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Kevin Porter Jr. scored a career-high 50 points and was one of three Houston players to post double-doubles as the Rockets upset the visiting Milwaukee Bucks 143-136 on Thursday. Milwaukee lost two-ti...

Jake Guentzel scored 2:11 into overtime and gave the visiting Pittsburgh Penguins a 5-4 victory over the Washington Capitals on Thursday night as both East Division rivals clinched playoff berths. The...

Yusei Kikuchi allowed one hit in seven scoreless innings as the Seattle Mariners defeated the host Houston Astros 1-0 Thursday afternoon. The game's lone run scored on Taylor Trammell's homer leading ...

By Kiyoshi Takenaka TOKYO (Reuters) - Akiko Amano, the sole Japanese judo referee at this year's Tokyo Olympics, has a full-time job that involves more heat and energy than a gold medal match: She is ...

(Corrects advisory line. Adds Rakuten CEO's quote in paragraph 13, and Tokyo cases in final paragraph) TOKYO (Reuters) - The Olympics must not be a burden on medical systems, Japan's chief government ...

WELLINGTON (Reuters) - New Zealand's rugby players are not blocking the Silver Lake deal over the money but rather have concerns about leaving the game in the "best hands", All Blacks veteran Dane Col...

(Reuters) - The Jacksonville Jaguars selected Clemson University quarterback Trevor Lawrence with the first pick of the NFL Draft on Thursday in Cleveland, Ohio, as fans were welcomed back to the even...

Phil Mickelson continues to say he would like to make the U.S. Open field on his own merits, although he did not close the door on taking a special exemption this year if it came to it, ESPN reported ...

The New Orleans Saints picked up the fifth-year option of defensive end Marcus Davenport on Thursday. Davenport will receive $9.553 million in 2022 in the final season of his rookie deal. Davenport, w...

Reigning NFL MVP Aaron Rodgers has told members of the Green Bay Packers organization that he does not want to return to the team, ESPN reported Thursday. Rodgers, 37, has played for the Packers for h...