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Rafael Devers' timely hit helps Red Sox break out late vs. Twins
Rafael Devers hit a key two-run single in the seventh inning as the Boston Red Sox rallied for five late runs to beat the visiting Minnesota Twins 6-1 in the opener of a three-game series Friday night.,Boston's Alex Bregman (2-for-4) and Minnesota's Ryan Jeffers hit solo homers in the early innings ...

Red Sox 1B Triston Casas (knee) sustains 'significant' injury
Boston Red Sox first baseman Triston Casas left Friday night's game against the Minnesota Twins on a stretcher due to a serious left knee injury.,Casas beat out a check-swing tapper that Twins pitcher Joe Ryan misplayed for an error in the bottom of the second inning. After stepping hard on top of t...

Billionaire TGL owner: Peak ratings 4x expectations
As TGL ponders its next moves following its inaugural season, one team owner feels the league outperformed all internal expectations.,Marc Lasry, the former co-owner of the NBA's Milwaukee Bucks, owns the TGL franchise The Bay Golf Club and told Front Office Sports on Friday why he was so blown away...

St. Louis City out to halt winless steak in visit to Seattle
Since hosting the Seattle Sounders in mid-March, things haven't gone well for St. Louis City.,St. Louis will look to snap a six-match winless streak (0-4-2) when it travels to the Pacific Northwest for a match against the Sounders on Saturday night.,St. Louis (2-4-4, 10 points) hasn't won since that...

Nathan Lukes' late knock pushes Blue Jays past Guardians
Nathan Lukes hit a two-run, go-ahead single with two outs in the eighth inning and the Toronto Blue Jays defeated the visiting Cleveland Guardians 5-3 on Friday night.,George Springer hit a solo home run for the Blue Jays, who have won three straight.,Carlos Santana and Bo Naylor homered for the Gua...

Rafael Devers helps Red Sox break out late vs. Twins
Rafael Devers hit a key two-run single in the seventh inning as the Boston Red Sox rallied for five late runs to beat the visiting Minnesota Twins 6-1 in the opener of a three-game weekend series on Friday night.,Boston's Alex Bregman (2-for-4) and Minnesota's Ryan Jeffers hit solo homers in the ear...

Timbers ride road winning streak to San Jose to face Quakes
The Portland Timbers look to continue their excellent road form on Saturday when they visit a San Jose Earthquakes side that feels it has been playing better than the results have shown.,The Timbers (5-2-3, 18 points) have already won three times on the road, one reason they've been able to generate...

Megan Fudge hunting for triple gold at U.S. Open Pickleball Championships
Megan Fudge remains alive for a three-gold-medal performance at the U.S. Open Pickleball Championships after sweeping her three semifinal matches on Friday in Naples, Fla.,Fudge, the No. 1-ranked female in the Association of Pickleball Players, also arranged a juicy showdown against Anna Leigh Water...

Padres star Fernando Tatis Jr. (forearm) exits after hit by piitch
San Diego Padres right fielder Fernando Tatis Jr. exited Friday's game against host Pittsburgh after being hit by a pitch from Pirates right-hander Mitch Keller.,Tatis Jr. was hit on the left forearm by a 93-mph sinker from Keller with two outs in the top of the third inning. Tatis was attended to b...

Kyle Schwarber, Max Kepler homer to push Phillies past D-backs
Kyle Schwarber and Max Kepler hit seventh-inning home runs as the Philadelphia Phillies rallied past the visiting Arizona Diamondbacks 3-2 on Friday.,Schwarber's 10th home run and Kepler's fourth of the season helped Philadelphia win for the fifth time in six games. Jesus Luzardo allowed two runs an...

Guardians 3B Jose Ramirez (leg) exits vs. Blue Jays
Cleveland Guardians star third baseman Jose Ramirez sustained a mild right anile sprain and departed the team's road game against the Toronto Blue Jays on Friday after he fell at first base.,Ramirez left in the third inning after running out an infield single to the pitcher. The throw from Toronto's...

Red Sox 1B Triston Casas hurts leg, exits game on stretcher
Boston Red Sox first baseman Triston Casas left Friday night's game against the Minnesota Twins on a stretcher with an apparent serious leg injury.,Casas beat out a check-swing ground ball that Twins pitcher Joe Ryan misplayed in the bottom of the second inning. After stepping hard on top of the fir...

Dynamo strive to continue recent dominance over LAFC
The Houston Dynamo were winless in six MLS matches this season before taking down Los Angeles FC on April 5.,The Dynamo are now in the midst of a four-match unbeaten stretch as they seek to complete a sweep of the regular-season series with host Los Angeles FC in the rematch Saturday night.,Houston ...

Insperity Invitational interrupted by lightning; will resume Saturday
The Insperity Invitational didn't get very far Friday before the first round was halted due to lightning in the vicinity of The Woodlands (Texas) Country Club.,All 78 players in the field had gotten on the course, but none had finished their rounds. The first round will resume Saturday at 7:45 a.m. ...

Red Sox RHP Walker Buehler (shoulder inflammation) goes on IL
The Boston Red Sox placed right-hander Walker Buehler on the 15-day injured list with inflammation in his pitching shoulder, but manager Alex Cora said it is not a long-term concern.,"He's gonna go on the IL," Cora told reporters Friday. "We don't think it's that serious. Miss two starts and hopeful...

Good Cheer wins down the stretch at Kentucky Oaks
Good Cheer stormed her way to the front down the stretch to take the 151st Kentucky Oaks on Friday at Churchill Downs and win her seventh race in as many career starts.,A sloppy track did not slow down the 6-5 betting favorite as she took the 1-1/8 mile Grade 1 stakes race in 1:50.15, beating 32-1 D...

Jack Draper, Casper Ruud advance to Madrid final
Either Jack Draper will win his second ATP Masters 1000 title of the year or Casper Ruud will win the first of his career after both men advanced to the final of the Mutua Madrid Open with victories Friday.,No. 5 seed Draper of Great Britain defeated No. 10 seed Lorenzo Musetti of Italy 6-3, 7-6 (4)...

Fire hope to rebound from ugly loss, host Orlando City
The Chicago Fire will try to rebound from a historically lopsided defeat on Saturday night when they host an Orlando City SC side coming off a decisive victory against their archrival.,Chicago (3-4-3, 12 points) sank to a 7-2 defeat at Nashville SC last weekend, marking the most goals the Fire have ...

Stubbs: Austin Cindric coming into his own behind wheel of No. 2
Following the 2021 NASCAR season, Austin Cindric was about to enter a pressure-packed situation.,With Brad Keselowski leaving Team Penske to become an owner-driver at RFK Racing, a Cup Series seat was open at Team Penske. But it wasn't just any vacant ride. It was the famed No. 2, which had been the...

Game 7 not a surprise for Avalanche, host Stars
It's been a back-and-forth series so far between the Dallas Stars and Colorado Avalanche. That's sent the first-round matchup to the limit, with each team looking to advance in the Stanley Cup playoffs when they square off in Game 7 in Dallas on Saturday.,The Stars had a chance to close out the seri...