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Knicks pull away from Kings in 4th quarter for 3rd straight win

NBA: Sacramento Kings at New York KnicksJan 27, 2026; New York, New York, USA; Sacramento Kings forward Domantas Sabonis (11) controls the ball against New York Knicks guard Landry Shamet (44) during the first quarter at Madison Square Garden. Mandatory Credit: Brad Penner-Imagn Images

Karl-Anthony Towns hit the tiebreaking 3-pointer in the opening seconds of the fourth quarter Tuesday night for the host New York Knicks, who never trailed again as they pulled away from the Sacramento Kings for a 103-87 victory.

Towns (17 points, 11 rebounds) posted his 30th double-double of the season for the Knicks, who outscored the Kings 31-15 in the fourth to earn their third win in a row — their longest streak since a three-game run from Dec. 25-29.

New York’s Jalen Brunson scored 11 of his 28 points in final 3:48 while fellow starters Mikal Bridges (18 points) and OG Anunoby (15 points) also got into double figures. Mitchell Robinson came off the bench to grab 13 rebounds.

DeMar DeRozan scored a game-high 34 points for the Kings, who have lost six straight following a season-high four-game winning streak. Domantas Sabonis logged 11 points, 12 rebounds and seven assists while Russell Westbrook finished with 14 points.

Sacramento reserve Dylan Cardwell pulled down 10 rebounds.

The Knicks ended the first quarter with a 36-26 lead before the teams played a taut middle two quarters. DeRozan scored seven unanswered points to give Sacramento its lone lead of the second at 51-50 before Towns’ layup with 14 seconds left put New York ahead at the half.

There were four lead changes and two ties in the third, the last when Sacramento’s Nique Clifford hit a layup with 36.8 seconds remaining to tie the game 72-72. Landry Shamet forced a turnover by DeRozan to set up Towns’ 3-pointer 20 seconds into the fourth.

The Knicks and Kings combined to miss 11 of 12 shots before Bridges made an alley-oop layup off a pass from Josh Hart and Towns drained a 3-pointer on New York’s next trip to extend the lead to 80-74 with 8:31 left.

New York led by at least four the rest of the way and went ahead by double digits for good at 95-85 on Brunson’s long jumper with 3:08 remaining.

–Field Level Media

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Cardinals stave off Dodgers’ rally for 6th straight win

MLB: Los Angeles Dodgers at St. Louis CardinalsMay 2, 2026; St. Louis, Missouri, USA; St. Louis Cardinals right fielder Jordan Walker (18) hits a two-run home run against the Los Angeles Dodgers in the third inning at Busch Stadium. Mandatory Credit: Joe Puetz-Imagn Images

Jordan Walker slugged a two-run homer among his two hits and Michael McGreevy tossed six scoreless innings as the St. Louis Cardinals beat the visiting Los Angeles Dodgers 3-2 on Saturday for their sixth straight victory.

McGreevy (2-2) allowed three hits with three walks and three strikeouts. Right-hander Ryne Stanek and lefty JoJo Romero each pitched a scoreless inning before the Dodgers scored two runs on four straight hits against righty Riley O’Brien in the ninth.

O’Brien recorded two quick outs before giving up back-to-back infield singles to Kyle Tucker and Teoscar Hernandez. Max Muncy and Andy Pages followed with RBI singles before O’Brien struck out pinch hitter Dalton Rushing for his ninth save.

Los Angeles lost its fourth straight game and has scored three or fewer runs in seven of its last 11 games.

St. Louis took a 3-0 lead on four hits in the third inning. Ivan Herrera hit a leadoff double against Roki Sasaki (1-3) and scored on Alec Burleson’s double to right field.

Walker followed with a two-run blast to left field. The 372-foot shot was Walker’s 10th homer of the season and second in his last three games.

The Dodgers had plenty of early traffic on the basepaths against McGreevy, but they were held scoreless while hitting into four double plays in the first five innings.

Los Angeles put two runners on with one out in the second inning before Pages struck out and Hyeseong Kim grounded out.

The pattern continued in the third inning, when Alex Freeland hit a leadoff single and second baseman JJ Wetherholt started a double play with a diving catch on Shohei Ohtani’s liner.

Sasaki gave up three runs on five hits with two walks over six innings. He retired the final 10 batters he faced and threw a career-high 104 pitches.

Stanek replaced right-hander McGreevy to begin the seventh inning and retired two batters before Hernandez singled and Muncy walked. Both were stranded when Pages struck out.

The Dodgers were held without a home run for the fifth straight game and have hit a total of three homers in their past 11 games.

–Field Level Media

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Saba Lobjanidze's brace sparks Atlanta over Montreal

MLS: CF Montreal at Atlanta United FCMay 2, 2026; Atlanta, Georgia, USA; Atlanta United midfielder Saba Lobjanidze (11) reacts to his goal against the CF Montréal in the first half at Mercedes-Benz Stadium. Mandatory Credit: Mady Mertens-Imagn Images

Saba Lobjanidze scored a brace and Emmanuel Latte Lath netted the match-winner late in the first half as Atlanta United defeated visiting CF Montreal 3-1 on Saturday evening.

Alexey Miranchuk had two assists while Pedro Amador and Cooper Sanchez added an assist apiece for Atlanta (3-7-1, 10 points), which won its third straight match across all competitions and second straight in MLS play. It also snapped a four-match home winless streak (0-3-1).

Montreal (3-7-0, 9 points) saw a two-match win streak come to an end while its road losing streak reached four. It also finished the match with 10 men after Brayan Vera received a red card in the first minute of second-half stoppage time.

Latte Lath put Atlanta ahead in the sixth minute of first-half stoppage time thanks to an interception by Sanchez. The Ivorian striker played a ball forward to Miranchuk, then scored on Miranchuk’s return pass to make it 2-1.

Lobjanidze upped Atlanta United’s lead to 3-1 in the 50th minute, scoring off Sanchez’s assist.

Atlanta equalized in the 41st minute with Lobjanidze’s first goal of the year. After receiving a pass from Miranchuk, Lobjanidze’s shot deflected off Montreal goalkeeper Thomas Gillier’s hand and trickled past the goal line, tying the match at 1-1.

Matty Longstaff scored Montreal’s lone goal of the evening in the sixth minute.

Lucas Hoyos finished the evening with four saves. Gillier stopped two Atlanta shots.

Atlanta United won back-to-back MLS regular-season matches for the first time since May 24 and 28, 2025. They have outscored opponents 7-2 during their win streak.

Montreal lost for the first time under interim head coach Phillipe Eullafroy.

Miranchuk has two goals and two assists in his last three matches across all competitions.

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Late penalty extends New England's unbeaten streak vs. Charlotte

MLS: Charlotte FC at New England RevolutionMay 2, 2026; Foxborough, Massachusetts, USA; New England Revolution forward Luca Langoni (41) dribbles the ball against Charlotte FC midfielder Djibril Diani (28) in the first half at Gillette Stadium. Mandatory Credit: Edward Finan-Imagn Images

Carles Gil’s 97th-minute penalty kick lifted the New England Revolution to a tense 1-0 victory over Charlotte FC Saturday night in Foxborough, Mass.

The Revolution (6-3-1, 19 points) broke through during stoppage time after several minutes marked by defensive gridlock. The win extends the Revs’ unbeaten streak to six league games.

Matt Turner made three saves and kept a clean sheet for the Revolution, who outshot Charlotte (4-5-2, 14 points) 14-7. Charlotte keeper Kristijan Kahlina made three saves.

The Revs faced late drama when Charlotte’s Brandt Bronico was called for a handball in the box in the dying minutes of stoppage time, and the referee failed to call an advantage on the play, which would’ve counted Diego Fagundez’s goal.

However, Gil calmly sent Kahlina the wrong way and scored the ensuing penalty to give the Revs the late winner. The goal is Gil’s third of the season.

Charlotte manager Dean Smith has faced many questions about his team’s misfiring offense, and they remain unanswered. The team’s usually prolific offense struggled to create chances in the final third, and when they did, they failed to convert.

Charlotte’s biggest chance of the first half came when Idan Toklomati received the ball just 16 yards away from the goal with a clear shot. However, Toklomati slammed his shot against the crossbar, leaving the game scoreless in the 37th minute.

The two sides struggled to challenge each other throughout the match, settling for long-range, low-quality shots.

Charlotte’s Wilfried Zaha and Revs defender Mamadou Fofana had to be separated by teammates after a brief shouting match and a couple of shoves in the second half. Zaha, who then argued with New England manager Marko Mitrovic, was booked. The yellow card is his sixth in just nine league appearances.

Charlotte nearly found an equalizer in the game’s dying minutes when Morrison Agyemang headed a shot from short range. The shot seemed destined for the upper corner of the net, but Turner deflected the ball to preserve the Revs’ victory.

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