National Sports

(Reuters) — Elena Rybakina said she has lost faith in the electronic line-calling system after the Australian ​Open champion was left fuming over a ‌disputed call during her three-set victory over Zheng Qinwen at the Madrid Open on Sunday.

(Reuters) — Amen Thompson scored a game-high 23 points, Tari Eason added 20 and the Houston Rockets averted elimination with a 115-96 victory over the visiting Los Angeles Lakers on ​Sunday night in Game 4 of their Western Conference first-round playoff series.

(Reuters) — Payton Pritchard scored a career-playoff-high 32 points off the bench and the Boston Celtics took a 3-1 series lead with a convincing 128-96 road victory over the Philadelphia 76ers on Sunday night.

(Reuters) — Karl Anthony-Towns totaled 20 points, 10 assists and 10 rebounds for his first career playoff triple-double as the New York Knicks earned a 114-98 victory over the host Atlanta Hawks and evened their Eastern Conference first-round series at two games apiece on Saturday night.

(Reuters) — The two elder statesmen of the Los Angeles Lakers, LeBron James and Marcus Smart, had shouldered the load of a dramatic fourth-quarter comeback against the Houston Rockets in Game 3 of that first-round series, performing with the ideal blend of poise and desperation.

(Reuters) — After a shocking 10-17 start to the season, the Boston Red Sox have fired manager Alex Cora and five coaches, the club announced on Saturday evening.

(Reuters) — Ty France hit two bases-empty homers, Mason Miller recorded his major league-leading 10th save, and the San Diego Padres beat the Arizona Diamondbacks 6-4 in the Mexico City Series at Estadio ​Alfredo Harp Helu in Mexico City on Saturday.

(Reuters) — LeBron James compiled 28 points, eight rebounds and seven assists to lead the Los Angeles Lakers to a 101-94 victory over the visiting Houston Rockets to take a 2-0 lead in their ​first-round Western Conference playoff series on Tuesday.

(Reuters) — Cade Cunningham scored 27 points and had 11 assists and Tobias Harris added 16 points and 11 rebounds on Wednesday night as the Detroit Pistons bounced back to even their ​Eastern Conference playoff series with a 98-83 victory over the visiting Orlando Magic.

(Reuters) — Amed Rosario had four RBI in just two plate appearances and Max Fried pitched eight shutout innings, leading the visiting New York Yankees to a 4-1 win over ​the Boston Red Sox on Wednesday night.