Sports News

2:02 AM on Friday, May 8

The Oklahoma City Thunder visit the Los Angeles Lakers in the Western Conference second round with a 2-0 lead in the series

2:02 AM on Friday, May 8

The Detroit Pistons visit the Cleveland Cavaliers in the Eastern Conference second round with a 2-0 lead in the series

1:50 AM on Friday, May 8

Lakers coach JJ Redick criticized the way LeBron James is officiated and guard Austin Reaves complained about treatment from the referees after Los Angeles lost 125-107 to the Oklahoma City Thunder on Thursday night

12:46 AM on Friday, May 8

Jordan Walker doubled and scored the tiebreaking run on Masyn Winn’s triple in the seventh inning of the St. Louis Cardinals’ 2-1 victory over the San Diego Padres

11:12 PM on Thursday, May 7

Tobias Harris had belief that few had when he chose to come back to play for the Detroit Pistons for a second time, signing with them two years ago when they had the NBA’s worst record for a second straight season and set a single-season record for consecutive losses

11:02 PM on Thursday, May 7

The Carolina Hurricanes have won their seventh straight playoff game, defeating the Philadelphia Flyers 4-1 in Game 3

10:23 PM on Thursday, May 7

Pinch-hitter Chandler Simpson broke a sixth-inning tie with a two-run single and the Tampa Bay Rays won their seventh straight game by beating the Boston Red Sox 8-4

10:13 PM on Thursday, May 7

Jauan Jennings agreed to one-year contract with the Minnesota Vikings to give the team a needed third option at receiver

10:08 PM on Thursday, May 7

Maggie Flaherty and Hayley Scamurra scored 24 seconds apart early in the second period, Ann-Renée Desbiens made 27 saves, and the Montreal Victoire beat the Minnesota Frost 2-1 in the PWHL playoffs

10:05 PM on Thursday, May 7

Workers have begun installing the grass field at MetLife Stadium, site of eight World Cup matches including the final in July 19

10:02 PM on Thursday, May 7

Joe Mack scored the winning run in the ninth inning on a throwing error by third baseman Coby Mayo, and the Miami Marlins beat the Baltimore Orioles 4-3 to avoid a series sweep and snap a four-game losing streak

9:49 PM on Thursday, May 7

Cade Cunningham had 25 points and 10 assists, Tobias Harris scored 21 and the Detroit Pistons beat the Cleveland Cavaliers 107-97 on Thursday night to take a 2-0 lead in their second-round series

9:32 PM on Thursday, May 7

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9:13 PM on Thursday, May 7

FIFA tripled the price of its best available tickets to the World Cup final, making $32,970 seats available for the July 19 match at MetLife Stadium in East Rutherford, New Jersey

8:58 PM on Thursday, May 7

The Anaheim Ducks are the latest young team growing and thriving under the weight of its first taste of postseason pressure

8:49 PM on Thursday, May 7

Brendan Beck has made his major league debut with the New York Yankees, pitching three innings in a 9-2 win over Texas

8:31 PM on Thursday, May 7

Martin Laird didn't know he was in the Myrtle Beach Classic until a spot came open when Andrew Putnam got into a signature event

7:01 PM on Thursday, May 7

The NCAA plans to expand its Division I basketball tournaments from 68 to 76 teams next season

6:23 PM on Thursday, May 7

Jake McCarthy hit a grand slam and matched a career-high with five RBIs as the Colorado Rockies snapped a six-game losing streak with a 6-2 win over the New York Mets

3:09 PM on Thursday, May 7

The NCAA will expand its March Madness tournaments by eight teams each next season