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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 Goncalves scores in OT, Lightning beat Canadiens to force Game 7 05/02/2026 02:23am • MONTREAL (AP) — Gage Goncalves scored off his own rebound at 9:03 of overtime and the Tampa Bay Lightning beat the Montreal Canadiens 1-0 on Friday night to force a Game 7 in the first-round series. Goncalves scored soon after the Lightning killed scoring star Nikita Kucherov's penalty for trippin Spirit Airlines says it’s going out of business after 34 years and is ending operations immediately 05/02/2026 02:19am • WEST PALM BEACH, Fla. (AP) — Spirit Airlines says it’s going out of business after 34 years and is ending operations immediately. Celtics, 76ers set for winner-take-all game 7 05/02/2026 02:02am • Philadelphia 76ers (45-37, seventh in the Eastern Conference) vs. Boston Celtics (56-26, second in the Eastern Conference) Boston; Saturday, 7:30 p.m. EDT LINE: Celtics -7.5; over/under is 205.5 EASTERN CONFERENCE FIRST ROUND: Series tied 3-3 BOTTOM LINE: The Boston Celtics and the Philadelphia 76er Lakers’ ruthless 27-3 surge buries Rockets 98-78 in Game 6, sets up Thunder series 05/02/2026 01:40am • HOUSTON (AP) — LeBron James had 28 points and the Los Angeles Lakers eliminated Houston with a 98-78 win in Game 6 of their Western Conference first-round playoff series on Friday night by holding the Rockets to a season low in points. The No. 4 seed Lakers move on to meet the top-seeded Thunder Lane Thomas hits go-ahead RBI single and Royals beat Mariners 7-6 05/02/2026 01:22am • SEATTLE (AP) — Lane Thomas hit the go-ahead RBI single in the eighth, Vinnie Pasquantino homered in his return to the starting lineup, and the Kansas City Royals beat the Seattle Mariners 7-6 on Friday night. Salvador Perez had two doubles with two RBIs, and Jac Caglianone hit his third homer of t Goncalves scores in OT, Lightning beat Canadiens to force Game 7 05/02/2026 01:21am • MONTREAL (AP) — Gage Goncalves scored off his own rebound at 9:02 overtime and the Tampa Bay Lightning beat the Montreal Canadiens 1-0 on Friday night to force a Game 7 in the first-round series. Goncalves scored soon after the Lightning killed scoring star Nikita Kucherov’s penalty for tripp Hoskins and DeLauter power the Guardians past the Athletics 8-5 05/02/2026 01:18am • WEST SACRAMENTO, Calif. (AP) — Rhys Hoskins homered and drove in three runs, Chase DeLauter went 4 for 4 with two RBIs and the Cleveland Guardians beat the Athletics 8-5 on Friday night. The Athletics’ Nick Kurtz was walked by Hunter Gaddis in the seventh inning, his 20th straight game with at l Baseball Glance 05/02/2026 01:14am • All Times EDT East Division W L Pct GB New Yor Fuel crisis uncertainty looms as Croatia gears up for the summer tourism season 05/02/2026 01:03am • DUBROVNIK, Croatia (AP) — Summer is still a few months away, but the streets of Croatia's old town of Dubrovnik are already teeming with tourists from all over the world. It's usually a sign of a strong season ahead, but this year uncertainty hangs in the air. Global instability triggered by the I The NHL playoffs feature a bunch of new blood in the second round, from Philadelphia to Anaheim 05/02/2026 01:02am • The Stanley Cup Playoffs are full of new blood, and so far three teams have advanced to the second round after not even making the postseason last year. Buffalo, Colorado, Minnesota, Philadelphia and Anaheim have advanced from the first round, with the Flyers (six years) and the Ducks (eight) enjoyi Stanley Cup Playoffs: What to watch as the secound round arrives 05/02/2026 01:02am • The second round of the Stanley Cup Playoffs is full of enticing matchups even with the bracket not quite filled out. In the Eastern Conference, Buffalo, Carolina and Philadelphia have moved on. The Hurricanes and Flyers will face each other beginning with Game 1 on Saturday. In the West, Colorado w