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Puerto Cabello and Juventud meet in Copa Sudamericana Group B on Wednesday, April 29, 2026, at Estadio Centenario in Montevideo. Kickoff is listed for 6:00 PM ET, and this is a pretty important group-stage spot because Puerto Cabello enter ahead of Juventud in the table, while Juventud are still searching for their first group win. Juventud are home here, but the table pressure is real. They have one point from two group matches, so this is not a spot where they can simply settle into a low-risk game and feel fine about it. Puerto Cabello, meanwhile, already have three points and can make a serious push toward the top half of Group B with a road result. The tricky part

After dropping a tough overtime game and a chance to take a commanding a 3-1 series lead, the Utah Mammoth were still feeling positive heading to Las Vegas for Game 5 of their best-of-seven Western Conference first-round matchup with the Vegas Golden Knights on Wednesday night. “There’s still plenty of hockey left in this series, a tied (2-2) series going back,” Mammoth defenseman Ian Cole said. “It’s a three-game series. (We’re) focusing on what we can control and where we stand right now. I think that will do us well.” Utah fell behind 3-0 in Monday’s contest but scored four consecutive goals to take a 4-3 lead. Brett Howden scored his second goal of the game midway through the third

In a series that has been devoid of impact players, the Los Angeles Lakers will get another chance to advance into the Western Conference semifinals when they play host to the Houston Rockets in Game 5 of their first-round series on Wednesday. The Rockets staved off elimination in Game 4 and won their first game of the series with a 115-96 victory on Sunday. Without Kevin Durant for the third time in four games, Houston received 23 points and seven assists from Amen Thompson, while Tari Eason added 20 points. Houston turned aggressive defense into 24 turnovers that led directly to 30 points and also held Los Angeles to 22.7% (5 of 22) from 3-point range. Eason added a game-high

The Atlanta Hawks and New York Knicks meet in Game 5 of the Eastern Conference First Round on Tuesday night at Madison Square Garden. Tipoff is set for 8:00 PM ET on NBC, and the series is tied 2-2 after New York answered with a 114-98 win in Game 4. This is the swing game. Atlanta already stole one at Madison Square Garden earlier in the series, so the Hawks know they can handle this building. The Knicks, though, finally looked like the more physical and connected team in Game 4, with Karl-Anthony Towns posting a triple-double and New York taking control before halftime. The betting market has New York favored by 6.5 at home, with the total sitting at