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Phillies and Reds meet, winner claims 3-game series 05/20/2026 04:01am • Cincinnati Reds (25-24, fourth in the NL Central) vs. Philadelphia Phillies (25-24, second in the NL East) Philadelphia; Wednesday, 1:05 p.m. EDT PITCHING PROBABLES: Reds: Andrew Abbott (3-2, 4.21 ERA, 1.50 WHIP, 35 strikeouts); Phillies: Aaron Nola (2-3, 5.91 ERA, 1.55 WHIP, 46 strikeouts) LINE: Ph Washington Nationals host the New York Mets Wednesday 05/20/2026 04:01am • New York Mets (21-27, fifth in the NL East) vs. Washington Nationals (24-25, third in the NL East) Washington; Wednesday, 6:45 p.m. EDT PITCHING PROBABLES: Mets: Zach Thornton (0-0); Nationals: Zack Littell (2-4, 6.10 ERA, 1.50 WHIP, 20 strikeouts) LINE: Mets -126, Nationals +105; over/under is 9 1/ Padres and Dodgers meet, winner secures 3-game series 05/20/2026 04:01am • Los Angeles Dodgers (30-19, first in the NL West) vs. San Diego Padres (29-19, second in the NL West) San Diego; Wednesday, 8:40 p.m. EDT PITCHING PROBABLES: Dodgers: Shohei Ohtani (3-2, 0.82 ERA, 0.82 WHIP, 50 strikeouts); Padres: Randy Vasquez (5-1, 2.68 ERA, 1.11 WHIP, 45 strikeouts) LINE: Dodger Cadeler: Q1 Earnings Snapshot 05/20/2026 03:56am • COPENHAGEN V, Denmark (AP) — COPENHAGEN V, Denmark (AP) — Cadeler A/S (CDLR) on Wednesday reported a loss of $8.2 million in its first quarter. On a per-share basis, the Copenhagen V, Denmark-based company said it had a loss of 9 cents. The offshore wind farm transportation and installation cont See the world in vertical: Top photos by AP photojournalists 05/20/2026 03:37am • see-the-world-in-vertical-top-photos-by-ap-photojournalists-22 Jalen Brunson leads Knicks back from 22 down in the 4th for 115-104 win over Cavs in OT in Game 1 05/20/2026 03:09am • NEW YORK (AP) — Jalen Brunson sparked one of the NBA's greatest postseason comebacks, a rally from a 22-point deficit in the fourth quarter, and finished with 38 points as New York beat the Cleveland Cavaliers 115-104 in overtime on Tuesday night in Game 1 of the Eastern Conference finals. After a Schools evacuated as magnitude 5.6 quake hits eastern Turkey 05/20/2026 02:37am • ISTANBUL (AP) — Eastern Turkey was struck by a magnitude 5.6 earthquake Wednesday, emergency services said. It hit the Battalgazi district of Malatya province at 9 a.m. and the depth was 7 kilometers (4.3 miles), according to the Disaster and Emergency Management Presidency. There were no immediat Former political rivals head to rematch in Alabama governor's race and runoffs for US Senate seat 05/20/2026 02:36am • MONTGOMERY, Ala. (AP) — Alabama will get a rematch between two high-profile nominees for governor while candidates of both major parties will head to runoff elections next month for an open U.S. Senate seat. Republican U.S. Sen. Tommy Tuberville and former U.S. Sen. Doug Jones, a Democrat, easily Bangladesh beats Pakistan by 78 runs to complete a 2-0 test series sweep 05/20/2026 02:36am • SYLHET, Bangladesh (AP) — Taijul Islam finished with six wickets as Bangladesh dismissed Pakistan for 358 on Wednesday for a 78-run win in the second cricket test and a 2-0 sweep of the series. The left-arm spinner took two of the three wickets to fall on Day 5 and returned 6-120 from 34.2 overs, Andy Pages bests Mason Miller after an epic 9-pitch at-bat in 9th inning of Dodgers' win over Padres 05/20/2026 02:18am • SAN DIEGO (AP) — Andy Pages dug in against Mason Miller and simply refused to give in. The Dodgers' young slugger fouled off three triple-digit fastballs and three 87 mph sliders from San Diego's peerless closer in an epic at-bat Tuesday night. Pages finally connected on the ninth pitch from Mille Plum leads Los Angeles against Phoenix after 28-point performance 05/20/2026 02:10am • Los Angeles Sparks (1-3, 0-1 Western Conference) at Phoenix Mercury (2-3, 1-2 Western Conference) Phoenix; Thursday, 10 p.m. EDT BOTTOM LINE: Los Angeles Sparks visits the Phoenix Mercury after Kelsey Plum scored 28 points in the Sparks' 106-96 loss to the Toronto Tempo. Phoenix went 13-11 in Wester Sykes leads Toronto against Minnesota after 31-point game 05/20/2026 02:10am • Toronto Tempo (3-2, 0-1 Eastern Conference) at Minnesota Lynx (2-2, 2-0 Western Conference) Minneapolis; Thursday, 8 p.m. EDT BOTTOM LINE: Toronto Tempo faces the Minnesota Lynx after Brittney Sykes scored 31 points in the Tempo's 98-90 win against the Phoenix Mercury. Minnesota went 34-10 overall w New York takes on Golden State following Stewart's 22-point game 05/20/2026 02:10am • Golden State Valkyries (2-1, 2-0 Western Conference) at New York Liberty (3-1, 2-0 Eastern Conference) New York; Thursday, 8 p.m. EDT BOTTOM LINE: New York Liberty hosts the Golden State Valkyries after Breanna Stewart scored 22 points in the New York Liberty's 100-82 victory over the Portland Fire. New York takes 1-0 lead into game 2 against Cleveland 05/20/2026 02:03am • Cleveland Cavaliers (52-30, fourth in the Eastern Conference) vs. New York Knicks (53-29, third in the Eastern Conference) New York; Thursday, 8 p.m. EDT LINE: Knicks -6.5; over/under is 214.5 EASTERN CONFERENCE FINALS: Knicks lead series 1-0 BOTTOM LINE: The New York Knicks host the Cleveland Caval Torrential rain and floods batter China, killing at least 12 and forcing mass evacuations 05/20/2026 01:50am • BEIJING (AP) — Torrential rain and floods hit parts of China this week, killing at least 12 people and forcing tens of thousands of people to evacuate, state media reported. State broadcaster CCTV reported on Wednesday five deaths and 11 people missing in Shimen County of Hunan province in centra