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US ambassador to Israel says Israel sent Iron Dome batteries, personnel to UAE to defend country in Iran war 05/12/2026 04:01am • TEL AVIV, Israel (AP) — US ambassador to Israel says Israel sent Iron Dome batteries, personnel to UAE to defend country in Iran war. Braves host the Cubs to start 3-game series 05/12/2026 04:00am • Chicago Cubs (27-14, first in the NL Central) vs. Atlanta Braves (28-13, first in the NL East) Atlanta; Tuesday, 7:15 p.m. EDT PITCHING PROBABLES: Cubs: Colin Rea (4-1, 4.03 ERA, 1.37 WHIP, 35 strikeouts); Braves: Grant Holmes (2-1, 4.34 ERA, 1.31 WHIP, 29 strikeouts) LINE: Braves -130, Cubs +109; o Pirates look to keep home win streak alive, host the Rockies 05/12/2026 04:00am • Colorado Rockies (16-25, fifth in the NL West) vs. Pittsburgh Pirates (22-19, fourth in the NL Central) Pittsburgh; Tuesday, 6:40 p.m. EDT PITCHING PROBABLES: Rockies: Michael Lorenzen (2-4, 6.92 ERA, 1.90 WHIP, 26 strikeouts); Pirates: Paul Skenes (5-2, 2.36 ERA, 0.71 WHIP, 46 strikeouts) LINE: Pir Reds start 3-game series against the Nationals 05/12/2026 04:00am • Washington Nationals (19-22, fourth in the NL East) vs. Cincinnati Reds (22-19, fifth in the NL Central) Cincinnati; Tuesday, 6:40 p.m. EDT PITCHING PROBABLES: Nationals: Miles Mikolas (1-3, 7.44 ERA, 1.53 WHIP, 22 strikeouts); Reds: Brady Singer (2-2, 5.63 ERA, 1.64 WHIP, 26 strikeouts) LINE: Reds Brewers try to keep home win streak going, host the Padres 05/12/2026 04:00am • San Diego Padres (24-16, first in the NL West) vs. Milwaukee Brewers (22-16, second in the NL Central) Milwaukee; Tuesday, 7:40 p.m. EDT PITCHING PROBABLES: Padres: Matt Waldron (1-1, 7.71 ERA, 1.55 WHIP, 15 strikeouts); Brewers: Brandon Sproat (0-2, 5.87 ERA, 1.53 WHIP, 30 strikeouts) LINE: Brewers Dodgers host San Francisco Giants, look to end home losing streak 05/12/2026 04:00am • San Francisco Giants (17-24, fourth in the NL West) vs. Los Angeles Dodgers (24-17, second in the NL West) Los Angeles; Tuesday, 10:10 p.m. EDT PITCHING PROBABLES: Giants: Adrian Houser (0-4, 6.19 ERA, 1.54 WHIP, 19 strikeouts); Dodgers: Yoshinobu Yamamoto (3-2, 3.09 ERA, 1.01 WHIP, 40 strikeouts) L Luka Doncic says he wasn't close to returning from injury before Lakers' season ended 05/12/2026 03:41am • LOS ANGELES (AP) — Luka Doncic says he never got close to being healthy enough to rejoin the Los Angeles Lakers in the playoffs. Doncic incurred a grade 2 hamstring strain on April 2, and the NBA scoring champ missed the Lakers' final 15 games, including their entire postseason run. After a shocki LeBron James hasn't decided whether to return for a 24th NBA season after Lakers' playoff run ends 05/12/2026 03:18am • LOS ANGELES (AP) — LeBron James says he has no idea whether his 24-point performance in the Los Angeles Lakers' season-ending playoff loss to the Oklahoma City Thunder on Monday night was the final game of his NBA career. The top scorer in league history stuck to the strategy he has taken into the Champion Thunder hold off tenacious Lakers 115-110 in Game 4 for another playoff series sweep 05/12/2026 02:41am • LOS ANGELES (AP) — Shai Gilgeous-Alexander scored 35 points, Chet Holmgren made a tiebreaking dunk with 32.8 seconds to play, and the Oklahoma City Thunder swept the Los Angeles Lakers out of the second round of the NBA playoffs with a 115-110 victory in Game 4 on Monday night. Ajay Mitchell score Carter leads Las Vegas against Connecticut after 22-point game 05/12/2026 02:09am • Las Vegas Aces (1-1, 1-1 Western Conference) at Connecticut Sun (0-2, 0-1 Eastern Conference) Uncasville, Connecticut; Wednesday, 8 p.m. EDT BOTTOM LINE: Las Vegas Aces faces the Connecticut Sun after Chennedy Carter scored 22 points in the Aces' 105-78 win over the Los Angeles Sparks. Connecticut f Indiana takes on Los Angeles following Mitchell's 30-point game 05/12/2026 02:09am • Indiana Fever (0-1) at Los Angeles Sparks (0-1, 0-1 Western Conference) Los Angeles; Wednesday, 10:30 p.m. EDT LINE: Fever -2.5; over/under is 184.5 BOTTOM LINE: Indiana Fever plays the Los Angeles Sparks after Kelsey Mitchell's 30-point showing in the Fever's 107-104 loss to the Dallas Wings. Los A Chicago visits Golden State following Salaun's 21-point performance 05/12/2026 02:09am • Chicago Sky (1-0) at Golden State Valkyries (2-0, 2-0 Western Conference) San Francisco; Wednesday, 10 p.m. EDT BOTTOM LINE: Golden State Valkyries hosts the Chicago Sky after Janelle Salaun scored 21 points in the Golden State Valkyries' 95-79 victory over the Phoenix Mercury. Golden State went 23- Seattle visits Toronto after Mabrey's 27-point game 05/12/2026 02:09am • Seattle Storm (1-1, 0-1 Western Conference) at Toronto Tempo (0-1, 0-1 Eastern Conference) Toronto; Wednesday, 7 p.m. EDT BOTTOM LINE: Toronto Tempo takes on the Seattle Storm after Marina Mabrey scored 27 points in the Toronto Tempo's 68-65 loss to the Washington Mystics. Toronto hits the court for Mookie Betts returns to the Dodgers' lineup after an oblique injury 05/12/2026 02:07am • LOS ANGELES (AP) — Mookie Betts returned to the Los Angeles Dodgers' lineup Monday night, five weeks after being sidelined with an oblique injury. The eight-time All-Star went 1 for 5 with a single and a strikeout hitting second behind Shohei Ohtani and ahead of Freddie Freeman in a 9-3 loss in th Giants beat the scuffling Dodgers 9-3 as Devers and Adames spark a 7th-inning surge 05/12/2026 01:51am • LOS ANGELES (AP) — Rafael Devers homered early and drew a bases-loaded walk that broke a seventh-inning tie as the San Francisco Giants beat the scuffling Los Angeles Dodgers 9-3 on Monday night in the opener of a four-game series. Willy Adames added a two-run single in the seventh against a shaky