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Reds keep taking leads, eke out 8-7 win over Rockies
Spencer Steer homered, Noelvi Marte and Santiago Espinal had three hits each, and the Cincinnati Reds beat the Colorado Rockies 8-7 on a drizzly Friday night in Denver.,Elly De La Cruz, Blake Dunn and Austin Hays had two hits each, Graham Ashcraft (1-2) pitched an inning of relief and Emilio Pagan p...

Habs cut Capitals' series lead to 2-1 with six-goal outburst
Cole Caufield and Alex Newhook recorded one goal and one assist each as the host Montreal Canadiens defeated the Washington Capitals 6-3 in Game 3 of an Eastern Conference first-round playoff series on Friday.,The Capitals lead the best-of-seven series 2-1 with Game 4 scheduled for Sunday in Montrea...

Cardinals hang on to edge Brewers
Lars Nootbaar went 2-for-3 with a run and an RBI as the St. Louis Cardinals edged the visiting Milwaukee Brewers 3-2 on Friday night.,Cardinals left-hander Matthew Liberatore (2-2) allowed two runs, one earned, on five hits in six innings. He struck out four and did not walk a batter.,Kyle Leahy, Ph...

Gary Trent Jr. leads Bucks to comeback win over Pacers
Gary Trent Jr. and Giannis Antetokounmpo each scored 37 points while leading the Bucks to a comeback 117-101 victory over the visiting Indiana Pacers on Friday, cutting Milwaukee's deficit in the Eastern Conference first-round playoff series to 2-1.,Trent was inserted into the starting lineup in pla...

Trevor Larnach, Byron Buxton team for 7 RBIs as Twins drub Angels
Trevor Larnach launched a three-run homer during Minnesota's six-run fourth inning, and the Twins opened a three-game series against the Los Angeles Angels with an 11-4 win on Friday night in Minneapolis.,Byron Buxton homered, tripled and drove in three runs, and Larnach had two hits and four RBIs f...

Pride rally, upend Angel City in stoppage time
Marta and Barbra Banda guided host Orlando out of a two-goal deficit before an Angel City own goal in second-half stoppage time handed the Pride a thrilling 3-2 victory Friday night., ,In the third minute of stoppage, Orlando's Carson Pickett lofted a long cross into the box. It took one hop before ...

Delanie Sheehan's late goal carries Dash past Royals
Delanie Sheehan's goal in the 80th minute catapulted the Houston Dash to a 1-0 victory over the visiting Utah Royals on Friday.,The midfielder celebrated her 50th regular-season start in the NWSL with her first goal for her new team. She played the previous four seasons for Gotham FC.,Houston (2-1-3...

Magic hold off Celtics at home, avoid 3-0 hole
Franz Wagner broke a late tie with consecutive driving hoops over Kristaps Porzingis and the Orlando Magic, riding a suffocating defense and surviving a wild finish, held off the visiting Boston Celtics 95-93 in Game 3 of their Eastern Conference first-round playoff series Friday night.,Wagner finis...

Jays rally in ninth to beat Yankees, end 5-game skid
Alejandro Kirk hit a two-run double with no outs in the ninth inning for the visiting Toronto Blue Jays, who stopped a season-worst five-game losing streak with a 4-2 victory over the New York Yankees on Friday night.,Devin Williams (0-2) blew his first save in five chances by not getting an out in ...

Canadiens cut Capitals' series lead to 2-1 with six-goal outburst
Cole Caufield and Alex Newhook recorded one goal and one assist each as the Montreal Canadiens defeated the Washington Capitals 6-3 in Game 3 of the Eastern Conference first-round playoff series Friday night in Montreal.,The Capitals lead the series 2-1 with Game 4 scheduled for Sunday in Montreal.,...

Albatross keeps Yan Liu in front at Chevron Championship
China's Yan Liu recorded a rare albatross -- a 3-under-par score on a hole -- and emerged with the lead after the second round of the Chevron Championship on Friday in The Woodlands, Texas.,On the par-5 eighth hole at The Club at Carlton Woods, Liu's second shot, a 7-iron from 170 yards out, found t...

Royals' Seth Lugo ends 3-start skid by blanking Astros
Seth Lugo pitched eight shutout innings for Kansas City on Friday as the host Royals extended their winning streak to five games with a 2-0 victory over the Houston Astros.,Lugo (2-3) ended a three-start losing streak with his best effort in the young season as he struck out a season-best eight. He ...

Nats turn triple play, halt Mets' 7-game win streak
James Wood singled to drive in the winning run with two outs in the bottom of the ninth and the Washington Nationals rallied past the New York Mets 5-4 on Friday night, snapping New York's seven-game winning streak.,With Washington trailing 4-3, Dylan Crews led off the ninth against Ryne Stanek (0-1...

Bryson DeChambeau bombs his way to lead at LIV Golf Mexico City
Bryson DeChambeau opened with an 8-under-par 63 to take a one-shot lead over fellow major champions Cameron Smith and Jon Rahm at LIV Golf Mexico City on Friday.,DeChambeau eagled his first hole of the day, the short par-4 second at Club De Golf Chapultepec, and was 4 under through three. He carded ...

Vying for sweep of Senators, Leafs believe 'killer instinct' will kick in
Closing out a playoff series has been an issue for the Toronto Maple Leafs over the years. With a 2-13 record in potential series-clinching games since 2004, they'll look to buck that trend when they visit the Ottawa Senators for Game 4 of their first-round series on Saturday.,"All we can do is unde...

Isaiah Salinda, Kevin Velo hang onto lead at Zurich Classic
Isaiah Salinda holed a late birdie putt as he and Kevin Velo secured a one-shot lead at the Zurich Classic of New Orleans on Friday at TPC Louisiana in Avondale, La.,Salinda and Velo opened the team event with a 58, a tournament record for four-ball (best ball). Friday's action was foursomes (altern...

Cubs blank Phillies in rain-delayed affair
Colin Rea went five scoreless innings and Pete Crow-Armstrong had an RBI and scored a run as the Chicago Cubs earned a 4-0 victory over the visiting Philadelphia Phillies on Friday following a two-hour, 20-minute rain delay.,Ian Happ and Seiya Suzuki each had two hits as the Cubs improved to 5-1 on ...

Liquid, PARIVISION reach PGL Wallachia upper-bracket final
Team Liquid and PARIVISION advanced to the upper-bracket final of the PGL Wallachia Season 4 playoffs by notching semifinal wins Friday in Bucharest, Romania.,Liquid and PARIVISION will square off Saturday after Liquid swept Team Spirit 2-0 and PARIVISION rallied past Aurora Gaming 2-1.,In two other...

Aryna Sabalenka, Jessica Pegula kick off Madrid runs with easy wins
No. 1 seed Aryna Sabalenka of Belarus was among the seeded players to start the Mutua Madrid Open with straight-sets wins on Friday in Spain.,Following a first-round bye, Sabalenka topped Russia's Anna Blinkova 6-3, 6-4. Sabalenka won 27 of 36 first-service points (75 percent) and saved 6 of 7 break...

Red Sox-Guardians postponed; twin bill set for Saturday
The Cleveland Guardians' home game against the Boston Red Sox was postponed Friday due to inclement weather approaching the area.,Instead, the clubs will play a split doubleheader on Saturday with the games slated for 1:10 and 6:10 p.m. ET.,Boston and Cleveland were scheduled to kick off a three-gam...