DENVER (AP) — Nikola Jokic scored 41 points and powered the Denver Nuggets past Minnesota and into sole possession of first place in the tight Western Conference playoff race with a 116-107 win over
Mookie Betts continued his opening-month rampage with a career-high-tying five hits, and a struggling bullpen closed the game with six scoreless innings to lead the Dodgers to a 6-2 victory over the Washington Nationals in front of a sellout crowd of 52,718 at Chavez Ravine on Tuesday night. Betts doubled twice, singled three times, scored twice and had two RBIs, and is now batting .388 with a 1.190 on-base-plus-slugging percentage, six homers, five doubles, 18 RBIs and 22 runs in 20 games, but...
Thompson dropped 32 points in 28 minutes.
Detmers tied a career high with 12 strikeouts and the offense scratched out a pair of runs in the sixth inning.
Detmers tied a career high with 12 strikeouts and the offense scratched out a pair of runs in the sixth inning.
Detmers tied a career high with 12 strikeouts and the offense scratched out a pair of runs in the sixth inning.
Detmers tied a career high with 12 strikeouts and the offense scratched out a pair of runs in the sixth inning.
Coby White's 42 points (15-21 FG) is the second-most points scored in an NBA Play-in game and helped set up a matchup with Miami Friday night with a spot in the Playoffs on the line.
Joseph Paintsil and Diego Fagúndez scored two minutes apart late in the second half to spark the Galaxy to a 3-1 victory over the Vancouver Whitecaps on Saturday night in a match that featured three Japanese-born starters for the first time in league history. Vancouver goalkeeper Yohei Takaoka as well as Galaxy defenders Miki Yamane and Maya Yoshida all started and accomplished a feat not seen in the league's 31 years. Neither team scored in the battle between the top two teams in the Western...
Tyler Anderson threw seven scoreless innings and got offensive support from Mike Trout, Taylor Ward and Anthony Rendon in the Los Angeles Angels' 7-1 victory over the Tampa Bay Rays on Monday night in Anaheim, Calif. Anderson (2-0), who threw seven scoreless innings against the Miami Marlins in his previous start, made it a clean sweep of the Florida teams with Monday's performance. He became the first pitcher in Angels history to begin the season with consecutive starts of seven or more...
The Pittsburgh Penguins were idle Tuesday, but there was plenty of action elsewhere throughout the NHL that altered their surroundings in standings and the playoff races. While the Penguins (36-30-12, 84 points) remained in third place for the second — and final — wild-card position in the Eastern Conference, the
James hit a jumper, Anthony Davis dunked Austin Reaves' alley-oop lob, DeAngelo Russell hit a 3 and Davis grabbed a crucial offensive rebound, after which he hit two free throws to help the Lakers.