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UNDATED (AP) — Four first-round NBA playoff games are on tap today, starting this afternoon with Philadelphia at Brooklyn. Philadelphia leads the series 2-1 after winning on the road Thursday night. The 76ers were held to 102 points in a Game 1 loss but have been impressive since, winning 145-123 in Game 2 and then 131-115 on Thursday. The other three games are this evening, with Denver at San Antonio, Milwaukee at Detroit and Houston at Utah.
UNDATED (AP) — The Dallas Stars have a chance to put the Central Division champions on the ropes when they visit Nashville this afternoon for Game 5 of their NHL first-round playoff series. Dallas tied the series Wednesday with a 5-1 win. Later today, Winnipeg has a must-win game at St. Louis with the Blues up 3-2, and the defending champion Capitals host Carolina in a series that's tied 2-2.
ST. LOUIS (AP) — Mets ace Jacob deGrom has been scratched from his start today at St. Louis. He's returning to New York for an MRI on his right elbow after shaky outings in his last two starts. DeGrom is 2-2 with a 3.68 ERA in four starts this season. He dominated with 13 scoreless innings in his first two outings, but lost his last two starts while allowing a total of nine runs on 13 hits and five walks in nine innings.
CHICAGO (AP) — Zack Greinke (GREHN'-kee) has posted a win at every current National League ballpark except one. The Diamondbacks star will try make it a clean sweep when he starts today at Wrigley Field. Greinke is 0-2 with an 8.31 ERA in five starts at the Friendly Confines. Yu Darvish starts for the Cubs and goes for his second straight victory.
OAKLAND, Calif. (AP) — Oakland slugger Khris Davis goes into today's home game against Toronto with a .247 batting average after an 0-for-4 night. This is familiar territory for Davis — he's finished at exactly .247 in each of the last four seasons.
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