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

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

8:04 PM on Thursday, May 7

Kyle Shanahan wanted to bring Raheem Morris to San Francisco as an assistant when he was first hired as head coach of the 49ers in 2017 only to be blocked by the Atlanta Falcons

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