Last Night in Sports: May 26, 2026
Thunder retake the West Finals lead 3-2 behind SGA's 32. Vegas sweeps Colorado to punch a Stanley Cup Final ticket. 15-game MLB Tuesday with a 15-1 Yankees rout and a 15-6 Dodgers blowout.
Tuesday delivered one survival win and one clincher. Oklahoma City answered a Game 4 blowout with a 13-point Game 5 win at home to retake the West Finals lead, and Vegas finished off Colorado in four to reach the Stanley Cup Final. Fifteen MLB games — the Yankees and Dodgers both hung 15.
NBA Playoffs — Thunder retake the West Finals lead
Oklahoma City Thunder, 127 — San Antonio Spurs, 114. Shai Gilgeous-Alexander finished with 32 points and 9 assists as Oklahoma City came home and pulled in front in Game 5. Stephon Castle led San Antonio with 24 in defeat. Oklahoma City leads the series 3-2 with Game 6 in San Antonio.
NHL — Vegas sweeps into the Stanley Cup Final
Vegas Golden Knights, 2 — Colorado Avalanche, 1. Vegas closed out the sweep at T-Mobile Arena with a tight Game 4 win. Goaltender Cam Hart stopped 20 of 21 shots for a .952 save percentage. Vegas wins the series 4-0 and advances to the Stanley Cup Final.
MLB — 15-game Tuesday board, two 15-run outbursts
Fifteen games, no postponements, no doubleheaders. The Yankees pounded the Royals on the road and the Dodgers hung 15 on Colorado at home. Braves-Red Sox was the closest finish at 7-6.
Washington Nationals, 6 — Cleveland Guardians, 3. Washington won by three on the road.
Baltimore Orioles, 6 — Tampa Bay Rays, 1. Baltimore put up a five-run win in St. Petersburg.
Los Angeles Angels, 10 — Detroit Tigers, 6. The Angels won a shootout in Detroit by four.
Pittsburgh Pirates, 12 — Chicago Cubs, 1. Pittsburgh hung twelve to extend Chicago's losing skid.
Atlanta Braves, 7 — Boston Red Sox, 6. Atlanta edged the Red Sox by one — the closest game on the board.
Toronto Blue Jays, 8 — Miami Marlins, 1. Toronto won by seven at home.
Cincinnati Reds, 7 — New York Mets, 2. The Reds extended the Mets' losing streak with a five-run win.
Minnesota Twins, 5 — Chicago White Sox, 3. Minnesota took it by two in Chicago.
New York Yankees, 15 — Kansas City Royals, 1. The Yankees hung fifteen on the Royals in a 14-run road blowout.
Milwaukee Brewers, 6 — St. Louis Cardinals, 0. Milwaukee shut out the Cardinals at home.
Texas Rangers, 10 — Houston Astros, 7. Texas won a slugfest in Arlington.
Philadelphia Phillies, 4 — San Diego Padres, 3. Philadelphia held on by one over San Diego.
Seattle Mariners, 4 — Oakland Athletics, 1. Seattle won by three in West Sacramento.
Arizona Diamondbacks, 7 — San Francisco Giants, 5. Arizona held off the Giants by two.
Los Angeles Dodgers, 15 — Colorado Rockies, 6. The Dodgers hung fifteen on Colorado at home in a nine-run rout.
What to watch next
The Thunder can clinch the West with a road Game 6 in San Antonio. The Stanley Cup Final waits on a Carolina-Montreal winner. A 15-game MLB Wednesday slate on deck with several rubber matches.
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