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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...

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...

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)...

MLB roundup: Aaron Judge homers, Yanks blank Giants again
Cam Schlittler allowed one hit over 5 1/3 innings and Aaron Judge and Giancarlo Stanton each homered, fueling the visiting New York Yankees to a 3-0 victory over the San Francisco Giants on Friday.,Schlittler (1-0), who struck out eight and did not walk a batter, yielded only Heliot Ramos' two-out d...

Eagle helps Nelly Korda grab lead at Ford Championship
Nelly Korda highlighted her 7-under-par 65 with an eagle on Friday as she charged to the lead midway through the Ford Championship in Chandler, Ariz.,Korda is at 16-under 128 through two rounds at the Cattail Course at Whirlwind Golf Club, her career-best 36-hole score.,She is two shots ahead of def...

Thunder use 22-0 second-half run to rally past Bulls
Shai Gilgeous-Alexander scored 25 as the Oklahoma City Thunder used a big late third-quarter push to beat the Chicago Bulls 131-113 at home Friday.,The Thunder trailed by eight with less than four minutes remaining in the third, before taking over.,Oklahoma City then went on a 22-0 run that extended...

Midgame surge sends No. 1 UCLA past Minnesota, into Elite Eight
Kiki Rice put up 21 points to lead four scorers in double figures for top-seeded UCLA, and the Bruins overwhelmed Big Ten Conference counterpart Minnesota in the second half en route to an 80-56 win on Friday in an Women's NCAA Tournament Sweet 16 game at Sacramento.,UCLA (34-1) moved one victory aw...

Red Wings score early to earn key road win at Sabres
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 currently one point behind the New York Islanders for the final wild...

Warriors' Stephen Curry still out, will progress to live scrimmage
The Golden State Warriors said Friday that star guard Stephen Curry "continues to make good progress" from a right knee injury and will be re-evaluated next week.,ESPN reported that Curry would miss at least two more games, Friday night against the visiting Washington Wizards and Sunday at the Denve...

Gary Woodland takes lead at Texas Children's Houston Open
Gary Woodland finished his round with three straight birdies to build a multiple-stroke lead halfway through the Texas Children's Houston Open on Friday at Memorial Park Golf Course.,Woodland followed an opening 64 with a 7-under-par 63 to reach 13-under 127. After tapping in a birdie at the par-5 1...

Golden Knights host Capitals with playoff pressure mounting
The Vegas Golden Knights have one simple goal as they head into their final nine games of the regular season -- just make the playoffs.,That's quite a change for Bruce Cassidy's squad, which looked in prime position to win another Pacific Division title heading into the Olympic break with a four-poi...

Paul Goydos leads Hoag, chases first Champions win since '17
Paul Goydos enjoyed something like a home game as he opened the Hoag Classic with a 9-under-par 62 to set the pace Friday at Newport Beach (Calif.) Country Club.,A native of nearby Long Beach, Goydos ripped off nine birdies without a bogey in the opening round and is in good position to make a run a...

Habs, Predators search for space amid playoff pushes
The Montreal Canadiens and Nashville Predators hope to create a bit more wiggle room in their tightly contested playoff races when they square off Saturday in Nashville.,Montreal (40-21-10, 90 points), which currently sits two points ahead of the Boston Bruins for the third spot in the Atlantic Divi...

Freshman-fueled Arizona, senior-led Purdue collide in Elite Eight
SAN JOSE, Calif. -- A school seeking its first Final Four appearance in 25 years takes on one looking for its second in three seasons when No. 1 Arizona faces No. 2 Purdue in the NCAA Tournament West Region final on Saturday evening.,The top-seeded Wildcats (35-2) have won 12 in a row, most recently...

Kaori Sakamoto closes career with 4th women's skating world title
Japan's Kaori Sakamoto closed out her competitive career with her fourth world title in the women's singles competition at the Figure Skating World Championships in Prague, Czechia on Friday.,The 25-year old wrapped up a historic skating career which included four Olympic medals, including two silve...

Tiger Woods charged with DUI after rollover crash in Florida
Tiger Woods was arrested on a DUI charge Friday following a rollover crash in Jupiter Island, Fla., that did not cause any significant injuries.,According to the Martin County Sheriff's Office, Woods showed signs of impairment at the crash scene. He was negative for alcohol impairment on a breathaly...

Hannah Hidalgo's triple-double carries Notre Dame past Vanderbilt
Hannah Hidalgo poured in 31 points with 11 rebounds and 10 steals as sixth-seeded Notre Dame held off second-seed Vanderbilt 67-64 in the Fort Worth Regional 1 semifinal Friday at Fort Worth, Texas.,Hidalgo was 14 of 25 from the floor and added seven assists, while her 10 steals set a record for an ...

Bruins try to steady recent roller-coaster stretch vs. Wild
The Boston Bruins can strengthen their hold on a playoff spot amid a crowded Eastern Conference field when they host one of the West's best teams in the Minnesota Wild on Saturday.,A victory would give Boston (40-24-8, 88 points) another highlight on an up-and-down stretch, having beaten the Detroit...

Reds in search of offense, hope to put chill on Red Sox
Playing conditions are expected to be vastly different for the second game of the season as the visiting Boston Red Sox take on the Cincinnati Reds Saturday afternoon.,With a summer-like temperature of 81 degrees and a stiff 15-mph breeze blowing out to left, the Red Sox captured a 3-0 victory in Th...