National Sports
Pirates bring 4-game losing streak into matchup with the Cardinals
By Canadian Press on May 5th, 2025
Pittsburgh Pirates (12-23, fifth in the NL Central) vs. St. Louis Cardinals (16-19, fourth in the NL Central) St. Louis; Monday, 7:45 p.m. EDT PITCHING PROBABLES: Pirates: Carmen Mlodzinski (1-3, 6.58 ERA, 1.81 WHIP, 22 strikeouts); Cardinals: Miles Mikolas (1-2, 4.66 ERA, 1.34 WHIP, 17 strikeouts) BETMGM SPORTSBOOK LINE: Cardinals -148, Pirates +124; over/under is ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!Haliburton and the Pacers visit Cleveland with 1-0 series lead
By Canadian Press on May 5th, 2025
Indiana Pacers (50-32, fourth in the Eastern Conference) vs. Cleveland Cavaliers (64-18, first in the Eastern Conference) Cleveland; Tuesday, 7 p.m. EDT BETMGM SPORTSBOOK LINE: Cavaliers -9.5; over/under is 229.5 EASTERN CONFERENCE SECOND ROUND: Pacers lead series 1-0 BOTTOM LINE: The Indiana Pacers visit the Cleveland Cavaliers in the Eastern Conference second round with a ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!Minnesota opens second round against Golden State
By Canadian Press on May 5th, 2025
Golden State Warriors (48-34, seventh in the Western Conference) vs. Minnesota Timberwolves (49-33, sixth in the Western Conference) Minneapolis; Tuesday, 9:30 p.m. EDT BETMGM SPORTSBOOK LINE: Timberwolves -5.5; over/under is 207.5 WESTERN CONFERENCE SECOND ROUND: Timberwolves host first series matchup BOTTOM LINE: The Minnesota Timberwolves host the Golden State Warriors in game one of the ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!Lowry scores late in 2OT to rally Jets to 4-3 win over Blues in Game 7 to advance to 2nd round
By Canadian Press on May 5th, 2025
WINNIPEG, Manitoba (AP) — Adam Lowry scored on a tipped shot 16:10 into the second overtime and the Winnipeg Jets rallied to beat the St. Louis Blues 4-3 on Sunday night to advance to the second round of the NHL playoffs. Cole Perfetti had two goals, Vladislav Namestnikov also scored, and Kyle Connor and Neal ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!Houston sent to early playoff exit with 103-89 loss to Warriors in Game 7
By Canadian Press on May 4th, 2025
HOUSTON (AP) — With a chance to close out their first-round playoff series against the Golden State Warriors, the Houston Rockets instead delivered a playoff flop to end their season Sunday night. The Rockets won consecutive games to claw back from a 3-1 deficit and force a Game 7 but played their worst game of ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!Lowry living the dream after Jets beat Blues in Game 7 in overtime
By Canadian Press on May 4th, 2025
WINNIPEG — Adam Lowry had dreams of scoring a Game 7 winning goal, but not exactly the way it finally happened. He didn’t mind, though. The Winnipeg Jets captain was mobbed by teammates as white-clad fans stood and roared after he tipped in the winning goal 16:10 into double overtime for a 4-3 National Hockey ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!Golden State’s Green vows to team to lead with poise in Game 7 and delivers in win over Rockets
By Canadian Press on May 4th, 2025
HOUSTON (AP) — Golden State’s Draymond Green spent the last two days embarrassed after losing his poise early in a Game 6 loss to the Houston Rockets. He told the team in a meeting before Game 7 that he’d set a much better tone on Sunday night. He did just that, keeping his cool to ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!2025 Stanley Cup playoffs: The second-round matchups, the favorites and what to watch for
By Canadian Press on May 4th, 2025
The Stanley Cup playoffs are in full swing, and it took a remarkable comeback and nearly two full overtime periods for the President’s Trophy-winning Winnipeg Jets to finally complete the second-round bracket. All four division champions are still alive, rounded out by Washington, Toronto and Vegas, as are the defending champion Florida Panthers. The first-round ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!Inoue overcomes early knockdown, dominates Cardenas to remain undefeated with 8th-round TKO
By Canadian Press on May 4th, 2025
LAS VEGAS (AP) — Naoya Inoue remained undefeated after retaining the undisputed junior featherweight title with an eighth-round technical knockout of Ramon Cardenas on Sunday night in front of a packed house inside T-Mobile Arena and a nationally televised audience on ESPN. Inoue (30-0, 27 KOs), who was knocked down in the second round, played ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!Sports scoreboard for Sunday, May 4, 2025
By Canadian Press on May 4th, 2025
Sunday’s Scoreboard NHL Playoffs First Round Winnipeg 4 St. Louis 3 (2OT) (Winnipeg wins best-of-seven series 4-3) — AHL Playoffs Division Semifinals Cleveland 3 Laval 1 (Laval leads best-of-five series 2-1) Lehigh Valley 4 Hershey 2 (Lehigh Valley leads best-of-five series 2-1) Charlotte 2 Providence 0 (Charlotte leads best-of-five series 2-0) San Jose 2 Colorado ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!Jubilant Jets to open second-round series with Stars on Wednesday in Winnipeg
By Canadian Press on May 4th, 2025
WINNIPEG — The exhausted Winnipeg Jets were still hugging everyone in their dressing room after Sunday night’s thrilling Game 7, 4-3 double overtime victory over the St. Louis Blues when they were reminded the ultimate mission is far from done. The Jets, who battled back from a 3-1 deficit late in the third period before ... Read More »
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