Astros win 8th straight, defeat Rockies 10-8

Abraham Toro homered in the second of two five-run innings by the Astros and Houston extended its major-league best winning streak to eight games with a 10-8 victory over the Colorado Rockies on Thursday.

Mets games postponed after two positive coronavirus tests

The New York Mets’ game this evening against the Florida Marlins, as well as Friday’s Subway Series opener against the New York Mets have been postponed after two members of the Mets organization tested positive for COVID-19.

Harden scores 21 points, Rockets beat Thunder for 2-0 lead

James Harden had 21 points and nine assists and the Houston Rockets made 19 of an NBA-record 56 3-point attempts to beat the Oklahoma City Thunder 111-98 on Thursday for a 2-0 lead in the first-round Western Conference series.

Big 12 moves ahead with fall sports beginning in September

The move came one day after the Big Ten and Pac-12 announced they would not play this fall. In the Big 12, fall sports will begin after Sept. 1 with the football schedule beginning league play Sept. 26. Schools also can play one non-conference opponent.