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Avalanche get a pair of lucky goals and hold off Kings 4-2, taking a 3-0 series lead 04/24/2026 01:54am • LOS ANGELES (AP) — Cale Makar scored the tiebreaking goal, Scott Wedgewood made 24 saves and the top-seeded Colorado Avalanche moved to the brink of the second round of the Stanley Cup playoffs with a 4-2 victory over the Los Angeles Kings on Thursday night. Gabriel Landeskog and Artturi Lehkonen Photos of the NFL Draft 04/24/2026 01:45am • PITTSBURGH, Penn. (AP) — The 2026 NFL draft began Thursday, as the Las Vegas Raiders selected Indiana's Fernando Mendoza with the first pick. Thousands of fans have gathered in Pittsburgh to hear the league’s next stars have their names called at Acrisure Stadium. This is a photo gallery curated QB Fernando Mendoza, edge rusher David Bailey, running back Jeremiyah Love go 1-2-3 in the NFL draft 04/24/2026 01:41am • PITTSBURGH (AP) — Fernando Mendoza’s journey from overlooked two-star recruit to the top of the NFL draft is complete after the Las Vegas Raiders took him with the first pick Thursday night. Turning the Raiders into a contender is the next challenge for the Heisman Trophy winner who led Indiana Timberwolves take a 2-1 lead on the Nuggets with a dominant defensive effort in a 113-96 win 04/24/2026 01:37am • MINNEAPOLIS (AP) — Jaden McDaniels and the Minnesota Timberwolves flexed even more of their defensive muscle against the flagging Denver Nuggets, seizing a 2-1 lead in the first-round NBA playoff series with a dominant 113-96 victory on Thursday night. McDaniels had 20 points and 10 rebounds, Ayo High-A Northwest League Glance 04/24/2026 01:33am • All Times EDT Wednesday's Games Eugene 6, Hillsboro 3 Vancouver 2, Tri-City 0 Everett 7, Spokane 5 Thursday's Games Eugene 3, Hillsboro 1 Everett 11, Spokane 3 Vancouver 5, Tri-City 3 Friday's Games Tri-City at Vancouver, 4:05 p.m. Eugene at Hillsboro, 9:35 p.m. Spokane at Everett, 10:05 p.m. Saturd Sabres rally to beat Bruins, take 2-1 lead in NHL playoff series 04/24/2026 01:28am • BOSTON (AP) — Bowen Byram scored a minute after Boston missed a penalty shot, and Alex Tuch broke a third-period tie to help Buffalo come from behind and beat the Bruins 3-1 on Thursday night to take a 2-1 lead in the first-round playoff series. Alex Lyon stopped 24 shots in his first start of the McCollum ruins New York’s night again, leading the Hawks to a victory 04/24/2026 01:27am • ATLANTA (AP) — CJ McCollum hit a fadeaway jumper with 12.5 seconds left to ruin New York’s night again, leading the Atlanta Hawks to a 109-108 victory and a 2-1 lead over the Knicks in their first-round playoff series on Thursday night. After starring in a Game 2 stunner at Madison Square Garden Seahawks select running back Jadarian Price of Notre Dame with No. 32 pick in NFL draft 04/24/2026 01:24am • SEATTLE (AP) — It took less than two months for the Super Bowl champion Seattle Seahawks to find a replacement for Kenneth Walker III. The Seahawks selected Notre Dame running back Jadarian Price with the 32nd overall pick in the NFL draft Thursday night, addressing one of their top needs. Price Devin Williams gets the win after the Mets' bullpen mixup 04/24/2026 01:16am • NEW YORK (AP) — Already struggling to win games, the New York Mets also had difficulty figuring out which pitcher was supposed to be on the mound Thursday night. Closer Devin Williams headed to the mound from the bullpen to start the ninth inning after Bo Bichette's go-ahead, three-run double. And Plenty of high-end talent available for NFL teams on Day 2 of draft after some early surprises 04/24/2026 12:57am • A year after Shedeur Sanders' stunning fall from first-round hopeful to late-round draft pick, another perplexing passer was all the buzz at the NFL draft Thursday night. With the 13th overall pick, the Los Angeles Rams selected undersized and inexperienced quarterback Ty Simpson out of Alabama to s Journeyman Peyton Gray makes MLB debut with Rangers at age 30, gets 1st K against Bucs' Griffin 04/24/2026 12:36am • ARLINGTON, Texas (AP) — Peyton Gray had visualized the moment so many times that he didn't feel nervous when finally making his big league debut — at age 30 after eight years through the minor leagues, independent ball and four winters outside the United States Gray worked a perfect inning in hi What to know if your flight is canceled amid rising jet fuel costs 04/24/2026 12:30am • Airlines worldwide have begun canceling flights as the war in the Middle East strains jet fuel supplies and pushes up prices — but the disruption doesn’t end there. For travelers, it can mean having to navigate a confusing web of passenger protections that vary widely depending on where they’r Bears add secondary help, draft Oregon safety Dillon Thieneman with No. 25 pick in NFL draft 04/24/2026 12:30am • LAKE FOREST, Ill. (AP) — There were a number of directions the Chicago Bears could have gone in the first round of the NFL draft. They opted to give their secondary a boost. Chicago took a safety in the first round for the first time in 36 years when they selected Oregon's Dillon Thieneman with th DeGrom has 62nd 10-K game and Carter hits inside-the-park HR as Rangers beat Pirates 6-1 04/24/2026 12:28am • ARLINGTON, Texas (AP) — Jacob deGrom struck out 10 over 5 2/3 innings, Evan Carter hit an inside-the-park home run while Corey Seager went deep and the Texas Rangers beat the Pittsburgh Pirates 6-1 on Thursday night in the rubber match of their three-game series. It was the 62nd career 10-strikeo Hurricanes beat the Senators 2-1 to take a 3-0 series lead 04/24/2026 12:27am • OTTAWA, Ontario (AP) — Jackson Blake broke a tie late in the second period, Frederik Andersen made 21 saves and the Carolina Hurricanes beat the Ottawa Senators 2-1 on Thursday night to take a 3-0 lead in the first-round series. The top team in the Eastern Conference in the regular season, the Hur