Sports News

2:03 AM on Monday, April 20

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

11:54 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

10:49 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

10:39 PM on Sunday, April 19

The Detroit Pistons opened the NBA playoffs with a flop

10:38 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

9:59 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

9:21 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

9:17 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

9:13 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

8:57 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

7:56 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

7:40 PM on Sunday, April 19

Dillon Dingler hit a three-run homer during Detroit’s four-run fifth inning against Boston’s struggling ace Garrett Crochet, leading the Tigers to a 6-2 victory over the Red Sox on Sunday at chilly and rainy Fenway Park

7:36 PM on Sunday, April 19

The New York Mets dropped their 11th consecutive game when closer Devin Williams blew a ninth-inning lead in a 2-1 loss to the Chicago Cubs in 10 innings

6:53 PM on Sunday, April 19

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

6:19 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

6:08 PM on Sunday, April 19

Logan O’Connor scored for the first time in a year, Scott Wedgewood stopped 24 shots in his first Stanley Cup playoffs start and the top-seeded Colorado Avalanche beat the Los Angeles Kings 2-1 in Game 1 on Sunday

5:33 PM on Sunday, April 19

Nico Hoerner hit a sacrifice fly off Craig Kimbrel in the 10th inning, and the Chicago Cubs sent the New York Mets to their 11th consecutive loss by rallying for a 2-1 victory

4:26 PM on Sunday, April 19

Running the Boston Marathon is tough enough without having to jostle your way from Hopkinton to Copley Square

1:51 PM on Sunday, April 19

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

Sunday, April 19

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