Sports

Lakers 116, Cavs 97

The Los Angeles Lakers extended their winning streak to four with a 116-97 victory over the Cavaliers on Saturday, moving into eighth place in the Western Conference.

Mets 3, Reds 2

Edwin Díaz pitched out of trouble in the ninth inning to earn his first major league save since October 2022, and the New York Mets held off the Reds 3-2.

Clippers 8, Storm Chasers 5

Dom Nunez hit a two-run homer in the fourth inning to cap a furious rally and lead the Clippers to an 8-5 victory over the Omaha Storm Chasers Friday night at Huntington Park.

Islanders 4, CBJ 2

Noah Dobson scored the go-ahead goal early in the third period and the New York Islanders stayed alive in their quest for the final Eastern Conference wild-card playoff spot.

Guardians 4, Twins 2

Tanner Bibee and the Cleveland bullpen had 15 strikeouts to put the clamps on Minnesota’s bats, Steven Kwan had three hits and the Guardians spoiled the Twins’ home opener with a 4-2 victory Thursday.

Fury drops four-set match to Omaha

Megan Courtney Lush paced the Fury with 18 kills but Columbus lost a tight match to the Omaha Supernovas, 25-20, 25-22, 21-25 and 25-22, Thursday night.

Reds 4, Phillies 1

Christian Encarnacion-Strand and Elly De La Cruz had RBI doubles, Frankie Montas pitched 5 2/3 innings and the Reds beat the Philadelphia Phillies 4-1 on Wednesday night after a long rain delay.

Clippers 3, Storm Chasers 0

Kyle Manzardo accounted for all of the scoring in the game and seven Columbus pitchers combined to strike out 18 Omaha hitters as the Clippers notched their first win of the season, 3-0, over the Storm Chasers in a delayed home opener at Huntington Park Wednesday night.