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Sei Young Kim grabs lead at midpoint of LA Championship
World No. 10 Sei Young Kim of South Korea carded a bogey-free 7-under-par 65 on Friday and took a one-shot lead after two rounds at the JM Eagle LA Championship in Tarzana, Calif.,Kim sits at 14-under 130 at El Caballero Country Club, just ahead of first-round leader Chizzy Iwai of Japan. Coming off...
Team Spirit, Team Vitality punch tickets to IEM Rio semifinals
Team Spirit and Team Vitality kicked off the playoff stage at the $300,000 Intel Extreme Masters Rio event with quarterfinal victories Friday, moving into the final four in Brazil.,Spirit blanked MOUZ 2-0 and Vitality did the same to Natus Vincere. While the losing sides were eliminated, Spirit will...
Ryan McMahon the unlikely hero as Yankees edge Royals
Ryan McMahon hit a tiebreaking two-run homer with two outs in the eighth inning and the New York Yankees earned a 4-2 victory over the visiting Kansas City Royals on Friday night.,After not starting the game, McMahon entered at third base for Amed Rosario. Ben Rice kept the inning going with a two-o...
Ramos powers Giants past host Nationals
Heliot Ramos hit a three-run home run, Drew Gilbert and Casey Schmitt added solo shots and the San Francisco Giants beat the Nationals 10-5 in Washington on Friday night.,Matt Chapman had three hits and drove in three runs for the Giants, who have won two in row.,Logan Webb (2-2) went six innings fo...
Bubba Chandler shines as Pirates snap Rays' six-game streak
Bubba Chandler allowed one run over six innings and the host Pittsburgh Pirates totaled 11 hits to secure a 5-1 victory over the Tampa Bay Rays on Friday night.,Chandler (1-1) struck out three, allowed three hits and walked one while throwing 90 pitches in his first career start against the Rays, wh...
Orioles do all their damage in the eighth, stun Guardians 6-4
Jeremiah Jackson hit a three-run homer off Connor Brogdon as part of a six-run eighth inning, rallying the visiting Baltimore Orioles to a 6-4 victory over the Cleveland Guardians on Friday night.,Jackson's fifth home run of the season came with two outs, capping a wild turn of events that saw the O...
Braves blank Phillies as Austin Riley blasts two homers
Martin Perez tossed six scoreless innings and Austin Riley hit a pair of opposite-field home runs as the visiting Atlanta Braves smashed the Philadelphia Phillies 9-0 on Friday in the opener of a three-game series.,After getting designated for assignment and re-signed by Atlanta earlier in the week,...
Sounders ready for homecoming, rematch with St. Louis City
St. Louis City and the Seattle Sounders met six weeks ago, but St. Louis coach Yoann Damet isn't focusing much on that match as the clubs are set to square off Saturday in Seattle.,"It feels like it was months ago, to be honest," Damet said of St. Louis' 1-0 defeat. "That's how much we've played sin...
Surging Salt Lake ready for rematch with San Diego
Real Salt Lake have their sights set on continuing the second-best start in franchise history when they oppose San Diego FC on Saturday night at Sandy, Utah.,The only time Real Salt Lake (4-1-1, 13 points) have notched a better six-match start during their 22-season history came in 2011 when they we...
Timbers hope to stop road skid at Minnesota
The Portland Timbers might be the more desperate team. The Minnesota United could be the more fatigued team.,The clubs meet Saturday night at Saint Paul, Minn.,Following Saturday's match, Portland (2-4-1, 7 points) travels to San Diego and Salt Lake. The Timbers are 0-3-0 in road matches.,"It's a gr...
D.C. United's Tai Baribo (thigh) questionable for Philly return
Striker Tai Baribo's return to Philadelphia may be delayed beyond D.C. United's scheduled visit to the Union on Saturday night.,The Israeli international led Philadelphia with 16 MLS goals in 2025. After joining D.C. (2-4-1, 7 points) from Philadelphia (1-6-0, 3 points) in a $4 million cash trade du...
Scott Hend, Brian Gay share lead at Senior PGA Championship
Scott Hend has won everywhere from Asia to Canada to his native Australia in his long, workmanlike golf career. Now he is in position to contend for his first major championship.,Hend posted a 7-under-par 65 on Friday, the lowest round through two days of the Senior PGA Championship, to share the 36...
Jon Rahm overcomes rocky start to take LIV Golf Mexico City lead
Jon Rahm used a strong back nine during Friday's second round to take a narrow lead at the halfway point of LIV Golf Mexico City in Naucalpan, Mexico.,Rahm -- who backdoored his way into a top-40 finish last week at the Masters by shooting 4 under in the final round to finish at 1 over -- overcame a...
Surging Flyers, Sidney Crosby-led Pens bring rivalry back to playoffs
For the first time in eight seasons and the eighth time overall, the Pittsburgh Penguins and Philadelphia Flyers will meet in the Stanley Cup playoffs, with the opening game of their first-round series taking place Saturday night in Pittsburgh.,The latest chapter of the Battle of Pennsylvania featur...
PF Berke Buyuktuncel transfers to Vanderbilt; Nebraska adds two from portal
Four weeks after helping Nebraska edge Vanderbilt in the NCAA Tournament's second round, power forward Berke Buyuktuncel has decided to switch from the Cornhuskers to the Commodores for his senior year.,According to reports, Buyuktuncel, the 6-foot-9, 245-pound forward who averaged 6.3 points and 5....
Orlando City, Houston hope to build off U.S. Open Cup victories
As Orlando City prepares to host the Houston Dynamo on Saturday night, both teams are coming off victories in the U.S. Open Cup.,But wins have been rare this season for both sides when it comes to MLS league games.,Orlando City (1-5-1, 4 points) and Houston (2-4-0, 6 points) still have time to battl...
Talles Magno awaiting NYCFC second act as Charlotte FC visit
Is dynamic offensive threat Talles Magno finally ready to pay dividends in his second stint with New York City FC?,That question may be answered when NYCFC (3-2-2, 11 points) play host to Charlotte FC (3-2-2, 11 points) on Saturday at Citi Field in a matchup of teams part of the four-way fourth-plac...
Knicks begin championship-or-bust playoff run vs. upstart Hawks
The New York Knicks and Atlanta Hawks each were Cinderella stories the last time they opposed each other in the NBA playoffs.,Only the Hawks qualify for that moniker this time around.,The Knicks will begin a championship-or-bust pursuit when they host the Hawks in the first game of a best-of-seven E...
Revolution bid to stay perfect at home vs. Crew
The New England Revolution set out to continue their dominant home form when they host the Columbus Crew on Saturday in Foxborough, Mass.,The home/away splits are as stark as they come for New England (3-3-0, 9 points). The Revolution have been outscored 8-2 while going 0-3-0 on the road, but are 3-...
FC Cincinnati back home, vying for turnaround vs. streaking Fire
A massive opportunity to right the ship awaits FC Cincinnati Saturday night when they host the Chicago Fire.,Cincinnati (2-4-1, 7 points) has struggled mightily since winning its season opener. It has been plagued by a sluggish offense and a suspect defense, with its minus-6 goal differential tied f...