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NBA players have cause to be upset with the officiating in the playoffs. Just last week a ball clearly bounced off of a rim and the Miami Heat still were called for a crucial shot clock violation. I am never inclined to defend Scott Foster, but maybe his brain was fried from a flop fest that night between Kyle Lowry…Read more...

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Nuggets star center Nikola Jokic was assessed a technical foul in the second quarter of Denver's Western Conference semifinal Game 4 at Phoenix on Sunday night after a brief altercation with Suns owner Mat IshbiaRead more...

Sam Reinhart scored 3:02 into overtime as the Florida Panthers defeated the Toronto Maple Leafs 3-2 on Sunday in Sunrise, Fla., and moved to the verge of sweeping their Eastern Conference semifinal series.Read more...

After almost four hours and 14 innings, the Miami Marlins departed Chicago on Sunday with their first victory of May, and they headed to Phoenix, where they will open a three-game series against the Arizona Diamondbacks on MondayRead more...

Matty Beniers, Alex Wennberg, Eeli Tolvanen and Justin Schultz each had a goal and an assist as the Seattle Kraken defeated the visiting Dallas Stars 7-2 Sunday night in Game 3 of their Western Conference semifinal seriesRead more...

After salvaging the final game of their Western road trip, the Milwaukee Brewers will turn to right-hander Freddy Peralta to keep the momentum going against the visiting Los Angeles Dodgers on Monday in the opener of a three-game seriesRead more...

The Los Angeles Angels look to rebound from a pair of lopsided losses over the weekend when they face the Houston Astros on Monday in the opener of a three-game divisional series in Anaheim, CalifRead more...

Seattle Mariners manager Scott Servais wore a Kraken hockey sweater to his postgame news conference on Sunday, supporting the home team prior to Game 3 of the NHL's Western Conference semifinal series against the Dallas StarsRead more...

The American League's top two teams meet when the Baltimore Orioles open a 10-game homestand with a three-game set against the AL East-leading Tampa Bay Rays on MondayRead more...

Rookie right-hander Jake Irvin hopes to get off to a better start in his second major league outing, but he will gladly take the same ending when the Washington Nationals open a three-game road series against the San Francisco Giants on Monday nightRead more...

Devin Booker and Kevin Durant scored 36 points apiece and Landry Shamet buried four 3-pointers in the fourth quarter as the Phoenix Suns recorded a 129-124 victory over the visiting Denver Nuggets on Sunday night to even their Western Conference semifinals at two games apieceRead more...

The Los Angeles Dodgers scored three runs in the top of the 10th on Michael Busch's tie-breaking single and James Outman's two-run homer to rally for a 5-2 win over the host San Diego Padres in the rubber-match of a three-game seriesRead more...

The addition of Willson Contreras hasn't prevented the St. Louis Cardinals from owning the National League's worst recordRead more...

Riding the high of their 17-4 blowout victory against the Cincinnati Reds on Sunday, the Chicago White Sox will continue their seven-game road trip on Monday when they face the host Kansas City Royals in the opener of a four-game setRead more...

Sam Reinhart scored 3:02 into overtime as the Florida Panthers defeated the Toronto Maple Leafs 3-2 on Sunday in Sunrise, Fla., and moved to the verge of sweeping their Eastern Conference semifinal seriesRead more...

While the New York Yankees experienced a frustrating weekend visiting the best team in the majors, the Oakland Athletics enjoyed their best weekend so farRead more...

If the struggling Pittsburgh Pirates are relying on a rematch with the visiting Colorado Rockies to provide the fodder to turn things around, they could be disappointedRead more...

Isaac Paredes hit an RBI single with one out in the 10th inning to lift the Tampa Bay Rays to an 8-7 comeback win against the New York Yankees in the rubber game of their three-game series on Sunday in St. Petersburg, Fla.Read more...

Hitters from both teams might be doing a lot of guesswork as the Detroit Tigers arrive in Cleveland for the beginning of a three-game series against the Guardians on MondayRead more...

Back in charge of their Western Conference semifinal series once more, the Los Angeles Lakers will see if their advantage can stick this timeRead more...

Joey Meneses hit a three-run home run in the top of the ninth to rally the Washington Nationals to a 9-8 victory over the Arizona Diamondbacks on Sunday afternoon in PhoenixRead more...

Adolis Garcia went 3-for-4 with a home run, Leody Taveras went 4-for-5 and drove in four runs, and the Texas Rangers closed out a road series win on Sunday with a 16-8 rout of the Los Angeles Angels in Anaheim, CalifRead more...

The Chicago White Sox scored 11 runs in the second inning and bludgeoned the host Cincinnati Reds 17-4 on Sunday afternoonRead more...

William Contreras and Willy Adames belted two-run home runs as the Milwaukee Brewers salvaged one win on their six-game Western swing with a 7-3 victory over the San Francisco Giants on Sunday afternoonRead more...

Rookie right-hander Bryce Miller pitched six scoreless innings for his first major-league victory as the Seattle Mariners defeated the visiting Houston Astros 3-1 Sunday afternoonRead more...

James Harden drained a 3-pointer with 19 seconds remaining in overtime to fuel the host Philadelphia 76ers to a back-and-forth 116-115 victory over the Boston Celtics on Sunday, leveling their Eastern Conference semifinal series at two wins apieceRead more...

Jack Hughes scored twice and collected two assists as the New Jersey Devils took control with a three-goal first period and cruised to an 8-4 victory over the visiting Carolina Hurricanes on Sunday afternoon in Game 3 of their seminfinal series in Newark, N.JRead more...

The Miami Marlins scored the tiebreaking run on a 14th-inning balk -- overcoming Sandy Alcantara blowing a two-run lead in the ninth -- to snap a five-game losing streak with Sunday's 5-4 road win over the Chicago CubsRead more...

Whit Merrifield homered and drove in four runs Sunday as the visiting Toronto Blue Jays completed a three-game series sweep with a 10-1 win over the Pittsburgh PiratesRead more...

Isaac Paredes had an RBI single with one out in the 10th inning to lift the Tampa Bay Rays to an 8-7 win against the visiting New York Yankees in the rubber game of their three-game series on Sunday afternoonRead more...

Paul Goldschmidt hit three homers and drove in four runs as the St. Louis Cardinals snapped their eight-game losing streak with a 12-6 victory over the visiting Detroit TigersRead more...

The discussion of the future of horse racing seems to be popping up more regularly these days. The greater regularity of the topic probably started in 2019, when Santa Anita Park in Southern California had an unprecedented rash of horses suffering fatal injuries, with 42 horses dying and shutting down racing for three…Read more...

The Vegas Golden Knights have not needed a bounce-back game since Game 2 of their opening-round series victory over the Winnipeg JetsRead more...

Salvador Perez homered and Ryan Yarbrough won a start for the first time since August 2021 as the host Kansas City Royals beat the Oakland Athletics 5-1, salvaging the final game of the weekend seriesRead more...

Kris Bryant and Brenton Doyle each homered and finished with three RBIs Sunday afternoon for the visiting Colorado Rockies, who beat the New York Mets 13-6 in the rubber game of a three-game seriesRead more...

Major League Baseball is planning to play regular-season games in South Korea for the first time, with the San Diego Padres and Los Angeles Dodgers expected to open the 2024 season there, according to multiple reports SundayRead more...

Michael Harris II lined a double to center field to drive in Ozzie Albies with the winning run in the 12th inning, lifting the Atlanta Braves to a 3-2 win over the visiting Baltimore Orioles on SundayRead more...

Cal Quantrill shook off unusual home struggles this season and returned to form on Sunday, flirting with a no-hitter and pitching the Cleveland Guardians to a 2-0 victory over the visiting Minnesota TwinsRead more...

Lost in the noise of Glen Kuiper’s slur of the tongue, the Negro Leagues Baseball Museum is on the path to an enormous overhaul. With interest and attendance up, the president of the Kansas City museum — Bob Kendrick — announced a plan last week for a new Negro Leagues Baseball Museum campus.Read more...

Kyle Schwarber broke out of a slump by collecting two hits to help the Philadelphia Phillies end a six-game losing streak by beating the visiting Boston Red Sox 6-1 SundayRead more...

The Miami Marlins activated Joey Wendle from the 10-day injured list on Sunday after the infielder missed slightly more than a monthRead more...

On an early defensive possession in the Los Angeles Lakers’ Game 3 victory, Steph Curry turned on the jets along the baseline and left Jarred Vanderbilt eating dust on a drive to the rim. The only deterrent between Curry and two points was Anthony Davis stepping up to contest. Curry attempted to loft one of his…Read more...

Toronto Blue Jays star first baseman Vladimir Guerrero Jr. was held out the starting lineup for the second straight game Sunday due to left wrist discomfortRead more...

The Boston Red Sox placed Christian Arroyo on the 10-day injured list with a right hamstring strain Sunday and recalled fellow infielder Bobby Dalbec from Triple-A WorcesterRead more...

The New York Knicks and Miami Heat in the playoffs -- a shoving match, tight defense, poor offense ..Read more...

The NHL playoffs like to revel in its celebration of depth and the unsung. Everyone gets a shift, so everyone had better do a job or more, and the puck can bounce onto anyone’s stick or off anyone’s ass to change a game, a series, a whole spring. It is not always a stage for the leading men to provide the theater like…Read more...

Former American League MVP, Cy Young Award winner and three-time World Series champion Vida Blue died Saturday, the Oakland Athletics announced Sunday morningRead more...

Nick Gilbert, familiar to NBA fans as the Cleveland Cavaliers representative at the draft lottery, died Saturday from a genetic condition. He was 26Read more...

Here at Deadspin, we take a wait-and-see approach to covering horse racing. Every year, someone will pitch a Kentucky Derby preview and either get laughed out of the writer’s room or ignored. The only reason we wrote about the 2022 iteration was because long shot Rich Strike won at 80-1, and his trainer got canceled…Read more...