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6-run explosion in the fifth inning pushes Reds over Tigers
Tyler Stephenson blasted a grand slam, Brady Singer tossed six strong innings and the visiting Cincinnati Reds powered past the Detroit Tigers, 11-1, on Saturday afternoon.,Matt McLain hit a three-run homer, while Elly De La Cruz and Spencer Steer also homered for the Reds. Singer (7-4) allowed one ...

Napheesa Collier takes charge as Lynx rout Sparks 101-78
Napheesa Collier scored 32 points on 13-for-16 shooting, and the Minnesota Lynx pulled away for a 101-78 victory Saturday afternoon in Minneapolis., ,Collier also grabbed eight rebounds and dished six assists for Minnesota (10-1), which bounced back from its first loss of the season. Courtney Willia...

FURIA, Spirit charge into BLAST.tv Austin Major playoffs
FURIA and Team Spirit swept into the BLAST.tv Austin Major playoffs with victories on Friday in Texas.,In second-round high matches of Group Stage 3, FURIA routed Virtus.pro 2-0 and Team Spirit downed Natus Vincere 2-0.,Four second-round mid matches were contested, with FaZe Clan defeating Legacy 13...

Quakes earn late 1-1 draw with Timbers
The Portland Timbers were denied the opportunity to avenge their Lamar Hunt U.S. Open Cup loss to the visiting San Jose Earthquakes after a late equalizer from substitute Preston Judd left the match tied 1-1 on Friday night.,Timbers goalkeeper James Pantemis spilled a last-minute desperation strike ...

Mariners ride 4-run 7th to victory over Guardians
Randy Arozarena broke a tie with an RBI single in a four-run seventh inning as the Seattle Mariners defeated the visiting Cleveland Guardians 7-2 on Friday night in the opener of a three-game series.,Rowdy Tellez and Jorge Polanco each had a double and a homer for the Mariners, who snapped a three-g...

On long night in D.C., Marlins hand Nats 6th straight loss
Rookie Agustin Ramirez had three hits, including two solo home runs, and the Miami Marlins held on to beat the host Washington Nationals 11-9 on Friday in a game delayed more than two hours by rain in the fourth inning.,For Miami, Dane Myers had three hits and two RBIs and Eric Wagaman had two hits ...

Casey Schmitt's first grand slam lifts Giants past Dodgers
Casey Schmitt hit his first career grand slam and the visiting San Francisco Giants earned a 6-2 victory over the Los Angeles Dodgers on Saturday as the longtime rivals met for the first time this season.,San Francisco right-hander Logan Webb (6-5) gave up two runs on two hits over seven innings as ...

Fourth-quarter comeback lifts Aces past struggling Wings
Jewell Loyd drilled a go-ahead 3-pointer with 28.4 seconds left as part of a decisive 15-0 run as the Las Vegas Aces rallied for an 88-84 victory over the visiting Dallas Wings on Friday night.,Jackie Young had 28 points, three steals and made all 11 of her free-throw attempts to help the Aces (5-4)...

Homers guide D-backs past Padres in season-series opener
Josh Naylor and Corbin Carroll homered as the Arizona Diamondbacks beat the San Diego Padres 5-1 on Friday in Phoenix during the first meeting between the National League West rivals this season.,Geraldo Perdomo and Lourdes Gurriel Jr. each had two hits and an RBI and Ketel Marte extended his on-bas...

Charlie Morton whiffs 10 as Orioles shut out Angels
Charlie Morton struck out 10 in five innings and the Baltimore Orioles withstood the visiting Los Angeles Angels and two lengthy weather delays to win 2-0 on Friday night in the opener of a three-game series.,Ryan O'Hearn and Ramon Laureano homered for the Orioles, who are 2-2 on their six-game home...

Shai Gilgeous-Alexander, Thunder level Finals with late rally
Shai Gilgeous-Alexander scored 35 points, helping the Oklahoma City Thunder come back from a late deficit to beat the Indiana Pacers 111-104 in Game 4 and even the NBA Finals on Friday in Indianapolis.,The best-of-seven series is tied 2-2 heading into Game 5 on Monday in Oklahoma City.,The Thunder t...

Braves rally, blast Rockies thanks to pair of 3-run HRs
Michael Harris II and Marcell Ozuna both hit three-run homers to help the Atlanta Braves come back and defeat the visiting Colorado Rockies 12-4 on Friday in the opener of their three-game series.,Atlanta has won three of four and Colorado has lost six of its last seven. Atlanta leads the season ser...

Rhyne Howard hits record-tying 9 treys as Dream down Sky
Rhyne Howard sank a WNBA-record-tying nine 3-pointers and scored a season-high 36 points while leading the Atlanta Dream to an 88-70 victory over the Chicago Sky on Friday in College Park, Ga.,Howard, who had 19 long-range attempts, matched the league's single-game trey record held by Kelsey Mitchel...

Freddy Peralta sharp as Brewers extend Cards' skid to 6
William Contreras drove in two runs, Freddy Peralta allowed one run in six innings and the Milwaukee Brewers held on for a 3-2 victory Friday over the visiting St. Louis Cardinals, who dropped their sixth consecutive game., ,Milwaukee snapped a 1-all tie with two runs in the sixth. Sal Frelick singl...

A's down Royals, snap 14-game road losing streak
Luis Severino continued his away dominance by allowing just one run in 7 1/3 innings as the Athletics snapped their 14-game road losing streak with 6-4 win over the scuffling Kansas City Royals on Friday.,Severino (2-6) owns a 7.10 ERA and an 0-6 record in nine home starts, but he is 2-0 with 0.93 E...

Astros get to Chris Paddack early, run away from Twins
Jeremy Pena recorded a four-hit game, and Jose Altuve drove in three runs in support of rookie left-hander Colton Gordon, who produced a second consecutive strong start as the Houston Astros claimed a 10-3 victory over the visiting Minnesota Twins on Friday.,Gordon (2-1) notched his second career vi...

Josh Smith stars as Rangers stay hot, stifle White Sox
Josh Smith homered and scored all three runs for Texas as the surging Rangers defeated the Chicago White Sox 3-1 on Friday in the opener of a three-game series in Arlington, Texas., ,The Rangers won for the fifth time in their past six games while Chicago dropped its third straight., ,Texas got on t...

MWCS: Oregon State recovers from blown lead, edges Louisville
OMAHA, Neb. -- Gavin Turley doubled home Aiva Arquette in the bottom of the ninth inning, giving Oregon State a walk-off 4-3 over Louisville in a Men's College World Series opening-round game on Friday night.,The Beavers (48-14-1) needed the late dramatics after blowing a 3-1 lead in the top of the ...

MWCS: Coastal Carolina pulls away late to beat Arizona
OMAHA, Neb. -- Coastal Carolina scored three runs with two outs in the bottom of the eighth inning to break a tie and beat Arizona 7-4 in the opening game of the Men's College World Series on Friday afternoon.,Sebastian Alexander's bloop single scored Wells Sykes for the go-ahead run, and Blake Bart...

Oregon State recovers from blown lead, edges Louisville at MWCS
OMAHA, Neb. -- Gavin Turley doubled home Aiva Arquette in the bottom of the ninth inning, giving Oregon State a walk-off 4-3 over Louisville in a Men's College World Series opening-round game on Friday night.,The Beavers (48-14-1) needed the late dramatics after blowing a 3-1 lead in the top of the ...