Sports News

7:50 PM on Thursday, April 23

The New York Mets survived a ninth-inning bullpen mix-up when Huascar Brazobán went to the mound as closer Devin Williams started walking in, then hung on to beat the Minnesota Twins 10-8 behind Bo Bichette’s tiebreaking, three-run double for their second straight win after a 12-game skid

7:38 PM on Thursday, April 23

Kona Gold and late trainers Christophe Clement and John Shirreffs have been elected to the National Museum of Racing and Hall of Fame

7:04 PM on Thursday, April 23

Phoenix Suns All-Star guard Devin Booker was fined $35,000 for public criticism of officiating following the team’s Game 2 loss to the Oklahoma City Thunder on Wednesday night

7:03 PM on Thursday, April 23

CJ McCollum hit a jumper with 12.5 seconds left to ruin New York’s night again, leading the Atlanta Hawks to a 109-108 victory and a 2-1 lead over the Knicks in their first-round playoff series

7:01 PM on Thursday, April 23

A colt named Zedan was sold for a record $10.5 million and has joined Hall of Fame trainer Bob Baffert's stable at Santa Anita

6:51 PM on Thursday, April 23

Bowen Byram scored a minute after Boston missed a penalty shot, and Alex Tuch broke a third-period tie to help Buffalo come from behind and beat the Bruins 3-1

6:37 PM on Thursday, April 23

Denver Nuggets forward Aaron Gordon was ruled out of Game 3 of the first-round NBA playoff series at Minnesota because of tightness in his left calf muscle

6:16 PM on Thursday, April 23

Cleveland picked Utah offensive tackle Spencer Fano ninth overall after trading down three spots with Kansas City in the NFL draft

6:12 PM on Thursday, April 23

Cam Schlittler limited the team he rooted for growing up to four hits over eight innings, and the New York Yankees rallied twice to beat the Boston Red Sox 4-2 for a three-game sweep and a season-high six-game winning streak

5:56 PM on Thursday, April 23

Nelly Korda is back to playing great golf and the first LPGA major is no exception

4:54 PM on Thursday, April 23

Tennessee forward Nate Ament declared Thursday that he’s heading to the NBA draft after one season in college

4:40 PM on Thursday, April 23

Preparing for any big show means dressing up and bringing style to the red carpet

4:18 PM on Thursday, April 23

Austin Reaves has been upgraded to questionable for Game 3 of the Los Angeles Lakers’ first-round playoff series against the Houston Rockets

3:44 PM on Thursday, April 23

Gavin Sheets hit a go-ahead, three-run homer in the ninth inning and Miguel Andujar had three RBIs as the San Diego Padres rallied to beat the Colorado Rockies 10-8

3:40 PM on Thursday, April 23

Andrew Benintendi hit a tiebreaking three-run homer in the ninth inning that lifted the Chicago White Sox over the Arizona Diamondbacks 4-1 for their third win in four games

3:39 PM on Thursday, April 23

Sevilla’s struggles continued with a 2-0 loss at Levante that kept the club only one point above the relegation zone in the Spanish league

2:51 PM on Thursday, April 23

Dansby Swanson had his first game-ending hit in five years, and the Chicago Cubs rebounded from a pair of blown leads to beat Philadelphia 8-7 in 10 innings for their ninth straight win and the Phillies’ ninth loss in a row

2:15 PM on Thursday, April 23

A trio of Game 3s await in the NBA on Friday night, with Boston going to Philadelphia, the Los Angeles Lakers going to Houston and San Antonio going to Portland

1:44 PM on Thursday, April 23

A person familiar with the situation says the Milwaukee Bucks are finalizing a deal with Taylor Jenkins to fill their head-coaching position that became vacant after Doc Rivers’ departure

9:28 AM on Thursday, April 23

Victor Wembanyama traveled with the San Antonio Spurs to Portland but his status for Game 3 against the Trail Blazers remains uncertain