Sports News

11:03 PM on Sunday, April 19

The Los Angeles Lakers host the Houston Rockets in the Western Conference first round with a 1-0 lead in the series

11:03 PM on Sunday, April 19

The Boston Celtics host the Philadelphia 76ers in the Eastern Conference first round with a 1-0 lead in the series

11:03 PM on Sunday, April 19

The San Antonio Spurs host the Portland Trail Blazers in the Western Conference first round with a 1-0 lead in the series

10:17 PM on Sunday, April 19

New Zealand captain Tom Latham has won the toss and chosen to bat in the second one-day cricket international against Bangladesh

10:16 PM on Sunday, April 19

Nic Dowd redirected Noah Hanifin’s shot from the point to put Vegas ahead at 7:20 of the third period and the Golden Knights beat the Utah Mammoth 4-2 on Sunday night in Game 1 of their first-round series

8:54 PM on Sunday, April 19

Victor Wembanyama scored 35 points in his playoff debut and the San Antonio Spurs rolled to a 111-98 victory over the Portland Trail Blazers in Game 1 of their first-round Western Conference series

7:49 PM on Sunday, April 19

Michael Harris II homered and had three hits as the streaking Atlanta Braves defeated the slumping Philadelphia Phillies 4-2 to complete a three-game sweep of their NL East rivals

7:39 PM on Sunday, April 19

The Detroit Pistons opened the NBA playoffs with a flop

7:38 PM on Sunday, April 19

Mattias Samuelson broke a tie with 3:24 left and Buffalo overcame a two-goal deficit in the final eight minutes to beat the Boston Bruins 4-3 on Sunday night in the Sabres’ first playoff game in 15 years

6:59 PM on Sunday, April 19

Hannah Green won the JM Eagle LA Championship for the third time in first four years and the first at El Caballero, holing a 12-foot birdie putt on the first extra hole

6:21 PM on Sunday, April 19

Ousseni Bouda scored two goals in the second half, ending Hugo Lloris’ 593-minute scoreless run to begin the season, and the San Jose Earthquakes stunned Los Angeles FC 4-1 in an early Western Conference showdown

6:17 PM on Sunday, April 19

Paolo Banchero had 23 points, nine rebounds and four assists to lead the eighth-seeded Orlando Magic to a 112-101 win over the top-seeded Detroit Pistons in Game 1 of their first-round series

6:13 PM on Sunday, April 19

Juraj Slafkovsky scored his third power-play goal 1:22 into overtime and the Montreal Canadiens beat the Tampa Bay Lightning 4-3 in Game 1 of their first-round series on Sunday night

5:57 PM on Sunday, April 19

Logan O'Connor scored for the first time in a year as the Colorado Avalanche beat the Los Angeles Kings 2-1 in Game 1 of their first-round playoff series

4:56 PM on Sunday, April 19

Mason Miller closed out a combined two-hitter for San Diego to extend his scoreless streak, and the Padres got RBI singles from Xander Bogaerts and Bryce Johnson in a 2-1 victory over the Los Angeles Angels

3:53 PM on Sunday, April 19

Matt Fitzpatrick is a playoff winner at Harbour Town again with a familiar ending against an American favorite

3:29 PM on Sunday, April 19

Oklahoma City’s Shai Gilgeous-Alexander might be adding a couple more trophies to his collection

3:19 PM on Sunday, April 19

Arizona Diamondbacks outfielder Corbin Carroll left Sunday’s game against the Toronto Blue Jays before the fifth inning because of low back tightness

10:51 AM on Sunday, April 19

Jon Rahm has capped off a chaotic week in Mexico for LIV Golf with another victory

9:00 PM on Saturday, April 18

A humanoid robot has won a half-marathon race for robots in Beijing, running faster than the human record