SAN JOSE — From last in the league in early January all the way to the brink of their first Stanley Cup Final in nearly a half-century, it has been quite a ride for the St. Louis Blues.
TORONTO — Kawhi Leonard scored 36 points, including eight in the second overtime, and the Toronto Raptors beat Milwaukee 118-112 on Sunday night to cut the Bucks’ lead to 2-1 in the Eastern Conference finals.
CINCINNATI — Hyun-Jin Ryu’s shutout streak rolls on.
ANAHEIM — Danny Duffy had a rooting section on the road and gave his pals plenty to cheer about.
Red Sox 4, Astros 3
FARMINGDALE, N.Y. — Brooks Koepka took his place in PGA Championship history with a wire-to-wire victory, minus the style points.
KOSICE, Slovakia — Dylan Larkin scored midway through the third period to help the United States beat Germany 3-1 Sunday at the world championships.
UCLA moves on to Super Regionals
FARMINGDALE, N.Y. — Brooks Koepka is turning a public golf course into his private playground in the PGA Championship.
BALTIMORE — Mark Casse completed a lifelong quest two weeks after the scare of a lifetime. And he did so in a race featuring a riderless horse that threw his jockey out of the gate and kept running.
Rays 2, Yankees 1 (11)
PORTLAND, Ore. — Draymond Green had 20 points, 13 rebounds and 12 assists, and the Golden State Warriors beat the Portland Trail Blazers 110-99 on Saturday night for a 3-0 lead in the Western Conference finals.
INDIANAPOLIS — McLaren’s return to the Indianapolis 500 neared a total collapse after Fernando Alonso failed to lock himself into the field on the first day of qualifying.
PASADENA — Tadej Pogacar did the work necessary to win the Tour of California on the steep climb of Mt. Baldy.
SAN JOSE — The San Jose Sharks have been at their best this postseason when they had little margin for error.
Paul George is recovering from surgery to repair shoulder woes that bothered him all season with the NBA’s Oklahoma City Thunder.
CINCINNATI — The Reds ended LA’s streak of shutdown pitching with a little of their own, led by a starter who had yet to get a win.
CONCORD, N.C. — Kyle Larson got a push to the front from Kevin Harvick in the final stage, then held off the defending champion to win the NASCAR All-Star Race on Saturday night.
CINCINNATI — The Dodgers’ potent offense got rolling right away, leaving Rich Hill a chance to get a win. The left-hander dominated with a throwback effort.
Bucks 125, Raptors 103
BALTIMORE — Completely unconcerned about all the horses kicking up dirt in front of him, jockey Javier Castellano patiently waited for the right moment to make his move.
ONTARIO — UAE Team Emirates began its week at the Tour of California by sending home one of its riders upon learning that his name had surfaced in a European investigation into doping in cycling.
BALTIMORE — A filly collapsed and died while running at Pimlico Race Course on Friday, the day before the track hosts the second leg of the Triple Crown.
Yankees 4, Rays 3
FARMINGDALE, N.Y. — What felt like a battle for Brooks Koepka looked like a runaway Friday in the PGA Championship.
INDIANAPOLIS — The pressure of making the Indianapolis 500 amped up considerably on “Fast Friday” as teams desperately searched for the speed needed to make the biggest race of the year.
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WESTWOOD — Highland grad Rachel Garcia threw six perfect frames in UCLA’s 6-0 win over Weber State in the Los Angeles Regional on Friday night.
ST. LOUIS — Jordan Binnington made save after save to pull off yet another playoff victory — and make some team history — for the Blues.
ANAHEIM — Mike Trout and Albert Pujols had two hits each and the Los Angeles Angels beat the Kansas City Royals 5-2 on Friday night.
BALTIMORE — Hall of Fame trainers D. Wayne Lukas and Bob Baffert sit side by side in the corner of the stakes barn at Pimlico Race Course sizing up the Preakness.
FARMINGDALE, N.Y. — Three majors in two years, and Brooks Koepka can still feel as though he has something to prove.
BALTIMORE — War of Will grinded out the Kentucky Derby in the slop, avoided clipping heels with Maximum Security and came out of the race looking as if he won.
DENVER — The Colorado Rockies are running a little cool at second base.
VENTURA — Team Bahrain-Merida spent most of the fifth stage at the Tour of California at the front of the peloton, setting a hard pace but leaving nobody quite sure what their end-game might be.
OAKLAND — These Golden State Warriors have long been able to score in fabulous, jaw-dropping flurries. Down by eight to the Portland Trail Blazers at home with 4½ minutes to go, they needed every last burst, perfect pass, driving layup and dunk.
CHICAGO — Here’s how much everything has changed for Ja Morant in the last 12 months: He’s gone from being considered the No. 3 option at Murray State to the possible No. 2 pick in the NBA draft.
INDIANAPOLIS — Alexander Rossi’s long month at home in Indianapolis got off to a rough start when a thief snatched a package off his front porch.
Brewers 11, Phillies 3
Bruins 4, Hurricanes 0
So, Johnny Calvert, you just set a new world record in Stock Eliminator with the first sub-eight second pass in NHRA history.
CHARLOTTE, N.C. — The most prolific month in motorsports arrived with two strong races with IndyCar and NASCAR both opening May with momentum-grabbing entertaining events that should carry the series through their Memorial Day showcases.
MORRO BAY — Tejay van Garderen’s team kept everything under control for nearly six hours in the fourth stage of the Tour of California, calmly protecting the overall leader’s jersey on a hilly ride along the coast.
FARMINGDALE, N.Y. — Jordan Spieth needs to win the PGA Championship for the career Grand Slam. Masters champion Tiger Woods needs to win the next three majors to capture an unprecedented calendar Grand Slam.
ST. LOUIS — Timo Meier handed a big win to Erik Karlsson and the San Jose Sharks.
Yankees 5, Orioles 3, 1st game
MILWAUKEE — Down for most of the game, clearly rusty at times after nearly a full week off, the Milwaukee Bucks looked very much like a team in trouble.
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