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White Sox await diagnosis on Munetaka Murakami (hamstring)
White Sox slugger Munetaka Murakami, removed in the third inning of Chicago's game against the Detroit Tigers on Friday after tweaking his right hamstring, will undergo imaging on Saturday.,The 26-year-old rookie, who shares the American League homer lead with Houston's Yordan Alvarez, each with 20,...
Mariners squander 9th-inning lead, rally past D-backs in 10th
Randy Arozarena doubled home the winning run with one out in the bottom of the 10th inning as the Seattle Mariners edged the visiting Arizona Diamondbacks 7-6 Friday night.,J.P. Crawford homered twice and Julio Rodriguez and Luke Raley also went deep as the Mariners won their fourth game in a row. R...
Yankees overpower Athletics for fifth consecutive win
Paul Goldschmidt hit a three-run homer and Ryan McMahon and Ben Rice added solo blasts as the New York Yankees rolled to an easy 8-2 victory over the Athletics on Friday in West Sacramento, Calif.,Rice had three hits and two RBIs and Aaron Judge also drove in two runs as the Yankees stretched their ...
UCLA belts 4 homers to rout Arkansas in WCWS
UCLA blasted four home runs en route to an 11-0, five-inning run rule victory over Arkansas in an elimination game in the Women's College World Series on Friday in Oklahoma City.,The Bruins blasted the game open with a nine-run second to quickly move into position for the run rule.,Three of their ho...
Rockies overtake Giants with 2 homers, 5 runs in bottom of ninth
Hunter Goodman and Ezequiel Tovar homered in a five-run ninth inning, and the Colorado Rockies rallied to stun the San Francisco Giants 8-6 in Denver on Friday.,Willi Castro, Jake McCarthy, Tyler Freeman, Goodman and Tovar had two hits each and Juan Mejia (1-4) got the win for Colorado, which snappe...
MJ Melendez, Mets walk off Marlins
MJ Melendez hit the first walk-off homer of his career Friday night, when the New York Mets squandered a trio of four-run leads before outlasting the Miami Marlins, 9-7, in the opener of a three-game series between the National League East foes.,Pete Fairbanks (2-3) retired Juan Soto on a fly out to...
Nneka Ogwumike's clutch trey carries Sparks past Mystics
Nneka Ogwumike hit the tiebreaking 3-pointer with 1:51 left as the visiting Los Angeles Sparks outlasted the Washington Mystics for an 92-87 victory on Friday.,After missing the Sparks' win over the Las Vegas Aces on May 23 due to a hand injury, Ogwumike returned to produce 20 points and 11 rebounds...
Lynx blitz Sky in third quarter to trigger rout
Nia Coffey had 20 points and eight rebounds and Natasha Howard scored 14 as they triggered a third-quarter surge that sparked the visiting Minnesota Lynx to a 79-58 victory over the Chicago Sky on Friday night.,Olivia Miles added 17 points and six assists, Courtney Williams scored 10 points and Coff...
White Sox's Munetaka Murakami (hamstring) leaves game
Chicago White Sox slugger Munetaka Murakami was removed in the third inning of Friday's game against the Detroit Tigers after tweaking his hamstring.,Murakami, whose 20 home runs share the American League lead with Houston's Yordan Alvarez, grabbed at his right hamstring after hustling down the firs...
Reports: Cavs GM Mike Gansey to lead basketball operations for 76ers
Cleveland Cavaliers general manager Mike Gansey has been named the Philadelphia 76ers' president of basketball operations, according to multiple reports Friday.,Gansey, 43, replaces Daryl Morey, who parted ways with Philadelphia on May 12 after six seasons as the franchise's top decision-maker for o...
Thunder's Shai Gilgeous-Alexander, Spurs' Victor Wembanyama ready for rare Game 7
It didn't take long after the Oklahoma City Thunder's Western Conference Final Game 6 loss to the San Antonio Spurs for Thunder star Shai Gilgeous-Alexander to start turning the page.,"Oh, I'm good. I'm ready to go," Gilgeous-Alexander said. "Biggest game of my career.",That's bold talk for a player...
Laetitia Beck fires career-best 63 for early lead at ShopRite LPGA
Laetitia Beck birdied five of her first nine holes and added three on the home stretch to set the pace at the first round of the ShopRite LPGA on Friday in Galloway, N.J.,Beck's bogey-free, 8-under-par 63 earned her a one-shot lead over Denmark's Nicole Broch Estrup. Briana Chacon, Germany's Polly M...
Giants fear WR Gunner Olszewski has torn Achilles
The New York Giants fear wide receiver Gunner Olszewski may have torn his Achilles tendon after going down with a noncontact injury during Friday's OTAs, according to ESPN.,The 29-year-old veteran receiver, who will reportedly undergo tests to confirm the injury, immediately grabbed at his right leg...
Phillies place RHP Aaron Nola on paternity list, option OF Otto Kemp
The Philadelphia Phillies placed right-handed pitcher Aaron Nola on the paternity list in a series of Friday moves ahead of their road series opener against the Los Angeles Dodgers.,In a corresponding move, the Phillies recalled right-hander Nolan Hoffman from Triple-A Lehigh Valley. Philadelphia al...
Marta Kostyuk to put clay-court streak on line against Iga Swiatek in Paris
Marta Kostyuk of Ukraine, who has not lost on the clay courts this season, advanced to the fourth round of the French Open on Friday in Paris -- with four-time champion Iga Swiatek her next opponent.,The 15th-seeded Kostyuk won titles on the clay courts in Madrid and Rouen leading up to the French O...
Victor Wembanyama and the Spurs Offer the Best NBA Title Value
The Spurs enter Game 7 against the Thunder as underdogs, but Victor Wembanyama and San Antonio may offer the best value to win the 2026 NBA Championship....
Joao Fonseca rallies to shock Novak Djokovic at French Open
Chaos continued to reign at the French Open on Friday, with No. 3 seed Novak Djokovic of Serbia squandering a two-set lead and exiting with a 4-6, 4-6, 6-3, 7-5, 7-5 loss to Brazil's Joao Fonseca in a third-round match in Paris.,Fonseca was staring down a loss when trailing 15-40 on his serve down 4...
SoFi Stadium workers set to vote on strike ahead of World Cup
With tensions between the union that represents 2,000-plus workers at SoFi Stadium and the stadium operators at their boiling point, Unite Here Local 11 has halted negotiations and authorized a strike vote, The Athletic reported Friday.,The vote is set to take place at the end of next week -- just o...
Luka Doncic, Donnie Nelson pair to purchase Rome pro team
Los Angeles Lakers All-Star Luka Doncic and former Dallas Mavericks executive Donnie Nelson teamed to purchase professional basketball club Vanoli Cremona in Italy's Lega Basket Serie A, with a bid to become NBA Europe's representative in Rome. ,The club is relocating to Rome ahead of the 2026-27 se...
Marta Kostyuk to put clay-court streak on line against Iga Swiatek at French Open
Marta Kostyuk of Ukraine, who has not lost on the clay courts this season, advanced to the fourth round of the French Open on Friday -- with four-time champion Iga Swiatek her next opponent.,The 15th-seeded Kostyuk won titles on the clay courts in Madrid and Rouen leading up to the French Open. She ...