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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

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

8:30 PM on Saturday, May 9

A person with knowledge of the negotiations says Steve Kerr has reached an agreement in principle on a two-year contract to continue coaching the Golden State Warriors

8:12 PM on Saturday, May 9

Jackson Blake scored 5:28 into overtime for his second of the game, Logan Stankoven also scored in regulation and the Carolina Hurricanes finished a four-game sweep with a 3-2 victory over the Philadelphia Flyers to advance to the Eastern Conference finals for the second straight season

8:02 PM on Saturday, May 9

Christian Lundgaard is the winner of the Indianapolis Grand Prix and he hopes to carry that momentum into the Indy 500

5:17 PM on Saturday, May 9

Alyssa Thomas scored 20 points and the Phoenix Mercury walloped the the Las Vegas Aces 99-66, making sure the only celebration for the reigning WNBA champions at their season opener would be their pregame ring ceremony

5:10 PM on Saturday, May 9

James Harden hit three clutch shots in the final two minutes, Donovan Mitchell scored 35 points and the Cleveland Cavaliers beat Detroit 116-109 on Saturday to cut the Pistons’ lead to 2-1 in the Eastern Conference semifinal series

4:21 PM on Saturday, May 9

Arike Ogunbowale had 22 points, Paige Bueckers scored 20, and Caitlin Clark missed a deep 3 with a chance to send the game to overtime as the Dallas Wings beat the Indiana Fever 107-104 to open their WNBA seasons

3:41 PM on Saturday, May 9

UCLA slugger Megan Grant has set the single-season home run record for Division I softball

3:29 PM on Saturday, May 9

A funeral has been held in Louisiana for eight children who were killed in a mass shooting last month

3:22 PM on Saturday, May 9

Shane van Gisbergen celebrated his 37th birthday by earning the fifth pole position of his NASCAR Cup Series career and his first since last July

3:03 PM on Saturday, May 9

At the Iroquois Steeplechase, the horses are competing for the top purses, but the fan favorite is the parade of the hounds

2:55 PM on Saturday, May 9

Rookie minicamp is the start of the rehearsal stage of the offseason for the New York Giants under new coach John Harbaugh

12:59 PM on Saturday, May 9

When Indiana Fever fans returned to Gainbridge Fieldhouse for the season opener, it seemed everything was back in place

12:42 PM on Saturday, May 9

Cameron Young is one of the hottest players on the PGA Tour, and he’s showing no signs up letting up

11:30 AM on Saturday, May 9

The San Francisco Giants traded struggling two-time Gold Glove-winning catcher Patrick Bailey to the Cleveland Guardians

6:24 AM on Saturday, May 9

Iran's Revolutionary Guard navy has warned of a “heavy assault” on one of the U.S. bases in the region if Iranian oil tankers or commercial vessels are attacked

6:03 AM on Saturday, May 9

The head of the World Health Organization is seeking to reassure residents of the Spanish island of Tenerife worried about the anticipated arrival there of a hantavirus-stricken cruise ship

11:51 PM on Friday, May 8

Russian President Vladimir Putin has expressed confidence in a victory in Ukraine during a military parade in Moscow marking the defeat of Nazi Germany in World War II

3:27 PM on Thursday, May 7

Storm chaser Ashton Lemley was helping search through a Mississippi trailer park destroyed by tornadoes when he heard a kitten meowing from the rubble