playoff berth

J.P. Crawford hit a two-run double with two out in the ninth inning, lifting the Seattle Mariners to a 3-2 win over Texas and stopping the Rangers from clinching a playoff berth for at least one day.

The Seattle Kraken clinched the first playoff berth in franchise history and set an NHL record for victories in an expansion team’s second season by beating the Arizona Coyotes 4-2.

De’Aaron Fox had 18 points and the Sacramento Kings clinched their first playoff berth since 2006 with a 120-80 victory over the Portland Trail Blazers.

The Seattle Mariners have promoted Justin Hollander to general manager. The move makes official many of the duties Hollander has taken on with the ballclub after Jerry Dipoto was promoted to president of baseball operations.

Mitch Haniger and Jarred Kelenic both homered twice, J.P. Crawford singled home the winning run in the 11th inning and the Seattle Mariners closed in on their first playoff berth in 21 years by beating the Texas Rangers 10-9.

Rudy Gobert had 22 points and 21 rebounds, and the Utah Jazz clinched a playoff berth with a 121-115 overtime victory over the Memphis Grizzlies.

Aaron Judge drove home the winning run in the ninth inning as the New York Yankees clinched a playoff berth on the last day of the regular season by beating the Tampa Bay Rays 1-0.

The Boston Red Sox beat the Washington Nationals 7-5 on a tiebreaking two-run homer by Rafael Devers in the ninth inning. and will host the New York Yankees in the AL Wild-card game.

Damian Lillard had 22 points and 10 assists and the Portland Trail Blazers beat the Denver Nuggets 132-116 in the regular-season finale, securing their eighth straight playoff berth

Josh Allen threw a 14-yard touchdown pass to Tyler Kroft with 7:55 to play and the Buffalo Bills clinched a playoff spot, beating the Pittsburgh Steelers 17-10.