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4:20 PM on Thursday, April 16

Mike Trout homered for the fifth time in four games on Thursday afternoon when he hit a 446-foot drive in the seventh inning for the Los Angeles Angels

4:14 PM on Thursday, April 16

Garrett Mitchell scored the go-ahead run as the Milwaukee Brewers bunted three straight times in the seventh inning to break a tie and beat the Toronto Blue Jays 2-1

4:05 PM on Thursday, April 16

Sidney Crosby and the Pittsburgh Penguins have made a surprising return to the NHL playoffs

3:59 PM on Thursday, April 16

The Los Angeles Dodgers have acquired pitcher Chayce McDermott from the Baltimore Orioles

3:56 PM on Thursday, April 16

Aleksander Barkov intends to play hockey sooner rather than later

3:37 PM on Thursday, April 16

Landen Roupp allowed one hit in six innings and Matt Chapman had an RBI double to spark a three-run rally in the seventh and help the San Francisco Giants beat the Cincinnati Reds 3-0

3:27 PM on Thursday, April 16

The San Jose Sharks signed Hobey Baker Award finalist Eric Pohlkamp to a two-year, entry-level contract

3:15 PM on Thursday, April 16

Auston Matthews was noncommittal about his future with the Toronto Maple Leafs after they missed the playoffs for the first time in his NHL career

3:10 PM on Thursday, April 16

The Golden State Warriors spent the last month resigned to their fates

2:59 PM on Thursday, April 16

Quinton de Kock’s century went in vain as Punjab Kings continued their unbeaten run by handing Mumbai Indians their fourth straight loss in the Indian Premier League

2:47 PM on Thursday, April 16

Avalanche coach Jared Bednar returns to the Colorado bench after recovering from a puck to the face last weekend

2:45 PM on Thursday, April 16

Rick Bowness has agreed to return as coach of the Columbus Blue Jackets next season

2:29 PM on Thursday, April 16

Writing a book is the latest chapter of Hall of Fame defenseman Chris Pronger's winding journey since his NHL playing days came to an end

2:13 PM on Thursday, April 16

Luke Ertel had a storybook prep career

2:07 PM on Thursday, April 16

Ex-NBA player and assistant coach Damon Jones is expected to become the first person to plead guilty in a gambling sweep that led to the arrests of more than 30 people, including reputed mobsters and other basketball figures

12:51 PM on Thursday, April 16

In Miami, the NBA’s decision that LaMelo Ball grabbing Bam Adebayo was an ejection-worthy flagrant foul didn’t register much of a reaction

12:10 PM on Thursday, April 16

The Los Angeles Lakers’ Luka Dončić and Detroit’s Cade Cunningham will be eligible for awards such as MVP and All-NBA this season despite falling short of the 65-game minimum

11:04 AM on Thursday, April 16

Konnor Griffin’s $140 million, nine-year contract with the Pittsburgh Pirates includes a $12 million signing bonus payable over the next two years

4:35 AM on Thursday, April 16

Freiburg has advanced to the Europa League semifinals by beating Celta Vigo 3-1

6:56 PM on Wednesday, April 15

The Arizona Cardinals have a new coach in Mike LaFleur and a holdover general manager in Monti Ossenfort