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Los Angeles Lakers star Austin Reaves is optimistic to return to action for Game 5 against the Houston Rockets on Wednesday night after missing about four weeks with a Grade 2 oblique strain, sources told ESPN on Tuesday. Reaves will be a game-time decision for the third consecutive contest, but there’s significant hope around his…

Apr 28, 2026, 08:04 AM ET Baseball truly is a game of inches, and sometimes less. Just ask San Diego Padres closer Mason Miller. Miller’s team-record streak of 34⅔ scoreless innings dating to last season — the eighth-longest streak for a relief pitcher since 1961 — came to an end in the Padres’ 9-7 victory…

Greg WyshynskiApr 27, 2026, 07:30 AM ET Close Greg Wyshynski is ESPN’s senior NHL writer. Multiple Authors PHILADELPHIA — The concourse of the Philadelphia Flyers‘ home arena is an abundance of orange. It’s also a living timeline, with each fan’s jersey marking a different era in the franchise’s history, from their last Stanley Cup in…

Apr 27, 2026, 07:20 AM ET The NFL draft is behind us, and teams across the country are going to have to find replacements for the top players they lost to the pros. Who is ready to step up and replace the 32 players who were selected on the first night? Our reporters have some…

In Game 2 between the Edmonton Oilers and Anaheim Ducks, a fan in Edmonton threw a chicken on the ice. Yes, a fully cooked rotisserie chicken — presumably to troll the Ducks. Not a plush duck (or anything else duck-related), but a rotisserie chicken from the grocery store. I have a lot of questions: How…

Apr 27, 2026, 07:00 AM ET It has been a little over a week since the start of the 2026 NBA playoffs, and the first-round series have not disappointed. The Los Angeles Lakers failed to close their series against the Houston Rockets on Sunday, as the Rockets forced a Game 5 back to L.A. on…

Zach KramApr 27, 2026, 07:00 AM ET Close Zach Kram is a national NBA writer for ESPN.com, specializing in short- and long-term trends across the league’s analytics landscape. He previously worked at The Ringer covering the NBA and MLB. You can follow Zach on X via @zachkram. Multiple Authors On center stage in San Antonio,…

, Alden Gonzalez Close Alden Gonzalez ESPN Staff Writer ESPN baseball reporter. Covered the L.A. Rams for ESPN from 2016 to 2018 and the L.A. Angels for MLB.com from 2012 to 2016. , David Schoenfield Close David Schoenfield ESPN Senior Writer Covers MLB for ESPN.com Former deputy editor of Page 2 Been with ESPN.com since…

MINNEAPOLIS — The Minnesota Timberwolves lost starters Anthony Edwards and Donte DiVincenzo to injuries in the first half of Saturday night’s Game 4 against the Denver Nuggets. Edwards was helped to the locker room late in the first half after appearing to hyperextend his left knee. The Wolves ruled out Edwards for the rest of…