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Mariners left-hander Robbie Ray isn't joining Seattle for a series in Toronto this week, missing a chance to celebrate the Cy Young Award he won with the Blue Jays last season amid border restrictions related to the COVID-19 vaccine.

Grant Williams scored a career-high 27 points and hit seven 3-pointers, Jayson Tatum added 23 and Boston set a Game 7 record with 22 3-pointers to eliminate the NBA champion Bucks 109-81 on Sunday in the Eastern Conference semifinals.

Bobby Portis put back Antetokounmpo's missed free throw with 15 seconds left, and Holiday snuffed Marcus Smart on Boston's final two possessions Wednesday night as Milwaukee erased a 14-point, fourth-quarter deficit to beat the Celtics 110-107 and take a 3-2 series lead.

Victor Hedman had a goal and three assists for his first four-point playoff game and the Tampa Bay Lightning beat the Toronto Maple Leafs 5-3 on Wednesday night in Game 2 to even the first-round series.

Boston’s Big Papi appears headed to the Baseball Hall of Fame, and he won't need a last-minute walk-off to get there.

Jon Lester, a durable left-hander who won three World Series titles during 16 years in the majors, has announced his retirement.

A handful of NHL players are voicing frustration over the league's decision barring them from participating in the Beijing Olympics.

Kiké Hernandez delivered Boston’s second straight walk-off win, scoring Danny Santana with a sacrifice fly in the ninth inning to send the Red Sox to the ALCS with a 6-5 win over the Tampa Bay Rays.

The Boston Red Sox were saved by a lucky bounce that cost Tampa Bay Game 3 of the AL Division Series. Boston beat the Rays 6-4 in 13 innings on Christian Vázquez’s walk-off, two-run homer.

Mitch Haniger hit his 100th home run and third in two games, and the Seattle Mariners pulled within a half-game of the second AL wild card berth by beating the Oakland Athletics 4-2.