Last Night in Sports: May 17, 2026

Cleveland punched its ticket to the Eastern Conference Finals with a 31-point Game 7 rout in Detroit. The NHL was dark before Monday's Buffalo-Montreal Game 7. MLB ran a full 15-game Sunday: the Mets walked off the Yankees to take the Subway Series, Zack Wheeler outdueled Paul Skenes for a shutout, the only extra-innings game went to the South Side, and three clubs cracked double digits.

NBA Playoffs — Cavaliers clinch East Semifinals

Cleveland Cavaliers, 125 — Detroit Pistons, 94. Cleveland wins by 31 on the road in Game 7 to take the East Semifinals 4-3 and book the Eastern Conference Finals. Evan Mobley posted 21 points, 12 rebounds, and 6 assists to anchor the rout. The Cavs await the Knicks-Pacers survivor.

MLB — 15-game Sunday, three shutouts, Subway Series walk-off

Fifteen games, three shutouts, three double-digit totals, and one extra-innings finish. The Mets walked off the Yankees in the Subway Series rubber match, Wheeler outdueled Skenes for the only shutout of the marquee pitching matchups, and the White Sox took the only extra-innings game in 10.

Los Angeles Dodgers, 10 — Los Angeles Angels, 1. Los Angeles wins by nine on the road in the Freeway Series, Roki Sasaki getting the win.

San Francisco Giants, 10 — Oakland Athletics, 1. San Francisco wins by nine on the road in the Bay Bridge matchup.

Cleveland Guardians, 10 — Cincinnati Reds, 3. Cleveland wins by seven at home in the Ohio Cup matchup.

Chicago White Sox, 9 — Chicago Cubs, 8 (F/10). Chicago wins by one at home in the Crosstown matchup, the only extra-innings game on the board.

Atlanta Braves, 8 — Boston Red Sox, 1. Atlanta wins by seven at home, Grant Holmes getting the win over Brayan Bello.

Texas Rangers, 8 — Houston Astros, 0. Texas wins by eight on the road in the Silver Boot, Nathan Eovaldi getting the win in the shutout.

Arizona Diamondbacks, 8 — Colorado Rockies, 6. Arizona wins by two on the road.

San Diego Padres, 8 — Seattle Mariners, 3. San Diego wins by five on the road, Lucas Giolito getting the win on Sunday Night Baseball.

Baltimore Orioles, 7 — Washington Nationals, 3. Baltimore wins by four on the road.

New York Mets, 7 — New York Yankees, 6. New York wins by one at Citi Field on a walk-off to take the Subway Series 2-1.

Philadelphia Phillies, 6 — Pittsburgh Pirates, 0. Philadelphia wins by six on the road, Zack Wheeler outdueling Paul Skenes in the ace-versus-ace matchup.

Tampa Bay Rays, 6 — Miami Marlins, 3. Tampa Bay wins by three at home in the interleague matchup.

Minnesota Twins, 5 — Milwaukee Brewers, 4. Minnesota wins by one at home.

Toronto Blue Jays, 4 — Detroit Tigers, 1. Toronto wins by three on the road, Kevin Gausman getting the win.

Kansas City Royals, 2 — St. Louis Cardinals, 0. Kansas City wins by two on the road, Steven Kolek getting the win in the shutout.

What to watch tonight

Two Game 7s and a Conference Finals tip-off head a busy Monday. Full details in the Tonight preview.

• NHL: Montreal Canadiens at Buffalo Sabres, 7:30 PM ET on ESPN. East 2nd Round Game 7. Series tied 3-3 with the Eastern Conference Finals on the line.
• NBA: San Antonio Spurs at Oklahoma City Thunder, 8:30 PM ET on NBC. Western Conference Finals Game 1 at Paycom Center.
• MLB: Los Angeles Dodgers at San Diego Padres, 9:40 PM ET on MLB.TV. Yamamoto vs King in an NL West nightcap at Petco Park.