BOTTOM LINE: The Colorado Avalanche host the Dallas Stars in game three of the first round of the NHL Playoffs with the series tied 1-1. The teams meet Monday for the sixth time this season. The Stars ...

The Los Angeles Kings host the Edmonton Oilers in the first round of the NHL Playoffs with a 1-0 lead in the series.

Detroit is 14-9 overall and 9-2 in home games. The Tigers have an 11-4 record in games when they out-hit their opponents. San Diego has a 16-7 record overall and a 4-6 record in road games. The Padres ...

BOTTOM LINE: The Los Angeles Angels host the Pittsburgh Pirates to open a three-game series. Los Angeles is 11-10 overall and 4-2 in home games. The Angels have hit 33 total home runs to rank fourth ...

BOTTOM LINE: The Chicago Cubs host the Los Angeles Dodgers to start a two-game series. Chicago has a 14-10 record overall and a 6-5 record in home games. The Cubs have the second-best team slugging ...

PITCHING PROBABLES: Rays: Zack Littell (0-4, 5.48 ERA, 1.26 WHIP, 19 strikeouts); Diamondbacks: Brandon Pfaadt (3-1, 3.04 ERA, 1.10 WHIP, 18 strikeouts) ...

BOTTOM LINE: The St. Louis Cardinals will look to break a six-game road skid when they take on the Atlanta Braves. Atlanta is 7-2 at home and 9-13 overall. The Braves have a 7-1 record in games when ...

California football general manager Ron Rivera sought to ease the concerns of a worried fan base after star running back Jaydn Ott and several other key ...

The NCAA has passed rules that would upend decades of precedent by allowing colleges to pay their athletes per terms of a multibillion-dollar lawsuit settlement expected to ...

Miami Heat (37-45, 10th in the Eastern Conference) vs. Cleveland Cavaliers (64-18, first in the Eastern Conference) ...

Orlando Magic (41-41, seventh in the Eastern Conference) vs. Boston Celtics (61-21, second in the Eastern Conference) ...

Grief and tributes for Pope Francis were shared around the world Tuesday, a day after the popular pontiff died at age 88.