(NEW YORK) — Here are the scores from Tuesday’s sports events:
MAJOR LEAGUE BASEBALL
INTERLEAGUE
Baltimore 5, St. Louis 3
Boston 9, Atlanta 4
Seattle 5, Philadelphia 4
AMERICAN LEAGUE
Detroit 6, Oakland 0
Oakland 4, Detroit 1
NY Yankees 6, Toronto 5
Houston 5, Minnesota 0
Chi White Sox 4, Cleveland 1
Texas 6, Kansas City 4
LA Angels 12, Tampa Bay 0
NATIONAL LEAGUE
LA Dodgers 11, Pittsburgh 1
NY Mets 4, Washington 2
Milwaukee 5, Cincinnati 4
San Diego 5, Chi Cubs 4
Arizona 9, Miami 3
San Francisco 9, Colorado 2
NATIONAL BASKETBALL ASSOCIATION PLAYOFFS
Miami 120, Philadelphia 85 (Miami leads 3-2)
Phoenix 110, Dallas 80 (Phoenix leads 3-2)
NATIONAL HOCKEY LEAGUE PLAYOFFS
Carolina 5, Boston 1 (Carolina leads 3-2)
Toronto 4, Tampa Bay 3 Toronto leads 3-2)
St. Louis 5, Minnesota 2 (St. Louis leads 3-2)
Los Angeles 5, Edmonton 4 (OT) (Los Angeles lead 3-2)
WOMEN’S NATIONAL BASKETBALL ASSOCIATION
Indiana 82, Minnesota 76
Washington 89, Las Vegas 76
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(ORLANDO, Fla.) — Adreian Payne, a former first-round NBA draft pick and star collegiate basketball player at Michigan State, was shot and killed early Monday in Orlando, Florida, according to the Orange County Sheriff’s Office.
Payne was drafted by the Atlanta Hawks at No. 15 overall in 2014 and played for the Hawks, Minnesota Timberwolves and Orlando Magic during a five-year NBA career.
He was 31 years old.
The former player was shot at a home in Orlando at about 1:30 a.m., according to the sheriff’s office. He was taken to a local hospital, where he was pronounced dead.
The suspect shooter, Lawrence Dority, 29, stayed at the scene after the shooting and was arrested on a charge of first-degree murder, the sheriff’s office said. He is being held at Orange County Jail.
The sheriff’s office does not have a motive for the shooting.
Payne won over hearts during the 2014 NCAA Tournament by befriending a young girl fighting cancer named Lacey Holsworth. Payne met the 8-year-old, who was battling neuroblastoma, on a team visit to a local hospital several years earlier and struck up a friendship. When the Michigan State Spartans won the Big Ten title in 2014, Payne let her cut down the net.
Holsworth died of cancer on April 8, 2014 — just three weeks after the Spartans won the conference title.
After his five years in the NBA, Payne had a successful career playing in Europe. The 6-foot-10 center played in Greece, China, France, Turkey and Lithuania. He won a Greek league title with powerhouse Panathinaikos in 2018 and French league team ASVEL in 2019. ASVEL posted a photo of him holding the championship trophy on Twitter and called the news “terribly shocking.”
Payne played for Juventus Utena, in Lithuania, as recently as February.
“So sad to hear that former Michigan State star Adreian Payne passed away at the age of 31,” ESPN college basketball analyst Jay Bilas wrote on Twitter. “AP was an outstanding player for Tom Izzo, and befriended Lacey Holsworth through her battle with cancer. RIP Adreian Payne.”
Golden State Warriors star Draymond Green, who was a teammate of Payne at Michigan State, posted several broken heart emojis on Monday morning.
(NEW YORK) — It appears Denver Nuggets center Nikola Jokic will be crowned NBA’s Most Valuable Player for a second season in a row.
Sources tell ESPN the 27-year-old has been voted the league’s MVP, with a formal announcement expected later this week.
Jokic closed out the 2021-22 season averaging 27.1 points, 13.8 rebounds and 7.9 assists per game, topping most of his stats from last year.
In total, he had 2,004 points, 1,019 rebounds and 584 assists this year, making him the first player in NBA history to get 2,000 points, 1,000 rebounds and 500 assists in a season.
(NEW YORK) — Here are the scores from Sunday’s sports events:
MAJOR LEAGUE BASEBALL
INTERLEAGUE
LA Angels 5, Washington 4
AMERICAN LEAGUE
Chi White Sox 3, Boston 2
NY Yankees 2, Texas 1
Cleveland 4, Toronto 3
Kansas City 6, Baltimore 4
Houston 5, Detroit 0
Minnesota 4, Oakland 3
Seattle 2, Tampa Bay 1
Texas 4, NY Yankees 2
Baltimore 4, Kansas City 2
NATIONAL LEAGUE
Philadelphia 3, NY Mets 2
NY Mets 6, Philadelphia 1
Atlanta 9, Milwaukee 2
Cincinnati 7, Pittsburgh 3
Final Arizona 4, Colorado 0
San Francisco 4, St. Louis 3
San Diego 3, Miami 2
LA Dodgers 7, Chi Cubs 1
NATIONAL BASKETBALL ASSOCIATION PLAYOFFS
Dallas 111, Phoenix 101 (Series tied 2-2)
Philadelphia 116, Miami 108 (Series tied 2-2)
NATIONAL HOCKEY LEAGUE PLAYOFFS
Boston 5, Carolina 2 (Series tied 2-2)
St. Louis 5, Minnesota 2 (Series tied 2-2)
Tampa Bay 7, Toronto 3 (Series tied 2-2)
Los Angeles 4, Edmonton 0 (Series tied 2-2)
WOMEN’S NATIONAL BASKETBALL ASSOCIATION
Los Angeles 87, Indiana 77
Washington 78, Minnesota 66
Las Vegas 85, Seattle 74
MAJOR LEAGUE SOCCER
Vancouver 1, Toronto FC 0
Nashville 2, Real Salt Lake 0
LA Galaxy 1, Austin FC 0
(MIAMI) — Formula 1 fans are revving up for this weekend as the world’s most popular motor sport heads to Miami for the first time.
The Formula 1 Miami Grand Prix will take place on Sunday but fans can enjoy the action beginning on Friday, when racers descend on the track for practice laps. Then, on Saturday, qualifying events will be held to determine the starting order for Sunday’s big race.
But having a front seat to the action will cost you — tickets are going for up to $10,000.
ABC News’ Victor Oquendo was on the track Friday to preview the race and what fans can expect from the Grand Prix:
(WASHINGTON) — In her struggle for freedom from detention in Russia, WNBA star Brittney Griner now has another big name in her corner: former U.S. ambassador to the U.N. Bill Richardson.
A spokesperson for the Richardson Center confirmed to ABC News that the international hostage negotiator was working on Griner’s case, adding that her family asked for his assistance.
Richardson, who has also previously served as congressman, energy secretary, and governor of New Mexico, has carried out diplomatic missions to bring back Americans from Cuba, Iraq and North Korea.
Recently, he was credited with playing a critical part in securing the release of Trevor Reed, a former U.S. Marine who was held in a Russian prison for over two years.
While Richardson’s direct role in Griner’s case was first reported this week, he suggested at his involvement in an interview with ABC’s Linsey Davis following Reed’s release last week.
“The U.S. government is trying. On private efforts, we’re trying. I think this Trevor Reed initiative helps,” Richardson said on April 27. “Now the Russians are going to want something in return, and it’s very murky what has happened. But she deserves to come home.”
On Tuesday, Griner’s 75th day in Russian custody, the State Department said it would reclassify her case as a “wrongful detention,” signaling the U.S. would now play a more active role in negotiating for her release.
“We appreciate all of those who are very invested in this case, and Brittney Griner is fortunate to have a network who has supported her from Day One. We have worked very closely with that network,” said department spokesman Ned Price.
“We do often partner with various individuals and organizations on these cases,” Price added. “We welcome all of those efforts that are coordinated closely with us that might help to seek the safe release of any American who’s unjustly detained around the world.”
Griner’s agent Lindsay Kagawa Colas said in a statement on Tuesday “our expectation is that the White House do whatever is necessary to bring her home.”
Griner, a two-time Olympic gold medalist, was visiting Russia to play basketball off-season and was arrested in February at a Moscow area airport for allegedly having vape cartridges in her luggage that contained hashish oil — an illegal substance in Russia.
She is facing drug charges with up to 10 years in prison, according to Russian media reports, and her pre-trial detention was extended in March to May 19.
ABC News’ Courtney Condron contributed to this report.
(DALLAS) — Jerry Jones, the owner of the Dallas Cowboys, was reportedly involved in a car crash in Dallas Wednesday night.
ABC News affiliate WFAA-TV, citing multiple sources, said Jones was involved in an accident just before 8:10 p.m. local time in the area of Wolf and Harry Hines Boulevard.
Jones, 79, reportedly suffered minor injuries. A source confirmed to ESPN that he was taken to a local hospital as a precaution.
Stephen Jones, Jerry’s son and the executive vice president of the Cowboys, told ESPN in a text message later that his father was back home and “all good.”
