The morning line

EPL The headline fixture is Arsenal — brilliant all season with 25 wins — making the trip to Selhurst Park against Crystal Palace, while Manchester City entertain Aston Villa at the Etihad in what looks like a crunch title-run day for both clubs. Down at the bottom, the Wolverhampton Wanderers and Burnley clash at Turf Moor is an absolute relegation six-pointer: both sides have been shambolic all campaign, managing just three and four wins respectively, so a nil-nil draw is as good as a defeat for either. Manchester United heading to Brighton is also worth a watch, with United's decent form on the road running into a Brighton side who the bookmakers fancy to keep a clean sheet at the American Express Stadium.

MLB Keep an eye on the Atlanta Braves hosting the Washington Nationals at Truist Park — that one's stuck in a rain delay in the top of the seventh with the Nationals clinging to a 1-0 lead over baseball's best record (36-17), which is the kind of situation where the bullpen decisions get real interesting once play resumes. Tomorrow's marquee matchup is the New York Yankees (31-22) rolling into Kauffman Stadium to face the Kansas City Royals on ESPN, a classic American League showdown where the Yankees' heart of the order will be tested. Also worth watching: the Philadelphia Phillies head to Petco Park to take on the red-hot San Diego Padres (31-20), a pair of teams battling for positioning that could easily go to extras given how tight both clubs play it at the back end.

MLS The marquee matchup tonight is Seattle Sounders FC traveling to face LAFC at BMO Stadium, two of the West's stronger sides with the Sounders sitting a point ahead on form at 7-3-2 — expect a tight, physical game with LAFC installed as narrow favorites and the over-under sitting at just 2.5, so neither side figures to gift a sitter. Earlier in the evening, Inter Miami CF host a Philadelphia Union side that has been genuinely shambolic on the road this year, going 1-4-9 and looking short on ideas up top, so Miami should be able to keep a clean sheet if they stay organized. If you watch one game, make it the late kick on the West Coast — both squads can find the net in bunches and the Sounders have the legs to press LAFC into mistakes.

NBA Tonight's marquee tip is Oklahoma City Thunder at San Antonio Spurs on NBC/Peacock — two of the best records in the league going at it, with the Spurs laying 3.5 at home despite OKC sitting at 64-18 on the year, which tells you how much Vegas respects that Frost Bank Center crowd. The over/under is 219.5, so expect buckets in the paint and plenty of splash if either offense gets cooking. Tomorrow night the New York Knicks head to Cleveland, a near-even matchup with the Knicks giving 2.5 — whoever wins that one is absolutely eating the other alive in the standings race.

NHL Tonight's marquee matchup is the Colorado Avalanche skating into T-Mobile Arena against the Vegas Golden Knights, and Colorado comes in as heavy favorites off a dominant 55-win season — if Vegas can't keep them out of the slot and tighten up the penalty kill, this one could get ugly in a hurry. Tomorrow night, the Carolina Hurricanes visit the Bell Centre to take on the Montreal Canadiens in what the oddsmakers expect to be a defensive grind, with the over/under sitting at just five and a half, so don't count on a lot of open-ice snipes — both goaltenders are going to earn their crease real estate the hard way.

WNBA The marquee game on the board right now is the Seattle Storm hosting the Washington Mystics at Climate Pledge Arena — Seattle came out cooking in the first half, dropping 49 points to go into the break up 12, and the Mystics are going to need a serious second-half run to flip this thing. Tomorrow night is the one to circle: the New York Liberty host the Portland Fire at Barclays Center with New York laying a massive 12.5 points, so the question is whether Portland can keep it respectable or if this turns into an absolute clinic. Late tomorrow, the Golden State Valkyries — Chase Center crowd behind them, another 12.5-point favorite — take on a Connecticut Sun squad that's been taking L after L at 1-6 on the season and is badly in need of some buckets.