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Stars host the Wild to begin the NHL Playoffs 04/18/2026 04:10am • Minnesota Wild (46-24-12, in the Central Division) vs. Dallas Stars (50-20-12, in the Central Division) Dallas; Saturday, 5:30 p.m. EDT LINE: Stars -121, Wild +101; over/under is 5.5 NHL PLAYOFFS FIRST ROUND: Stars host series opener BOTTOM LINE: The Dallas Stars host the Minnesota Wild in game one Lightning and Canadiens meet to begin the NHL Playoffs 04/18/2026 04:10am • Montreal Canadiens (48-24-10, in the Atlantic Division) vs. Tampa Bay Lightning (50-26-6, in the Atlantic Division) Tampa, Florida; Sunday, 5:45 p.m. EDT LINE: Lightning -189, Canadiens +156; over/under is 6 NHL PLAYOFFS FIRST ROUND: Lightning host series opener BOTTOM LINE: The Tampa Bay Lightning Philadelphia visits Pittsburgh to start the NHL Playoffs 04/18/2026 04:10am • Philadelphia Flyers (43-27-12, in the Metropolitan Division) vs. Pittsburgh Penguins (41-25-16, in the Metropolitan Division) Pittsburgh; Saturday, 8 p.m. EDT LINE: Penguins -147, Flyers +123; over/under is 6 NHL PLAYOFFS FIRST ROUND: Penguins host series opener BOTTOM LINE: The Pittsburgh Penguins Utah visits Vegas to start the NHL Playoffs 04/18/2026 04:10am • Utah Mammoth (43-33-6, in the Central Division) vs. Vegas Golden Knights (39-26-17, in the Pacific Division) Paradise, Nevada; Sunday, 10 p.m. EDT LINE: Golden Knights -153, Mammoth +127; over/under is 6 NHL PLAYOFFS FIRST ROUND: Golden Knights host series opener BOTTOM LINE: The Vegas Golden Knight Colorado and Los Angeles face off to begin the NHL Playoffs 04/18/2026 04:10am • Los Angeles Kings (35-27-20, in the Pacific Division) vs. Colorado Avalanche (55-16-11, in the Central Division) Denver; Sunday, 3 p.m. EDT LINE: Avalanche -264, Kings +214; over/under is 5.5 NHL PLAYOFFS FIRST ROUND: Avalanche host series opener BOTTOM LINE: The Colorado Avalanche host the Los Ange Buffalo hosts Boston to open the NHL Playoffs 04/18/2026 04:10am • Boston Bruins (45-27-10, in the Atlantic Division) vs. Buffalo Sabres (50-23-9, in the Atlantic Division) Buffalo, New York; Sunday, 7:30 p.m. EDT LINE: Sabres -158, Bruins +133; over/under is 6 NHL PLAYOFFS FIRST ROUND: Sabres host series opener BOTTOM LINE: The Buffalo Sabres host the Boston Bruin Today in History: April 18, the 1906 San Francisco earthquake 04/18/2026 04:10am • Today is Saturday, April 18, the 108th day of 2026. There are 257 days left in the year. Today in history: On April 18, 1906, the deadliest earthquake in U.S. history struck San Francisco, followed by raging fires across the city. More than 3,000 people are believed to have been killed by the quake Villagers compete to erect huge bamboo poles at an Indian folk festival, in photos 04/18/2026 04:03am • RAVE, India (AP) — Decorated bamboo poles were raised by members of the Agri-Koli community as part of a centuries-old, annual tradition honoring the goddess Raiba Devi in the village of Rave near Mumbai, India, on Friday. ____ This is a photo gallery curated by AP photo editors. Mets come into matchup with the Cubs on losing streak 04/18/2026 04:01am • New York Mets (7-13, fifth in the NL East) vs. Chicago Cubs (10-9, fifth in the NL Central) Chicago; Saturday, 2:20 p.m. EDT PITCHING PROBABLES: Mets: Freddy Peralta (1-1, 3.86 ERA, 1.14 WHIP, 25 strikeouts); Cubs: Jameson Taillon (0-1, 4.86 ERA, 1.26 WHIP, 17 strikeouts) LINE: Cubs -119, Mets -100; Brewers aim to keep win streak alive against the Marlins 04/18/2026 04:01am • Milwaukee Brewers (11-8, third in the NL Central) vs. Miami Marlins (9-11, second in the NL East) Miami; Saturday, 4:10 p.m. EDT PITCHING PROBABLES: Brewers: Brandon Woodruff (1-0, 4.32 ERA, 1.08 WHIP, 16 strikeouts); Marlins: Sandy Alcantara (2-1, 2.67 ERA, 0.86 WHIP, 22 strikeouts) LINE: Marlins - Braves try to keep win streak alive against the Phillies 04/18/2026 04:01am • Atlanta Braves (13-7, first in the NL East) vs. Philadelphia Phillies (8-11, fourth in the NL East) Philadelphia; Saturday, 7:15 p.m. EDT PITCHING PROBABLES: Braves: Chris Sale (3-1, 3.27 ERA, 1.04 WHIP, 22 strikeouts); Phillies: Cristopher Sanchez (2-1, 2.01 ERA, 1.39 WHIP, 31 strikeouts) LINE: Phi Nationals take home losing streak into matchup with the Giants 04/18/2026 04:01am • San Francisco Giants (8-12, fourth in the NL West) vs. Washington Nationals (9-11, third in the NL East) Washington; Saturday, 4:05 p.m. EDT PITCHING PROBABLES: Giants: Adrian Houser (0-2, 5.06 ERA, 1.56 WHIP, 10 strikeouts); Nationals: Cade Cavalli (0-1, 4.60 ERA, 1.72 WHIP, 13 strikeouts) LINE: Gi Dodgers take 4-game win streak into matchup with the Rockies 04/18/2026 04:01am • Los Angeles Dodgers (15-4, first in the NL West) vs. Colorado Rockies (7-13, fifth in the NL West) Denver; Saturday, 8:10 p.m. EDT PITCHING PROBABLES: Dodgers: Emmet Sheehan (2-0, 6.60 ERA, 1.47 WHIP, 14 strikeouts); Rockies: Ryan Feltner (1-1, 7.30 ERA, 1.70 WHIP, nine strikeouts) LINE: Dodgers -29 Cleveland Guardians square off against the Baltimore Orioles Saturday 04/18/2026 04:01am • Baltimore Orioles (10-10, third in the AL East) vs. Cleveland Guardians (11-10, second in the AL Central) Cleveland; Saturday, 6:10 p.m. EDT PITCHING PROBABLES: Orioles: Dean Kremer (0-0, 3.60 ERA, 1.20 WHIP, nine strikeouts); Guardians: Gavin Williams (2-1, 2.38 ERA, 1.15 WHIP, 29 strikeouts) Sarfaraz to coach Pakistan test team as selectors name 4 uncapped players for Bangladesh series 04/18/2026 03:13am • ISLAMABAD (AP) — Former Pakistan captain Sarfaraz Ahmed was named as head coach of the Pakistan test team as selectors named four uncapped players on Saturday for next month’s two-test series in Bangladesh. Sarfaraz, who won the Champions Trophy in 2017, retired from international cricket last m