Shai Gilgeous-Alexander didn’t sulk over his off night.

The Dodgers and Diamondbacks played one of the wildest games of the season in the desert, combining for 25 runs, 26 hits, two blown leads of at least three runs and six homers.

Jamal Murray scored 27 points and Michael Porter Jr. bounced back with 21 clutch points, leading the Denver Nuggets past the top-seeded Oklahoma City Thunder 113-104 in overtime Friday night for a 2-1 lead in the Western Conference semifinal series.

Shohei Ohtani hit a three-run homer to cap a six-run ninth inning and the Los Angeles Dodgers rallied for a wild 14-11 win over the Arizona Diamondbacks.

Jasson Dominguez hit three homers and drove in seven runs to lead the New York Yankees to a 10-2 victory over the Athletics on Friday night.

Jasson Dominguez homered three times for the New York Yankees against the Athletics in by far the most prolific game of his career.

Brad Marchand scored on a deflected shot at 15:27 of overtime and the Florida Panthers beat the Toronto Maple Leafs 5-4 on Friday night to cut their deficit in the Eastern Conference semifinal series to 2-1.

Donovan Mitchell had 43 points and nine rebounds, and the finally full-strength Cleveland Cavaliers beat Indiana 126-104 on Friday night to cut the Pacers’ lead to 2-1 in the Eastern Conference semifinals.

Ashton Jeanty won’t be able to do what he does best for quite some time.

It’s the biggest victory for the struggling Chicago White Sox in a long time.

Rafael Devers has made his feelings known.

Defending champion Nelly Korda hit her stride late on a long and soft Liberty National, making three birdies over her last five holes for a 4-under 68 and a share of the lead Friday in the Mizuho Americas Open.

Pope Leo XIV, now the successor of St. Peter, leads the 1.4 billion-strong Catholic Church in a sacred role that few others will ever hold.

New Pittsburgh Pirates manager Don Kelly is eager to try and help his hometown team.

Shedeur Sanders began the process Friday of trying to show he can be a factor in the Cleveland Browns’ quarterback competition.

Mason Taylor watched his father finish up a Hall of Fame career with wide eyes and football dreams of his own.

Federal investigators are outlining the final moments of a plane crash in upstate New York last month that killed a high-achieving family from Massachusetts.

New England Patriots defensive coordinator Terrell Williams has been working remotely from his home in Detroit on doctor’s orders the past few weeks and was not with the team when it opened rookie minicamp.

A three-judge federal appellate panel indicated it they might overturn an injunction that allows 23XI Racing and Front Row Motorsports to race as chartered teams in NASCAR this season while the two teams sue the stock car series over alleged antitrust violations.

The Carolina Hurricanes return home for Game 3 of their second-round playoff series against the Washington Capitals having split the first two games on the road.

In more trouble than they faced at any time last year, the Boston Celtics take a 2-0 deficit into Game 3 against the New York Knicks.

The 16-year-old son of Tiger Woods will have to wait until next year to try to play in the U.S. Open.

Keith Mitchell followed a career-best round with a 3-under 67 and maintained a one-shot lead after two rounds of the Truist Championship.

Rory McIlroy has been on a tear of late headed into next weekend's PGA Championship.

The NCAA Women’s Basketball Rules Committee proposed a coach’s challenge be required to initiate a video review of out-of-bounds calls and three other types of plays.

A Chicago-born cardinal walks into a conclave.

Abdul Carter has tackled his first big task in the NFL by choosing a jersey number.

The NCAA Men’s Basketball Rules Committee has recommended video reviews of out-of-bounds calls only be initiated by coach’s challenge.

Ahmed Hassanein remembers the days of learning how to play football in his half-brother’s small kitchen in California.

Pittsburgh Steelers first-round pick Derrick Harmon is trying to move forward following the loss of his mother.

North Carolina says the girlfriend of football coach Bill Belichick is “welcome” at its football facilities amid a report that 24-year-old Jordon Hudson had been banned.

The Women’s World Cup will increase to 48 teams in 2031 when the United States is expected to host the tournament, FIFA confirmed Friday.

England will send a record six teams into the Champions League next season.

The Minnesota Timberwolves say they are investigating if a fan directed racially charged comments toward Golden State’s Draymond Green during the fourth quarter of a playoff game between the teams on Thursday.

It was fitting that when Pope Leo XIV was elected the Italian Open tennis tournament was being played just up the road from the Vatican.

Chicago Sky star Angel Reese is ready to start winning in the WNBA after setting records as a rookie.

A small Irish sport has become the latest battleground for female athletes protesting against their dress codes — in this case “skorts.”.

Chris Buescher is back at Kansas Speedway this week, and he's being forced to relive the closest finish in NASCAR Cup Series history.

India’s biggest domestic cricket tournament has been suspended for one week following the escalating military tensions with Pakistan.

Tampa Bay Buccaneers rookie Desmond Watson already has made NFL history — as the league's heaviest player.

Leon Draisaitl took a pass from Connor McDavid and scored off the rush at 15:20 of overtime to give the Edmonton Oilers a 5-4 victory over the Vegas Golden Knights on Thursday night and a 2-0 lead in the second-round series.

The Pakistan Cricket Board has postponed its Pakistan Super League following rising military tensions between India and Pakistan.

Our KPRC 2 and UTMB Health Athletes of The Week for the week of May 8 is the Lamar Texans 4 x 400 relay team.

Julius Randle had 24 points and 11 assists to lead the Minnesota Timberwolves through another uneven performance, this time capitalizing on Golden State Warriors star Stephen Curry’s absence in a 117-93 victory that tied the second-round series at one game apiece.

Tom Wilson has provided a little bit of everything for the Washington Capitals in their Game 2 victory over the Carolina Hurricanes.

Minnesota Timberwolves star Anthony Edwards exited with a sprained his left ankle midway through the second quarter against Golden State.

Connor McMichael and John Carlson scored, Logan Thompson made 26 saves and the Washington Capitals beat the Carolina Hurricanes 3-1 in Game 2 to tie the second-round playoff series.

The sports loyalties of Pope Leo XIV became a topic of conversation almost as soon as the white smoke emerged from the Vatican’s Sistine Chapel.

Rafael Devers is the Boston Red Sox’s designated hitter.

The verbal gloves are off when it comes to the buildup to UFC 315, with the tension between the U.S. and Canada even spilling into this card.

Keith Mitchell led a birdie spree at the Truist Championship on Thursday, shooting a career-best 9-under 61 to shatter the course record at the Philadelphia Cricket Club.

Receiver George Pickens is looking toward his future with the Dallas Cowboys after a somewhat stormy past with the Pittsburgh Steelers.

For Manchester United or Tottenham, a miserable campaign will end in Europa League glory.

Stephen Curry sat down after the Golden State Warriors went through their gameday shootaround practice in Minneapolis and quickly announced that he’s feeling great.

For Mike Sullivan, the latest coach of the New York Rangers, there will be many priorities in taking over a team that missed the playoffs a season after winning the Presidents’ Trophy.

With such high-performing hoops within the city limits, this begs the question: Is Houston a good city to be a basketball fan? A recent survey from WalletHub explored this exact question.

Ticket demand is so great for Game 3 of the NBA playoff series between the Boston Celtics and New York Knicks that it will cost a fan more than $600 on the resale market just to get in to Madison Square Garden on Saturday.

Joel Quenneville is returning to the NHL with the Anaheim Ducks for his first head coaching job since the second-winningest coach in league history resigned and was banned from the league for his handling of a sexual assault scandal.

Former Celtics great Paul Pierce was so confident in his team in Game 2 against the Knicks, he said he’d walk to work, “in my robe, bare feet,” if they lost for a second straight game in the second-round series.

Mikko Rantanen has shown exactly why Dallas was willing to pay a hefty price to acquire him.

The Pittsburgh Pirates have fired manager Derek Shelton following a rocky opening month to the season that saw Pittsburgh quickly slip into last place in the NL Central.

Tyrese Haliburton did the dance.

Sue Bird is giving another assist to USA Basketball, becoming the managing director of the women’s national team.

It’s a Champions League final few could have predicted.

New York down by 20 on Monday.

Shai Gilgeous-Alexander scored 34 points, and the Oklahoma City Thunder rolled past the Denver Nuggets 149-106 in Game 2 of their Western Conference semifinal series.

A fire alarm was triggered at TD Garden in the aftermath of the New York Knicks’ 91-90 playoff victory over the Boston Celtics on Wednesday night, causing a brief evacuation.

The Oklahoma City Thunder set an NBA playoff record for first-half points with 87 against the Denver Nuggets in Game 2 of their Western Conference semifinal series.

Mikal Bridges scored all of his 14 points in the fourth quarter before making his second straight game-clinching steal, and the New York Knicks overcame a 20-point deficit again to beat the Boston Celtics 91-90 on Wednesday night for a 2-0 lead in the Eastern Conference semifinals.

Attorneys handling the $2.8 billion NCAA settlement are proposing a massive do-over when it comes to roster limits.

After losing the first two games of the series, the Astros left Milwaukee with a dominant 9-1 victory over the Brewers

A former NFL tight end has been sentenced to 30 years behind bars for murdering his girlfriend in the Houston area in 2021.

Police have charged Florida cornerback Dijon Johnson with two felonies, including possession of a firearm, and misdemeanors after his arrest over the weekend while driving a car in Tampa.

A woman is suing former Los Angeles Lakers player and coach Byron Scott, accusing him of sexually assaulting her during a team event at a high school in 1987, when he was 26 and she was 15.

Jason Kelce has tried in his first year of retirement to up his golf game and lower his score, taking the task of trying to get it in the hole as seriously as he did opening them as he once did on the offensive line.

The Golden State Warriors are planning to play without Stephen Curry for at least the next three games of their second-round series against Minnesota.

Thousands of golf fans in New York could be in for a big surprise over the next five months.

Jrue Holiday’s commitment to off-court work continues to be noticed and appreciated within the NBA.

The Jacksonville Jaguars released veteran receiver Gabe Davis nearly 14 months after signing him to a three-year, $39 million contract.

The NHL team in Salt Lake City is now known as the Utah Mammoth.

The Pittsburgh Steelers have run out of patience with wide receiver George Pickens.

Paris Saint-Germain weathered one attack after another and showed remarkable adaptability to hold off and defeat an inspired Arsenal 2-1 to reach the Champions League final.

Kentucky Derby winner Sovereignty is not running in the Preakness Stakes and that means for a fifth time in the past seven years there is no chance of a Triple Crown champion going into the race.

Road, sweet road.

Zach Hyman scored from just above the right circle with 3:02 left to put Edmonton ahead for good, and the Oilers rallied yet again this postseason to beat the Vegas Golden Knights 4-2 in Game 1 of the second-round series.

Golden State star Stephen Curry was sidelined by a strained left hamstring early in the second quarter at Minnesota and the Warriors were bracing for an extended absence of their sharpshooting leader after opening the series by beating the Timberwolves 99-88.

Jaccob Slavin scored in overtime, Frederik Andersen made 13 saves in his return from injury and the Carolina Hurricanes beat the Washington Capitals 2-1 in Game 1 of their second-round playoff series.

Tyrese Haliburton made a 3-pointer with 1.1 seconds remaining and the Indiana Pacers scored the final eight points in 47.9 seconds to stun the short handed and top-seeded Cleveland Cavaliers 120-119 to take a 2-0 lead in their Eastern Conference semifinals series.

In a growing sport, the pop of the paddle has started to capture a younger audience.

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Caitlin Clark’s return to Iowa's Carver-Hawkeye Arena for the WNBA preseason game between the Indiana Fever and Brazilian national team averaged 1.3 million viewers on ESPN.

The Boston Celtics and Oklahoma City Thunder looked very much like the dominant teams they were during the regular season in securing lopsided first-round playoff series wins.

Pending approval, the $2.8 billion House settlement will allow schools to share revenue with athletes directly for use of their name, image and likeness.

Kentucky Derby winner Sovereignty won't run in the Preakness Stakes.

Sam Presti of the Oklahoma City Thunder was announced Tuesday as the NBA’s executive of the year, the reward for building that team into a juggernaut that won a league-best 68 games this season.

Olympic gold medal-winning skier Mikaela Shiffrin has joined the ownership group of the National Women’s Soccer League expansion team in Denver, set to launch next year.

Notre Dame and Clemson know each other pretty well in football.

Seven-time gold-medal sprinter Allyson Felix, four-time Olympic tennis champion Serena Williams and Mike Krzyzewski, who coached the U.S. to two basketball gold medals, are part of the U.S. Olympic and Paralympic Committee Hall of Fame’s class of 2025.

Florida basketball coach Todd Golden has signed a contract extension that raises his annual salary to $6 million.

Baseball players from major leaguers to Little Leaguers are using sliding mitts as a form of self-expression, even if at some levels, they're not needed at all.