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7:33 PM on Saturday, April 18

Minnesota Wild rookie goalie Jesper Wallstedt was a little surprised when told he was starting the postseason opener

7:30 PM on Saturday, April 18

Cedric Mullins led off the 13th inning with a two-run home run and the Tampa Bay Rays outlasted the Pittsburgh Pirates 8-7 on a rainy Saturday

7:20 PM on Saturday, April 18

Chris Sale struck out seven in seven innings to outduel Cristopher Sánchez in a matchup of two of baseball’s best pitchers, and the Atlanta Braves took advantage of an error to beat the Philadelphia Phillies 3-1

7:14 PM on Saturday, April 18

Houston’s Héctor Herrera scored late in the second half and Jonathan Bond made it stand up for the Dynamo in a 1-0 victory over Orlando City

7:14 PM on Saturday, April 18

Masyn Winn hit a two-run homer and José Fermín and Alec Burleson added solo shots to lead the St. Louis Cardinals to a 7-5 win over the Houston Astros Saturday night

7:00 PM on Saturday, April 18

Tom Barlow and Evander Da Silva Ferreira — known simply as “Evander” — each scored a goal for FC Cincinnati in a 3-3 tie with the Chicago Fire

7:00 PM on Saturday, April 18

Cristian Espinoza had a goal and an assist and Nashville SC shut out Atlanta United 2-0 behind rookie Brian Schwake

6:38 PM on Saturday, April 18

Sean Johnson finished with four saves and had his third shutout this season for D.C. United in a 0-0 tie with the Philadelphia Union

5:59 PM on Saturday, April 18

Jalen Brunson scored 28 points, Karl-Anthony Towns had 19 of his 25 in the second half and the New York Knicks beat the Atlanta Hawks 113-102 in Game 1 of their Eastern Conference playoff series

5:56 PM on Saturday, April 18

Jamal Murray shot and made 16 free throws

5:49 PM on Saturday, April 18

Gavin Williams struck out 11 over seven innings to push his majors-leading total 40, Brayan Rocchio hit a three-run homer and the Cleveland Guardians beat the Baltimore Orioles 4-2 on Saturday

5:39 PM on Saturday, April 18

Matt Boldy had two goals with an assist, Joel Ericksson Ek scored two power-play goals and rookie goalie Jesper Wallstedt stopped 27 shots in his postseason debut to help the Minnesota Wild beat the Dallas Stars 6-1 in Game 1 of their Western Conference playoff series

5:12 PM on Saturday, April 18

Jenn Gardiner scored the last of her PWHL single-game record four goals 52 seconds into overtime to help the Vancouver Goldeneyes and beat Seattle 6-5 to sweep the regular-season series with the Torrent

5:11 PM on Saturday, April 18

The Philadelphia Phillies placed closer Jhoan Duran on the 15-day injured list with a left oblique strain before Saturday night’s game against the Atlanta Braves

4:07 PM on Saturday, April 18

Lionel Messi had two goals, Germán Berterame scored a goal for the second consecutive game, and Inter Miami beat the Colorado Rapids 3-2 to extend their unbeaten streak to seven games

3:52 PM on Saturday, April 18

Tarik Skubal struck out a season-high 10 over six innings of one-run ball, Kerry Carpenter hit a solo homer and the Detroit Tigers beat the Boston Red Sox 4-1 on Saturday, ending a nine-game road losing streak

3:43 PM on Saturday, April 18

San Jose Sharks teenage sensation Macklin Celebrini is open to signing a contract extension this summer after breaking the franchise record for points in a season in just his second year in the NHL

3:02 PM on Saturday, April 18

Logan Stankoven and Taylor Hall scored and Frederik Andersen came through with a big third-period performance in net to help the Carolina Hurricanes beat the Ottawa Senators 2-0 to open their first-round playoff series

1:59 PM on Saturday, April 18

Pinch-hitter Carson Kelly connected for a tiebreaking three-run homer in the sixth inning, and the Chicago Cubs handed the New York Mets their 10th consecutive loss with a 4-2 victory

1:48 PM on Saturday, April 18

A skydiver has crashed into the Lane Stadium scoreboard before Virginia Tech’s spring football game