Sports
April 26

Luka Doncic and defensive-minded Mavs take a chippy 101-90 win over Clippers for 2-1 series lead

Luka Doncic called out to his coaches during a flurry of 3-pointers from James Harden.
Sports
April 26

Casey DeSmith makes 29 saves as the Canucks take 2-1 series lead over the Preds

Backup goalie Casey DeSmith finally has his first postseason victory, and he helped the Vancouver Canucks take back home-ice advantage in the process.
High Schools
April 26

Friday's prep sports results

Scores and results from around the metro.
Sports
April 26

Defense becomes focus of NFL draft in Round 2 after Bills and Chargers get receivers early

Defense became the focus of the NFL draft on Friday night after a record-setting 23 offensive players were selected in the first round.
Sports
April 26

The long wait for the first running back to be drafted ends with Jonathon Brooks going 46th

The long wait for the first running back to be drafted finally came to an end.
Sports
April 26

Marcus Semien homers to break 8th-inning tie, Rangers beat Reds 2-1

Marcus Semien homered to break an eighth-inning tie, helping the Rangers beat the Cincinnati Reds 2-1 on Friday night.
Sports
April 26

MLB-worst White Sox snap 7-game skid with their 4th win of the season, 9-4 over Rays

Light-hitting Martín Maldonado hit a three-run homer, Eloy Jiménez added a two-run-shot and the MLB-worst Chicago White Sox snapped a seven-game losing streak with their fourth win of the season, a 9-4 victory over the Tampa Bay Rays on Friday night.
Sports
April 26

Alec Burleson snaps power drought with a 3-run homer, leading Cardinals past Mets 4-2

Alec Burleson hit his first homer in almost nine months Friday night, a three-run blast that powered the St. Louis Cardinals to a 4-2 win over the New York Mets.
Sports
April 26

Shota Imanaga continues impressive MLB start, raising record to 4-0 as Cubs beat Red Sox 7-1

Shota Imanaga continued an impressive start to his major league career by pitching one-run ball into the seventh inning to lead the Chicago Cubs to a 7-1 victory over the Boston Red Sox on Friday night.
Sports
April 26

Shohei Ohtani responds to Toronto boos by hitting 7th homer as the Dodgers beat the Blue Jays 12-2

Shohei Ohtani responded to boos from the Toronto crowd by hitting his seventh home run, Max Muncy and Will Smith also went deep and the Los Angeles Dodgers extended their winning streak to five games with a 12-2 rout of the Blue Jays on Friday night.
Sports
April 26

Sale, Ozuna lead Braves past Guardians 6-2 in matchup of MLB's two best teams

Chris Sale shook off another first-inning homer and Marcell Ozuna kept up his torrid start with two more RBIs, leading the Atlanta Braves past the Cleveland Guardians 6-2 Friday night in the opener of a series matching MLB's two best teams.
Sports
April 26

Brent Rooker hits a go-ahead double in the 10th to carry the Athletics past the Orioles 3-2

Brent Rooker doubled in the tiebreaking run in the 10th inning to cap a late comeback that carried the Oakland Athletics past the Baltimore Orioles 3-2 on Friday night.

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