“THE SCOREBOARD”
INDIANA HIGH SCHOOL BASEBALL POLLS
4A
1 PENN
2 FISHERS
3 HOMESTEAD
3 CENTER GROVE
5 LAKE CENTRAL
6 WESTFIELD
7 AVON
8 CROWN POINT
9 PENDLETON HEIGHTS
10 HARRISON
3A
1 ANDREAN
2 SOUTH BEND ST. JOSEPH
2 HANOVER CENTRAL
4 EVANSVILLE MEMORIAL
5 NEW PALESTINE
6 RONCALLI
7 WESTERN
8 GUERIN CATHOLIC
9 GIBSON SOUTHERN
10 CATHEDRAL
2A
1 BARR REEVE
2 EVANSVILLE MATER DEI
3 ROCHESTER
4 LAPEL
5 PROVIDENCE
6 EASTERN GREENTOWN
7 LAFAYETTE CENTRAL CATHOLIC
8 GREENCASTLE
9 HAGERSTOWN
10 SHENANDOAH
1A
1 KNIGHTSTOWN
2 KOUTS
3 ROSSVILLE
4 HAUSER
5 INDIANAPOLIS LUTHERAN
6 FREMONT
7 RIVERTON PARKE
7 WEST WASHINGTON
9 SHAKAMAK
10 VINCENNES RIVET
INDIANA HIGH SCHOOL BASEBALL SCORES
COWAN 19 SETON 1
MADISON GRANT 15 MARION 9
BLUE RIVER 17 TRI 8
ALECANDRIA MONROE 10 TIPTON 0
WAPAHANI 9 YORKTOWN 4
DELTA 23 MUNCIE CENTRAL 2
BETHESDA CHRSITIAN 2 CLOVERDALE 1
PURDUE POLY 18 COLUMBUS CHRISTIAN 3
INDY GENESIS 13 WALDRON 1
NEW CASLTE 9 CENTERVILLE 0
SHELBYVILLE 5 FRANKLIN CENTRAL 2
PROVIDENCE CRISTO REY 18 TINDLEY 5
IRVINGTON PREP 20 INDY WASHINGTON 3
MUNCIE BURRIS 16 ANDERSON PREP 6
BISHOP CHATARD 17 GREENWOOD CHRISTIAN 9
LAPEL 25 SHENANDOAH 1
GREENWOOD 16 INDIAN CREEK 15
BATESVILLE 6 GREENSBURG 3
EAST CENTRAL 13 RUSHVILLE 2
NEW PALESTINE 12 KNIGHTSTOWN 0
LAWRENCEBURG 2 CONNERSVILLE 1
DANVILLE 14 COVINGTON 1
SYEMOUR 14 MITCHELL 4
TERRE HAUTE NORTH 12 PARKE HERITAGE 1
MOORESVILLE 12 TERRE HAUTE SOUTH 7
TRI-WEST 10 LEBANON 0
WINCHESTER 16 LINCOLN 10
HAMILTON SE 11 LAWRENCE CENTRAL 1
ZIONSVILLE 4 PLAINFIELD 3
GUERIN CATHOLIC 13 HERITAGE CHRISTIAN 6
CENTER GROVE 7 WESTFIELD 5
NOBLESVILLE 14 HAMILTON HEIGHTS 4
INDIANA HIGH SCHOOL SOFTBALL
TIPTON 16 TAYLOR 0
TERRE HAUTE NORTH 23 PARKE HERITAGE 0
WES DEL 17 MUNCIE CENTRAL 0
LINCOLN 21 WINCHESTER 7
ELWOOD 14 TRI-COUNTY 9
NORTHEASTERN 19 RICHMOND 0
WEST VIGO 5 TERRE HAUTE SOUTH 4
EASTERN HANCOCK 13 KNIGHTSTOWN 7
BLACKFORD 3 COWAN 2
SHENANDOAH 3 TRI 2
SHERIDAN 17 HERRON 9
BETHESDA CHRISTIAN 2 CRWFORDSVILLE 1
SHELBYVILLE 13 GREENSBURG 3
MISSISSINEWA 11 MARION 0
EAST CENTRAL 10 RUSHVILLE 6
GUERIN CATHLOLIC 6 WARREN CENTRAL 0
PURDUE POLY 20 CRISPUS ATTUCKS 3
EMINENCE 3 HORIZON CHRISTIAN 1
CATHEDRAL 9 LAWRENCE NORTH 4
PENDLETON HEIGHTS 5 FRANKTON 3
YORKTOWN 10 HAMILTON HEIGHTS 8
HERITAGE CHRISTIAN 21 PIKE 11
TRITON CENTRAL 9 BEECH GROVE 1
DANVILLE 17 MONROVIA 6
BISHOP CHATARD 7 COVENANT CHRISTIAN 6
SEYMOUR 4 CHARLESTOWN 1
INDIANAPOLIS TECH 20 TINDLEY 0
ROSSVILLE 37 FRANKFORT 8
BEN DAVIS 20 RITTER 1
SOUTHPORT 10 GREENWOOD 0
BLOOMFIELD 6 CLOVERDALE 5
HAGERSTOWN 7 LAPEL 1
NEW PALESTINE 6 NOBLESVILLE 3
SHAKAMAK 16 BLOOMINGTON NORTH 7
ZIONSVILLE 2 HARRISON 0
PLAINFIELD 4 NORTHVIEW 0
CENTER GROVE 5 CASCADE 4
RONCALLI 9 AVON 5
MOUNT VERNON 13 DELTA 0
RIVERTON PARKE 12 SEEGER 0
COLLEGE BASEBALL
USA TODAY BASEBALL COACHES POLL
THE USA TODAY SPORTS TOP 25 BASEBALL POLL, WITH TEAM’S RECORDS THROUGH SUNDAY IN PARENTHESES, TOTAL POINTS BASED ON 25 FOR FIRST PLACE THROUGH ONE POINT FOR 25TH, RANKING IN LAST WEEK’S POLL AND FIRST-PLACE VOTES RECEIVED.
| RANK | SCHOOL (RECORD) | POINTS | LAST WEEK’S RANK | FIRST-PLACE VOTES |
| 1 | TEXAS (37-5) | 750 | 1 | 30 |
| 2 | LSU (36-9) | 700 | 5 | 0 |
| 3 | NORTH CAROLINA (33-10) | 605 | 8 | 0 |
| 4 | CLEMSON (36-10) | 582 | 2 | 0 |
| 5 | ARKANSAS (37-9) | 578 | 4 | 0 |
| 6 | TENNESSEE (35-9) | 570 | 6 | 0 |
| 7 | GEORGIA (35-11) | 516 | 9 | 0 |
| 8 | FLORIDA ST. (31-9) | 495 | 7 | 0 |
| 9 | UC IRVINE (32-9) | 476 | 12 | 0 |
| 10 | OREGON (30-12) | 474 | 16 | 0 |
| 11 | AUBURN (30-14) | 451 | 11 | 0 |
| 12 | OREGON ST. (32-10) | 450 | 3 | 0 |
| 13 | WEST VIRGINIA (37-5) | 416 | 14 | 0 |
| 14 | UCLA (32-11) | 355 | 15 | 0 |
| 15 | VANDERBILT (31-13) | 306 | 10 | 0 |
| 16 | ALABAMA (35-10) | 304 | 17 | 0 |
| 17 | NC STATE (30-12) | 293 | 25 | 0 |
| 18 | MISSISSIPPI (31-13) | 285 | 18 | 0 |
| 19 | COASTAL CAROLINA (33-11) | 229 | 20 | 0 |
| 20 | LOUISVILLE (30-13) | 214 | 21 | 0 |
| 21 | OKLAHOMA (30-13) | 163 | 13 | 0 |
| 22 | TROY (31-13) | 104 | 23 | 0 |
| 23 | SOUTHERN MISS. (31-13) | 94 | 24 | 0 |
| 24 | ARIZONA (30-13) | 73 | 18 | 0 |
| 25 | KANSAS (35-10) | 65 | NR | 0 |
INDIANA COLLEGE BASEBALL
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INDIANA COLLEGE SOFTBALL
NO GAMES SCHEDULED
NBA PLAYOFF SCHEDULE/SCORES
MONDAY
CLEVELAND 138 MIAMI 83
GOLDEN STATE 109 HOUSTON 106
ALL TIMES EASTERN STANDARD TIME
(1) CLEVELAND VS. (8) MIAMI
• GAME 1: CLEVELAND 121 MIAMI 100 (CLEVELAND LEADS SERIES 1-0)
• GAME 2: CLEVELAND 121 MIAMI 112 (CLEVELAND LEADS SERIES 2-0)
• GAME 3: CLEVELAND 124 MIAMI 87 (CLEVELAND LEADS SERIES 3-0)
• GAME 4: CLEVELAND 109 MIAMI 83 (CLEVELAND WINS SERIES 4-0)
(2) BOSTON VS. (7) ORLANDO
• GAME 1: BOSTON 103 ORLANDO 86 (BOSTON LEADS SERIES 1-0)
• GAME 2: BOSTON 109 ORLANDO 100 (BOSTON LEADS SERIES 2-0)
• GAME 3: ORLANDO 95 BOSTON 93 (BOSTON LEADS SERIES 2-1)
• GAME 4: BOSTON 107 ORLANDO 98 (BOSTON LEADS SERIES 3-1)
• GAME 5: MAGIC AT CELTICS (TUE. APRIL 29, TBD)*
• GAME 6: CELTICS AT MAGIC (THU. MAY 1, TBD)*
• GAME 7: MAGIC AT CELTICS (SAT. MAY 3, TBD)*
* IF NECESSARY
(3) NEW YORK VS. (6) DETROIT
• GAME 1: NEW YORK 123 DETROIT 112 (NEW YORK LEADS SERIES 1-0)
• GAME 2: DETROIT 100 NEW YORK 94 (SERIES EVEN 1-1)
• GAME 3: NEW YORK 118 DETROIT 116 (NY LEADS SERIES 2-1)
• GAME 4: NEW YORK 94 DETROIT 93 (NY LEADS SERIES 3-1)
• GAME 5: PISTONS AT KNICKS (TUE. APRIL 29, TBD)*
• GAME 6: KNICKS AT PISTONS (THU. MAY 1, TBD)*
• GAME 7: PISTONS AT KNICKS (SAT. MAY 3, TBD)*
* IF NECESSARY
(4) INDIANA VS. (5) MILWAUKEE
• GAME 1: INDIANA 117 MILWAUKEE 98 (INDIANA LEADS SERIES 1-0)
• GAME 2: INDIANA 123 MILWAUKEE 115 (INDIANA LEADS SERIES 2-0)
• GAME 3: MILWAUKEE 117 INDIANA 101 (INDIANA LEADS SERIES 2-1)
• GAME 4: INDIANA 129 MILWAUKEE 103 (INDIANA LEADS SERIES 3-1)
• GAME 5: BUCKS AT PACERS (TUE. APRIL 29, TBD)*
• GAME 6: PACERS AT BUCKS (FRI. MAY 2, TBD)*
• GAME 7: BUCKS AT PACERS (SUN. MAY 4, TBD)*
* IF NECESSARY
WESTERN CONFERENCE
ALL TIMES EASTERN STANDARD TIME
(1) OKLAHOMA CITY VS. (8) MEMPHIS
• GAME 1: OKLAHOMA CITY 131 MEMPHIS 80 (OKLAHOMA CITY LEADS SERIES 1-0)
• GAME 2: OKLAHOMA CITY 118 MEMPHIS 99 (OKLAHOMA CITY LEADS SERIES 2-0)
• GAME 3: OKLAHOMA CITY 114 MEMPHIS 108 (OKLHOMA CITY LEADS SERIES 3-0)
• GAME 4: OKLAHOMA CITY 117 MEMPHIS 115 (OKLAHOMA CITY WINS SERIES 4-0)
(2) HOUSTON VS. (7) GOLDEN STATE
• GAME 1: GOLDEN STATE 95 HOUSTON 85 (GOLDEN STATE LEADS SERIES 1-0)
• GAME 2: HOUSTON 109 GOLDEN STATE 94 (SERIES EVEN 1-1)
• GAME 3: GOLDEN STATE 104 HOUSTON 93 (GOLDEN STATE LEADS SERIES 2-1)
• GAME 4: GOLDEN STATE 109 HOUSTON 106 (GOLDEN STATE LEADS SERIES 3-1)
• GAME 5: WARRIORS AT ROCKETS (WED. APRIL 30, TBD)*
• GAME 6: ROCKETS AT WARRIORS (FRI. MAY 2, TBD)*
• GAME 7: WARRIORS AT ROCKETS (SUN. MAY 4, TBD)*
* IF NECESSARY
(3) LOS ANGELES LAKERS VS. (6) MINNESOTA
• GAME 1: MINNESOTA 117 LOS ANGELES 95 (MINNESOTA LEADS SERIES 1-0)
• GAME 2: LOS ANGELES 94 MINNESOTA 85 (SERIES EVEN 1-1)
• GAME 3: MINNESOTA 116 LOS ANGELES 104 (MINNESOTA LEADS SERIES 2-1)
• GAME 4: MINNESOTA 116 LOS ANGELES 113 (MINNESOTA LEADS SERIES 3-1)
• GAME 5: TIMBERWOLVES AT LAKERS (WED. APRIL 30, TBD)*
• GAME 6: LAKERS AT TIMBERWOLVES (FRI. MAY 2, TBD)*
• GAME 7: TIMBERWOLVES AT LAKERS (SUN. MAY 4, TBD)*
* IF NECESSARY
(4) DENVER VS. (5) LA CLIPPERS
• GAME 1: DENVER 112 LOS ANGELES 110 (OT) (DENVER LEADS SERIES 1-0)
• GAME 2: LOS ANGELES 105 DENVER 102 (SERIES EVEN 1-1)
• GAME 3: LOS ANGELES 117 DENVER 83 (LOS ANGELES LEADS SERIES 2-1)
• GAME 4: DENVER 101 LOS ANGELES 99 (SERIES EVEN 2-2)
• GAME 5: CLIPPERS AT NUGGETS (TUE. APRIL 29, TBD)*
• GAME 6: NUGGETS AT CLIPPERS (THU. MAY 1, TBD)*
• GAME 7: CLIPPERS AT NUGGETS (SAT. MAY 3, TBD)*
* IF NECESSARY
> CONFERENCE SEMIFINALS
THE CONFERENCE SEMIFINALS WILL BEGIN MAY 5-6, BUT CAN MOVE UP TO MAY 3-4.
> CONFERENCE FINALS
THE CONFERENCE FINALS WILL BEGIN MAY 20-21, BUT CAN MOVE UP TO MAY 18-19.
MAY 20: WESTERN CONFERENCE FINALS – GAME 1 ON ESPN, 8:30 P.M. ET (POSSIBLE SERIES MOVE UP TO MAY 18)
MAY 21: EASTERN CONFERENCE FINALS – GAME 1 ON TNT, 8 P.M. ET (POSSIBLE SERIES MOVE UP TO MAY 19)
MAY 22: WESTERN CONFERENCE FINALS – GAME 2 ON ESPN, 8:30 P.M. ET
MAY 23: EASTERN CONFERENCE FINALS – GAME 2 ON TNT, 8 P.M. ET
MAY 24: WESTERN CONFERENCE FINALS – GAME 3 ON ABC, 8:30 P.M. ET
MAY 25: EASTERN CONFERENCE FINALS – GAME 3 ON TNT, 8 P.M. ET
MAY 26: WESTERN CONFERENCE FINALS – GAME 4 ON ESPN, 8:30 P.M. ET
MAY 27: EASTERN CONFERENCE FINALS – GAME 4 ON TNT, 8 P.M. ET
MAY 28: WESTERN CONFERENCE FINALS – GAME 5 ON ESPN, 8:30 P.M. ET (IF NECESSARY)
MAY 29: EASTERN CONFERENCE FINALS – GAME 5 ON TNT, 8 P.M. ET (IF NECESSARY)
MAY 30: WESTERN CONFERENCE FINALS – GAME 6 ON ESPN, 8:30 P.M. ET (IF NECESSARY)
MAY 31: EASTERN CONFERENCE FINALS – GAME 6 ON TNT, 8 P.M. ET (IF NECESSARY)
JUNE 1: WESTERN CONFERENCE FINALS – GAME 7 ON ESPN, 8 P.M. ET (IF NECESSARY)
JUNE 2: EASTERN CONFERENCE FINALS – GAME 7 ON TNT, 8 P.M. ET (IF NECESSARY)
> NBA FINALS
THE 2025 NBA FINALS WILL BEGIN JUNE 5, WITH ABC AS THE EXCLUSIVE BROADCASTER.
JUNE 5: NBA FINALS 2025 PRESENTED BY YOUTUBE TV – GAME 1 ON ABC
JUNE 8: NBA FINALS 2025 PRESENTED BY YOUTUBE TV – GAME 2 ON ABC
JUNE 11: NBA FINALS 2025 PRESENTED BY YOUTUBE TV – GAME 3 ON ABC
JUNE 13: NBA FINALS 2025 PRESENTED BY YOUTUBE TV – GAME 4 ON ABC
JUNE 16: NBA FINALS 2025 PRESENTED BY YOUTUBE TV – GAME 5 ON ABC (IF NECESSARY)
JUNE 19: NBA FINALS 2025 PRESENTED BY YOUTUBE TV – GAME 6 ON ABC (IF NECESSARY)
JUNE 22: NBA FINALS 2025 PRESENTED BY YOUTUBE TV – GAME 7 ON ABC (IF NECESSARY)
NHL PLAYOFF SCHEDULE/SCORES
FLORIDA 4 TAMPA BAY 2
DALLAS 6 COLORADO 2
EASTERN CONFERENCE
OTTAWA SENATORS (WC2) VS. TORONTO MAPLE LEAFS (1A)
GAME 1: TORONTO 6 OTTAWA 2 (TORONTO LEADS SERIES 1-0)
GAME 2: TORONTO 3 OTTAWA 2 OT (TORONTO LEADS SERIES 2-0)
GAME 3: TORONTO 3 OTTAWA 2 OT (TORONTO LEADS SERIES 3-0)
GAME 4: OTTAWA 4 TORONTO 3 OT (TORONTO LEADS SERIES 3-1)
GAME 5: SENATORS AT MAPLE LEAFS, TUESDAY, APRIL 29, TBD *
GAME 6: MAPLE LEAFS AT SENATORS, THURSDAY, MAY 1, TBD *
GAME 7: SENATORS AT MAPLE LEAFS, SATURDAY, MAY 3, TBD *
* IF NECESSARY
FLORIDA PANTHERS (3A) VS. TAMPA BAY LIGHTNING (2A)
GAME 1: FLORIDA 6 TAMPA BAY 2 (FLORIDA LEADS SERIES 1-0)
GAME 2: FLORIDA 3 TAMPA BAY 0 (FLORIDA LEADS SERIES 2-0)
GAME 3: TAMPA BAY 5 FLORIDA 1 FLORIDA LEADS SERIES 2-1)
GAME 4: FLORDIA 4 TAMPA BAY 2 (FLORDIA LEADS SERIES 3-1)
GAME 5: PANTHERS AT LIGHTNING, WEDNESDAY, APRIL 30, TBD *
GAME 6: LIGHTNING AT PANTHERS, FRIDAY, MAY 2, TBD *
GAME 7: PANTHERS AT LIGHTNING, SUNDAY, MAY 4, TBD *
* IF NECESSARY
MONTREAL CANADIENS (WC2) VS. WASHINGTON CAPITALS (1M)
GAME 1: WASHINGTON 3 MONTREAL 2 OT (WASHINGTON LEADS SERIES 1-0)
GAME 2: WASHINGTON 3 MONTREAL 1 (WASHINGTON LEADS SERIES 2-0)
GAME 3: MONTREAL 5 WASHINGTON 3 (WASHINGTON LEADS SERIES 2-1)
GAME 4: WASHINGTON 5 MONTREAL 2 (WASHINGTON LEADS SERIES (3-1)
GAME 5: CANADIENS AT CAPITALS, WEDNESDAY, APRIL 30, TBD *
GAME 6: CAPITALS AT CANADIENS, FRIDAY, MAY 2, TBD *
GAME 7: CANADIENS/AT CAPITALS, SUNDAY, MAY 4, TBD *
* IF NECESSARY
NEW JERSEY DEVILS (3M) VS. CAROLINA HURRICANES (2M)
GAME 1: CAROLINA 4 NEW JERSEY 1 (CAROLINA LEADS SERIES 1-0)
GAME 2: CAROLINA 3 NEW JERSEY 1 (CAROLINA LEADS SERIES 2-0)
GAME 3: NEW JERSEY 3 CAROLINA 2 2OT (CAROLINA LEADS SERIES 2-1)
GAME 4: CAROLINA 5 NEW JERSEY 2 (CAROLINA LEADS SERIES 3-1)
GAME 5: DEVILS AT HURRICANES, TUESDAY, APRIL 29, TBD *
GAME 6: HURRICANES AT DEVILS, FRIDAY, MAY 2, TBD *
GAME 7: DEVILS AT HURRICANES, SUNDAY, MAY 4, TBD *
* IF NECESSARY
WESTERN CONFERENCE
ST. LOUIS BLUES (WC2) VS. WINNIPEG JETS (1C)
GAME 1: WINNIPEG 5 ST. LOUIS 3 (WINNIPEG LEADS SERIES 1-0)
GAME 2: WINNIPEG 2 ST. LOUIS 1 (WINNIPEG LEADS SERIES 2-0)
GAME 3: ST. LOUIS 7 WINNIPEG 2 (ST. LOUIS LEADS SERIES 2-1)
GAME 4: ST. LOUIS 5 WINNIPEG 1 (ST. LOUIS LEADS SERIES 3-1)
GAME 5: BLUES AT JETS, WEDNESDAY, APRIL 30, TBD *
GAME 6: JETS AT BLUES, FRIDAY, MAY 2, TBD *
GAME 7: BLUES AT JETS, SUNDAY, MAY 4, TBD *
* IF NECESSARY
COLORADO AVALANCHE (3C) VS. DALLAS STARS (2C)
GAME 1: COLORADO 5 DALLAS 1 (COLORADO LEADS SERIES 1-0)
GAME 2: DALLAS 4 COLORADO 4 OT (SERIES EVEN 1-1)
GAME 3: DALLAS 2 COLORADO 1 (DALLAS LEADS SERIES 2-1)
GAME 4: COLORADO 4 DALLAS 0 (SERIES EVEN 2-2)
GAME 5: DALLAS 6 COLORADO 2 (DALLAS LEADS SERIES 3-2)
GAME 6: STARS AT AVALANCHE, THURSDAY, MAY 1, TBD *
GAME 7: AVALANCHE AT STARS, SATURDAY, MAY 3, TBD*
* IF NECESSARY
MINNESOTA WILD (WC1) VS. VEGAS GOLDEN KNIGHTS (1P)
GAME 1: VEGAS 4 MINNESOTA 2 (VEGAS LEADS SERIES 1-0)
GAME 2: MINNESOTA 5 VEGAS 2 (SERIES TIED 1-1)
GAME 3: MINNESOTA 5 VEGAS 2 (MINNESOTA LEADS SERIES 2-1)
GAME 4: VEGAS 4 MINNESOTA 4 MINNESOTA 3 OT (SERIES EVEN 2-2)
GAME 5: WILD AT GOLDEN KNIGHTS, TUESDAY, APRIL 29, TBD *
GAME 6: GOLDEN KNIGHTS AT WILD, THURSDAY, MAY 1, TBD *
GAME 7: WILD AT GOLDEN KNIGHTS, SATURDAY, MAY 3, TBD *
* IF NECESSARY
EDMONTON OILERS (3P) VS. LOS ANGELES KINGS (2P)
GAME 1: LOS ANGELES 6 EDMONTON 5 ( LA LEADS SERIES 1-0)
GAME 2: LOS ANGELES 6 EDMONTON 2 (LA LEADS SERIES 2-0)
GAME 3: EDMONTON 7 LOS ANGELES 4 (LA LEADS SERIES 2-1)
GAME 4: EDMONTON 4 LOS ANGELES 3 OT (SERIES EVEN 1-1)
GAME 5: OILERS AT KINGS, TUESDAY, APRIL 29, TBD *
GAME 6: KINGS AT OILERS, THURSDAY, MAY 1, TBD *
GAME 7: OILERS AT KINGS, SATURDAY, MAY 3, TBD *
* IF NECESSARY
MAJOR LEAGUE BASEBALL
NY METS 19 WASHINGTON 5
MINNESOTA 11 CLEVELAND 1
BALTIMORE 4 NY YANKEES 3
CINCINNATI 3 ST. LOUIS 1
LAS VEGAS 2 TEXAS 1
HOUSTON 8 DETROIT 5
ATLANTA 6 COLORADO 3
LA DODGERS 7 MIAMI 6 (10)
MINOR LEAGUE BASEBALL
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MAJOR LEAGUE SOCCER
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UNITED FOOTBALL LEAGUE
NO GAMES SCHEDULED
WOMEN’S PRO VOLLEYBALL
NO GAMES SCHEDULED
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NFL NEWS
COMMANDERS AND WASHINGTON AGREE TO A DEAL TO BUILD AT RFK STADIUM SITE, A NEARLY $4 BILLION PROJECT
WASHINGTON (AP) — Washington’s NFL franchise is set to return to the nation’s capital as part of an agreement between the organization and the District of Columbia government to build a new stadium as part of a project totaling nearly $4 billion.
The Commanders and Mayor Muriel Bowser announced their deal Monday to construct a new home for the football team in the city at the site the old RFK Stadium, the place the franchise called home for more than three decades. It would open in 2030, with groundbreaking expected next year, pending D.C. City Council approval.
The Commanders are contributing $2.7 billion, with the city investing roughly $1.1 billion over the next eight years for the stadium, housing, green space and a sportsplex on 170 acres of land bordering the Anacostia River. The stadium, which is expected to seat 65,000 and have a roof to make it a year-round venue for concerts and other events, will take up just 16 of those acres.
“It’s a great day in our process to bring the Commanders home,” controlling owner Josh Harris said, adding that he and his partners “are committed to making the single largest private investment in D.C. history.”
A video narrated by Super Bowl-winning quarterback Joe Theismann speaking about his experience playing at RFK Stadium and how the new one will benefit the city broke the news on social media.
“Let’s bring the Commanders home,” Theismann said. “The time is now. Let’s bring Washington back to D.C.”
Mambo Sauce’s “Welcome to DC” blared from speakers as Bowser, Harris and NFL Commissioner Roger Goodell entered the room at the National Press Club. They spoke in front of a backdrop reading, “Welcome home,” and Goodell proclaimed that the new stadium “dramatically” increases the odds of Washington hosting a Super Bowl.
“Obviously we’re working on the commissioner hard (but also) Taylor Swift, pick an event, pick an act,” Harris said. “This is about D.C. and making this more than just a stadium and making it attractive.”
Commanders ownership has been considering places in Washington, Maryland and Virginia since buying the team from Dan Snyder in 2022. The most recent progress came when congress passed a bill transferring the RFK Stadium land to D.C. that was signed by former President Joe Biden in early January, after lobbying on Capitol Hill by Harris and Goodell late last year.
That paved the way for making it possible to tear down the decaying husk of the old stadium and replace it with a mixed-use development, including the stadium.
“This land has been blighted and underused for too long,” Bowser said. “What our deal with the Washington Commanders provides is the fastest and shortest route to developing the RFK campus and not just delivering sports and entertainment but delivering housing, jobs, recreation and economic development.
Washington has played in Landover, Maryland, since moving there in 1997. The Commanders’ lease at Northwest Stadium in Landover runs through 2027. Harris had called 2030 a “reasonable target” for a new stadium.
The Commanders figure to continue playing there until the new stadium is ready and have committed to redeveloping the land in suburban Maryland. Gov. Wes Moore said the state worked hard to keep the Commanders while understanding ownership was “very interested in a possible return to the team’s historic and spiritual home at RFK Stadium.”
“While we put together a very competitive offer focused on not just the stadium but a larger revitalization of the area, we’ve also been responsibly preparing for the possibility of the Washington Commanders choosing to return to Washington,” Moore said in a statement. “We wish the Washington Commanders the best, and we look forward to engaging with partners across the region to promote economic vitality and community investment in writing the next chapter in Landover.”
The team played at RFK Stadium, 2 miles (3.22 kilometers) east of the U.S. Capitol, from 1961-96 before moving to Maryland. Harris and several co-owners, including Mitch Rales and Mark Ein, grew up as Washington football fans during that era, which included the glory days of three Super Bowl championships from 1982-91.
Harris said the decision to build on the site — as long as seven of 13 city councilmembers vote to approve the project — was less about nostalgia as much as “a deep connection to understanding how important the location was” down the street from the Capitol and the Washington monument.
Goodell, like Harris, grew up going to games at RFK Stadium and was a big proponent of making this happen.
“I was thinking on the way down here today (about) all the great times I had going to RFK Stadium,” Goodell said. “And now a new generation of kids are going to be able to experience that, and I really, truly believe it’s great for this community.”
DECIPHERING THE REASONS BEHIND SHEDEUR SANDERS’ STUNNING FREE FALL IN THE NFL DRAFT
It’s not often that the 144th overall pick is the biggest story of the NFL draft.
But Shedeur Sanders was not the usual 144th pick and his situation transcended football. The narrative around Sanders blurred lines between sports, race and culture.
The former University of Colorado quarterback was the center of a three-day spectacle of cringe that will live in football lore for a long time. Sanders fell from a potential top-five overall selection on Thursday to the fifth round on Saturday in an excruciating slide that had his supporters fuming and detractors laughing.
The Cleveland Browns finally ended Sanders’ misery with the No. 144 selection, adding the 23-year-old to a crowded quarterback room that includes Joe Flacco, Kenny Pickett, fellow rookie Dillon Gabriel and the injured Deshaun Watson.
Five quarterbacks were selected in this year’s draft before Sanders, including Gabriel and No. 1 overall pick Cam Ward, who went to the Tennessee Titans.
Sanders — the son of Pro Football Hall of Famer and Colorado coach Deion Sanders — has been among the biggest stories in college football over the past four years, first at Jackson State and then with the Buffaloes. The quarterback’s play on the field, and occasionally brash personality on and off it, have made him one of the sport’s lightning rods.
Below, The Associated Press examines some of the potential reasons for Sanders’ free fall, using the QB’s own words, his father’s comments, the analysis of pundits and his on-the-field performance.
Shedeur Sanders: The personality
WHAT THE SANDERS SAID: “You’ve got to understand, when that last name is on your back, you’re going to be attacked and ridiculed by naysayers,” Colorado coach Deion Sanders said.
From Shedeur Sanders: “I’m going to just be myself so you either like it or you don’t.”
WHAT OTHERS SAID: The younger Sanders carries himself with supreme confidence — much like his father did when he was a two-sport start in the NFL and Major League Baseball in the 1990s. But some pundits who cover the league (usually using anonymous sources) said Sanders’ confidence could annoy NFL personnel, particularly during the interview process at the league’s combine. The elder Sanders was occasionally outspoken on social media about his son’s talent, taking on critics.
“All of these things began to add up for teams, and I’m not saying that is right that it added up for teams, but it did, clearly, add up for teams. … This is clearly a way for the NFL and its teams to let him and anyone else after him know — you can’t comport yourself in this way moving forward,” said Jonathan Jones, an NFL analyst for CBS.
WHAT SANDERS DID: The younger Sanders might be brash — he set up a customized room for draft night — but he reportedly maintained a 3.9 GPA at Colorado and was never involved in any off-field incidents that would point to serious character concerns.
READING BETWEEN THE LINES: J. Kenyatta Cavil, the interim dean of education and sports studies at Texas Southern University, said the pushback when it came to Sanders was not a surprise.
Cavil said Deion and Shedeur Sanders did a remarkable job of controlling the younger Sanders’ career, moving from a private high school to Jackson State to Colorado. That proved to be a problem.
“That’s what’s unique in this dichotomy, is you have a coach and a son, for a period of time, who could control the space,” Cavil said, later adding: “They had this ability to transform spaces that allowed them to be their unique and authentic self, which is not always acceptable in the social structure.”
Shedeur Sanders: On the field
WHAT HIS SUPPORTERS SAID: “This is a guy who’s extremely accurate. He’s extremely mobile. He has a lot of mental horsepower. He played the game at a high level,” said former NFL player and front-office executive Louis Riddick, now an ESPN analyst.
WHAT OTHERS SAID: The main criticisms against Sanders’ football skills are that he takes too many sacks, isn’t overly athletic and doesn’t have great arm strength. He had opportunities during the pre-draft process to address those concerns but didn’t always take advantage of opportunities to work out for scouts.
“For a player who had a variety of questions, both about the talent level, how he would fit into an NFL system, how he would adjust from his play style in college, but also about the potential culture shock of for the first time playing for someone who is not his father, there were opportunities that Shedeur Sanders could have taken there,” NFL Network’s Tom Pelissero said. “He seemed to feel he was an elite category where he could choose the few teams he wanted to go to.”
WHAT SANDERS DID: Sanders had a productive four seasons in college and finished his career with 50 games played in four seasons — two at Jackson State and two at Colorado. He completed more than 70% of his passes for 14,353 yards and 134 touchdowns with 27 interceptions. He finished eighth in last year’s Heisman Trophy voting while teammate Travis Hunter won the award. Hunter was drafted by the Jacksonville Jaguars with the No. 2 overall pick.
READING BETWEEN THE LINES: It’s not uncommon for a good college quarterback to be overlooked, even with great stats, because of concerns ranging from size to speed to arm strength. Famously, seven-time Super Bowl-winning quarterback Tom Brady was the 199th overall pick out of Michigan in 2000 before embarking on one of the most successful careers in NFL history. But none of those overlooked quarterbacks had transcended the football world the way Shedeur Sanders had during his college career.
Shedeur Sanders: In the NFL
WHAT SHEDEUR SANDERS SAID: Despite the embarrassing draft free fall — which included a prank call orchestrated by the son of an Atlanta Falcons coach and President Donald Trump weighing in — Sanders will have a chance to prove his worth in the NFL. His first chance is with the Browns, who have added multiple quarterbacks in the offseason in an effort to find a long-term solution.
“I’m truly thankful to have, is the opportunity for people to actually see the real me and not be able to see stuff that could be true or not,” Sanders said.
WHAT OTHERS SAID: Browns general manager Andrew Berry traded up in the draft to land Sanders after he fell to the fifth round, feeling any possible problems were worth the risk.
“We felt like he was a good, solid prospect at the most important position. We felt like it got to a point where he was probably mispriced relative to the draft. Really, the acquisition cost was pretty light, and it’s a guy that we think can outproduce his draft slot.
READING BETWEEN THE LINES: Cavil — the Texas Southern interim dean — said he expects the news cycle will move quickly and Sanders will have something of a reprieve until the Browns’ training camp begins in the summer. In the meantime, more will come out about the quarterback’s draft free fall. What really matters is how he performs from this point forward.
“A year from now, for the rest of his career, whatever success he has or doesn’t, people will come back to this point,” Cavil said. “It’ll be a story of overcoming all these obstacles or somebody that couldn’t get it done.”
NBA NEWS
WARRIORS RIDE JIMMY BUTLER III’S LATE SURGE TO 3-1 LEAD OVER ROCKETS
Jimmy Butler III returned from a one-game absence to score 14 of his 27 points in the fourth quarter to help the Golden State Warriors record a 109-106 victory over the Houston Rockets in Game 4 of their first-round playoff series on Monday in San Francisco.
Brandin Podziemski made six 3-pointers and scored 26 points as the Warriors took a 3-1 lead in the best-of-seven Western Conference matchup.
Stephen Curry scored 17 points, Buddy Hield added 15 and Quinten Post had 13 off the bench for seventh-seeded Golden State.
Alperen Sengun amassed 31 points and 10 rebounds and Fred VanVleet knocked down eight 3-pointers while scoring 25 points for the second-seeded Rockets. Amen Thompson put up 17 points for Houston.
The Rockets had a chance to tie in the final second, but VanVleet was off-target on a long 3-point attempt.
Game 5 is Wednesday night in Houston.
Butler missed Game 3 due to a pelvic injury and had just four points in the first half of Game 4 before excelling in the second half. He ended the night 12-for-12 on free-throw attempts, and he scored all of Golden State’s last five points at the line.
Butler was fouled on a 3-point attempt with 58.7 seconds left and made all three free throws to give Golden State a 107-104 lead.
Sengun’s driving hoop brought the Rockets within one with 40.8 seconds to play.
Houston later had the chance to take the lead, but Sengun’s 11-footer was off the mark with 6.4 seconds left. Butler made two free throws with four seconds left before VanVleet’s shot at the buzzer didn’t draw iron.
Golden State shot 41.9 percent from the field, including 17 of 46 (37 percent) from 3-point range.
The Rockets made 49.4 percent of their shots and were 11 of 23 (48. 7 percent) from behind the line. Dillon Brooks had 11 points and Steven Adams blocked four shots for Houston.
The Warriors trailed by seven points at halftime before beginning the third quarter with an 18-1 run.
The Rockets scored the next seven points and eventually knotted the score at 74 on Sengun’s basket with 2:35 remaining in the period.
Golden State took an 82-80 edge into the final stanza and Podziemski started the quarter with a trey. However, Houston scored 14 of the next 19 points and took a 94-90 lead on Thompson’s basket with 7:33 left.
Butler later scored four points during a 7-0 bust and Golden State led by three with 2:12 to play.
VanVleet then canned another trey to tie it at 104 with 1:20 remaining.
VanVleet scored 12 points in the first half and Houston held a 57-50 lead at the break. Podziemski paced Golden State with 13 before intermission.
CAVALIERS SWEEP HEAT WITH RECORD-SETTING BLOWOUT
Donovan Mitchell scored 22 points and the Cleveland Cavaliers clinched a 4-0 first-round series sweep with a 138-83 rout of the host Miami Heat on Monday night, the fourth-largest winning margin in an NBA playoff game.
De’Andre Hunter (19 points), Ty Jerome (18) and Evan Mobley (17) all played their part, while Jarrett Allen finished with 14 points and 12 rebounds along with six first-half steals.
Nikola Jovic sat out the first quarter before finishing with a career playoff-high 24 points for Miami, while Bam Adebayo posted 13 points and 12 boards.
The emphatic Game 4 victory earned the No. 1 seed Cavaliers a berth in the Eastern Conference semifinals, while ending the eighth-seeded Heat’s season in humiliating fashion.
The 55-point margin was Miami’s biggest postseason defeat, surpassing the previous record of 37 points set two days ago in Game 3.
“We were humbled, but they (Cavaliers) had so much to do with how we looked,” Miami coach Erik Spoelstra said. “None of us would have guessed this series would have gone this way coming out of our two play-ins. They just took it to another level. They left us behind these last two games.”
Cleveland set up the blowout by trouncing the Heat 43-17 in the first period.
After Miami briefly led 3-2 early, the Cavs went on a 13-0 tear to pull ahead 15-3. They were never threatened again, another 15-0 spree taking the score to 35-8.
“Great leadership that first five minutes, led by our starters, then when our bench comes in we don’t skip a beat – we get stronger,” Cleveland coach Kenny Atkinson said. “We came here with the right mentality. … We don’t seem to have letdowns, and that’s rare.”
Davion Mitchell buried a last-second prayer from almost halfway to close an otherwise horrific quarter from the Heat, outrebounded 14-8 and coughing up six turnovers for 11 points.
Donovan Mitchell had 13 first-quarter points, including three 3-pointers, Hunter added 11, and Allen had 10 points and four steals.
The Cavaliers shot 15 of 24 for the period, which included 6 of 11 from downtown, while the Heat misfired at 7 of 21 from the floor and 2 of 12 from deep.
Jovic played all 12 minutes in the second and scored 12 of Miami’s 16 points, while Cleveland added 29 to motor ahead 72-33 at the main break.
The 39-point halftime deficit was the Heat’s largest in any game in franchise history, regular season or playoff.
Miami showed some fight in the third, but couldn’t prevent the Cavs from winning the frame 39-30.
Cleveland marched ahead 111-63 when Ty Jerome sank a 37-footer on the buzzer to end the quarter, before the margin topped out at 60 points (138-78) in the fourth.
NHL NEWS
PENGUINS SPLIT WITH TWO-TIME STANLEY CUP-WINNING COACH MIKE SULLIVAN
PITTSBURGH (AP) — Mike Sullivan’s relentless intensity instantly ignited the Pittsburgh Penguins.
From one of his morning skates as Penguins head coach in December 2015, when his booming voice echoed throughout an empty Consol Energy Center (now PPG Paints Arena), through back-to-back Stanley Cups in 2016 and 2017, to the penultimate practice of an otherwise lost season earlier this month, the fire may have occasionally flickered but never threatened to go out.
Yet with the Penguins in the middle of an inevitable reset that has no tentative end date, general manager Kyle Dubas felt it simply was time to go in another direction, parting ways with Sullivan in something that felt less like a firing and more like a shift change.
“Sometimes the class needs a new professor,” Dubas said Monday. “And sometimes the professor needs a new class.”
The decision came after multiple postseason meetings between Dubas and Sullivan, the second one occurring in Sullivan’s native Boston on Sunday. During a discussion that Dubas described as “amicable,” it became apparent to Dubas that Sullivan’s many strengths might be better served leading a team that’s not evolving from one generation to the next.
“There’s a reason why it’s essentially impossible, (why) it has not been done, where a coach has led a team to winning and being in contention and through a transition all the way back,” Dubas said. “And I think that two things can be true: That someone can be a great head coach and then they’ll move on to become a great coach on the next stop. And it could also be time for change here.”
Sullivan, whose 409 wins with Pittsburgh are a franchise record, had two seasons remaining on the contract extension he signed in late 2022.
The 57-year-old, who will coach the United States at the 2026 Milan-Cortina Olympics, might not be out of work in the NHL for long. There are a handful of open jobs, including with the New York Rangers and the Boston Bruins, both of whose profiles — a veteran team with Stanley Cup ambitions — are more in line with where Pittsburgh found itself when Sullivan replaced Mike Johnston in the early stages of the 2015-16 season.
The longtime NHL forward known for his defensive play brought a direct, no-nonsense approach that — combined with a series of shrewd moves by then-general manager Jim Rutherford — helped Pittsburgh become the first team in nearly two decades to raise the Stanley Cup in consecutive springs.
Sullivan also developed a deep bond with longtime captain Sidney Crosby and fellow franchise icons Evgeni Malkin and Kris Letang, repeatedly praising their leadership during the back half of a 16-year stretch in which the Penguins were playoff fixtures.
Crosby, coming off an NHL-record 20th straight season of averaging at least a point a game, hardly looks to be slowing down as he prepares for his third decade in the league. A notorious creature of habit, Crosby repeatedly backed Sullivan even as the Penguins faded into also-rans.
Dubas said he had a five-minute conversation with Crosby before meeting with Sullivan. Asked if he was concerned that Crosby, who turns 38 in August and has two years left on an extension he agreed to last September, may ask for a trade, Dubas flatly replied “no.”
Still, the move came somewhat as a surprise given Sullivan’s resume, his relationship with Crosby and the fact that Fenway Sports Group had made it clear since buying the team in late 2021 how fond it was of the Boston University forward who forged an 11-year NHL career built more on grit and an innate intelligence above all else.
Yet the success that came so easily during the early days of Sullivan’s tenure faded as the core grew older and the front office — first Rutherford, who left in early 2021, then his replacement Ron Hextall, who lasted a little more than two years before being fired — was unable to find the right pieces to fill out a roster that quickly became old and top heavy.
Pittsburgh narrowly missed the postseason in 2023. The franchise missed it by a little more in 2024, and a little more still this year, undone by a combination of shaky goaltending and even shakier defense.
Yet a week ago, Dubas said that as long as Sullivan was all in on the team’s commitment to look to the future, “we will roll with that.”
Pressed on what changed in the interim, Dubas did not point to one specific moment. The reality is he had seen signs that a change might be needed throughout the season, and they were reinforced during their recent meetings.
“Part of the reaffirmation of where we’re at is, is he still up for this? Does he want to go through this? Where does he sense it’s at, and what’s his energy and passion for?” Dubas said.
Dubas added that in “a perfect world,” they could have found a way forward. This isn’t that.
“I think it’s just in general the feeling that the demands of this and what we’re asking, it was, to me, time for him to go elsewhere to apply and for us to move on as well,” he said.
There appears to be no hurry to find Sullivan’s successor. Dubas expects to line up virtual interviews with candidates at the end of May, with the hope of making a hire by early June.
The next Penguins coach will take over a club that has 30 draft picks over the next three years, including 18 in the first three rounds. Turning those picks into viable NHL players — either by using them to draft players or as trade bait for teams willing to part with current NHLers in their early to mid-20s — will be Dubas’ challenge.
Turning whatever group arrives for training camp in September back to relevancy will be the challenge of a coach who will have to replace someone hired to give an underachieving group a wake-up call and who left with a Hall of Fame-worthy resume and his spot in Penguins lore secure.
STARS PULL AWAY, GRAB 3-2 SERIES EDGE ON AVALANCHE
Wyatt Johnston produced two goals and an assist for the Dallas Stars in a 6-2 win against the visiting Colorado Avalanche in Game 5 of their Western Conference first-round playoff series on Monday night.
The Stars own a 3-2 lead in the best-of-seven series heading to Game 6 on Thursday in Denver.
Mikko Rantanen recorded a goal and two assists, Roope Hintz had a goal and an assist, Thomas Harley and Mason Marchment also scored and Jake Oettinger made 26 saves for the Stars, who had netted a total of one goal in regulation the previous two games.
Nathan MacKinnon had a goal and an assist, Artturi Lehkonen also scored and Martin Necas had two assists for the Avalanche. Mackenzie Blackwood stopped 13 of 18 shots before he was replaced for the third period. Scott Wedgewood stopped all eight shots he faced.
Johnston scored the quickest goal to start a playoff game in team history to give Dallas a 1-0 lead nine seconds into the contest.
The Stars won the faceoff and Evgenii Dadonov dumped the puck into the Avalanche zone. MacKinnon and teammate Cale Makar appeared to lose sight of the puck, allowing Johnston to get to it first along the goal line and bank his shot off Blackwood and into the net on the short side.
The goal matched the fifth fastest ever in a postseason game.
Dallas made it 2-0 with 45 seconds left in the opening period when Harley’s one-timer from the high slot went off Blackwood’s blocker and straight in the air before sliding down his back and across the goal line.
Rantanen scored his first goal of the playoffs off a feed from Hintz to finish a rush and extend the lead to 3-0 at 1:12 of the second.
The Avalanche cut it to 3-1 at 12:11 of the middle period on a redirection by Lehkonen.
Colorado scored again 59 seconds later when MacKinnon drove from the left point to the slot and powered in a wrist shot.
The Stars answered with two quick goals late in the second period.
Johnston scored on a wrist shot from the bottom of the left circle while on a power play to make it 4-2 at 16:48, and Marchment scored with a tip to make it 5-2 at 18:32.
Hintz scored the lone goal of the third period when he hit an empty net with 2:05 left.
DEFENSEMEN’S BIG, LATE GOALS LIFT PANTHERS OVER LIGHTNING AND 3-1 SERIES LEAD
Two defensemen — Aaron Ekblad and Seth Jones — scored the tying and go-ahead goals late in the third period as the host Florida Panthers rallied for a 4-2 win over the Tampa Bay Lightning on Monday night in Sunrise, Fla.
The Panthers — the reigning Stanley Cup champions — lead the series 3-1. Game 5 is set for Wednesday night in Tampa Bay.
Monday’s game is the only one so far in this series won by the home team.
Florida appeared to tie the score at 2 with 12:58 left in the third period on a would-be goal by Aaron Ekblad. But the goal was wiped out due to offsides.
But with 3:47 left, Ekblad tied the score on a rebound, and Jones got the game-winner on a carom 11 seconds later.
Mitchell Chaffee and Erik Cernak also scored 11 seconds apart for Tampa Bay in the second period, and Andrei Vasilevskiy made 19 saves for the Lightning.
Anton Lundell and Carter Verhaeghe (empty netter) also scored for the Panthers, who got 18 saves from Sergei Bobrovsky.
The game was highly physical, including Ekblad’s high hit on Brandon Hagel. In addition, Florida’s Niko Mikkola was ejected for boarding Zemgus Girgensons.
Florida opened the scoring with 10:54 left in the second period. The play started when Florida dumped the puck in and Panthers forward Brad Marchand got there first. Marchand drew four Lightning defenders before dishing the puck to Lundell, who, alone in the slot, beat Vasilevskiy to his stick side.
With 8:34 left in the second period, Ekblad got away with a right forearm to the face of Hagel, who was playing his first game since a one-contest suspension for his hit on Aleksander Barkov.
On the Ekblad hit, Hagel fell backward and hit his head on the ice.
Hagel went directly to the locker room to get checked out, and his teammates responded with two goals in 11 seconds.
Tampa Bay tied the score at 1 with 7:39 left in the second on a rebound shot by Chaffee. On the rebound, Bobrovsky momentarily lost sight of the puck, which slid under his left pad.
Following the goal, the Lightning won the faceoff, and Cernak scored off the right post. A screen by Nikita Kucherov may have hindered Bobrovsky’s vision of the puck.
Florida tied the score at 2 with 3:47 left in the third. Sam Reinhart took a long shot to start the play. Ekblad, left alone in front, chipped the rebound under Vasilevskiy’s glove.
Jones’ goal gave Florida a 3-2 lead, and Verhaeghe scored into an empty net with 1:40 left.
MLB NEWS
MLB ROUNDUP: BRANDON NIMMO POSTS 9 RBIS IN METS’ ROUT OF NATS
Brandon Nimmo had four hits, including a grand slam and a three-run homer, and drove in a career-high nine runs as the visiting New York Mets routed the Washington Nationals 19-5 on Monday to earn a four-game series split.
Jeff McNeil also homered and added a triple and a sacrifice fly, and Mark Vientos hit a three-run homer among his two hits for New York, the first team in the majors to reach 20 wins.
New York piled on late with Nimmo hitting his three-run shot in the sixth, mashing his grand slam in the seventh and adding a two-run double in the eighth. He began the day with four homers and 12 RBIs.
Mets starter Griffin Canning (4-1) went five scoreless innings, allowing four hits. Jose Urena pitched the final three innings for his first save.
James Wood and Nathaniel Lowe hit solo homers as part of a five-run Washington eighth. Nationals starter Trevor Williams (1-3) allowed five runs on five hits in 5 1/3 innings.
Twins 11, Guardians 1
Bailey Ober allowed one run over 7 2/3 innings and Edouard Julien set the pace for a big offensive night with a leadoff home run as Minnesota won its fourth straight over host Cleveland.
Jonah Bride had three hits while Ryan Jeffers clubbed a two-run homer off position player Will Wilson in the eighth and had three RBIs for the Twins, who rapped out a season-high 17 hits. Ober (3-1) gave up only Jhonkensy Noel’s RBI single in the fifth.
Gavin Williams (2-2) allowed four runs, seven hits and two walks while lasting just two innings for the Guardians, who have been outscored 31-7 during their three-game losing streak.
Orioles 4, Yankees 3
Ryan O’Hearn hit a three-run homer, Tomoyuki Sugano struck out eight in five shutout innings and Baltimore held on to defeat visiting New York in the opener of a three-game series.
Cedric Mullins, a day after sitting out because of illness, and Ramon Laureano both had two hits for the Orioles, who won just for the second time in eight games.
Trent Grisham and Aaron Judge both had two hits for the Yankees, who nearly wiped out a four-run hole but stranded nine runners. New York failed to score at least four runs for only the eighth time in 29 games this season.
Athletics 2, Rangers 1
Tyler Soderstrom’s two-run double in the fifth inning was all the visiting Athletics needed to defeat anemic Texas in the opener of a four-game series at Arlington, Texas.
JP Sears (4-2) and three A’s relievers held the Texas offense at bay. Sears tossed 5 2/3 innings of one-run ball, permitting five hits and no walks while striking out seven.
The Rangers have dropped three straight games overall and three in a row to the Athletics, including the final two of a three-game road series last week. Texas has scored a total of 12 runs over the past six games. Texas starter Patrick Corbin (2-1) allowed two runs on seven hits in 4 2/3 innings.
Astros 8, Tigers 5
Christian Walker and Jose Altuve socked two-run home runs and Houston rallied from an early three-run deficit to defeat visiting Detroit in the opener of a three-game series.
Jeremy Pena and Altuve each had two hits for the Astros, who won their second game in a row. Steven Okert (1-0) pitched a scoreless inning in relief, and Josh Hader tossed a shutout ninth for his eighth save.
Riley Greene homered twice and Kerry Carpenter also went deep for the Tigers, whose four-game winning streak ended. Jack Flaherty (1-3) permitted four runs on six hits in five-plus innings.
Reds 3, Cardinals 1
Gavin Lux went 3-for-4, Jose Trevino homered and Nick Martinez allowed one run over six innings to lead Cincinnati past visiting St. Louis.
Martinez (1-3) worked out of trouble in the fifth and sixth innings thanks to a pair of inning-ending double plays to earn his first win in six starts this season. Lux, who doubled twice, and Elly De La Cruz both extended their hitting streaks to 12 games for Cincinnati.
St. Louis starter and loser Andre Pallante (2-2) allowed six hits and three runs over six innings.
Braves 6, Rockies 3
Nick Allen had three hits, Michael Harris II produced a tiebreaking two-run double in the fifth inning and Atlanta beat Colorado in Denver.
Eli White, Alex Verdugo and Sean Murphy had two hits each for Atlanta, and Bryce Elder tossed six solid innings. Raisel Iglesias pitched a scoreless ninth inning for his fifth save as the Braves won for the eighth time in 10 games. Elder (1-1) allowed just three runs on five hits to earn his first win of the season.
Hunter Goodman homered and Jordan Beck doubled twice for Colorado, which lost its seventh in a row and has started its homestand with four consecutive defeats. Colorado starter Ryan Feltner (0-2) allowed five runs on 10 hits in 4 2/3 innings.
COLLEGE BASEBALL
COLLEGE BASEBALL NOTEBOOK: SCHLOSSNAGLE SWEEP AGAINST HIS OLD TEAM SOLIDIFIES TEXAS AS NATION’S BEST
Texas got as much and maybe more than it hoped for out of its weekend series against Texas A&M.
The Longhorns won three straight one-run games, extended their win streak to nine games and solidified themselves as the best team in college baseball.
The series was played against the backdrop of Jim Schlossnagle’s first meeting with Texas A&M since he left the Aggies after coaching them to a national runner-up finish last year. Minutes after the College World Series wrapped up, he memorably told the media he planned to finish his career with the Aggies. A day later he was named head coach at Texas.
Fans of the burnt orange thought it was a boss move by athletic director Chris Del Conte. The Aggies’ 12th Man fanbase was livid.
“It means a lot to me that they played well and didn’t get caught up in all the peripheral things about the weekend,” Schlossnagle said of his players. “This series isn’t about any coaches or any of that kind of stuff. It’s about the players, about the fans, and we had that conversation last week and they did an awesome job.”
The wins of 2-1, 3-2 and 6-5 improved the Longhorns to 37-5 and made them the third team to start 19-2 or better in Southeastern Conference play since the league expanded to a 30-game conference schedule in 1996.
Texas increased its lead in the SEC to five games over Arkansas and LSU with three regular-season series left.
Freshman Adrian Rodriguez, who flipped from Texas A&M to Texas when Schlossnagle made his move to Austin, delivered the sweep-clinching home run in the eighth inning Sunday and sixth-year pitcher Andre Duplantier II threw a season-long 5 2/3 innings.
The games drew a Texas three-game series attendance record of 23,680.
In the polls
Texas remained the consensus No. 1 team in the polls Monday. The Longhorns visit Arkansas this week, host Florida next week and close the regular season at Oklahoma.
LSU (36-9) is No. 2 by D1Baseball.com after taking two of three from defending national champion Tennessee, and Clemson (36-10) is No. 3 after getting swept at North Carolina State.
Baseball America also ranks LSU second followed by North Carolina (33-10), which won two of three at Pittsburgh.
Everything is Ducky
Oregon’s three wins over visiting Oregon State marked the Ducks’ first-ever sweep of a top-three opponent and moved them to Nos. 6 and 12 in the polls.
Oregon (30-12) got home runs from Jacob Walsh in each of the games and Maddox Molony went deep Saturday and Sunday. The Ducks on Tuesday visit Oregon State, which is playing as an independent this season, before resuming Big Ten play at Michigan State.
Anteaters have nose for wins
UC Irvine swept a key road series against Cal Poly to extend its lead in the Big West to four games over the Mustangs with three conference series left. James Castagnola homered twice in a 6-4 win Friday, Trevor Hansen threw 7 2/3 scoreless innings and extended his shutout streak to 21 1/3 in a 4-0 win Saturday, and Rowan Felsch delivered a tie-breaking, two-out single in the ninth in a 10-8 win Sunday.
Cleanup spot
Big 12-leading West Virginia took three from UCF for its fourth straight sweep. The Mountaineers have won 14 conference games in a row. … Miami has won nine of its last 10 after finishing a sweep of Boston College with a 3-2 win at Fenway Park on Sunday. … UConn has gone from 13-17 to 26-17 while winning 13 straight, the longest active streak in the nation. The Huskies are coming off the first-three game sweep of St. John’s in program history. … Georgia homered seven times in three games against Oklahoma to increase its nation-leading total to 112. Nebraska scored its most runs in a game since 2017 in Sunday’s 21-5 win at Maryland.
COLLEGE BASKETBALL NEWS
CAL TRANSFER ANDREJ STOJAKOVIC COMMITS TO ILLINOIS
Former Cal guard Andrej Stojakovic committed to Illinois on Monday.
Stojakovic, the son of former Sacramento Kings All-Star Peja Stojakovic, made the announcement in a post to X. He chose the Illini over North Carolina and Stanford.
“They really believe I’m the missing piece to what they think is a national championship team,” he told ESPN.
Stojakovic spent his freshman year at Stanford before transferring to Bay Area rival Cal for 2024-25.
A former five-star high school recruit, Stojakovic’s numbers rose sharply with the Golden Bears, as he averaged 17.9 points and 4.7 rebounds per game in 29 games (28 starts). He was named to the All-ACC Tournament team.
In 61 games (38 starts) between Stanford and Cal, the 6-foot-7 guard has career averages of 12.6 points and 4.0 rebounds per contest. Previous suitors included Texas, UCLA and Oregon.
AUBURN TRANSFER CHAD BAKER-MAZARA COMMITS TO USC
Former Auburn guard/forward Chad Baker-Mazara announced Monday that he has committed to Southern Cal for the 2025-26 season.
Baker-Mazara, 25, made the announcement in a post to X.
Baker-Mazara spent two seasons at Auburn and was a key component on the Tigers’ Final Four team this past season.
Baker-Mazara is benefiting from a temporary waiver allowing athletes who played a year outside the NCAA — in Baker-Mazara’s case, junior college — to have an additional season of NCAA eligibility.
He played one season apiece at Duquesne and San Diego State before spending 2022-23 at Northwest Florida State. In his 119 career games at the Division I level, he has averaged 9.7 points, 2.9 rebounds, 1.8 assists and 1.0 steals per game.
His best season was 2024-25, when he started 34 of 38 games for the Tigers and put up 12.3 points, 3.0 rebounds, 2.7 assists and 1.2 steals per game.
NASCAR NEWS
TEAM PENSKE TURMOIL AT TALLADEGA BRINGS OUT DEFENSE OF CINDRIC FROM EX BRAVES SLUGGER CHIPPER JONES
TALLADEGA, Ala. (AP) — If there’s beef between teammates Austin Cindric and Joey Logano — and none other than Major League Baseball Hall of Famer Chipper Jones is convinced there is — then Team Penske has some work to do to smooth things over.
At the end of the second stage of Sunday’s race at Talladega Superspeedway, Cindric didn’t help Logano enough to Logano’s liking and it allowed rival Toyota driver Bubba Wallace to win the stage and valuable bonus points that come with it. Logano launched into an expletive-laden rant on his team radio in which he seethed at fellow Ford driver Cindric.
“Way to go Austin,” said Logano in the part suitable for print. “You just gave it to him. Gave a Toyota a stage win. Nice job. Way to go … put that in the book.”
Cindric and Team Penske management seemed to understand. Jones was not so forgiving in a series of social media posts.
“Good teammates are hard to come by, Boss! Remember that one of urs MFed u on national tv, when in all actuality, u did everything possible to keep from wrecking him,” Jones wrote. “Hate to be #dueces in the ‘team’ meeting on Monday. Some people are ‘hooray for our team as long as I’m the star’ as every team has them. Hendrick, RCR, JGR, Penske, etc. Sometimes karma is glorious.”
And, just in case “anyone is confused, lemme be clear,” Jones wrote as he tagged Logano as the target of his ire. Jones, who grew up not far from Daytona International Speedway and apparently is a NASCAR fan, continued his rant by calling Logano “selfish” in another post, and celebrated in yet another when Logano was disqualified for failing post-race inspection.
At Team Penske, the reaction was more muted.
“I felt like I kind of just got pinched, was trying not to wreck the cars in front of me, including Joey. It was a messy end of the stage … Joey could have probably done better, we let one slip there,” Cindric said. “I can understand his frustration without kind of seeing the whole picture. These are the types of things that when you’re expecting someone to have your best interest, those are the challenges, right? We have a lot of meetings centered around that. I feel like it requires constant maintenance. It’s not always pretty. The conversations aren’t always easy.
“I do feel like as a team we do it better than most. I think that’s something we’ll definitely be talking about (Monday) as far as how to do it better, understand all sides, be better for it.”
Michael Nelson, named president of Team Penske’s NASCAR program earlier this year when Cindric’s father, Tim, relinquished some of his roles at the organization, thought the situation would be cleared up internally.
“It’s just like a normal family,” he said. “We have to go in and close the door when we’re not in front of everybody else and work through the issues that we have. There was obviously some frustration there. Heat-of-the-moment situation, for sure. I think we’ve done a better job than most. It just shows you that there’s still more work to do, that it’s something you have to continually work on race after race.”
As Cindric wore Talladega’s traditional winner’s wreath all around the track, he didn’t seem bothered by any potential beef with NASCAR’s only active three-time Cup Series champion. It’s been tough going for Cindric, who won the Daytona 500 in his 2022 rookie season, went winless in 2023, won once last year and on Sunday snapped a 30-race losing streak and became the first Team Penske driver to win a race through the first 10 this season.
As Cindric tried to find his footing, teammates Logano and Ryan Blaney combined to win the last three Cup Series championships. As his teammates won races and title, Cindric was fighting to prove he wasn’t a nepo-baby and deserved his seat at one of NASCAR’s top teams.
Cindric said the success of his teammates was motivation to him. At 14th in the Cup Series standings, he’s now the only Penske driver locked into the playoffs as the series heads to Texas Motor Speedway this weekend.
“Anytime you can have an example set you try at a bare minimum not to just meet that example — I want to be better. I want to be the best, right?” Cindric said. “Just being as good in my mind, as far-fetched as it might be as a two-, three-year Cup driver to say I want to be better than the champion, that’s how you have to think.
“I commit way too much of my time. I ask a lot out of the people I work with. I try to reciprocate with that. The ‘as good’ is not good enough in my mind. I look at it as an example, as a competitive advantage for us to be able to have that type of example in-house.”
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INDIANA PACERS
GAME PREVIEW: PACERS VS BUCKS (GAME 5)
After a dominant performance on the road in Game 4, the Pacers have a chance to close out the Milwaukee Bucks and advance to Eastern Conference semifinals for the second straight year with a win in Game 5 on Tuesday night at Gainbridge Fieldhouse.
The Blue & Gold put together an elite offensive performance in Sunday night’s 129-103 win in Milwaukee. Indiana shot 60.2 percent from the field and went 18-for-39 (46.2 percent) from 3-point range in the victory while dishing out 36 assists. Eight players scored in double figures for the Pacers, a new franchise playoff record and just the second time a team had eight players reach double figures in a playoff game since 2000.
Myles Turner bounced back in a big way from his Game 3 struggles, scoring a team-high 23 points on 9-of-13 shooting to go along with five rebounds and four blocks. Tyrese Haliburton ignited the offense with his passing, finishing with 17 points, 15 assists, and eight rebounds while recording his fourth straight double-double to open the playoffs.
For the Bucks, meanwhile, the story of the night wasn’t even the result on the court, but instead the loss of nine-time All-Star Damian Lillard, who sustained a lower left injury midway through the first quarter and had to be helped off the court to the locker room. Lillard was quickly ruled out and is scheduled to undergo more testing on Monday, but Bucks head coach Doc Rivers said after the game that “it’s not very promising.”
The injury was a devastating blow for Lillard, who just returned in Game 2 after missing over a month due to a blood clot in his right calf.
Without Lillard, the Bucks will rely more heavily on players like Kevin Porter Jr. The 24-year-old guard had his best game of the series in Game 4, tallying 23 points, five rebounds, six assists, and two steals while going 9-for-17 from the field and 5-for-7 from 3-point range.
Defensively, the Pacers did the best they’ve done this series with two-time MVP Giannis Antetokounmpo in Game 4, particularly in the first half. They limited Antetokounmpo to just eight points on 3-of-10 shooting over the first two quarters. Antetokounmpo turned it on in the third quarter, scoring 18 points in the frame, but his 28 points on 9-of-20 shooting marked the first time in the series Indiana held him under 30 points or 50 percent shooting.
Probable Starters
Pacers: G – Tyrese Haliburton, G – Andrew Nembhard, F – Aaron Nesmith, F – Pascal Siakam, C – Myles Turner
Bucks: G – Kevin Porter Jr., G – Gary Trent Jr., F – Kyle Kuzma, F – Giannis Antetokounmpo, C – Brook Lopez
Injury Report
Pacers: Aaron Nesmith – probable (lower back bruise), Bennedict Mathurin – questionable (abdominal contusion), Isaiah Jackson – out (torn right Achilles tendon)
Bucks: Tyler Smith – doubtful (left ankle sprain), Damian Lillard – out (torn left Achilles tendon)
Last Meeting
April 27, 2025: The Pacers never trailed in a 129-103 victory in Milwaukee, winning all four quarters on the road to take a 3-1 series lead.
Eight players reached double figures in the victory, the first time in franchise history that eight players scored 10 or more points in a playoff game. Myles Turner led the way with 23 points on 9-of-13 shooting, five rebounds, and four blocks. Andrew Nembhard scored 20 points on 8-of-14 shooting (4-of-8 from 3-point range), while Tyrese Haliburton flirted with a triple-double, finishing with 17 points, eight boards, and 15 assists.
The Pacers dished out 36 assists and shot 60.2 percent from the field and 18-for-39 (46.2 percent) from 3-point range in the victory.
Giannis Antetokounmpo led Milwaukee with 28 points, 15 rebounds, and six assists in the loss, going 9-for-20 from the field but 10-for-11 from the free throw line. Kevin Porter Jr. added 23 points, five rebounds, and six assists off the bench for Milwaukee, going 5-for-7 from beyond the arc.
Noteworthy
Tuesday’s game will be a “Gold Out,” with all fans in attendance receiving a gold “Yes ‘Cers” t-shirt.
Haliburton has recorded four straight double-doubles to open the playoffs and is the only player this postseason to have double-digit assists in each of his first four games.
The Pacers are 7-0 all-time when up 3-1 in a best-of-seven series.
The last time the Pacers won a playoff series in five games or less was in the first round of the 2012 playoffs, when they beat Orlando in five games.
Pacers sixth man Bennedict Mathurin missed Game 4 due to an abdominal contusion. Mathurin had averaged 12 points and 3 rebounds in 18.7 minutes per game off the bench over the first three games of the series.
Broadcast Information (TV and Radio Listings >>)
TV: NBA TV – Broadcasters TBA
FanDuel Sports Network – Chris Denari (play-by-play), Quinn Buckner (analyst), Jeremiah Johnson (sideline reporter/host)
Radio: 93.5/107.5 The Fan – Mark Boyle (play-by-play), Eddie Gill (analyst), Pat Boylan (sideline reporter/host)
Tickets
The Pacers will host Giannis Antetokounmpo and the Milwaukee Bucks at Gainbridge Fieldhouse for Game 5 of their first round playoff series on Tuesday, April 29 at 6:00 PM ET.
INDIANA VOLLEYBALL
VINSON NAMED TO USA GIRLS U19 NATIONAL TEAM
COLORADO SPRINGS, Colo. – Incoming freshman opposite/outside hitter Charlotte Vinson was named among 18 athletes on the 2025 Girls USA U19 National Team, as announced by USA Volleyball on Monday (April 28) afternoon. She was one of seven pin hitters selected.
This group of players have been selected as the preliminary roster for this summer’s FIVB Girls U19 World Championships in Croatia and Serbia. After the initial training block, a final group of 12 players will be picked to represent Team USA in its title defense this summer.
Vinson will be making her debut with Team USA after spending many years in the national team youth development program. The Yorktown, Indiana native has had a journey that’s been well documented over the years. She overcame a life-threatening illness during her junior year of high school but has made a full recovery during her final season of club volleyball.
She will head to Colorado Springs for the first training block with the team during the first week of June. From there, a group of 12 players will be selected to head to Europe. That crop of athletes will have a second training block in the Netherlands before the U19 World Championships in July.
Vinson, the 2024 Indiana Ms. Volleyball, was a consensus top-25 recruit by both Prep Volleyball and Prep Dig. She is joined in an elite class by the likes of outside hitter Jaidyn Jager (Carlsbad, Calif.) and middle blocker Victoria Gray (Temperance, Mich). IU’s entire freshman class will report to campus this summer.
Team USA is in Pool C along with Turkey, Bulgaria, Poland, Peru and Spain in the 24-team tournament this summer. It won the last iteration of the tournament in 2023 with a 3-2 win over Turkey in the final. Former IU outside hitter Mady Saris (Canada) played in the 2019 tournament in Egypt.
IU INDY MEN’S BASKETBALL
GARNER SELECTED TO PLAY WITH U19 GERMAN NATIONAL TEAM
INDIANAPOLIS – IU Indianapolis rising sophomore Keenan Garner has been selected to play for the U19 German National Team this summer, ultimately competing in the FIBA U19 Basketball World Cup. Garner, a 6-foot-6 forward, was born in Germany and grew up on a U.S. Army base, playing primarily against other schools from nearby military bases. He played in the 2022 FIBA U16 European National Championships.
This summer, he’ll attend training camp in early June before playing two games in Serbia on June 5-8. He’ll later have camp in Germany before traveling to Lausanne, Switzerland, for the World Cup from June 28-July 6.
“This is a major opportunity for Keenan. Anytime you’re playing internationally for your country, it’s an incredibly high honor,” head coach Paul Corsaro said. “It’s going to be a different growth and development opportunity this summer for him. We’re excited to see him compete and play against really good competition at the World Cup.”
Garner averaged 5.3 points and 4.8 rebounds per game as a true freshman for the Jaguars this past season, including two double-doubles and scoring in double-figures six times. He capped the season with a career-high 14 points in the Horizon League Tournament loss at Wright State, making all six of his field goal attempts in that contest. He opened his collegiate career with an 11-point, 13-rebound double-double against IU Columbus in just 19 minutes and later earned #HLMBB Freshman of the Week honors with back-to-back impressive performances against Goshen (11 points, three rebounds, three steals) and Eastern Michigan (11 points, eight rebounds).
Garner is one of three current Jaguars to have international experience as incoming freshmen Gabe Stewart (Puerto Rico) and Gustav Winther (Denmark) have also played for their national teams.
BALL STATE MEN’S BASKETBALL
MEN’S BASKETBALL SIGNS UTEP TRANSFER DEVON BARNES
The Ball State men’s basketball team has announced the signing of UTEP transfer Devon Barnes in advance of the 2025-26 season.
Barnes, a 6-foot-1 guard, started in 27 out of 33 games played last season for the Miners while averaging 10.0 points, 2.1 rebounds and 2.0 assists in 25.2 minutes per game. Barnes shot 36.5 percent from the field including 34.5 percent on 3-pointers while making 73.3 percent of his free throw attempts as a junior at UTEP.
Barnes put up a season-high 23 points in UTEP’s 79-76 win at UC Santa Barbara on Nov. 20 last year and scored in double figures in 19 games on the season. The guard ranked fourth in Conference USA in both total steals (52) and steals per game (1.58) in 2024-25.
The rising senior played his sophomore season at Tarleton State and freshman campaign at Triton College in River Grove, Ill.
Barnes is Ball State’s third incoming transfer of the offseason, joining Kayden Fish from Iowa State and Juwan Maxey from Youngstown State. Clayton, N.C., high school forward Preston Copeland signed with the Cardinals back in November.
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“SPORTS EXTRA”
TODAY IN BASEBALL HISTORY
April 29
1902 — Baltimore Orioles infielder John McGraw is hit by pitches five times, but home plate umpire Jack Sheridan refuses to allow him to take first base. In the 9th inning, McGraw is hit for the last time and sits down in the batter’s box in protest. American League president Ban Johnson will suspend McGraw for five games.
1918 — Center fielder Tris Speaker executed the fourth unassisted double play of his career in the Cleveland Indians’ 8-4 loss to the Chicago White Sox.
1922 — The New York Giants hit four inside-the-park home runs in a 15-4 win at Braves Field in Boston. George Kelly hit two and Ross Youngs and Dave Bancroft hit the others. Youngs also hit for the cycle and added a double while going 5-for-5 and driving in five runs.
1931 — Wes Ferrell of the Cleveland Indians pitched a 7-0 no-hitter over the St. Louis Browns, including his brother Rick. Wes also knocked in four runs with a homer and a double.
1933 — In a strange play at home plate, catcher Luke Sewell of the Washington Senators tagged out two Yankees runners on the same play. Lou Gehrig had held up, thinking a fly ball would be caught. Dixie Walker closed up on him, and both were tagged out trying to score.
1958 — Ted Williams of the Boston Red Sox becomes the tenth major league player to get 1,000 extra-base hits.
1981 — Steve Carlton struck out Montreal’s Tim Wallach in the first inning of the Philadelphia Phillies’ 6-2 victory over the visiting Expos to become the sixth major league pitcher — and first left-hander — to strike out 3,000 batters.
1986 — Roger Clemens set a major league record by striking out 20 batters as the Boston Red Sox defeated the Seattle Mariners 3-1.
1987 — Andre Dawson had five hits and hit for the cycle to lead the Chicago Cubs to an 8-4 victory the San Francisco Giants.
1988 — The Baltimore Orioles ended their 21-game losing streak by winning their first game of the season, 9-0 over the Chicago White Sox on a combined four-hitter by Mark Williamson and Dave Schmidt.
1994 — Kirk Rueter of the Montreal Expos becomes the first major league pitcher since Fernando Valenzuela in 1981 to start his career with a 10-0 record.
1996 — New York Mets closer John Franco becomes the first left-hander in major league history to record 300 saves.
1997 — Chili Davis of the Kansas City Royals becomes the 75th major leaguer to hit 300 home runs.
2005 — In the first matchup between 300-game winners in almost 18 years, the Cubs’ Greg Maddux outdueled the Astros’ Roger Clemens in Chicago’s 3-2 win over Houston. Maddux earned his first win of season and 306th of his career, allowing two runs on seven hits over six innings.
2006 — Albert Pujols sets a major league record with his 14th home run in April.
2007 — Colorado shortstop Troy Tulowitzki had an unassisted triple play in the seventh inning of the Rockies’ 9-7 win over Atlanta.
2015 — In what was believed to be the first major league game played without fans in attendance, Chris Davis hit a three-run homer in a six-run first inning and the Baltimore Orioles beat the Chicago White Sox 8-2. After a pair of postponements caused by rioting in Baltimore, the Orioles and Chicago White Sox played at Camden Yards. The gates at Camden Yards were locked because of concern for fan safety following recent rioting in Baltimore after a 25-year-old black man died in police custody.
2017 — Carlos Gomez hit for the cycle for the second time and Rougned Odor hit a tiebreaking two-run homer to help the Texas Rangers beat the Los Angeles Angels 6-3.
2017 — Yasiel Puig, Cody Bellinger and Justin Turner hit consecutive homers off Hector Neris in the ninth, helping the Los Angeles Dodgers rally for a 6-5 win over the Philadelphia Phillies. Los Angeles trailed 5-2 before the three straight homers.
2020 — The Hall of Fame announces the cancellation of its annual induction ceremony in Cooperstown, NY, scheduled for the last week-end of July, due to the ongoing coronavirus pandemic. Instead, the ceremony will be combined one year later with the one for the Class of 2021.
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April 30
1903 — The New York Highlanders won their home opener at Hilltop Park, 6-2 over Washington.
1919 — Philadelphia’s Joe Oeschger and Brooklyn’s Burleigh Grimes pitched complete games in a 9-9, 20-inning tie. Both teams scored three runs in the 19th inning. Oeschger gave up 22 hits and walked five, while Grimes allowed 15 hits and walked five.
1922 — Charlie Robertson of the Chicago White Sox pitched a 2-0 perfect game against the Detroit Tigers. Johnny Mostil, playing left field for the only time, made two outstanding catches.
1923 — The New York Yankees sign 20-year-old prospect Lou Gehrig to a contract paying him a salary of $2,000 and a bonus of $1,500.
1940 — James “Tex” Carleton of the Brooklyn Dodgers threw a 3-0 no-hitter at Cincinnati.
1944 — In the first game of a doubleheader split, New York first baseman Phil Weintraub drove in 11 runs and player-manager Mel Ott scored six runs as the Giants beat the Brooklyn Dodgers 26-8. Brooklyn won the nightcap 5-4.
1946 — Bob Feller struck out 11 New York Yankees en route to his second of three career no-hitters, a 1-0 victory at Yankee Stadium.
1952 — Ted Williams plays his final game before leaving for military duty in Korea.
1958 —Ted Williams of the Boston Red Sox became the 10th major leaguer to reach 1,000 extra-base hits in a 10-4 loss to the Kansas City Athletics at Fenway Park.
1961 — Willie Mays of the San Francisco Giants hit four home runs and drove in eight runs in a 14-4 victory over the Braves in Milwaukee. Hank Aaron hit two homers for the Braves.
1967 — Steve Barber and Stu Miller of the Baltimore Orioles combined on a no-hitter in a 2-1 loss to the Detroit Tigers in the first game of a doubleheader.
1969 — Jim Maloney of the Cincinnati Reds struck out 13 en route to a 10-0 no-hitter over the Houston Astros, the third of his career.
1986 — The Seattle Mariners strike out 16 more times in a 9 – 4 loss to the Boston Red Sox, to set a major league record of 36 strikeouts in two consecutive games.
1988 — New York and Cincinnati hooked up in a wild game at Riverfront Stadium, with the Mets winning 6-5 on a delayed call by first base umpire Dave Pallone. The call resulted in a $10,000 fine and 30-day suspension of Reds manager Pete Rose when Pallone accidentally poked Rose in the cheek and Rose shoved Pallone twice.
1994 — Toronto’s Joe Carter finished April with 31 RBIs to set a major league record for the month. Colorado’s Andres Galarraga finished with 30 to set a National League record.
1996 — Jeff King of the Pittsburgh Pirates becomes the third major leaguer to hit two home runs in one inning twice in his career.
2000 — Randy Johnson of the Arizona Diamondbacks defeats the Chicago Cubs, 6-0, as he becomes only the third pitcher in major league history to win six games in April.
2002 — Al Leiter cruised through seven three-hit innings in the New York Mets’ 10-1 rout of Arizona to become the first pitcher to beat all 30 teams in the majors.
2005 — Major league players are asked by Commissioner Bud Selig to agree to a 50-game suspension for the first offense, a 100-game suspension for the second offense and a lifelong ban after the third offense for the use of steroids.
2008 — Julio Franco announces his retirement as a player at age 49.
2012 — Ryan Braun hit three homers and a two-run triple in Milwaukee’s 8-3 win over San Diego. No player had hit three homers and a triple in a game since Fred Lynn in 1975.
2017 — Anthony Rendon had 10 RBIs, three home runs and six hits, powering the Washington Nationals past the New York Mets 23-5. Rendon went a career-best 6 for 6 and scored five times.
2019 — CC Sabathia becomes the 17th pitcher to reach 3,000 strikeouts.
2020 — The latest event to be cancelled due to the ongoing global coronavirus pandemic is the annual Little League World Series.
2022 — Clayton Kershaw becomes the Dodgers all-time franchise leader for strikeouts when he fans Spencer Torkelson of the Tigers in the 4th inning. With 2,697 strikeouts, he moves past Hall of Famer Don Sutton.
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May 1
1884 — Toledo’s Moses Fleetwood Walker became the first black player in the pre-modern era of the major leagues. His Blue Stockings lost 5-1 to Louisville.
1891 — In front of almost 10,000 fans, Cy Young of the Cleveland Spiders defeats the Cincinnati Reds, 12 – 3, in the first game ever played in Cleveland’s League Park.
1901 — Chicago’s Herm McFarland hit the first grand slam in American League history and Dummy Hoy also homered in the Chicago White Sox’ 19-9 rout of the Detroit Tigers. The Tigers committed an AL record 12 errors, 10 by the infield, in the loss.
1906 — John Lush of the Philadelphia Phillies pitched a no-hitter at Brooklyn, beating the Dodgers 6-0.
1920 — Joe Oeschger of the Boston Braves and Leon Cadore of the Brooklyn Dodgers each pitched 26 innings in a 1-1 tie, the longest in major league history.
1920 — Babe Ruth hit his first home run as a Yankee, and 50th of his career, as New York beat Boston 6-0 at the Polo Grounds.
1925 — The Philadelphia Athletics introduce another future Hall of Famer, 17-year-old catcher Jimmie Foxx, who pinch-hits a single in the 9-4 loss to the Washington Senators.
1926 — Legendary pitcher Satchel Paige makes his debut in the Negro Southern League.
1944 — George Myatt of Washington went 6-for-6 and the Senators beat the Boston Braves 11-4.
1951 — New York’s Mickey Mantle hit his first major league home run in an 8-3 loss at Chicago. The first of Mantle’s 536 homers came in the sixth inning off Randy Gumpert.
1968 — Philadelphia Phillies pitcher John Boozer was ejected by umpire Ed Vargo at Shea Stadium for throwing spitballs during his warmup pitches. Boozer was the second major league pitcher to be ejected from a game for this.
1969 — Houston’s Don Wilson beat the Cincinnati Reds with a 4-0 no-hitter at Crosley Field, one day after the Reds’ Jim Maloney no-hit the Astros and nine days after Wilson absorbed a 14-0 pounding by Cincinnati.
1973 — The San Francisco Giants scored seven runs with two outs in the ninth inning to beat the Pittsburgh Pirates 8-7.
1975 — Hank Aaron collects four hits and two RBI in the Brewers’ 17-3 win over Detroit. This brings his career RBI total to 2,211, breaking Babe Ruth’s published record of 2,209.
1984 — Dwight Gooden became the first teenager to strike out a least ten batters in a game since Bert Blyleven did it in 1970. The Mets’ 19-year-old phenom would set a major league rookie record with 276 strikeouts.
1991 — Rickey Henderson surpassed Lou Brock as baseball’s career stolen base leader with his 939th steal as the Oakland Athletics beat the New York Yankees 7-4.
1991 — Nolan Ryan pitched his seventh no-hitter, struck out 16 and shut down the best-hitting team in the majors, as the Texas Rangers beat the Toronto Blue Jays 3-0.
1992 — The Dodgers postponed a three-game series against Montreal because of rioting in Los Angeles following the Rodney King verdict.
1992 — Rickey Henderson garners his 1,000th stolen base.
2000 — San Francisco Giants left fielder Barry Bonds becomes the first player to hit a ball into San Francisco Bay (McCovey’s Cove) as the first “splashdown” home run at Pacific Bell Park.
2002 — With a save against the Chicago Cubs, San Diego closer Trevor Hoffman set the major league record for the most saves with one team, 321. He broke Dennis Eckersley’s record of 320 with Oakland.
2012 — Orioles manager Buck Showalter wins his 1,000th game as a major league skipper when the O’s defeat the Yankees, 7-1.
2015 — Alex Rodriguez ties Willie Mays for fourth place on the all-time home run list when he hits number 660 against the Red Sox.
2020 — Even though there is no baseball being currently played, P Emmanuel Clase of the Indians manages to get himself suspended, as the results of a test are positive for Boldenone, an anabolic steroid. He will be suspended for 80 games from whenever the season eventually starts.
2022 — Kelsie Whitmore becomes the first woman to start a game in the Atlantic League, which is now part of Organized Baseball as a partner league of Major League Baseball, when she starts in left field for the Staten Island FerryHawks against the Gastonia Honey Hunters.
TODAY IN SPORTS HISTORY
April 29
1901 — His Eminence, ridden by Jimmy Winkfield, wins the Kentucky Derby by 1 1/2 lengths over Sannazarro in the only Derby ever raced in April.
1961 — ABC’s “Wide World of Sports,” debuts.
1963 — LPGA Titleholders Championship Women’s Golf, Augusta CC: Marilynn Smith beats Mickey Wright by 1 shot in 18-hole playoff.
1970 — Los Angeles Lakers guard Jerry West hits a 60-foot desperation shot at the buzzer to tie Game 3 of the NBA Finals against the New York Knicks. The Knicks outscore the Lakers 9-6 in the overtime for a 111-108 win.
1980 — NFL Draft: Oklahoma running back Billy Sims first pick by Detroit Lions.
1981 — MLB Philadelphia Phillies Steve Carlton is 1st lefty to strike out 3,000 batters.
1981 — NFL Draft: South Carolina running back George Rogers first pick by New Orleans Saints.
1985 — Tony Tubbs captures the WBA heavyweight title with a unanimous 15-round decision over Greg Page in Buffalo, N.Y.
1985 — New York Yankees fire manager Yogi Berra 16 games into season, despite assurance from owner George Steinbrenner that he would be kept for the whole season. Billy Martin named as replacement.
1986 — Roger Clemens set a major league record by striking out 20 batters as the Boston Red Sox defeated the Seattle Mariners 3-1.
1986 — NFL Draft: Auburn running back Bo Jackson first pick by Tampa Bay Buccaneers.
1988 — The Baltimore Orioles end their 21-game losing streak by winning their first game of the season, 9-0 over the Chicago White Sox.
1990 — Pat Riley becomes the winningest coach in NBA playoff history as the Los Angeles Lakers beat the Houston Rockets 104-100. Riley’s 100th victory put him ahead of Red Auerbach.
1998 — For the first time in the 124-year history of the Kentucky Derby, a redraw is ordered during the post-position draw. Churchill Downs officials allowed ESPN to control the announcing of the draw. Commentator Chris Lincoln called the No. 15 pill twice while picking the draft order for post positions.
2000 — Lennox Lewis knocks down Michael Grant three times in the first round and knocks him out at 2:53 of the second at Madison Square Garden in New York to retain his WBC and IBF heavyweight titles. The combined weight of 497 pounds made it the heaviest title fight ever.
2003 — Indiana outscores Boston 5-0 in overtime for a 93-88 victory, cutting the Celtics’ first-round series lead to 3-2. It’s the first overtime shutout in NBA playoff history.
2006 — NFL Draft: North Carolina State defensive end Mario Williams first pick from Houston Texans.
2007 — Phoenix guard Steve Nash has 23 assists, one shy of the NBA playoff record, to help Phoenix to a 113-100 victory over the Los Angeles Lakers.
2010 — The NCAA’s Board of Directors approve a 68-team format for the men’s basketball tournament beginning next season. It’s the first expansion since 2001 when the tourney went from 64 to 65 teams.
2013 — NBA veteran center Jason Collins becomes the first male professional athlete in the major four American sports leagues to come out as gay. Collins writes a first-person account posted on Sports Illustrated’s website. The 34-year-old free agent played for six NBA teams in 12 seasons.
2014 — Los Angeles Clippers owner Donald Sterling is banned for life by the NBA in response to racist comments he made in an audio recording. The Clippers’ owner is also fined $2.5 million, the maximum amount allowed under the NBA Constitution.
2018 — Spanish tennis great Rafael Nadal equals his Open-era record for most wins at the same event (11 Monte Carlo) with his 11th Barcelona ATP title.
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April 30
1922 — Charlie Robertson of the Chicago White Sox pitches a 2-0 perfect game against the Detroit Tigers.
1939 — Lou Gehrig sets a MLB record playing his 2,130th consecutive and final game for the New York Yankees.
1958 — Ted Williams is 10th major league player to get 1,000 extra-base hits.
1961 — Willie Mays of the San Francisco Giants hits four home runs in a 14-4 victory over the Braves in Milwaukee.
1961 — LPGA Titleholders Championship Women’s Golf, Augusta CC: Mickey Wright wins her 5th major title by 1 stroke from Patty Berg & Louise Suggs.
1962 — LPGA Titleholders Championship Women’s Golf, Augusta CC: Mickey Wright wins her 8th major title in a playoff with Ruth Jessen.
1971 — The Milwaukee Bucks become the second team to register a four-game sweep in the NBA championship, beating the Baltimore Bullets 118-106.
1975 — Larry O’Brien is named the NBA’s third commissioner, following J. Walter Kennedy (1963-75) and Maurice Podoloff (1946-63). O’Brien holds the position until 1984.
1976 — Muhammad Ali wins a unanimous 15-round decision over Jimmy Young in Landover, Md., to retain his world heavyweight title.
1985 — NFL Draft: Virginia Tech defensive end Bruce Smith first pick by Buffalo Bills.
1987 — NY Islander Mike Bossy plays his final game.
1989 — U.S. beats Costa Rica 1-0, in 3rd round of 1990 world soccer cup.
1992 — The Red Wings and Canucks become the ninth and 10th teams in NHL history to rebound from 3-1 deficits to win playoff series. Detroit beats the Minnesota North Stars 5-2 in the Norris Division, while Vancouver defeats the Winnipeg Jets 5-0 in the Smythe Division.
1993 — Top-ranked Monica Seles is stabbed during a changeover in Hamburg, Germany. Guenter Parche, 38, reaches over a courtside railing and knifes Seles in the back. She has an inch-deep slit between her shoulder blades and missed the remainder of the 1993 season.
2005 — James Toney outpoints John Ruiz to win the WBA heavyweight title in New York. Toney, a former champion at three other weights, wins his third heavyweight bout, becoming the third one-time middleweight champion to take boxing’s top crown.
2010 — Tiger Woods matches the worst nine-hole score of his PGA Tour career and winds up with a 7-over 79 to miss the cut at the Quail Hollow Championship. Woods finishes at 9-over 153, the highest 36-hole total of his career. It’s the sixth time in his 14-year career he misses a cut.
2012 — Manchester City defeat Manchester United 1-0 in what is claimed to be the biggest match in the English Premier League’s history.
2014 — Anze Kopitar scores the tiebreaking goal late in the second period and Jonathan Quick makes 39 saves to cap the Los Angeles Kings’ comeback from three games down with a 5-1 victory over the San Jose Sharks in Game 7 of the first rounds. This is the fourth time an NHL team won a best-of-seven series after losing the first three games.
2015 — For the first time in 51 years, the NFL draft returns to Chicago. Florida State’s Jameis Winston is selected by Tampa Bay as the first selection.
2023 — Seattle Kraken become first NHL franchise to earn its first-ever playoff series win against reigning Stanley Cup champion, eliminating Colorado Avalanche in 7 games.
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May 1
1891 — Legendary pitcher Cy Young wins first game played at Cleveland’s League Park.
1920 — Legendary slugger Babe Ruth records his first HR for the New York Yankees.
1920 — Joe Oeschger of the Boston Braves and Leon Cadore of the Brooklyn Dodgers both pitch 26 innings in a 1-1 tie, the longest game in major league history.
1926 — Baseball Hall of Fame pitcher Satchel Paige (19) debuts in the Negro Southern League.
1943 — Count Fleet, ridden by Johnny Longden, wins the Kentucky Derby by three lengths over Blue Swords.
1948 — Citation, ridden by Eddie Arcaro, wins the Kentucky Derby by 3½ lengths over Coaltown. It’s Citation’s toughest race in winning the Triple Crown.
1951 — Future Baseball Hall of Fame slugger Mickey Mantle hits first career home run.
1954 — 80th Kentucky Derby: Raymond York wins aboard Determine, his only Derby success.
1955 — American golfer Babe Didrikson-Zaharias wins the Peach Blossom LPGA Tournament in Spartanburg, South Carolina, her final victory before her death the following year.
1959 — Floyd Patterson scores 11th round KO of Englishman Brian London in Indianapolis; his 4th World Heavyweight Boxing title defence.
1965 — The Montreal Canadiens beat the Chicago Blackhawks 4-0 in Game 7 to capture the Stanley Cup.
1965 — 91st Kentucky Derby: Bill Shoemaker wins aboard Lucky Debonair, the third of his 4 Derby victories.
1969 — Leonard Tose buys NFL Philadelphia Eagles for a professional sports record $16.15m.
1976 — 102nd Kentucky Derby: Puerto Rican jockey Ángel Cordero Jr. wins aboard Bold Forbes, the second of 3 Derby successes.
1981 — Tennis player Billie Jean King acknowledges a lesbian relationship with Marilyn Barnett – becoming first prominent sportswoman to come out.
1982 — Gato del Sol, ridden by Ed Delahoussaye, comes from last place in a field of 19 to win the Kentucky Derby. Gato del Sol, finishes 2 1/2 lengths ahead of Laser Light, who beat Reinvested by a neck for second. He finishes in 2:02 2/5 and returns $44.40 for a $2 bet. Air Forbes Won, the 5-2 favorite of the crow of 141,009, finishes seventh.
1984 — NFL Draft: Nebraska wide receiver Irving Fryar first pick by New England Patriots.
1988 — After scoring 50 points in Game 1, NBA Eastern Conference playoff series, Michael Jordan has 55 in Chicago Bulls 106-101 win vs Cleveland Cavaliers in Game 2; first to score 50+ points in consecutive playoff games.
1991 — Nolan Ryan pitches his seventh no-hitter in a 3-0 victory over the Toronto Blue Jays. Ryan faces 29 batters, striking out 16 and walking two.
1991 — Rickey Henderson of the Oakland Athletics sets a major league record by stealing his 939th base, eclipsing Lou Brock’s career mark.
1992 — The Pittsburgh Penguins become the 11th NHL team to rebound from a 3-1 deficit and win a playoff series after beating the Washington Capitals 3-1.
1992 — Rickey Henderson, baseball’s career stolen base leader, steals his 1,000th base in the first inning of Oakland’s 7-6 win over Detroit.
1993 — Bruce Baumgartner wins his 11th straight national wrestling title by beating Joel Greenlee 6-0 in the 286-pound freestyle division at the U.S. championships in Las Vegas.
2002 — Padres closer Trevor Hoffman sets MLB record for saves for one team (321) in 4-3 win v Chicago Cubs in San Diego.
2003 — The three-time defending champion Lakers beat Minnesota 101-85 to win the series 4-2. It’s the 13th straight playoff series won under Phil Jackson, and Jackson-coached teams have an NBA-record 25 consecutive series wins.
2004 — Smarty Jones splashes his way past Lion Heart in the stretch to win the Kentucky Derby. Smarty Jones runs his record to 7 for 7 and becomes the first unbeaten Derby winner since Seattle Slew in 1977.
2005 — 17-year old Lionel Messi scores his 1st senior league goal for FC Barcelona in 2-0 win against Albacete Balompié, at the Spotify Camp Nou in Barcelona.
2006 — Detroit, winner of the President’s Trophy by leading the league in points (124) this season, is eliminated in the first round for the third time in five postseasons after a 4-3 loss to Edmonton in Game 6.
2008 — Johan Franzen records his second hat trick in three games with three more goals and helps Detroit complete a four-game sweep of Colorado with an e is 8-2 win. He is the first player with two hat tricks in one playoff series since Jari Kurri did it for Edmonton in 1985.
2010 — Jockey Calvin Borel steers Super Saver through the mud to win his third Kentucky Derby in four years, beating Lookin At Lucky by 2 1/2 lengths. The win ends trainer Todd Pletcher’s Derby drought. Pletcher, who had four horses in the race, came into the race 0 for 24 since 2000.
2019 — Argentine forward Lionel Messi scores twice for his 600th goal for FC Barcelona in a 3-0 home win over Liverpool in a Champions League semifinal.
2021 — 147th Kentucky Derby: Medina Spirit gives jockey John Velazquez his fourth Derby win and trainer Bob Baffert a record seventh victory in the race.
TV SPORTS TUESDAY
| MLB REGULAR SEASON | TIME ET | TV |
| New York Mets at Washington Nationals | 4:05pm | MLBN MASN2 SNY |
| Minnesota Twins vs Cleveland Guardians | 6:10pm | CleGuardians.com Twins.com |
| New York Yankees vs Baltimore Orioles | 6:35pm | YES MASN |
| St. Louis Cardinals vs Cincinnati Reds | 6:40pm | MLBN FanDuel Sports MW FanDuel Sports Ohio |
| Athletics vs Texas Rangers | 8:05pm | RSN NBCS-CA |
| Detroit Tigers vs Houston Astros | 8:10pm | FanDuel Sports DET SCHN |
| Atlanta Braves vs Colorado Rockies | 8:40pm | FanDuel Sports South Rockies.TV |
| Miami Marlins vs Los Angeles Dodgers | 10:10pm | SNLA FanDuel Sports FL |
| NBA PLAYOFFS | TIME ET | TV |
| East Quarterfinals Game 5: Milwaukee Bucks at Indiana Pacers | 6:00pm | NBATV |
| East Quarterfinals Game 5: Detroit Pistons at New York Knicks | 7:30pm | TNT truTV MAX |
| East Quarterfinals Game 5: Orlando Magic at Boston Celtics | 8:30pm | NBATV |
| West Quarterfinals Game 5: Los Angeles Clippers at Denver Nuggets | 10:00pm | TNT truTV MAX |
| NHL PLAYOFFS | TIME ET | TV |
| East Quarterfinals Game 5: Ottawa Senators vs Toronto Maple Leafs | 7:00pm | ESPN |
| East Quarterfinals Game 5: New Jersey Devils vs Carolina Hurricanes | 7:30pm | TNT MAX |
| West Quarterfinals Game 5: Minnesota Wild vs Vegas Golden Knights | 9:30pm | ESPN |
| West Quarterfinals Game 5: Edmonton Oilers vs Los Angeles Kings | 10:00pm | TNT MAX |
| SOCCER | TIME ET | TV |
| UEFA Champions League: Arsenal vs PSG | 3:00pm | Paramount+ |