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Nolan Arenado delivers walk-off home run to power Cardinals to 6-5 win over Brewers
ST. LOUIS — A day after he helped the St. Louis Cardinals protect their one-run lead with a sharp defensive play at the plate vs. the Milwaukee Brewers, Cardinals third baseman Nolan Arenado powered them to a win with ...Read more
Shedeur Sanders selected by Browns with 144th pick in NFL draft
Shedeur Sanders' “legendary” football journey is bound for Cleveland.
After waiting through two nights and four rounds, the former Colorado quarterback and record-setting Buffs passer was taken by the Browns on ...Read more
The long wait is over: Shedeur Sanders drafted by Cleveland in fifth round
LOS ANGELES — The agonizing wait is over for Shedeur Sanders.
The former Colorado quarterback, son of Hall of Famer Deion Sanders, was selected by the Cleveland Browns at 144th overall Saturday in the fifth round of the...Read more
Yankees' game vs. Blue Jays rained out, to be made up with single-admission doubleheader
NEW YORK — Rain prevented Aaron Judge from spending his birthday at the ballpark.
Saturday afternoon’s game between the Yankees and Toronto Blue Jays in the Bronx was postponed due to inclement weather in the forecast...Read more
Seahawks trade QB Sam Howell to Vikings
SEATTLE — A day after drafting Alabama’s Jalen Milroe in the third round of the NFL draft, the Seahawks thinned out their QB room by dealing Sam Howell to the Minnesota Vikings on Saturday morning.
The pick involved a...Read more
Heat again without answers, fall to 0-3 vs. Cavaliers with worst-ever playoff loss
MIAMI — Homecourt didn’t help. Not against this, an opponent able to lock down on defense, light up on offense. Instead, it was the worst playoff loss in franchise history.
And so, with Saturday’s 124-87 loss to the...Read more
Panthers blown out in Game 3 against Lightning as series tightens
SUNRISE, Fla. — It seemed like only a matter of time before the Tampa Bay Lightning would respond in the first-round series with the Florida Panthers.
That turned out to be the case on Saturday.
The Lightning rallied ...Read more
Tigers can't capitalize on opportunities but still top Orioles in Game 1
DETROIT — The Tigers don’t rate wins. Any win is a good win.
But even they would agree, the 4-3 win over the Baltimore Orioles in the front end of a doubleheader Saturday was a little tougher than it needed to be.
...Read more
Dylan Hernández: Can the Lakers overcome their biggest vulnerability exposed during their Game 3 loss?
LOS ANGELES — Somehow, the Lakers concealed the shortcoming in plain sight for months, enough to where the situation looked manageable.
That was then.
Now, in a postseason series against an athletic team with size, ...Read more
Mark Story: Travis Perry is only latest 21st century Kentucky Mr. Basketball to have tough go at UK
LEXINGTON, Ky. — Travis Perry will always be part of an elite fraternity in Kentucky basketball history.
Since Wayland High School’s “King” Kelly Coleman was named the first Kentucky Mr. Basketball in 1956, the ...Read more
Joe Starkey: Steelers will regret bypassing Jaxson Dart, who went 4 picks later
PITTSBURGH — Mock the New York Giants all you like. They deserve it. But they have won a playoff game more recently than the Steelers — who haven’t even been competitive in one in nearly a decade — and they made ...Read more
Graham Brink: Could a 'crazy' idea for keeping the Tampa Bay Rays in town work?
TAMPA, Fla. — My boss took me to a Tampa Bay Rays game earlier this month. Fans filled most of the seats at Steinbrenner Field, despite it being a midweek game against the Pittsburgh Pirates.
This was one of those ideal...Read more
Verlander remains winless as Eovaldi stifles SF Giants' offense
SAN FRANCISCO — Justin Verlander pitched well. Nathan Eovaldi pitched better.
Verlander allowed two runs over six innings with six strikeouts but Eovaldi countered with six shutout innings and seven strikeouts as the ...Read more
Paul Skenes wins duel with Yoshinobu Yamamoto, Dodgers extend losing streak
LOS ANGELES — Billed as a matchup between the National League's best arms, Friday night's pitchers duel lived up to expectations.
Enter 22-year-old flamethrower Paul Skenes. He grew up in Fullerton. He began his ...Read more
Kings rally to take lead, only to collapse in third period of Game 3 loss to Oilers
EDMONTON, Canada — The Edmonton Oilers played like they couldn’t afford to lose Friday. And they didn’t, scoring two goals 10 seconds apart late in the third period to beat the Los Angeles Kings 7-4 in a wild first-...Read more
Devils strike back against Hurricanes with double-OT win in NHL playoff series
The New Jersey Devils’ resiliency was tested — in full — Friday by the Carolina Hurricanes in the Stanley Cup playoffs.
It took two overtimes to decide Game 3 of the first-round series, a test of grit and endurance...Read more
Red-hot Jordan Beck homers twice but Rockies lose to Reds
DENVER — Jordan Beck has suddenly morphed into Mickey Mantle.
The 24-year-old left fielder hit two home runs — he has five dingers in his last three games — and brought the Colorado Rockies to the brink of victory ...Read more
Injury-depleted Padres blanked a second straight game
SAN DIEGO — The road had not been kind.
Another outfielder joined the San Diego Padres’ growing injury list. Their three-time batting champ went down in a heap at first base. The offense was shut out for the first ...Read more
Mariners fall to Marlins after Logan Gilbert leaves with arm injury
SEATTLE — For an April evening in Seattle, this was about as good as it gets for a baseball scene. Dare we say, the setup was just about perfect.
The roof was open at T-Mobile Park on Friday, and a 67-degree sunshine ...Read more
With Luka Doncic ailing, LeBron's historic night can't save Lakers in Game 3 loss
MINNEAPOLIS — After a midseason loss to the Los Angeles Clippers, Lakers coach JJ Redick and LeBron James sounded a bit of an alarm, both coach and leader saying the Lakers didn’t have the luxury to just be pretty ...Read more
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