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Reynaldo Lopez returns to Braves' rotation after a year away, faces Royals
Atlanta Braves right-hander Reynaldo Lopez will be under the microscope on Saturday when he returns one year after making his most recent big league start to face the visiting Kansas City Royals.,Lopez will have a tough act to follow. Teammate Chris Sale pitched six scoreless innings to help Atlanta...

Kraken's Bobby McMann, Brandon Montour strive to stay hot vs. Sabres
The Seattle Kraken are running out of runway in their bid to return to the playoffs for the second time in franchise history.,Heading into their matchup on Saturday at the Buffalo Sabres, the Kraken are three points out of the second-wild card spot in the Western Conference with 11 games remaining.,...

Setback aside, Rockies have 'new feeling' ahead of matchup vs. Marlins
The Colorado Rockies and Marlins both have reasons for optimism ahead of their rematch on Saturday afternoon in Miami.,The Marlins obviously are feeling good after posting a 2-1 victory in the season opener on Friday.,But Colorado, after an awful 2025 that included a majors-worst 5.97 ERA, is feelin...

Fresh off late rally, Jays turn to Dylan Cease in rematch vs. A's
Right-hander Dylan Cease will make his Toronto Blue Jays debut on Saturday afternoon against the visiting Athletics.,Cease, 30, was one of Toronto's major free-agent signings in the offseason after going 8-12 with a 4.55 ERA in 2025 for the San Diego Padres.,The Athletics are scheduled to start left...

Xtreme Gaming barely survive twice in ESL One Birmingham
Xtreme Gaming rallied for a pair of lower-bracket victories on Friday to extend their stay at the ESL One Birmingham event in England.,After overtaking MOUZ 2-1 in the lower-bracket first round, Xtreme performed the same escape act while defeating Team Spirit 2-1 in the lower-bracket quarterfinals.,...

Gentle Mates shine as CDL Stage 2 Major begins
The Paris Gentle Mates won twice Friday as the Call of Duty League's Stage 2 Major got underway at Marston Green, England, and they advanced to the upper-bracket semifinal.,Paris topped the Carolina Royal Ravens 3-1 in the play-in round, then downed the Miami Heretics by the same score in the upper-...

PARIVISION, Aurora move into BLAST Open Spring semifinals
The higher-seeded teams rolled through the quarterfinals of the BLAST Open Spring as PARIVISION and Aurora Gaming prevailed on Friday at Rotterdam, Netherlands.,PARIVISION downed Team Falcons 2-0, setting up a semifinal matchup vs. Natus Vincere. Aurora Gaming downed The MongolZ 2-0 to earn a semifi...

Red Wings score early vs. Sabres to earn key road win
The Detroit Red Wings scored three goals in the first period and went on to a 5-2 win over the host Buffalo Sabres on Friday night to keep pace in the wild-card race in the Eastern Conference.,The Red Wings (39-25-8, 86 points) are one point behind the New York Islanders for the final wild-card spot...

Women's NCAA roundup: Duke upends LSU on 3 at buzzer
Ashlon Jackson's rim-circling 3-pointer as time expired gave third-seeded Duke an 87-85 win over second-seeded LSU in a roller-coaster Sweet 16 matchup on Friday in the Sacramento Region 2 nightcap.,The win sends Duke to the regional final on Sunday, when the Blue Devils will face top-seeded UCLA on...

Ashlon Jackson's buzzer-beating trey lifts Duke past LSU
Ashlon Jackson's rim-circling 3-pointer as time expired gave third-seeded Duke an 87-85 win over second-seeded LSU in a roller-coaster Sweet 16 matchup on Friday in the Sacramento Region 2 nightcap.,The win sends Duke to the regional final on Sunday, when the Blue Devils will face top-seeded UCLA. T...

Once down 24, Clippers edge Pacers on Kawhi Leonard's last-second shot
Kawhi Leonard hit a go-ahead jumper with 0.4 seconds left to lift the visiting Los Angeles Clippers to a 114-113 victory over the Indiana Pacers on Friday in Indianapolis.,Darius Garland scored 30 and Leonard had 28 for Los Angeles (38-36), which trailed by 24 before rallying for its fourth straight...

Luka Doncic (41 points), Lakers stay hot vs. hapless Nets
Luka Doncic scored 41 points and Austin Reaves had 15 of his 26 points in the fourth quarter as the Los Angeles Lakers beat visiting Brooklyn 116-99 on Friday night, sending the Nets to their 10th straight loss.,Doncic also grabbed eight rebounds and has scored at least 30 points in a career-high 12...

Edwin Diaz closes Dodgers' second straight win over D-backs
Mookie Betts hit a three-run homer and Kyle Tucker delivered a go-ahead RBI single in the eighth inning as the Los Angeles Dodgers celebrated their championship-ring night with a 5-4 victory over the visiting Arizona Diamondbacks on Friday.,Alex Freeland homered, doubled and scored the winning run i...

Mavericks snap 5-game skid with road win over Blazers
Marvin Bagley III had a game-high 26 points and nine rebounds and Cooper Flagg added 24 points as Dallas ended a five-game losing streak with a 100-93 road win over the Portland Trail Blazers on Friday.,Naji Marshall added 19 points and five steals for the Mavericks (24-50), who won for just the fif...

Tennessee downs short-handed Iowa State, earns Michigan matchup
CHICAGO -- Nate Ament scored 18 points and Ja'Kobi Gillespie added 16 as sixth-seeded Tennessee defeated second-seeded Iowa State 76-62 on Friday in an NCAA Tournament Midwest Region semifinal.,Tennessee (25-11) will meet top-seeded Michigan in an Elite Eight game on Sunday. The Wolverines defeated ...

Warriors defeat Wizards, improve play-in positioning
Kristaps Porzingis scored 28 points and Brandin Podziemski recorded a 22-point, 10-rebound double-double to lead the Golden State Warriors to their third straight win, a 131-126 defeat of the Washington Wizards on Friday in San Francisco. ,Golden State (36-38), looking to improve its positioning for...

Kevin McGonigle delivers key hit as Tigers down Padres
Rookie Kevin McGonigle ripped a tiebreaking two-run single during a four-run eighth inning to lead the Detroit Tigers to a 5-2 victory over the host San Diego Padres on Friday night.,Riley Greene and Dillon Dingler also had run-scoring hits during a frame in which Detroit sent nine batters to the pl...

Ashlon Jackson's buzzing-beating trey lifts Duke past LSU
Ashlon Jackson's rim-circling 3-pointer as time expired gave third-seeded Duke an 87-85 win over second-seeded LSU in a roller-coaster Sweet 16 matchup in Friday in the Sacramento Region 2 nightcap.,The win sends Duke to the regional final on Sunday, when the Blue Devils will face top-seeded UCLA. T...

Mariners' bats back George Kirby in win over Guardians
Cole Young and Luke Riley hit home runs and George Kirby pitched six strong innings as the Seattle Mariners defeated the visiting Cleveland Guardians 5-1 on Friday night to even their four-game series at one apiece.,The Guardians' Chase DeLauter went deep for the third time in two games.,Kirby (1-0)...

Angel City top Dash, secure first 3-0-0 start in club history
Riley Tiernan scored the go-ahead goal in the 49th minute as Angel City took sole possession of first place in the National Women's Soccer League with a 2-1 victory over the Houston Dash on Friday night in Los Angeles., ,Sveindis Jonsdottir also scored a goal, her third in two games, and Angelina An...