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Falcons fly through group stage at CDL Major 3
The Riyadh Falcons were the lone team to complete a pair of 3-0 sweeps on Friday as the Call of Duty League Stage 3 Major got underway in Atlanta.,OpTic Texas, the Toronto KOI and the Los Angeles Thieves also won both of their matches to emerge as group champions.,The other playoff berths went to th...

Spirit, Falcons remain unbeaten atop Group A at DreamLeague 29
Team Falcons and Team Spirit each won twice via sweeps on Friday to remain unbeaten and share first place in Group A at the DreamLeague Season 29 event.,Team Falcons and Team Spirit both improved to 5-0. Aurora Gaming also swept both of their matches for their first two victories after an 0-3 start,...

Falcons rally for stunning semifinal win at PGL Astana
Team Falcons completed an epic comeback for a 2-1 win over FURIA on Friday, sealing a semifinal berth at the PGL Astana event in Kazakhstan.,FURIA claimed the first map 13-9 on Mirage, but Team Falcons extended the match with a 22-20, triple-overtime victory on Nuke. On the decisive third map, Dust ...

Natus Vincere, GamerLegion eke into IEM Atlanta semifinals
Natus Vincere and GamerLegion pulled off come-from-behind wins on Friday in the quarterfinals of the Intel Extreme Masters Atlanta event.,Natus Vincere overtook Team Vitality 2-1, advancing to a semifinal matchup with BetBoom Team. GamerLegion charged past paiN Gaming 2-1, earning a spot opposite Le...

Rookie Jovana Nogic puts up 27 as Mercury sink Sky
Jovana Nogic scored a career-high 27 points and Alyssa Thomas posted 17 points and 11 rebounds to lift the host Phoenix Mercury to a 91-83 victory against the Chicago Sky on Friday.,Phoenix (2-2) led more much of the night while pushing its advantage to as many as 17 points against the Sky (2-1).,Ri...

Sparks take down Tempo for first win of season
Kelsey Plum scored 20 of her 27 points in the second half, Nneka Ogwumike added 20 points and the Los Angeles Sparks picked up their first victory of the season by getting past the visiting Toronto Tempo 99-95 on Friday.,Dearica Hamby scored 19 points with seven rebounds and Rae Burrell added 13 poi...

Stephon Castle, Spurs finish Wolves in Game 6, set date with Thunder
The San Antonio Spurs stamped themselves ready for a showdown with the defending champion Oklahoma City Thunder, using an early offensive explosion and a brilliant all-around effort to finish off the Minnesota Timberwolves in the Western Conference semifinals with a 139-109 victory in Game 6 on Frid...

Nick Kurtz belts 3-run homer to power Athletics past Giants
Nick Kurtz drilled a go-ahead, three-run homer to extend his streak of reaching base to 38 games while leading the Athletics to a 5-2 victory over the San Francisco Giants on Friday night at West Sacramento, Calif.,Rookie Henry Bolte and veteran Jeff McNeil each had two hits and one RBI for the Athl...

Dodgers halt 7-game skid against Angels with 2-hit shutout
Andy Pages and Max Muncy hit back-to-back home runs to highlight a four-run fourth inning and eight pitchers combined for a two-hitter as the Los Angeles Dodgers blanked the host Los Angeles Angels, 6-0, in the opener of the Freeway Series on Friday night in Anaheim, Calif., ,Teoscar Hernandez also ...

Randy Vasquez, Padres blank Mariners to clinch Vedder Cup
Randy Vasquez pitched six scoreless innings as the San Diego Padres clinched the Vedder Cup with a 2-0 victory against the host Seattle Mariners on Friday.,The Padres improved to 4-0 in the six-game season series against the Mariners, with whom they share a spring training complex in Peoria, Ariz. T...

Yohel Pozo delivers walk-off hit as Cards nip Royals in 11
Pinch hitter Yohel Pozo laced a walk-off RBI single with two outs in the 11th inning to propel the St. Louis Cardinals over the visiting Kansas City Royals 5-4 on Friday.,After falling behind by one in the 10th, the Cardinals scored a run in each of the last two innings to secure their third win in ...

D-backs' Merrill Kelly fires first career CG in rout of Rockies
A six-run first inning set the table for Merrill Kelly's first career complete game as the visiting Arizona Diamondbacks cruised to a 9-1 win over the Colorado Rockies in Denver on Friday night.,Ildemaro Vargas was 4-for-5 with a double and two RBIs for Arizona, which was coming off back-to-back roa...

Carson Kelly's 4 RBIs help Cubs end White Sox win streak
Carson Kelly went 3-for-5 with four RBIs, including a go-ahead RBI single in the seventh inning and two-run double in the eighth, to boost the visiting Chicago Cubs to a 10-5 victory against the Chicago White Sox on Friday.,The Cubs stopped their crosstown rivals' five-game winning streak behind a 1...

Spencer Arrighetti's no-hit bid ends in 8th, but Astros blank Rangers
Spencer Arrighetti carried a no-hitter into the eighth inning and Isaac Paredes provided early offensive support with a solo home run as the Houston Astros claimed the opener of a three-game series against the visiting Texas Rangers with a 2-0 victory on Friday.,Arrighetti (5-1) was exceptional thro...

Reds hold off Guardians push to win second straight
Matt McClain homered and drove in three runs and the visiting Cincinnati Reds held on for a 7-6 win over the Cleveland Guardians on Friday night.,J.J. Bleday was 3-for-5 with two runs scored and an RBI for the Reds, who won their second straight.,Jose Ramirez was 3-for-4 and drove in a run for the G...

Cam Schlittler continues hot start to lead Yankees past Mets
Cam Schlittler continued his impressive start by allowing one run over 6 2/3 innings Friday night for the visiting New York Yankees, who beat the New York Mets 5-2 in the first Subway Series game of the season.,Cody Bellinger and Jazz Chisholm Jr. had consecutive RBI doubles during a three-run third...

Mystics survive Fever in OT despite Caitlin Clark's late heroics
Sonia Citron scored 30 points on 10-for-14 shooting and the visiting Washington Mystics pulled out a 104-102 overtime victory against the Indiana Fever on Friday night in Indianapolis after plenty of final-seconds drama in regulation.,Kiki Iriafen racked up 25 points and Shakira Austin notched 12 of...

Red Sox force extras, but Braves win on Mike Yastrzemski's hit
Mike Yastrzemski's leadoff double in the bottom of the 10th inning propelled the Atlanta Braves to a 3-2 win over the visiting Boston Red Sox in the opener of a three-game series on Friday night.,The Massachusetts native and grandson of Red Sox legend and Hall of Famer Carl Yastrzemski lined a 1-2 p...

Phillies erase 6-run deficit, down Pirates in 10 innings
Bryce Harper collected four hits, including the game-tying single in the ninth inning, and Brandon Marsh delivered the go-ahead RBI in the 10th as the visiting Philadelphia Phillies rallied for an 11-9 win over the Pittsburgh Pirates on Friday.,Kyle Schwarber homered twice for Philadelphia, giving h...

Brewers rally on controversial call to edge Twins
Jake Bauers' RBI double and a controversial eighth-inning call helped the Milwaukee Brewers edge the Minnesota Twins 3-2 on Friday in Minneapolis.,Jackson Chourio had two hits and two runs and Bauers was 2-for-4.,Reliever Aaron Ashby (8-0) allowed the tying run, yet was awarded the win as he gave up...