Sports News

8:56 PM on Sunday, April 12

Mark Kastelic scored with 9:38 remaining and the Boston Bruins snapped a five-game losing streak with a 3-2 win over Columbus 3-2, that moved them into the first Eastern Conference wild-card spot while virtually eliminating the Blue Jackets from playoff contention

8:47 PM on Sunday, April 12

San Diego Padres right-hander Nick Pivetta has been forced from a 7-2 win over Colorado in the fourth inning by stiffness in his pitching elbow

8:44 PM on Sunday, April 12

Nick Suzuki had a goal and an assist as the Montreal Canadiens defeated the New York Islanders 4-1, eliminating New York from Stanley Cup playoff contention

8:31 PM on Sunday, April 12

Paul Reed finished with 26 points, six rebounds, three assists and three blocks and Tobias Harris scored 24 points as the Eastern Conference’s top seeded Detroit Pistons beat the Indiana Pacers 133-121

8:11 PM on Sunday, April 12

Scottie Scheffler shot a 4-under 68 at Augusta National and finished one stroke behind winner Rory McIlroy

7:52 PM on Sunday, April 12

Houston Astros starter Cody Bolton left a 6-1 loss to the Seattle Mariners in the second inning because of mid-back tightness

7:50 PM on Sunday, April 12

Justin Rose made another Sunday run at the Masters, only to come up short yet again

7:49 PM on Sunday, April 12

Shohei Ohtani connected off Jacob deGrom for his second straight leadoff home run, but the Texas Rangers rallied to beat the Los Angeles Dodgers 5-2 and avoid a three-game sweep

7:36 PM on Sunday, April 12

Ty France went 3 for 3 with a home run and scored three times as the surging San Diego Padres finished a four-game sweep of the Colorado Rockies with a 7-2 victory

7:04 PM on Sunday, April 12

Logan Gilbert threw seven innings of one-run ball, and the Seattle Mariners beat Houston 6-1 to extend the Astros’ losing streak to seven

6:27 PM on Sunday, April 12

Ty Gibbs outdueled Ryan Blaney and Kyle Larson in overtime Sunday at Bristol Motor Speedway, breaking through for his first NASCAR Cup Series victory in his 131st start

6:20 PM on Sunday, April 12

Boston Marathon organizers say the father of wheelchair racing has died

6:08 PM on Sunday, April 12

CF Montreal fired coach Marco Donadel on Sunday after a slow start to the Major League Soccer season

6:06 PM on Sunday, April 12

Michael Busch ended an 0-for-30 slide with a tying, two-run single in the eighth inning and Carson Kelly had a winning single in the ninth as the Chicago Cubs overcame a five-run deficit to beat the Pittsburgh Pirates 7-6

4:44 PM on Sunday, April 12

Washington Nationals left-hander Ken Waldichuk departed after hurting his arm while throwing a pitch in the seventh inning against the Milwaukee Brewers on Sunday

4:08 PM on Sunday, April 12

The slumping Milwaukee Brewers could be losing another of their top hitters for at least a little while

2:29 PM on Sunday, April 12

Vedat Muriqi struck twice to move closer to Kylian Mbappé at the top of La Liga’s scoring charts this season as relegation-threatened Mallorca beat Rayo Vallecano 3-0

1:23 PM on Sunday, April 12

Phil Garner, a three-time All-Star infielder who went on to manage the Houston Astros to their first World Series appearance, has died

11:44 AM on Sunday, April 12

The Valkyries say All-Star Gabby Williams has signed a multiyear deal with Golden State while Alyssa Thomas is headed back to the Phoenix Mercury

9:54 PM on Saturday, April 11

Hobbling on one leg, Carlos Ulberg refused to let an injured knee ruin the opportunity he earned at UFC 327 on Saturday night