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8:17 PM on Wednesday, April 15

Defenseman Louis Crevier scored twice in the final period, Ryan Greene and Nick Lardis also added third period goals, and the Chicago Blackhawks rallied in their season finale to beat the San Jose Sharks 5-2 on Wednesday night

8:01 PM on Wednesday, April 15

Yordan Alvarez hit his seventh home run of the season and Spencer Arrighetti struck out 10 in six strong innings to lead the Houston Astros to a 3-1 win over the Colorado Rockies

7:41 PM on Wednesday, April 15

Junior Caminero, Jake Fraley and Jonny DeLuca homered, and the Tampa Bay Rays pounded the Chicago White Sox 8-3 for their fifth straight win

7:40 PM on Wednesday, April 15

Tyrese Maxey scored 31 points, V

7:36 PM on Wednesday, April 15

Denisa Křížová, Maja Nylén Persson and Casey O’Brien scored three straight goals in the third period to help the New York Sirens rally past the Toronto Sceptres 3-2

7:34 PM on Wednesday, April 15

Drake Batherson and Warren Foegel scored power-play goals and the Ottawa Senators — resting six players for the playoffs — beat Toronto 3-1 on Wednesday night in the regular-season finale for both teams

7:25 PM on Wednesday, April 15

The NBA says Charlotte’s LaMelo Ball should have been ejected for an uncalled flagrant foul when he reached out and tugged on the ankle of Miami’s Bam Adebayo

7:21 PM on Wednesday, April 15

William Contreras hit the only ball out of the infield during a two-run rally in the eighth inning as the Brewers snapped a six-game skid with a 2-1 victory over the Toronto Blue Jays

7:21 PM on Wednesday, April 15

Carlos Ulberg fought through an injured right knee to capture the light heavyweight title in UCF 327

7:01 PM on Wednesday, April 15

Tye Kartye scored two goals and had an assist as the New York Rangers beat the Tampa Bay Lightning 4-2 in the regular-season finale for both teams

7:01 PM on Wednesday, April 15

Jessie Eldridge scored two goals to go with an assist, Alina Müller had two assists and a goal, and the Boston Fleet beat the Minnesota Frost 3-2

6:59 PM on Wednesday, April 15

José Caballero laced a two-run double in the ninth inning that gave the New York Yankees a 5-4 victory over the Angels, moments after Los Angeles botched an infield popup in a costly misplay

6:58 PM on Wednesday, April 15

Wyatt Johnston scored the decisive shootout goal and the Dallas Stars posted their third consecutive 50-win season with a 4-3 victory over the Buffalo Sabres on Wednesday night in the regular-season finale for both teams

6:42 PM on Wednesday, April 15

Chief operating officer Xavier James and chief human resources officer Michael O’Neill have left the Major League Baseball Players Association in more leadership changes following the ouster of union head Tony Clark in February

6:42 PM on Wednesday, April 15

Colorado’s Troy Johnston and Willi Castro both left Wednesday night’s game against Houston after being hit by pitches from the Astros’ Spencer Arrighetti

6:31 PM on Wednesday, April 15

Wenceel Pérez hit a go-ahead homer in the eighth inning and the Detroit Tigers won their fifth straight game, beating the Kansas City Royals 2-1

6:30 PM on Wednesday, April 15

Nico Hoerner drove in a career-high five runs, Shota Imanaga struck out 11 in six strong innings and the Chicago Cubs routed the Philadelphia Phillies 11-2 on Wednesday night

6:28 PM on Wednesday, April 15

Mike Benning got his first two NHL goals, Wilmer Skoog, Mikulas Hovorka and Ludvig Jansson all got their first NHL points, and the Florida Panthers closed out their injury-plagued season by routing the Detroit Red Wings 8-1

5:26 PM on Wednesday, April 15

A singer leading the “Jackie Robinson Day” festivities before the Chicago White Sox’s game against the Tampa Bay Rays collapsed and was taken to a hospital

4:38 PM on Wednesday, April 15

Los Angeles Angels slugger Jorge Soler has begun serving his four-game suspension