April 8th, 2025

National Sports

Cardinals try to stop road slide, face the Pirates

By Canadian Press on April 8th, 2025

St. Louis Cardinals (4-6) vs. Pittsburgh Pirates (4-7) Pittsburgh; Tuesday, 6:40 p.m. EDT PITCHING PROBABLES: Cardinals: Sonny Gray (1-0, 5.73 ERA, 1.00 WHIP, 15 strikeouts); Pirates: Paul Skenes (1-0, 1.46 ERA, 0.65 WHIP, 13 strikeouts) BETMGM SPORTSBOOK LINE: Pirates -133, Cardinals +113; over/under is 6 1/2 runs BOTTOM LINE: The St. Louis Cardinals travel to ... Read More »

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Royals face the Twins leading series 1-0

By Canadian Press on April 8th, 2025

Minnesota Twins (3-7) vs. Kansas City Royals (5-5) Kansas City, Missouri; Tuesday, 7:40 p.m. EDT PITCHING PROBABLES: Twins: Pablo Lopez (1-1, 2.25 ERA, 1.08 WHIP, eight strikeouts); Royals: Cole Ragans (0-0, 3.60 ERA, 1.40 WHIP, 13 strikeouts) BETMGM SPORTSBOOK LINE: Royals -130, Twins +109; over/under is 7 1/2 runs BOTTOM LINE: The Kansas City Royals ... Read More »

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Springer leads Blue Jays against the Red Sox after 4-hit game

By Canadian Press on April 8th, 2025

Toronto Blue Jays (6-5, third in the AL East) vs. Boston Red Sox (6-5, second in the AL East) Boston; Tuesday, 6:45 p.m. EDT PITCHING PROBABLES: Blue Jays: Easton Lucas (1-0, 0.00 ERA, 0.60 WHIP, three strikeouts); Red Sox: Garrett Crochet (1-0, 1.38 ERA, 0.92 WHIP, 12 strikeouts) BETMGM SPORTSBOOK LINE: Red Sox -189, Blue ... Read More »

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White Sox try to break 3-game road slide, play the Guardians

By Canadian Press on April 8th, 2025

Chicago White Sox (2-7) vs. Cleveland Guardians (3-6) Cleveland; Tuesday, 4:10 p.m. EDT PITCHING PROBABLES: White Sox: Shane Smith (0-0, 3.18 ERA, 1.06 WHIP, three strikeouts); Guardians: Ben Lively (0-1, 6.75 ERA, 1.39 WHIP, seven strikeouts) BETMGM SPORTSBOOK LINE: Guardians -204, White Sox +168; over/under is 7 1/2 runs BOTTOM LINE: The Chicago White Sox ... Read More »

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Diamondbacks come into matchup with the Orioles on losing streak

By Canadian Press on April 8th, 2025

Baltimore Orioles (5-6, fourth in the AL East) vs. Arizona Diamondbacks (5-6, fourth in the NL West) Phoenix; Tuesday, 9:40 p.m. EDT PITCHING PROBABLES: Orioles: Charlie Morton (0-2, 9.72 ERA, 1.92 WHIP, 13 strikeouts); Diamondbacks: Merrill Kelly (1-1, 10.00 ERA, 2.11 WHIP, three strikeouts) BETMGM SPORTSBOOK LINE: Diamondbacks -121, Orioles +101; over/under is 9 runs ... Read More »

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Athletics host the Padres on 4-game home skid

By Canadian Press on April 8th, 2025

San Diego Padres (9-2, first in the NL West) vs. Athletics (4-7, fourth in the AL West) West Sacramento, California; Tuesday, 10:05 p.m. EDT PITCHING PROBABLES: Padres: Dylan Cease (1-0, 3.37 ERA, 1.03 WHIP, 14 strikeouts); Athletics: Jeffrey Springs (1-1, 4.00 ERA, 1.44 WHIP, 12 strikeouts) BETMGM SPORTSBOOK LINE: Padres -146, Athletics +123; over/under is ... Read More »

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WHL: Winterhawks pull away late to take 4-2 Game 7 win over Cougars, advance

By Canadian Press on April 8th, 2025

PRINCE GEORGE — Josh Zakreski netted the game-winning goal at 10:12 of the third period as the Portland Winterhawks defeated the Prince George Cougars 4-2 on Monday to advance in the Western Hockey League playoffs. Alex Weiermair, Kyle Chyzowski and Diego Buttazzoni, with an empty-net goal, also scored for Portland, which won the best-of-seven first-round ... Read More »

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Utah faces Portland, looks to stop 9-game skid

By Canadian Press on April 8th, 2025

Portland Trail Blazers (35-44, 12th in the Western Conference) vs. Utah Jazz (16-63, 15th in the Western Conference) Salt Lake City; Wednesday, 9 p.m. EDT BOTTOM LINE: Utah looks to end its nine-game skid when the Jazz play Portland. The Jazz are 2-11 against Northwest Division teams. Utah is 5-8 in one-possession games. The Trail ... Read More »

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Denver visits Sacramento following LaVine’s 43-point game

By Canadian Press on April 8th, 2025

Denver Nuggets (47-32, fourth in the Western Conference) vs. Sacramento Kings (39-40, ninth in the Western Conference) Sacramento, California; Wednesday, 10 p.m. EDT BOTTOM LINE: Sacramento hosts the Denver Nuggets after Zach LaVine scored 43 points in the Sacramento Kings’ 127-117 win against the Detroit Pistons. The Kings are 25-24 in conference play. Sacramento is ... Read More »

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Houston’s LJ Cryer falls short in bid to win NCAA titles at 2 schools in finale vs. Florida

By Canadian Press on April 7th, 2025

SAN ANTONIO (AP) — LJ Cryer knows the thrill that comes only with winning a national championship from his time as a spot-duty freshman at Baylor. His shot at history with a second title fell just short as Houston lost to Florida, 65-63, in Monday night’s NCAA championship game. Cryer was playing his fifth college ... Read More »

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Point scores twice as Lightning defeat Rangers

By Canadian Press on April 7th, 2025

NEW YORK (AP) — Brayden Point had two goals an an assist, Nikita Kucherov added a goal and two assists, and the Tampa Bay Lightning beat the New York Rangers 5-1 on Monday night. Yanni Gourde and Brandon Hagel also scored, and Jake Guentzel had three assists for playoff-bound Tampa Bay, which was 3 for ... Read More »

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