National Sports

Pacers' Bennedict Mathurin ejected after hitting Cavs' Hunter in the chest with a closed fist

Indiana Pacers guard Bennedict Mathurin was ejected in the first quarter of Game 4 against the Cleveland Cavaliers on Sunday after hitting De’Andre Hunter in the chest with a closed fist.

Pacers build 41-point halftime lead and rout Cavaliers 129-109 for a 3-1 series lead

Pascal Siakam scored 21 points and the Indiana Pacers tied an NBA playoff record by taking a 41-point halftime lead before routing the top-seeded Cleveland Cavaliers 129-109 on Sunday night for a 3-1 lead in the Eastern Conference semifinals.

Bobrovsky stops 23 shots, Panthers top Maple Leafs 2-0 in Game 4 to tie series

Sergei Bobrovsky stopped 23 shots for his fifth career playoff shutout, Carter Verhaeghe and Sam Bennett scored and the Florida Panthers beat the Toronto Maple Leafs 2-0 on Sunday night in Game 4 to even the Eastern Conference semifinal series.

Catherine Dubois scores in 4th OT to lift Victoire over Charge 3-2 for first playoff victory

Catherine Dubois scored at 15:33 of the fourth overtime to lift the Montreal Victoire to a 3-2 playoff victory over the Ottawa Charge on Sunday.

Dallas Stars score without Mikko Rantanen getting a point, ending record streak at 13 goals in a row

Mikko Rantanen’s NHL playoffs-record streak of consecutive goals involved in has ended at 13 for the Dallas Stars.

Mikko Rantanen has a goal and 2 assists for Stars in 5-2 win over Jets to take a 2-1 series lead

Mikko Rantanen had a goal and two assists, including on the tiebreaking goal by Alexander Petrovic as the Dallas Stars beat the Winnipeg Jets 5-2 on Sunday to take 2-1 lead in the second-round Western Conference series.

Colorado Rockies fire manager Bud Black a day after losing 21-0 to San Diego

The Colorado Rockies have fired manager Bud Black.

Elko makes his first hit count: His 3-run homer lifts the White Sox over the Marlins 4-2

Mike Elko’s first big league hit was a homer.

Clank! Nuggets and Thunder combine for 25 points, tied for fewest in 1st quarter of NBA playoff game

The Denver Nuggets and Oklahoma City Thunder couldn’t wake up their offense with an early tip for Game 4 on Sunday.

Shai Gilgeous-Alexander scores 25 points and leads Thunder past Denver 92-87 to tie series 2-2

Shai Gilgeous-Alexander scored 25 points and the Oklahoma City Thunder finally outplayed Denver in crunch time, beating the Nuggets 92-87 Sunday to knot their second-round series at two games each.

Arsenal and Newcastle to meet in Premier League showdown as Champions League race intensifies

Advantage Newcastle in the race for the Champions League.

Straka outduels Lowry to win Truist Championship at Philly Cricket for 2nd victory of the season

Sepp Straka seized the lead with a par at the 16th hole and shot a 2-under 68, outdueling Shane Lowry in the final round of the Truist Championship at Philadelphia Cricket Club for his second victory of the season.

Kyle Larson wins again at Kansas, dominating for his 3rd NASCAR Cup Series win this season

Kyle Larson made it back-to-back spring race wins at Kansas Speedway on Sunday.

Aaron Judge gets 4 hits to raise his average to .409 and the Yankees beat the A's 12-2

Aaron Judge had four hits to get his average back above.

Barcelona rallies to beat Real Madrid 4-3 despite Mbappé hat trick to move closer to La Liga title

Barcelona took a huge step to securing the Spanish league title with a 4-3 win over Real Madrid despite Kylian Mbappé’s hat trick in a mesmerizing ‘clasico’ and opened a seven-point lead over its second-placed rival with three matches remaining.