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4:46 PM on Thursday, April 9

The NBA's MVP race is heating up

4:42 PM on Thursday, April 9

Prediction markets let people wager on anything from a basketball game to the outcome of a presidential election — and recently, even the fate of the U.S. and Israel’s war against Iran

4:40 PM on Thursday, April 9

Brooks Lee hit a tiebreaking two-run single in the eighth inning for the Minnesota Twins in a 3-1 victory to complete a four-game sweep of the Detroit Tigers

4:32 PM on Thursday, April 9

Detroit Tigers center fielder Parker Meadows has been taken away on a cart after a head-to-head collision with teammate Riley Greene

4:16 PM on Thursday, April 9

Jeffrey Springs took a no-hit bid into the seventh inning and combined with two relievers on a one-hitter, and the Athletics beat the New York Yankees 1-0 to clinch their first series at Yankee Stadium since 2016

4:12 PM on Thursday, April 9

The Philadelphia 76ers say Joel Embiid has been diagnosed with appendicitis and will undergo surgery in Houston

3:21 PM on Thursday, April 9

Stanford star guard Ebuka Okorie will enter the NBA draft after leading the ACC in scoring as a freshman

3:19 PM on Thursday, April 9

Mukul Choudhary hit seven sixes in the death overs to power Lucknow Super Giants to a three-wicket win over Kolkata Knight Riders in the Indian Premier League

3:16 PM on Thursday, April 9

The NBA has fined the Orlando Magic $25,000 for violating league injury reporting rules before a home game against the Detroit Pistons

3:11 PM on Thursday, April 9

The Justice Department is investigating the NFL for potential anticompetitive practices, according to a government official

3:10 PM on Thursday, April 9

Athletics pitcher Jeffrey Springs lost a no-hit bid with one out in the seventh inning against the New York Yankees when he allowed a single to Ben Rice

2:59 PM on Thursday, April 9

Owen Caissie had three hits and three RBIs to help the Miami Marlins beat the Cincinnati Reds 8-1

2:46 PM on Thursday, April 9

Colorado coach Jared Bednar says forward Nazem Kadri will miss “some games” because of a finger injury

2:38 PM on Thursday, April 9

A transgender darts player says she’s “not done fighting” after the sport’s governing body enacted rules barring transgender women from women’s tournaments

2:32 PM on Thursday, April 9

Jayson Tatum is set to play at Madison Square Garden on Thursday night for the first time since rupturing his Achilles tendon there in last season’s playoffs

2:08 PM on Thursday, April 9

Athletics right fielder Brent Rooker exited a game against the Yankees with back pain after a swing in the first inning

1:11 PM on Thursday, April 9

Xander Schauffele’s tee shot on the par-5 eighth hole at Augusta National came to rest in somebody’s merchandise bag

11:09 AM on Thursday, April 9

Gary Player believes Tiger Woods should avoid driving because of his medication use for pain management

10:19 AM on Thursday, April 9

Jack Hughes became famous for scoring the Olympic gold-medal-winning goal in overtime for the United States against Canada

10:05 AM on Thursday, April 9

As Rory McIlroy was warming up on the practice range, Jack Nicklaus was busy touting the Northern Irishman’s game saying he had a “very, very good chance” to repeat as Masters champion