• The Canadian Press

    Jalen Brunson returns from foot injury, sparks Knicks past Pacers for 2-0 lead in East semifinals

    NEW YORK (AP) — Jalen Brunson returned from a right foot injury to score 24 of his 29 points in the second half, leading the New York Knicks to a 130-121 victory over the Indiana Pacers on Wednesday night for a 2-0 lead in the Eastern Conference semifinals. On the anniversary of Willis Reed's dramatic emergence from the locker room before Game 7 of the 1970 NBA Finals to lead the Knicks to their first title, Brunson sent the Madison Square Garden crowd into a frenzy when he came out to warm up a

  • The Canadian Press

    Mateo's go-ahead hit in 12th helps Orioles survive Kimbrel's blown save, beat Nats and avoid sweep

    WASHINGTON (AP) — Jorge Mateo drove in the go-ahead run with a 12th-inning single, and the Baltimore Orioles survived another shaky outing by closer Craig Kimbrel to beat the Washington Nationals 7-6 on Wednesday night and avoid being swept for the first time in nearly two years. The Orioles blew two-run leads in the ninth and 11th. Ryan Mountcastle put Baltimore on top 5-3 with a two-run homer in the 11th off Hunter Harvey, but pinch-hitter Ildemaro Vargas hit a ground-rule double off Albert Su

  • Yahoo Sports

    NBA playoffs: Jalen Brunson, after early injury scare, leads Knicks past Pacers for Game 2 win

    Jalen Brunson briefly went down with a foot injury in the first half on Wednesday night, and then returned to power the Knicks to a 2-0 series lead.

  • The Canadian Press

    Shea Langeliers drives in 8 runs against hometown Texas Rangers as Athletics split doubleheader

    OAKLAND, Calif. (AP) — Shea Langeliers has been pounding his hometown Texas Rangers. Langeliers hit a two-run homer on his way to a career-high five RBIs in the first game of a doubleheader and drove in another three runs in Game 2 as the Oakland Athletics split the two games with the Rangers on Wednesday. The A's beat the Rangers 9-4 in the first game and Texas held on for a 12-11 win in the nightcap, highlighted by three RBIs each from Jonah Heim and Nathaniel Lowe. Oakland scored four runs in