Leading by six with under 30 seconds to go, the Houston Rockets were on the verge of their first victory against the Los ...

Oct. 7 order in the Middle East is barely pieced together by conditional ceasefires and mutual threats. Israel has inflicted ...

Miami has a 13-13 record overall and a 3-7 record on the road. The Marlins have the fourth-ranked team on-base percentage in the NL at .339. Saturday's game is the second time these teams square off ...

San Antonio Spurs (62-20, second in the Western Conference) vs. Portland Trail Blazers (42-40, eighth in the Western Conference) ...

PITCHING PROBABLES: Pirates: Mitch Keller (2-1, 2.79 ERA, 1.10 WHIP, 19 strikeouts); Brewers: Jacob Misiorowski (1-2, 3.04 ERA, 1.09 WHIP, 42 strikeouts) ...

Los Angeles Lakers (53-29, fourth in the Western Conference) vs. Houston Rockets (52-30, fifth in the Western Conference) ...

BOTTOM LINE: The Arizona Diamondbacks host the San Diego Padres to begin a two-game series. Arizona has a 14-11 record overall and an 8-5 record at home. The Diamondbacks are 10-2 in games when they ...

PITCHING PROBABLES: Guardians: Joey Cantillo (1-0, 3.20 ERA, 1.30 WHIP, 30 strikeouts); Blue Jays: Kevin Gausman (1-1, 2.86 ERA, 0.99 WHIP, 35 strikeouts) ...

BOTTOM LINE: The Buffalo Sabres visit the Boston Bruins in the first round of the NHL Playoffs with a 2-1 lead in the series. The teams meet Thursday for the eighth time this season. The Sabres won ...

PITCHING PROBABLES: Cubs: Colin Rea (3-0, 3.00 ERA, 1.04 WHIP, 20 strikeouts); Dodgers: Roki Sasaki (0-2, 6.11 ERA, 1.87 WHIP, 17 strikeouts) ...

Colorado Avalanche (55-16-11, in the Central Division) vs. Los Angeles Kings (35-27-20, in the Pacific Division) ...

Tampa Bay Lightning (50-26-6, in the Atlantic Division) vs. Montreal Canadiens (48-24-10, in the Atlantic Division) ...