Top Sports Headlines – April 13, 2026

Are the Lakers toast? Is the Spurs' 3-point prowess real? We canvass the league on six key storylines.

We break down every seeding possibility, plus a look at the race to secure the best odds for the No. 1 pick.

The Kings are retaining coach Doug Christie for next season, team sources told ESPN.

From best fadeaway to the MVP, Dean Oliver uses ESPN Analytics' Net Points metric to wrap up the season by handing out awards.

Miami guard Terry Rozier, who has been on leave since October amid a sports gambling investigation, has been waived by the Heat.

In order to rest before the play-in tournament, Kawhi Leonard, who averaged 27.9 points, 6.4 rebounds and 3.6 assists during a mostly healthy year, sat out the Los Angeles Clippers' regular-season finale on Sunday night against the Golden State Warriors.

Lakers coach JJ Redick believes other West teams that still have their seeding to be determined prefer Los Angeles as their first-round opponent in the playoffs.

Mikal Bridges' consecutive games played streak reached 638 in Sunday's season finale, after the Knicks wing played all of 23 seconds before leaving the game.

The Celtics tied the franchise and NBA record with 29 3s on their way to clinching the Eastern Conference's No. 2 playoff seed in a blowout win over the Pelicans.

The Nuggets are resting the majority of their rotation vs. the Spurs on Sunday, while three-time MVP Nikola Jokic will play at least the first half in order to qualify for postseason awards.

With Luka Doncic and Austin Reaves sidelined by injury, the Lakers are signing two-way guard Nick Smith Jr. to a new two-year contract, his agent told ESPN.

Doc Rivers is departing as the head coach of the Milwaukee Bucks, but the franchise and Rivers are discussing whether he will move to an advisory role in the organization, sources said.

Doc Rivers is departing as the head coach of the Milwaukee Bucks, but the franchise and Rivers are discussing whether he will move to an advisory role in the organization, sources said.

Ty Gibbs, 23, the grandson of Hall of Fame team owner Joe Gibbs, outdueled Ryan Blaney and Kyle Larson in overtime on Sunday at Bristol Motor Speedway in Tennessee, breaking through for his first NASCAR Cup Series victory in his 131st start.

Four-time WNBA All-Star Kahleah Copper and two-time champion DeWanna Bonner re-signed Sunday with Phoenix, the team announced.

The green jacket is Rory McIlroy's again. He won the Masters on Sunday by one shot, becoming the first back-to-back winner since Tiger Woods in 2001-02.

Dillon Thieneman and Monroe Freeling have drastically boosted their stock since the start of last season. Who else has climbed the board?

After Washington's 3-0 loss to Pittsburgh on Sunday, Capitals star Alex Ovechkin, considering retirement after the season, waved off potential farewell handshakes with Sidney Crosby and the rest of the Penguins, who lingered after the win to salute him.

Justin Rose suffered another close defeat at the Masters on Sunday as he became the oldest participant to record back-to-back top-five finishes at Augusta.

Mikal Bridges' consecutive games played streak reached 638 in Sunday's season finale, after the Knicks wing played all of 23 seconds before leaving the game.

Phil Garner, a three-time All-Star infielder who went on to manage the Astros to their first World Series appearance, has died. He was 76.

Christian Yelich left the Milwaukee Brewers' game against the Washington Nationals on Sunday with tightness in his left hamstring.

Lakers coach JJ Redick believes other West teams that still have their seeding to be determined prefer Los Angeles as their first-round opponent in the playoffs.

The Nuggets are resting the majority of their rotation vs. the Spurs on Sunday, while three-time MVP Nikola Jokic will play at least the first half in order to qualify for postseason awards.

The Celtics tied the franchise and NBA record with 29 3s on their way to clinching the Eastern Conference's No. 2 playoff seed in a blowout win over the Pelicans.