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Breanna Stewart, depleted Liberty rout Sun in season opener
Breanna Stewart totaled 31 points and 10 rebounds as the New York Liberty easily survived the absence of Sabrina Ionescu and rolled to a 106-75 rout of the Connecticut Sun Friday night in New York.,Stewart began her fourth season in New York by shooting 10-of-17 from the floor. Stewart also made 11 ...

Connelly Early hurls a gem as Red Sox defeat Rays
A pair of solo home runs stood up as Connelly Early pitched a career-high seven shutout innings, leading the Boston Red Sox to a 2-0 win over the visiting Tampa Bay Rays on Friday night.,Wilyer Abreu's two-out blast in the third was all that Boston needed, but Ceddanne Rafaela (2-for-4) added a home...

Alex Newhook, Canadiens level series vs. Sabres in Game 2
Alex Newhook posted his first two-goal postseason game for the Montreal Canadiens, who evened their Eastern Conference semifinal series with the host Buffalo Sabres on Friday thanks to a 5-1 victory in Game 2.,The Canadiens seized home-ice advantage in the best-of-seven set ahead of Game 3 in Montre...

Blue Jays' Dylan Cease stifles Angels again
Dylan Cease struck out 10 in seven innings Friday night and the Toronto Blue Jays defeated the visiting Los Angeles Angels A2-0.,Cease (3-1) allowed five hits with no walks in the opener of a three-game series. It was Cease's second win of the season over the Angels and it gave the Blue Jays a 3-1 l...

Evander's FC Cincinnati surging into road tilt with sinking Charlotte
Two middling teams in the Eastern Conference clash Saturday night when FC Cincinnati takes on host Charlotte FC.,Cincinnati (4-4-3, 15 points) arrives on the upswing after beating the New York Red Bulls and Chicago to vault back into the Eastern Conference playoff picture. It sits sixth in the Easte...

Wild hope 3-day rest leads to Game 3 reboot vs. Avalanche
After a whirlwind start to the playoffs, the Minnesota Wild finally had a chance to take a breath.,Now they will find out whether fresh legs and a fresh mindset can prompt a fresh start.,Minnesota will try to claw back in its series against the Colorado Avalanche when the teams face off Saturday nig...

Brewers' Brandon Lockridge (leg) carted off during Yankees game
Milwaukee Brewers leftfielder Brandon Lockridge was taken off the field on a cart with an apparent leg injury in the fourth inning of Friday night's home game against the New York Yankees after sliding into the wall while unsuccessfully attempting to make a sliding catch on Cody Bellinger's foul fly...

Kaden Honeycutt earns first Truck Series win in NY
WATKINS GLEN, N.Y.--A week after chastising himself at Texas for repeated failure to win NASCAR CRAFTSMAN Truck Series races, Kaden Honeycutt pulled off his first career victory over the two drivers who have dominated NASCAR road courses over the past two years.,Honeycutt grabbed the lead from Conno...

Astros blast four homers, blank slumping Reds
Zach Cole hit a three-run homer during a five-run ninth inning and the visiting Houston Astros beat Cincinnati 10-0 on Friday, sending the Reds to their eighth straight defeat.,Zach Dezenzo, Yordan Alvarez and Christian Vazquez also homered for Houston, which opened the three-game series by recordin...

76ers' Joel Embiid back for Game 3; Knicks' OG Anunoby out
Philadelphia 76ers star center Joel Embiid returned to action for Friday's Game 3 against the visiting New York Knicks after sitting out Game 2 of the Eastern Conference second-round series with right hip and right ankle injuries.,Embiid fueled Philadelphia's first-round comeback over the Boston Cel...

Lucas Herbert fires 63, extends lead to 6 at LIV Golf Virginia
Australia's Lucas Herbert bettered his stellar first round by a shot and opened up a six-shot gulf between him and the field at LIV Golf Virginia on Friday in Potomac Falls, Va.,Herbert's 9-under-par 63 rocketed him to 17 under for the event at Trump National DC. Spaniard Sergio Garcia (67), at 11 u...

Aaron Rai finishes strong to move atop Myrtle Beach leaderboard
Aaron Rai finished the front nine strong to post a 4-under-par 67 Friday and take a one-stroke lead into the weekend of the ONEflight Myrtle Beach (S.C.) Classic.,Rai is one of only a handful of competitors in the opposite-field event, which serves as an alternate for this week's Truist Championship...

Jessica Pegula coasts to victory in Rome opener
On a day where many seeded competitors were upset, No. 5 seed Jessica Pegula faced minimal resistance in her Italian Open opener Friday, coasting to a 6-4, 6-0 defeat of Turkey's Zeynep Sonmez in Rome.,Pegula, who lost her second match in her last tournament at Madrid, was clinical in this match, fa...

Sungjae Im moves in front, seeks signature win at Truist Championship
Sungjae Im made three birdies on the back nine and squeaked in front halfway through the Truist Championship on Friday in Charlotte.,Im posted a steady 2-under-par 69 at Quail Hollow Club to get to 9-under 133 and earn a one-shot edge over Englishman Tommy Fleetwood, who posted his second straight 6...

Ben Crane leads Insperity Invitational seeking first Champions win
Ben Crane rolled in eight birdies on his way to setting the pace on the first day of the Insperity Invitational on Friday at The Woodlands (Texas) Country Club.,Crane's 7-under-par 65 was enough for a one-shot edge over Shane Bertsch, Boo Weekley, Australia's Richard Green and Thailand's Thongchai J...

UFC 328: Khamzat Chimaev heavy favorite vs. Sean Strickland
UFC 328 will be headlined by Khamzat Chimaev making his first defense as the middleweight champion against former champion Sean Strickland at the Prudential Center in Newark, N.J. on Saturday night.,Chimaev will enter as the heavy favorite, with his odds shifting from -525 to -550 at BetMGM by Frida...

Reports: Jets sign RB Breece Hall to 3-year, $45.75M extension
The Jets stayed true to their commitment to keep Breece Hall in New York, signing the running back to a three-year deal, according to multiple reports Friday.,The deal is worth a total of $45.75 million with an annual payout of $15.25 million, making him the third-highest paid player at his position...

Reds activate LHP Nick Lodolo ahead of 2026 debut
The Cincinnati Reds activated left-hander Nick Lodolo off the injured list for the first time this season and he will start in Friday's home game against the Houston Astros.,In a corresponding move, the Reds optioned right-hander Jose Franco to Triple-A Louisville.,Lodolo, 28, had the start to his s...

MLS-best Earthquakes test mettle in rematch vs. Whitecaps
The top two teams in the MLS bid to continue their historic starts when the Vancouver Whitecaps visit the San Jose Earthquakes on Saturday night.,The Earthquakes and Whitecaps are the only teams in MLS history to win eight of their first nine matches, and Vancouver's plus-20 goal differential (26-6)...

Aces, Mercury open schedules in rematch of WNBA Finals
In a rematch of last season's WNBA Finals, the reigning champion Las Vegas Aces play host to the Phoenix Mercury in a matinee Saturday to open the season for both teams.,Las Vegas heads into the 2026 campaign fresh off its third WNBA championship in four seasons led by A'ja Wilson, who is coming off...