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Giants' Wilmer Flores socks 3 HRs, ruins A's return to Bay Area
Wilmer Flores set career highs with three homers and eight RBIs as the San Francisco Giants spoiled the Athletics' first return to the Bay Area representing West Sacramento with a 9-1 shellacking on Friday.,Giants starter Logan Webb (5-3) took a shutout into the eighth inning in the opener of a thre...

Shohei Ohtani homers, but Angels take down Dodgers
Yoan Moncada hit a first-inning home run and right-hander Jack Kochanowicz pitched into the seventh inning as the visiting Los Angeles Angels pulled off a 6-2 victory over the Los Angeles Dodgers on Friday to open a three-game series., ,Zach Neto had a two-run double and Nolan Schanuel added a two-r...

Corbin Burnes, D-backs shut out historically bad Rockies
Corbin Burnes fanned 10 in six innings, Gabriel Moreno had three hits and scored three runs, and the Arizona Diamondbacks extended the Colorado Rockies' misery with an 8-0 victory on Friday in Phoenix.,Burnes (3-1) gave up two hits and walked three while extending his streak of consecutive scoreless...

Kelsey Plum, Sparks spoil expansion Valkyries' debut
Kelsey Plum scored 37 points in her Los Angeles debut and the Sparks ruined the debut of the Golden State Valkyries with an 84-67 victory on Friday night at San Francisco.,Plum made 11 of 19 field-goal attempts, including four 3-pointers, and knocked down all 11 free-throw attempts while falling thr...

Mariners sock three homers, cruise to win over Padres
J.P. Crawford homered on the game's first pitch, Rowdy Tellez and Cal Raleigh added long balls and the visiting Seattle Mariners topped the San Diego Padres 5-1 on Friday.,Seattle starter Logan Evans (2-1) tossed six scoreless innings, the longest of his four major league outings. The Mariners were ...

Bryce Harper hits milestone as Phillies rally past Pirates
Bryce Harper went 3-for-4 and drove in two runs, including the 1,000th of his career, as the Philadelphia Phillies rallied for a 8-4 victory over the visiting Pittsburgh Pirates on Friday night.,J.T. Realmuto drove in the go-ahead run with a bases-loaded walk as Philadelphia scored four runs on just...

Showboats pull out overtime win over Brahmas
Troy Williams completed a pair of scoring passes in overtime, leading the Memphis Showboats to a 24-22 win over the host San Antonio Brahmas on Friday.,The UFL's overtime consists of each team getting three chances for two-point conversions from the 5-yard line. Williams connected with Daewood Davis...

Report: Rory McIlroy using new driver after forced switch
Rory McIlroy, off to a slow start in the PGA Championship at Quail Hollow Club in Charlotte, reportedly is using a different driver this week after the one he utilized during his recent Masters win was ruled "no longer permissible" by the USGA.,The report from SiriusXM PGA Tour Radio on Friday indic...

Astros' offense comes alive in win over Rangers
Christian Walker's three-run homer capped a six-run seventh inning as the Houston Astros finally woke up on offense and beat up on the Texas Rangers 6-3 on Friday in Arlington, Texas.,Houston went the first 15 2/3 innings of this series without a run but broke out off two Rangers relievers in the se...

Twins score 12th straight win by downing Brewers
Joe Ryan scattered two hits over six scoreless innings as the visiting Minnesota Twins extended their winning streak to 12 games with a 3-0 victory over the Milwaukee Brewers on Friday.,Ryan (4-2), who improved to 3-0 in his last four starts, allowed Brice Turang's single to lead off the first innin...

Knicks KO Celtics in Game 6, charge into East finals
Jalen Brunson and OG Anunoby each scored 23 points as the New York Knicks reached the Eastern Conference finals for the first time since 2000 by steamrolling the visiting Boston Celtics 119-81 on Friday in Game 6 of their semifinal series.,Mikal Bridges had 22 points and Karl-Anthony Towns added 21 ...

Nationals score in 9th to edge Orioles
The Washington Nationals scored on Nasim Nunez's two-out infield single in the ninth inning to claim a 4-3 victory against the host Baltimore Orioles on Friday night to open a three-game series.,James Wood homered and had a run-scoring single and Nathaniel Lowe also homered for the Nationals, who wo...

Cardinals stay hot, blow out reeling Royals
Ivan Herrera had three hits with four RBIs, including a key three-run double in the sixth inning, while Andre Pallante allowed two runs over seven innings, as the surging St. Louis Cardinals won 10-3 over the struggling host Kansas City Royals on Friday night. ,Aided on a key error by Kansas City se...

Leafs shut out Panthers, head home for Game 7
Joseph Woll made 22 saves to help the Toronto Maple Leafs stave off elimination with a 2-0 win against the Florida Panthers in Game 6 of their Eastern Conference semifinal series on Friday in Sunrise, Fla.,Game 7 of the best-of-seven series is Sunday night in Toronto.,The Maple Leafs have not advanc...

Charge close out Victoire to advance to PWHL finals
Emily Clark and Rebecca Leslie both scored as the Ottawa Charge advanced to the PWHL championship after defeating the visiting Montreal Victoire 2-1 Friday to take their semifinal playoff series three games to one.,Anna Meixner and Gabbie Hughes each had an assist, and goalkeeper Gwyneth Philips sto...

Royals' Cole Ragans leaves start with groin tightness
Kansas City starter Cole Ragans exited in the sixth inning of the Royals' Friday home game against the St. Louis Cardinals due to left groin tightness.,The Royals' Opening Day starter, Ragans left after allowing Masyn Winn's line-drive single up the middle to open the sixth. Kansas City trailed 3-2 ...

NWSL roundup: Thorns score early, often to thrash Dash
Four players found the back of the net in the first 54 minutes of the match as the visiting Portland Thorns thumped the Houston Dash 4-1 on Friday night.,Pietra Tordin and Payton Linnehan scored in the 26th and 30th minutes before Sam Coffey buried a penalty kick in the lower-right corner of the net...

Brittney Sykes helps Mystics defeat Dream in season-opener
Brittney Sykes had a team-high 22 points and five assists, helping lead the Washington Mystics to a 94-90 season-opening victory over the visiting Atlanta Dream on Friday.,Sonia Citron added 19 points for Washington, followed by Kiki Iriafen's 14 and Sug Sutton's 13. Jade Melbourne added 11 off the ...

Yanks handle Mets, spoiling Juan Soto's return to Bronx
Carlos Rodon issued three walks to Juan Soto in the slugger's hostile return to Yankee Stadium and pitched five innings as the host New York Yankees opened the Subway Series with a 6-2 victory over the New York Mets on Friday night.,Soto heard boos throughout the night, from the time he began warmin...

Connor Norby's 3-run double sparks Marlins' win over Rays
Connor Norby smacked a three-run double, leading the host Miami Marlins to a 9-4 win over the Tampa Bay Rays on Friday night in the opener of a three-game series.,The Rays allowed 13 hits and seven walks, and Tampa Bay also committed one error.,Miami starter Max Meyer (3-4) stayed in the game long e...