Sports Connection

The first-round action gets underway Saturday.

Travis d’Arnaud hit his first three home runs of the season, including a grand slam in the sixth that gave Atlanta the lead, and the Braves beat the Texas Rangers 8-3 on Friday night for their fifth straight win.

Formula 1 returns to China this weekend after a five-year absence.

Following a sign-stealing scandal that rocked college football and hung over Michigan’s championship run in 2023, the NCAA’s oversight committee approved the use of coach-to-player helmet communications in games for the 2024 season.

Federal officials are investigating an unauthorized inflight cockpit visit by a coach for the Colorado Rockies baseball team during a United Airlines charter flight.

The Mets are incorporating gray and purple into their uniform rotation, beginning April 27.

With an 18-year, 10-month gap between the Stars’ youngest and oldest players, there is quite an age gap for the Western Conference champion Dallas Stars.

All eight first-round matchups in the NHL playoffs are set after the last day of the regular season flipped two of the biggest series in the West.

Kyrie Irving is healthy and publicly free of drama heading into his first playoff game with co-star Luka Doncic and the Dallas Mavericks.

Texas quarterback Quinn Ewers figured his football career had always been in such a rush that it was time to slow down. So he opted to return for the 2024 season instead of entering the draft.

Ahead of Earth Day, Cincinnati Reds pitcher Brent Suter broke down why the environment is everything to him and how he tries to spark conversation about climate change.

Connor McDavid, Nikita Kucherov and Auston Matthews chased history this season, but how close did they come to Wayne Gretzky’s records?

The Kings lost all five games against the New Orleans Pelicans this season, but they’re keeping the past in the past for Friday’s NBA Play-In Tournament game.