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4:11 AM on Thursday, April 30

The Minnesota Wild host the Dallas Stars in the first round of the NHL Playoffs with a 3-2 lead in the series

4:11 AM on Thursday, April 30

The Vegas Golden Knights look to clinch the first round of the NHL Playoffs over the Utah Mammoth in game six

4:11 AM on Thursday, April 30

The Buffalo Sabres look to clinch the first round of the NHL Playoffs over the Boston Bruins in game six

3:55 AM on Thursday, April 30

The Athletics and Kansas City Royals meet on Thursday with the winner claiming the three-game series

3:55 AM on Thursday, April 30

The Washington Nationals play the New York Mets after Curtis Mead had four hits on Wednesday in a 14-2 win over the Mets

3:55 AM on Thursday, April 30

The Atlanta Braves, on a three-game home winning streak, host the Detroit Tigers

3:55 AM on Thursday, April 30

The St. Louis Cardinals visit the Pittsburgh Pirates looking to prolong a three-game road winning streak

3:55 AM on Thursday, April 30

The Baltimore Orioles lead 1-0 in a three-game series with the Houston Astros

3:55 AM on Thursday, April 30

The Philadelphia Phillies play the San Francisco Giants after Trea Turner's four-hit game on Tuesday

3:55 AM on Thursday, April 30

Both the Cincinnati Reds and the Colorado Rockies are looking for a series win with a victory on Thursday

3:55 AM on Thursday, April 30

Both the Milwaukee Brewers and the Arizona Diamondbacks are looking for a series win with a victory on Thursday

2:25 AM on Thursday, April 30

LeBron James didn’t get overly excited when his Los Angeles Lakers rolled to a shocking 3-0 series lead over the Houston Rockets despite playing without their top two scorers

2:02 AM on Thursday, April 30

The New York Knicks look to clinch the Eastern Conference first round over the Atlanta Hawks in game six

2:02 AM on Thursday, April 30

The Boston Celtics look to clinch the Eastern Conference first round over the Philadelphia 76ers in game six

2:02 AM on Thursday, April 30

The Minnesota Timberwolves look to clinch the Western Conference first round over the Denver Nuggets in game six

1:21 AM on Thursday, April 30

Ashley Sanchez scored in the 76th minute and the North Carolina Courage rallied in the second half for a 2-2 tie with the Boston Legacy, preventing the National Women’s Soccer League expansion team from winning its first match

1:12 AM on Thursday, April 30

Brett Howden scored a short-handed goal at 5:28 of the second overtime to give Vegas a 5-4 victory over the Utah Mammoth and put the Golden Knights one victory from winning the first-round series

12:52 AM on Thursday, April 30

Jabari Smith Jr. scored 22 points, Tari Eason added 18 and the Houston Rockets avoided playoff elimination for the second straight game with a 99-93 victory over the Lakers in Game 5

12:41 AM on Thursday, April 30

Lawrence Butler hit a three-run home run, Luis Severino gave up one run and struck out eight in seven innings, and the Athletics beat Kansas City 5-2 to snap the Royals’ four-game win streak

5:16 PM on Wednesday, April 29

Kenyan marathon record-breaker Sabastian Sawe received a hero’s welcome home complete with a water cannon salute for the aircraft he was aboard