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Ty France's ninth-inning homer boosts Twins over Royals
Ty France ripped a two-run home run in the bottom of the ninth to lift the Minnesota Twins to a 3-1 win over the Kansas City Royals on Friday night in Minneapolis.,France clenched his fist after the long ball, which marked his fourth home run of the season. Carlos Correa added a solo homer for Minne...

Pirates rally, edge Brewers in 10th on wild pitch
Oneil Cruz hit two home runs and Adam Frazier scored on a wild pitch in the bottom of the 10th inning, lifting the host Pittsburgh Pirates to a 6-5 comeback win over the Milwaukee Brewers on Friday night.,Cruz's ninth home run in the third opened the game's scoring and his 10th home run in the ninth...

White Sox solve Tyler Mahle, beat slumping Rangers
Luis Robert Jr. drove in a run and scored another and Sean Burke allowed just one run in six innings as the Chicago White Sox defeated the slumping Texas Rangers 4-1 on Friday in the opener of a three-game set.,Burke (3-5) scattered three hits, walked three and struck out six as the White Sox won fo...

Pete Crow-Armstong homers twice; Cubs rally to blast Reds
Pete Crow-Armstrong hit two home runs, including a grand slam to highlight a six-run seventh inning, and Seiya Suzuki went 3-for-5 with a home run, double and three RBIs as the visiting Chicago Cubs rallied from a 4-0 deficit to defeat the Cincinnati Reds, 13-6, in the opener of a three-game series ...

Lynx overcome huge 4th-quarter deficit to defeat Sun
Napheesa Collier scored 33 points and helped spark a late 18-0 run as the Minnesota Lynx remained undefeated by edging the Connecticut Sun 76-70 on Friday night in Minneapolis.,The Lynx wiped out a 15-point hole with the huge burst that covered less than four minutes. Collier, who also pulled in 11 ...

Manny Machado, Padres beat Braves in Ronald Acuna Jr.'s return
Manny Machado hit a solo homer in the ninth inning to help the visiting San Diego Padres end their six-game losing streak with a 2-1 win over the Atlanta Braves on Friday in the opener of their three-game series.,Machado blasted a slider from Atlanta closer Raisel Iglesias (3-4) into the left field ...

Drew Rasmussen blanks Jays for 6 innings in Rays' win
Brandon Lowe and Curtis Mead homered for the second straight game and Drew Rasmussen tossed six scoreless innings, lifting the host Tampa Bay Rays to a 3-1 series-opening victory over the Toronto Blue Jays on Friday.,Lowe, who belted a two-run shot in the third inning, is 8-for-17 with three homers ...

Jenny Bae pulls in front at Mexico Riviera Maya Open
Jenny Bae shot her second straight round of 69 to eke in front of the pack halfway through the Mexico Riviera Maya Open on Friday in Playa del Carmen, Mexico.,Bae birdied the 18th hole at El Camaleon Golf Course at Mayakoba to reach 6-under 138 after two rounds at the inaugural LPGA event. She finis...

Slade Cecconi, Guardians turn back Tigers
Slade Cecconi pitched six strong innings and the Cleveland Guardians topped the host Detroit Tigers 3-1 on Friday night.,Cecconi (1-1) allowed one run and five hits during his second start of the season. Cecconi, acquired from Arizona in the offseason, recorded six strikeouts.,Hunter Gaddis got the ...

Giants snap Nationals' winning streak in shutout fashion
Landen Roupp pitched six-plus innings and the visiting San Francisco Giants ended the Washington Nationals' five-game winning streak with a 4-0 win on Friday night.,Roupp (3-3) allowed five hits and two walks while striking out two. He left after the first two Nationals reached in the seventh.,Jung ...

Vastly improved San Jose set to host Houston
The San Jose Earthquakes can match their point total for the entire 2024 season with a win Saturday night over the visiting Houston Dynamo.,San Jose (5-6-3, 18 points) is eighth in the Western Conference and 4-0-2 in its last six matches, including a 1-0 victory over the Portland Timbers on Tuesday ...

Josef Newgarden, Kyle Larson chasing history at Indianapolis 500
A lot has gone against Josef Newgarden as he has pursued an unprecedented third straight Indianapolis 500 victory on Sunday, but Friday presented some good news.,The Team Penske driver posted the top speed at 225.687 mph during Friday's Carb Day practice session, the last teams will have on the Indi...

Vijay Singh, Y.E. Yang, Cameron Percy tied for lead at Senior PGA
Vijay Singh of Fiji and Y.E. Yang of South Korea each carded a 4-under-par 68 and tied first-round leader Cameron Percy of Australia for the top spot through two rounds of the Senior PGA Championship on Friday in Bethesda, Md.,The leaders stand at 6-under 138, and 12 players are within three strokes...

Wolves 'desperate' to defend home court as Thunder lead series 2-0
The Minnesota Timberwolves know that time is running out for them to make a run at the NBA Finals.,The Timberwolves will try to help their cause when they play the Oklahoma City Thunder in Game 3 of the Western Conference finals on Saturday night in Minneapolis. The Thunder lead the best-of-seven se...

Indy 500 Carb Day: Josef Newgarden paces field at final practice
On Carburetion Day, better known as Carb Day, at the Indianapolis 500 on Friday, the fastest car perhaps fittingly belonged to the two-time defending champion.,Josef Newgarden led the final practice before the fabled race with a top lap of 225.687 mph.,"Good final run here," Newgarden told reporters...

Shai Gilgeous-Alexander, Giannis Antetokoumpo lead All-NBA picks
There were four repeat performers and one first-timer named to the 2024-25 Kia All-NBA First Team on Friday.,Milwaukee Bucks forward Giannis Antetokounmpo heads up the first team, earning top honors for the seventh consecutive year. He was joined by Oklahoma City Thunder guard Shai Gilgeous-Alexande...

Game 2 of Orioles-Red Sox twin bill moved to Saturday
The host Boston Red Sox and Baltimore Orioles will play a doubleheader Saturday, rather than Friday, after an extended period of rain affected the area.,The teams were slated for a four-game series beginning Thursday, but the opener was washed out and a doubleheader was scheduled for Friday. The Red...

Ben Griffin, Matti Schmid share lead after going low at Charles Schwab
Ben Griffin and Germany's Matti Schmid share the 36-hole lead at the Charles Schwab Challenge after they each posted 7-under-par rounds of 63 on Friday in Fort Worth, Texas.,Griffin and Schmid stand at 11-under 129 through two rounds at Colonial Country Club. They take a two-shot lead into the weeke...

Whitecaps aim to continue streak, face Real Salt Lake
The Vancouver Whitecaps look to stretch their unbeaten run to 14 matches across all competitions when they play a third consecutive away match on Saturday night, this time with a game against Real Salt Lake at Sandy, Utah.,Vancouver (8-1-4, 28 points) has been the surprise team of MLS this season, s...

St. Louis City hope to end losing streak at Colorado
Before a May 17 match at Minnesota United, St. Louis City SC defender Henry Kessler said the team needed to put together a complete 90 minutes in order to break a long winless streak.,The search continues into another week after a 3-0 loss that extended the team's winless streak to 10 matches. St. L...