This time, Heat seize upon Antetokounmpo absence, thrash Bucks 121-99 for 2-1 series lead  —  MIAMI — There will be basketball at the Miami Heat's arena beyond Monday night's Game 4 of this best-of-seven opening-round Eastern Conference playoff series against the Milwaukee Bucks.

Pete Alonso homers again, Joey Lucchesi delivers career performance as Mets blank Giants, 7-0  —  SAN FRANCISCO — The Mets had a likely hero and an unlikely one in their 7-0 win over the San Francisco Giants on Friday night at Oracle Park.  —  Pete Alonso hit his 10th home run of the season …

Yankees Notebook: Carlos Rodon plays catch  —  Aaron Boone had positive, if minor, news regarding Carlos Rodon's rehab prior to the Yankees' series finale against the Blue Jays, as the southpaw played catch Sunday.  —  Rodon has been sidelined since suffering a left forearm strain early in spring training …

Chicago White Sox suffer a crushing 8-7 loss to the Tampa Bay Rays — allowing 3 runs in the 9th: ‘Just turn the page’  —  ST. PETERSBURG, Fla. — The Chicago White Sox were three outs from perhaps a momentum-turning victory Friday.  —  But three big swings from the Tampa Bay Rays turned the game into a crushing defeat.

MSG crowd rattles misfiring Cavs in big Knicks playoff victory  —  It was sometimes ugly, sometimes beautiful and overall dominant from the Knicks.  —  New York didn't win style points Friday night but dominated where it mattered most — on the scoreboard — riding a resurgent RJ Barrett …

Nets' Mikal Bridges: ‘I let my team down’ after poor shooting series  —  Mikal Bridges' deep sigh pierced through the deafening silence wafting about the home locker room as he walked from his locker to the bathroom.  —  He blew it — and he knew it.  —  “I love my guys to death and I told them …

Outfielder Kris Bryant leaves Rockies' 4-3 loss to Phillies  —  Colorado Rockies outfielder Kris Bryant left Saturday's 4-3 loss to the Philadelphia Phillies during the third inning with pain on his left side.  —  Bryant, 31, struck out swinging in the first inning and grimaced on the final strike.

Padres notes: Musgrove readying for the run; Weathers to pen, Martinez to follow  —  Abundant off days, Musgrove's return takes away need for six-man rotation for at least the next several weeks  —  The toe is good.  The arm and the body are good.  The mechanics are good.

Drew Smyly loses perfect-game bid on infield collision in Cubs win  —  CHICAGO — Drew Smyly and Yan Gomes tumbled to the grass under a sunny sky at a picturesque Wrigley Field.  Reclining on his side for one brief moment, Smyly grinned.  —  It was over, but it was a really fun afternoon for the Chicago Cubs.

With Las Vegas Land Deal, Athletics May Finally Leave Oakland  —  After years of tense negotiations to remain in the Bay Area, the A's said they had reached a deal to acquire a stadium site near the Las Vegas Strip.  —  For more than half a century, the Oakland Athletics …