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Jeffrey Springs strikes out 9 as Athletics blank Mariners
Brent Rooker hit a two-run homer, Jeffrey Springs pitched six scoreless innings and JJ Bleday made a pair of sterling defensive plays as the Athletics defeated the host Seattle Mariners 7-0 Friday night.,Max Muncy homered in the eighth inning for his first major league hit, and former Mariners playe...
Battlehawks run all over Roughnecks in UFL season opener
The St. Louis Battlehawks ran roughshod over the host Houston Roughnecks, compiling a UFL record 273 yards on the ground and four rushing touchdowns in a 31-6 victory on Friday night in the league's season opener.,Jarveon Howard (13 carries, 115 yards, one TD), Jacob Saylors (16-98-1) and Manny Wilk...
Jake Cronenworth blasts game-winner to lift Padres over Braves
Jake Cronenworth belted a tie-breaking home run in the bottom of the eighth inning as the San Diego Padres edged the visiting Atlanta Braves 4-3 on Friday night.,Leading off the inning, Cronenworth picked on a hanging slider from Dylan Lee (0-1) and ripped it an estimated 381 feet for his first home...
Ravens, John Harbaugh agree to 3-year contract extension
Baltimore's John Harbaugh, the second-longest tenured head coach in the NFL, has agreed to a three-year extension that will keep him at the helm for the Ravens through 2028.,Harbaugh, 62, guided the Ravens to the NFL title in 2012 but has since fallen short of a return to the Super Bowl. Baltimore h...
Eugenio Suarez goes deep twice as D-backs down Cubs
Eugenio Suarez hit a pair of two-run homers, Pavin Smith and Alek Thomas had three hits apiece and the Arizona Diamondbacks beat the Chicago Cubs 8-1 for their first victory of the season in Phoenix on Friday.,Suarez hit a 438-foot blast in the second inning and a 418-foot shot in the fourth, each t...
Nashville SC, facing FC Cincinnati, seek 4th straight win
Nashville SC are off to the best start in franchise history, and they will look to continue the strong run when they host FC Cincinnati on Saturday night.,The sixth-year franchise is looking for its fourth straight victory after opening with a draw and a loss. Nashville (3-1-1, 10 points) has outsco...
Novak Djokovic reaches Miami final, aims for 100th career title
Fourth-seeded Novak Djokovic committed just five unforced errors while cruising to a 6-2, 6-3 victory over 14th-seeded Grigor Dimitrov of Bulgaria on Friday afternoon to reach the Miami Open final for the eighth time.,Djokovic converted 4 of 6 break points to go with an 87 percent accuracy on his fi...
Nikola Jokic, hot shooting lead Nuggets to win over Jazz
Nikola Jokic had 27 points and 14 rebounds, Michael Porter Jr. scored 20 points and the host Denver Nuggets routed the short-handed Utah Jazz 129-93 on Friday night.,Russell Westbrook had 17 points and Christian Braun contributed 16 for Denver (47-28), which increased its lead for the third seed in ...
Earthquakes, Sounders meet in matchup of struggling teams
One thing was pretty obvious to San Jose Earthquakes midfielder Mark-Anthony Kaye minutes after a 4-1 loss on March 22 in Charlotte.,"This is not the way we want things to go," he said. "We understand some games aren't going to go the way we planned so we need to go back to the training field, watch...
Pavel Dorofeyev's late tally lifts Knights past Blackhawks
Pavel Dorofeyev scored the go-ahead goal on a power play with 3:11 left and Victor Olofsson had two goals to boost the visiting Vegas Golden Knights to a 5-3 win against the Chicago Blackhawks on Friday.,William Karlsson earned three assists and Mark Stone had a goal and assist as the Pacific Divisi...
Lilia Vu shoots 64, moves to front at Ford Championship
Lilia Vu birdied three of her first four holes on Friday and grabbed a two-shot lead at the midpoint of the Ford Championship in Chandler, Ariz.,Vu matched the best score of the day, an 8-under-par 64 at Whirlwind Golf Club's Cattail Course, to move to 14-under 130.,Four players are tied for second ...
LAFC set for first visit to expansion San Diego FC
San Diego and Los Angeles possess a strong baseball rivalry with the Padres and Dodgers.,Now, the MLS gets its first chance to see if the two cities can start another rivalry on Saturday night when expansion club San Diego FC hosts Los Angeles FC in a matchup of teams off to quick starts.,San Diego ...
Winless Galaxy try to contain high-scoring Orlando City
The LA Galaxy continue their search for a first win of the season on Saturday night when they host an Orlando City side whose current form resembles how the Galaxy were playing late last season.,The Galaxy (0-3-2, 2 points) have been without several of the key contributors to their 2024 MLS Cup titl...
Daniel Hemric picks up 1st NASCAR Craftsman Truck Series win of career
MARTINSVILLE, Va. - During the week before Friday night's Boys and Girls Club of the Blue Ridge 200 at Martinsville Speedway, Daniel Hemric practiced his back flip., ,It was the signature move he had been able to use just once in NASCAR national series competition -- when he won the 2021 season fina...
Juan Soto swats first Mets HR in 3-1 win over Astros
Juan Soto blasted a solo home run and Tylor Megill pitched effectively into the sixth inning as the visiting New York Mets topped the Houston Astros 3-1 on Friday to knot the three-game interleague series.,Soto walloped a 1-2 cutter from Astros right-hander Hunter Brown with two outs in the top of t...
Jonah Heim's two homers help Rangers past Red Sox
Jonah Heim slugged two homers and right-hander Jack Leiter picked up his first major league victory as the Texas Rangers recorded a 4-1 victory over the Boston Red Sox on Friday night in Arlington, Texas.,Jake Burger and Josh Jung also had run-scoring hits as the Rangers evened the four-game series ...
Knicks sweep season series from Bucks
OG Anunoby scored 31 points and Mikal Bridges added 26 to lead the New York Knicks to a road victory over the Milwaukee Bucks 116-107 on Friday night.,New York, which has won three of its last four, got 14 points and 10 boards from Karl Anthony-Towns. Josh Hart added 13 points with 14 rebounds and e...
Steph Curry returns to lead Warriors past Pelicans
Steph Curry overcame a slow start in his return from injury to score 23 points as the visiting Golden State Warriors defeated the New Orleans Pelicans 111-95 on Friday night.,Curry, who missed two games because of a pelvic contusion, scored just two points in the first quarter. But the Warriors (42-...
Jets get out to quick lead, take down Devils
Alex Iafallo scored twice to help the Winnipeg Jets to a 4-0 win against the visiting New Jersey Devils on Friday.,Mark Scheifele had a goal and an assist, and Kyle Connor had two assists for the Jets (50-19-4, 104 points), who passed the idle Washington Capitals for top spot in the NHL. Connor Hell...
Timberwolves complete 4-game season sweep of Suns
Julius Randle had 25 points, six rebounds and eight assists, and the Minnesota Timberwolves pulled away for a 124-109 win over the Phoenix Suns on Friday night in Minneapolis.,Rudy Gobert notched 17 points and 12 rebounds for Minnesota (42-32), which completed a four-game sweep of the Suns during th...