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The Los Angeles Lakers will return to Crypto.com Arena on Wednesday with a chance to close out their first-round series against Houston. The Lakers hold a 3-1 advantage after dropping Game 4 on Sunday by a 115-96 margin. LeBron James …

The Los Angeles Lakers have three days to rest and prepare for a bounce back game against the Houston Rockets that can push L.A. into Round 2 of the Western Conference playoffs, but the kicker is that Kevin Durant will …

As the third quarter between the Los Angeles Lakers and the Houston Rockets played out in Game 4, Alperen Sengun and his team caught a major break. The veteran center Deandre Ayton was ejected from the game for committing a …

The Boston Red Sox beat the Baltimore Orioles 5-3 on Sunday afternoon at Camden Yards. It was their second consecutive victory and moved them to 11-17 on the season. Chad Tracy managed his first game for Boston after being promoted …

The Cincinnati Bengals have primarily focused this offseason on improving their defense. After allowing the third-most points in the NFL last season, the Bengals finished with their worst record since 2020, despite Cincinnati’s offense finishing as a top-10 unit. As …

The Miami Dolphins went into the NFL Draft with holes at practically every position. Perhaps the only position on the roster the team appeared to be set at was at running back, as the team currently features Pro Bowl talent …

Despite getting a massive presence back on the court for Game 4, the Philadelphia 76ers didn’t have anything to counter the Boston Celtics’ Payton Pritchard attack. Boston star Jaylen Brown went as far as nicknaming the reserve a former Los …

The Boston Celtics had already done most of the work by the time the fourth quarter arrived Sunday night in Philadelphia. The scoreboard told the story. Boston beat the Philadelphia 76ers 128-96, taking a 3-1 series lead and moving within …

Just over a week ago, it was unfathomable for the Denver Nuggets to even be in this position. Let alone the idea of trading their top players being floated.  The Nuggets have fallen down 1-3 to the Minnesota Timberwolves in …

As downtown Chicago enters its annual bridge lifting season, raising its historic bascule bridges to allow recreational boats to pass underneath, questions remain about the city’s ability to repair several of them without worsening traffic. When the city reopened the …

The tulips, Sister Helen Prejean jokes, bloom for her birthday. The nun and death penalty abolitionist turned 87 last week, and every April she returns to DePaul University, where she donated her personal archives in 2011: nearly 45 years of …

This coverage is made possible through a partnership between WBEZ and Grist, a nonprofit environmental media organization. In the creeks and rivers of southern Illinois, a school of bigeye shiners darting along the edge of a stream is a sign …

The Cleveland Browns are adding another arm to an already-crowded quarterback room — at least for rookie minicamp. Cleveland has extended a minicamp invitation to undrafted Utah State quarterback Bryson Barnes. Utah State football announced the invite on their social …

The Dallas Mavericks‘ offseason just got a whole lot messier. WNBA guard Lexie Brown has broken her silence after social media erupted with speculation that she was at the center of the shocking split between Mavericks star Klay Thompson and …

The Las Vegas Raiders found their franchise QB in Fernando Mendoza at the 2026 NFL Draft. However, the team also drafted potential building blocks to support their rebuild. Six of the 10 draft picks that the Silver and Black made …

Diego Pavia’s road to the NFL has been anything but smooth. The former Vanderbilt quarterback made history, but not in the way he wanted, by becoming the first Heisman Trophy finalist to go undrafted since 2014. Now, a Baltimore Ravens …

Joel Embiid returned to the Philadelphia 76ers on Game 4 of their Round 1 matchup against the Boston Celtics. However, it was not a triumphant return for the former NBA MVP as the 76ers absorbed a 128-96 blowout against the …

The San Francisco 49ers drafted Romello Height in Round 3 to improve their pass rush, which struggled to sack the quarterback. Nonetheless, could the Niners look at a veteran free agent to further bolster the edge position before the 2026 …

All-Star guard Luka Doncic is nearing a return to basketball activities for the first time since sustaining a hamstring injury in early April. On Sunday, Los Angeles Lakers head coach JJ Redick confirmed that Redick had progressed from “standstill” workouts …

The Cleveland Browns are facing criticism for selecting quarterback Taylen Green in the NFL Draft. Cleveland took Green with the first pick of the sixth round (No. 182 overall), adding him to an already crowded and unsettled quarterback room that …

LA Lakers center Deandre Ayton was slapped with his first-ever ejection in an NBA game after hitting Houston Rockets’ Alperen Sengun with an inadvertent elbow during Game 4 of their first-round series.  Ayton was not pleased about the call, a …

Joel Embiid nearly dropped a triple-double in his return on Sunday, but the Philadelphia 76ers dropped Game 4 in blowout fashion. When speaking to reporters after the game, Embiid reflected on his three-week absence. More specifically, the two-time scoring champion …

The OKC Thunder has a chance to pull off the only sweep of Round 1 if they beat the Phoenix Suns in Game 4 on Monday, April 27. However, they will remain without their secondary star to possibly close out …

Monta Ellis last played in the NBA during the 2016-17 season when he was with the Indiana Pacers. The former NBA guard is one of the most popular players to never make an All-Star Game. He is most known for …

All-Star big man Victor Wembanyama, AKA Wemby, reportedly had to hire an independent neurologist to get cleared for his concussion before Game 4 of the San Antonio Spurs vs. Portland Trail Blazers first-round series on Sunday. According to The Athletic’s Jared …

On Sunday afternoon, the Atlanta Braves played the Philadelphia Phillies at Truist Park in Georgia. The Braves won by a score of 6-2 to take the series 2-1. Following the Phillies, they will remain at home to host the Detroit …

After snapping their abysmal 10-game losing streak on Saturday, the Philadelphia Phillies fell short the first place Atlanta Braves, yet again. Starting pitcher Aaron Nola gave up six runs, and the Phillies offense only recorded two hits. Amongst their struggles, …

The Los Angeles Lakers missed their first chance to close out their first-round playoff series, falling 115-96 to the Houston Rockets in Game 4 on Sunday night. The loss cut the series lead to 3-1 and forced a Game 5 …