MLB: San Francisco at San Diego, ppd, rain

April 19 (UPI) -- The Carolina Hurricanes will host the New York Islanders on Saturday night, dropping the puck on the 2024 Stanley Cup playoff slate. NHL postseason games will be held through mid-June to determine a champion.

April 19 (UPI) -- Spanish defender Jordi Alba will miss Inter Miami's next two games because of a right leg muscle injury, Herons manager Tata Martino told reporters Friday.

April 19 (UPI) -- Former carpenter Cam Booser, a 31-year-old pitcher who spent four years out of professional baseball, will be promoted from the minor leagues and join the Boston Red Sox big-league roster, his agency announced.

April 19 (UPI) -- The Mexican Football Federation suspended Tigres' Nahuel Guzman for 11 games after he was seen directing a laser pointer toward fellow goalie Esteban Andrada during a 3-3 draw with Monterrey.

April 19 (UPI) -- There's potential Triple Crown action this weekend at Oaklawn Park in Arkansas and Laurel Park in Maryland, as candidates for the Preakness Stakes get final test runs.

April 19 (UPI) -- Ryne Nelson took an 87-mph liner off the bat of Mike Yastrzemski to his pitching arm, forcing him to leave in the second inning of a 5-0 Arizona Diamondbacks loss to the San Francisco Giants in San Francisco.

April 19 (UPI) -- Former Louisville men's basketball head coach and Kentucky assistant Kenny Payne will join John Calipari's staff at Arkansas, the Razorbacks announced.

April 18 (UPI) -- The Arizona Coyotes are moving to Salt Lake City after NHL's Board of Directors on Thursday approved the team's sale to a new owner.

April 18 (UPI) -- Haley Cavinder, who led Miami in scoring in 2022-23, will join twin sister Hanna in a return to the Hurricanes next season, she announced Thursday. The Cavinder twins sat out during 2023.

April 18 (UPI) -- Former LSU guard Hailey Van Lith will play at TCU next season, leaving the Tigers for the Horned Frogs after one season.