Sports Connection

The New York Rangers opened the 2024 playoffs with seven straight wins.

Elias Díaz had two hits including a tiebreaking single in a six-run seventh inning, Ryan McMahon tied a career high with four hits, and Colorado won its first series of the season with an victory over the Texas Rangers.

Petar Musa scored in the first half and picked up an assist on a second-half goal by Jesús Ferreira to lead FC Dallas to a victory over Austin FC.

Kyrie Irving scored 22 points, including a running left-hander in the lane in the final minute to help Dallas hold on, and the Mavericks beat the Oklahoma City Thunder for a 2-1 lead in the Western Conference semifinals.

The 14-time champion is currently scheduled to play in what would likely be his final French Open.

No horse has won the Derby and Preakness since the last Triple Crown champion, Justify in 2018.

Charlie Blackmon hit a go-ahead two-run double in the eighth inning to lift the Colorado Rockies to a 4-2 victory against the Texas Rangers on Friday night.

Sean Burroughs, the son of 1974 AL MVP Jeff Burroughs, was also a gold medalist with Team USA.

At the Fort Worth Stockyards, the biggest Western event kicked off Thursday — the PBR World Finals.

Kylian Mbappé announced Friday on social media that he is leaving Paris Saint-Germain, an expected move for the French superstar who is expected to join Real Madrid.

The Charlotte Hornets, Detroit Pistons and San Antonio Spurs are in the midst of extended playoff droughts, but they are still far off from the NBA record.

The clock-wearing rap icon is sponsoring the U.S. women’s water polo team and will be its official hype man at the 2024 Paris Olympics.

Michigan running back Donovan Edwards, Texas quarterback Quinn Ewers and Colorado two-way star Travis Hunter are among six players displayed on the cover of the EA Sports College Football 25.