20 hits in a 13-3 victory over the San Francisco Giants on Saturday night

11:24 PM on Saturday, May 9

The pause button has been pressed on Twins right-hander Taj Bradley’s comeback season

11:04 PM on Saturday, May 9

Ozzie Albies and Matt Olson each had two RBIs and the Atlanta Braves rocked Blake Snell for five runs in three innings in his season debut for a 7-2 win over the Los Angeles Dodgers on Saturday night

11:03 PM on Saturday, May 9

Byron Buxton doubled off the wall in left-center with one out in the 11th inning, scoring automatic runner Matt Wallner, and the Minnesota Twins beat the Cleveland Guardians 2-1

10:53 PM on Saturday, May 9

Kirill Kaprizov scored first and assisted on the next two goals as the Minnesota Wild delivered the Colorado Avalanche their first defeat this postseason with a 5-1 victory in Game 3 of their second-round series

10:52 PM on Saturday, May 9

Jeong Sang-bin scored his first goal this season, Roman Bürki had two saves, and St. Louis City beat the Colorado Rapids 1-0

10:39 PM on Saturday, May 9

Warren Madrigal subbed on in the 63rd minute and scored twice — his first multi-goal game in MLS — for Nashville SC in a 2-2 with D.C. United

10:04 PM on Saturday, May 9

Ajay Mitchell had career playoff highs of 24 points and 10 assists, and the Oklahoma City Thunder extended their unbeaten playoff run to the brink of another Western Conference finals with a 131-108 victory over the Los Angeles Lakers in Game 3 of the second round

9:59 PM on Saturday, May 9

The Colorado Avalanche made a change in the net for the first time this postseason when they pulled Scott Wedgewood early in the second period of Game 3 of their second-round series after he allowed three goals to the Minnesota Wild

9:39 PM on Saturday, May 9

After 24 years, the Fire have returned to Portland

8:39 PM on Saturday, May 9

Sean Strickland regains the UFC’s 185-pound championship, defeating Khamzat Chimaev via split decision at UFC 328

3:38 PM on Saturday, May 9

People around Major League Baseball and the state of Georgia are sharing their reactions to the death of Atlanta Braves Hall of Fame manager Bobby Cox