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Humpback whale 'Timmy' has been released in North Sea after being stranded in shallow waters off Germany since March 05/02/2026 04:37am • BERLIN (AP) — Humpback whale 'Timmy' has been released in North Sea after being stranded in shallow waters off Germany since March. Alex Zanardi, auto racing champion-turned-Paralympic gold medalist, dies at 59 05/02/2026 04:28am • ROME (AP) — Alex Zanardi, auto racing champion-turned-Paralympic gold medalist, dies at 59. DC-area emergency rooms are seeing more patients with tick bites 05/02/2026 04:27am • Every year, 31 million people in the United States are bitten by a tick. But the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention said reports of tick bites are higher than normal for this time of year. The weekly rates of emergency room visits due to tick bites are the highest they've been since 2017, Avalanche and Wild square off to start the second round 05/02/2026 04:10am • Minnesota Wild (46-24-12, in the Central Division) vs. Colorado Avalanche (55-16-11, in the Central Division) Denver; Sunday, 9 p.m. EDT LINE: Avalanche -187, Wild +154; over/under is 5.5 NHL PLAYOFFS SECOND ROUND: Avalanche host series opener BOTTOM LINE: The Colorado Avalanche host the Minnesota W Today in History: May 2, Nelson Mandela claims election victory 05/02/2026 04:10am • Today is Saturday, May 2, the 122nd day of 2026. There are 243 days left in the year. Today in history: On May 2, 1994, Nelson Mandela claimed victory for the African National Congress after South Africa’s first democratic elections. Also on this date: In 1863, during the Civil War, Co Walker leads Cardinals against the Dodgers after 4-hit game 05/02/2026 04:00am • Los Angeles Dodgers (20-12, first in the NL West) vs. St. Louis Cardinals (19-13, third in the NL Central) St. Louis; Saturday, 7:15 p.m. EDT PITCHING PROBABLES: Dodgers: Roki Sasaki (1-2, 6.35 ERA, 1.81 WHIP, 22 strikeouts); Cardinals: Michael McGreevy (1-2, 2.97 ERA, 0.90 WHIP, 21 strikeouts) LINE Braves bring road win streak into game against the Rockies 05/02/2026 04:00am • Atlanta Braves (23-10, first in the NL East) vs. Colorado Rockies (14-19, fourth in the NL West) Denver; Saturday, 8:10 p.m. EDT PITCHING PROBABLES: Braves: Chris Sale (5-1, 2.31 ERA, 0.91 WHIP, 38 strikeouts); Rockies: Chase Dollander (3-2, 2.25 ERA, 1.00 WHIP, 39 strikeouts) LINE: Braves -228, Roc Yankees look to keep home win streak alive, host the Orioles 05/02/2026 04:00am • Baltimore Orioles (15-17, third in the AL East) vs. New York Yankees (21-11, first in the AL East) New York; Saturday, 1:35 p.m. EDT PITCHING PROBABLES: Orioles: Kyle Bradish (1-3, 4.20 ERA, 1.73 WHIP, 31 strikeouts); Yankees: Ryan Weathers (1-2, 3.21 ERA, 1.22 WHIP, 40 strikeouts) LINE: Ya Phillies bring win streak into game against the Marlins 05/02/2026 04:00am • Philadelphia Phillies (13-19, fourth in the NL East) vs. Miami Marlins (15-17, second in the NL East) Miami; Saturday, 4:10 p.m. EDT PITCHING PROBABLES: Phillies: Andrew Painter (1-2, 5.25 ERA, 1.50 WHIP, 21 strikeouts); Marlins: Max Meyer (1-0, 3.30 ERA, 1.20 WHIP, 33 strikeouts) LINE: Marlins -121 Brewers play the Nationals after Contreras' 4-hit game 05/02/2026 04:00am • Milwaukee Brewers (17-14, fourth in the NL Central) vs. Washington Nationals (15-18, third in the NL East) Washington; Saturday, 4:05 p.m. EDT PITCHING PROBABLES: Brewers: Kyle Harrison (2-1, 2.28 ERA, 1.06 WHIP, 30 strikeouts); Nationals: Foster Griffin (3-0, 2.67 ERA, 1.07 WHIP, 30 strikeouts) LIN Pittsburgh Pirates and Cincinnati Reds meet in game 2 of series 05/02/2026 04:00am • Cincinnati Reds (20-12, second in the NL Central) vs. Pittsburgh Pirates (17-16, fifth in the NL Central) Pittsburgh; Saturday, 4:05 p.m. EDT PITCHING PROBABLES: Reds: Rhett Lowder (3-1, 3.18 ERA, 1.18 WHIP, 25 strikeouts); Pirates: Carmen Mlodzinski (1-2, 4.13 ERA, 1.45 WHIP, 30 strikeouts) LINE: P Diamondbacks play the Cubs after Vargas' 4-hit game 05/02/2026 04:00am • Arizona Diamondbacks (16-15, third in the NL West) vs. Chicago Cubs (20-12, first in the NL Central) Chicago; Saturday, 2:20 p.m. EDT PITCHING PROBABLES: Diamondbacks: Ryne Nelson (1-2, 7.71 ERA, 1.52 WHIP, 24 strikeouts); Cubs: Shota Imanaga (2-2, 3.15 ERA, 0.87 WHIP, 38 strikeouts) LINE: Cubs -168 Ukraine is hitting oil facilities deep inside Russia. Soaring fuel prices could blunt the impact 05/02/2026 02:54am • Ukrainian drones are flying deep into Russia to strike oil facilities, sending up plumes of smoke that can be seen from space and bringing toxic rain to tourist destinations on the Black Sea. The attacks are aimed at slashing Moscow’s oil exports, a key source of funding for its grinding invasion Jordan Walker has 4 hits in the Cardinals' 7-2 win over the Dodgers 05/02/2026 02:29am • ST. LOUIS (AP) — Jordan Walker was 4-for-4 with two doubles and two RBIs and the St. Louis Cardinals beat the two-time defending World Series champion Los Angeles Dodgers 7-2 on Friday night. Walker raised his average to .308, and also scored twice to help the Cardinals to their fourth consecutive Barrett hits winning 3-pointer in OT as Raptors force Game 7, beat Cavaliers 112-110 05/02/2026 02:24am • TORONTO (AP) — RJ Barrett hit a 3-pointer with 1.2 seconds remaining in overtime and the Toronto Raptors pushed their Eastern Conference first-round playoff series to a seventh game by beating the Cleveland Cavaliers 112-110 on Friday night. Evan Mobley had a chance to win it for Cleveland but his