ATLANTA —At the same time as New York Knicks forward Josh Hart was emphatically campaigning in the direction of an official for being too physical, his teammate Jose Alvarado, still full of energy as if he recently crushed a Celsius, paced back and forth by the bench unable to take a breather.
State Farm Arena, which allegedly housed the Atlanta Hawks, had become a New York residency, with the sounds of Knicks fans drowning out any perceived home-court advantage. Hart and Alvarado, albeit to varying degrees, represented the defensive heartbeat and a return to grimy New York basketball.
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Aljamain Sterling is coming for Alexander Volkanovski‘s ass – “no pause,” or so he says.
At UFC Fight Night 274 on Saturday, Sterling (26-5 MMA, 18-5 UFC) dominated Youssef Zalal (18-6-1 MMA, 8-4-1 UFC) en route to a unanimous decision (49-45, 49-45, 49-45). The featherweight bout headlined the event at Meta APEX in Las Vegas.
Sterling opened up on the feet from the opening bell, looking loose and flowy. But it’d ultimately be his grappling that would prove to be a big difference maker.
MINNEAPOLIS — Ayo Dosunmu scored a career-high 43 points, stepping up after leg injuries to Anthony Edwards and Donte DiVincenzo with the highest-scoring playoff performance by a reserve in 50 years, and the Minnesota Timberwolves beat the Denver Nuggets 112-96 on Saturday night.
The Timberwolves took a 3-1 lead in the series in a game that ended with ejections of Denver’s Nikola Jokic and Minnesota’s Julius Randle after Jokic became angry when Jaden McDaniels made a meaningless layup with 2.1 seconds remaining and confronted the Wolves’ swingman near his bench.
MADRID, SPAIN – MAY 10: Isco of Real Madrid celebrates after scoring his team`s first goal during the UEFA Champions League Semi Final second leg match between Club Atletico de Madrid and Real Madrid CF at Vicente Calderon Stadium on May 10, 2017 in Madrid, Spain. (Photo by TF-Images/Getty Images) | Getty Images
The Vicente Calderón did not want to go quietly. Atlético Madrid never do.
LOS ANGELES (AP) — Roki Sasaki earned his second career victory and the Los Angeles Dodgers rallied with six runs in the fourth inning to beat the Cubs 12-4 on Saturday night, snapping Chicago’s 10-game winning streak.
Shohei Ohtani ended an 0-for-12 skid with a single in the first and then swiped second for just his second stolen base of the year. He had one of the Dodgers’ 14 hits as Los Angeles set a season high for runs at home.
🚨América – Atlas line-ups confirmed
América hosts Atlas tonight at Estadio Banorte in the final matchday of the 2026 Clausura regular season, a clash in which both sides will be looking to secure their place in the Liguilla.
For now, the Rojinegros would be outside the playoffs with 23 points, while Las Águilas sit in seventh place.
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An artist’s rendering of how Cole Ragans appeared to Angels hitters tonight (Photo by Jamie Squire/Getty Images) | Getty Images
On April 8, Cole Ragans took the mound in a rubber match against the Cleveland Guardians. Steven Kwan led off and struck out looking on five pitches, including three dotted on the outer edge by Ragans. Angel Martinez struck out looking on four pitches. You could feel it. Cole had everything working for him, and it was going to be nearly impossible for the Guardians to touch him.
KANSAS CITY, Mo. (AP) — Cole Ragans struck out 11 in six sharp innings and Nick Loftin had a career-high four RBIs as the Kansas City Royals routed the Los Angeles Angels 12-1 on Saturday night.
Ragans (1-4) allowed one run and five hits. It was the 15th quality start this season for the Royals, who entered the day tied for second in the majors in that category.
The left-hander had runners on second and third with one out in the second but got consecutive strikeouts to end the inning. The lone blemish for Ragans was a solo home run by Jo Adell in the fourth.
Marcus Smart was perhaps as heroic as he has ever been during the Los Angeles Lakers‘ Game 3 win in their first-round playoff series against the Houston Rockets on Friday. However, according to the NBA, he made a key mistake in crunch time that wasn’t called by the referees who were working the contest.
With less than 30 seconds left, the Lakers trailed 101-95 and seemed to be on their way to their first loss of the series. Smart then stole the ball from Jabari Smith Jr. in the backcourt and was fouled while attempting a 3-pointer.