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White Sox score 10 in third, thump Royals by 21 runs
Miguel Vargas and Jacob Gonzalez each hit three-run homers in an epic, 10-run third inning, Chicago's best this season, and the White Sox started the second half of their six-game homestand with a bang by demolishing the Kansas City Royals 22-1 on Friday night.,As part of an explosive frame that fea...

Wild's Bill Guerin is NHL's General Manager of the Year
The Minnesota Wild's Bill Guerin is the Jim Gregory General Manager of the Year for the first time -- also a first for the franchise -- the NHL announced on Friday night.,Guerin helped the Wild (46-24-12) to 104 points (seventh best in the league) and a Western Conference first-round victory over th...

Spain eke out win to finish atop Group H, eliminate Uruguay
Alex Baena scored in the 42nd minute as Spain topped Uruguay 1-0 to capture the top spot in Group H of the World Cup on Friday in Zapopan, Mexico.,In a lackluster match in which both teams struggled to create quality chances, Unai Simon had two saves for Spain, who won their second straight match af...

Cape Verde tie Saudi Arabia, become smallest nation to reach knockouts
Cape Verde became the first World Cup debutant to reach the knockout phase in 20 years with their 0-0 draw against Saudi Arabia to close out Group H.,The nation of islands off Africa's Atlantic Coast was the third-smallest qualifier in tournament history when it topped a qualifying group that includ...

Rangers' Nathan Eovaldi blanks Jays for 7 innings in victory
Nathan Eovaldi struck out nine in seven scoreless innings Friday night and the visiting Texas Rangers held on to defeat the Toronto Blue Jays 5-4.,Eovaldi (8-7) allowed five hits and one walk before leaving with a 5-0 lead. ,Justin Foscue hit a two-run home run and had three RBIs for the Rangers, wh...

Ina Yoon builds 5-shot lead at Women’s PGA Championship
Ina Yoon of South Korea shot a 3-under-par 69 on Friday and watched her lead at the KPMG Women's PGA Championship balloon to five strokes at Hazeltine National Golf Club in Chaska, Minn.,Yoon entered the second round with a two-shot lead on Australia's Karis Davidson after opening with a 63. But Dav...

Brewers flamethrower Jacob Misiorowski clocks 105.5 mph pitch
Brewers right-hander Jacob Misiorowski dialed up a 105.5 mph heater, the fastest ever recorded by a starting pitcher, to Cubs leadoff man Pete Crow-Armstrong in the first inning Friday night.,Misiorowski cleared his previous best pitch velocity of 104.5 mph on an 0-2 pitch to Crow-Armstrong, who fou...

Lionel Messi will begin Argentina group final on bench
Lionel Messi might be leading the Golden Boot race with his World-Cup leading five goals, but Argentina aren't willing to play around with their star's health.,On Friday, manager Lionel Scaloni confirmed that Messi will begin the squad's Saturday contest against Jordan -- Argentina's final game in G...

Mariners blow past Guardians late in low-scoring affair
J.P. Crawford drove in the go-ahead run in the seventh inning with an infield single and Julio Rodriguez added an RBI hit in the eighth, giving the visiting Seattle Mariners a 3-1 victory over the Cleveland Guardians on Friday night.,Rookie Colt Emerson hit a solo homer in the third for American Lea...

Noelvi Marte's pinch-hit HR powers Reds past Pirates
Noelvi Marte's first career pinch-hit home run in the eighth inning lifted the Cincinnati Reds to a 6-4 road victory over the host Pittsburgh Pirates on Friday night.,Marte's two-run homer off reliever Mason Montgomery (2-3) helped snap the Reds' three-game losing streak and was only the third win f...

Braves place 2-time All-Star RHP Robert Suarez (forearm) on injured list
The Atlanta Braves placed right-handed reliever Robert Suarez on the 15-day injured list on Friday because of right forearm tightness.,The move is retroactive to Tuesday. In a corresponding move, the Braves recalled right-hander Hurston Waldrep from Triple-A Gwinnett. Veteran right-hander Carlos Car...

Kamilla Cardoso, Sky set league records, blow out Fire
Kamilla Cardoso set a WNBA record on Friday night for the most field goals made without a miss and scored a career-high 30 points to lead the Chicago Sky past the visiting Portland Fire 124-94.,Cardoso, who hit all 13 of her shots form the field, set the mark on an open layup off a feed from Sydney ...

Orioles celebrate return home with win over Nationals
Trevor Rogers pitched into the seventh inning and Coby Mayo doubled twice and drove in a run as the Baltimore Orioles returned home and produced a 3-1 victory against the Washington Nationals on Friday night in the opener of a three-game series.,Blaze Alexander knocked in two runs and Taylor Ward pr...

Sun earn first winning streak of season by holding off Mystics
Olivia Nelson-Ododa scored 12 points and grabbed nine rebounds as the Connecticut Sun won their second in a row with a 68-57 victory over the Washington Mystics Friday night in Uncasville, Conn.,Leila Lacan scored 12, Kennedy Burke finished with 11 points off the bench and Brittney Griner and Charli...

Junior Caminero homer highlights Rays' win over Diamondbacks
Junior Caminero hit a three-run homer, Cedric Mullins added a solo shot and Nick Martinez pitched into the sixth inning to lead the Tampa Bay Rays to a 6-1 win over the Arizona Diamondbacks on Friday in St. Petersburg, Fla.,Martinez (7-2) allowed one run on six hits and struck out three over 5 2/3 i...

Payton Tolle, Red Sox shut down Yankees
Payton Tolle pitched seven dominant innings and combined with two relievers on a three-hitter Friday night as the Boston Red Sox earned a 6-1 victory over the visiting New York Yankees.,Tolle (4-5) retired the first 16 hitters before rookie Spencer Jones looped a single in the sixth. The left-hander...

Phillies give Zack Wheeler just enough support, edge Mets, interim manager
Zack Wheeler tossed seven strong innings on Friday night for the visiting Philadelphia Phillies, who edged the struggling New York Mets 2-1 in the opener of a three-game series between the National League East rivals.,Trea Turner recorded the tie-breaking RBI single in the seventh inning for the Phi...

Keider Montero, Tigers blank Astros to snap skid
James Outman hit a three-run homer to support seven strong innings from Keider Montero as the host Detroit Tigers blanked the Houston Astros 8-0 on Friday night.,Kerry Carpenter supplied a two-run homer, his 11th of the season, while Colt Keith contributed a solo blast. Kevin McGonigle reached base ...

Ducks trade Mason McTavish to Blues for 2 first-rounders
The Anaheim Ducks acquired the No. 15 and 29 overall picks in the first round of the 2026 NHL Draft on Friday night by trading center Mason McTavish to the St. Louis Blues.,The Blues parted with both first-rounders -- originally belonging to the Detroit Red Wings and Colorado Avalanche, respectively...

Didier Deschamps rejoining France after attending mother's funeral
Longtime France manager Didier Deschamps is flying back to Boston on Saturday to rejoin his team after missing Friday's 4-1 defeat of Norway to attend his mother's funeral back in France.,"I have big thoughts for Didier. We are happy that he comes back," France assistant Guy Stephan said after overs...