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Kevin Durant was ruled out of Houston's playoff opener against the Los Angeles Lakers with a bruised right knee about 90 minutes before tipoff.

Ramon Laureano and Fernando Tatis Jr. each drove in two runs apiece, German Marquez threw 5 2/3 scoreless innings in a strong start and the San Diego Padres beat the Los Angeles Angels 4-1 on Saturday night.

Anze Kopitar wrapped up the last regular season of his storied career. The Los Angeles Kings captain wants to prolong his final playoff run for as long as possible.

Garret Anderson, the Los Angeles Angels' career hits leader who helped the franchise capture its only World Series title, died Friday at the age of 53, the team announced.

The Saudi sovereign wealth fund has sold its majority stake in one of the kingdom's top soccer teams, Al-Hilal.

The NBA playoff field will finally be complete on Friday night.

Notre Dame and Villanova will play a men's and women's basketball doubleheader to open the season in Rome, Italy, a matchup the Catholic schools are promoting as a chance to celebrate their shared mission and heritage.

The ICC's anti-corruption unit is investigating allegations of corruption against Cricket Canada that were aired in a documentary on Friday and included Canada's T20 World Cup game against New Zealand this year.

Jon Rahm says he had no trouble moving forward inside the ropes amid uncertainty surrounding the future of LIV Golf.

Parker Messick took a no-hitter into the ninth inning, Jose Ramirez homered for the third time in four games and the Cleveland Guardians opened a seven-game homestand with a 4-2 victory over the Baltimore Orioles on Thursday night.