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Mets' Pete Alonso looks to continue torrid start in matchup vs. A's
The New York Mets spent most of the winter preparing for life without Pete Alonso.,Now, they've spent the first 13 games of the season wondering where they'd be without him.,The slugger will look to continue his torrid start to the season on Saturday afternoon when the Mets visit the Athletics in th...
Cards' Miles Mikolas bids for bounce-back effort vs. Phillies
St. Louis Cardinals right-hander Miles Mikolas wants to take a clear mind to the mound when he faces the visiting Philadelphia Phillies on Saturday afternoon.,Mikolas (0-1, 11.25 ERA) allowed nine runs (eight earned) on 11 hits in 2 2/3 innings in an 18-7 loss at Boston in his last start on Sunday.,...
PARIVISION pulls out win at ESL One Raleigh
PARIVISION came from behind to beat Team Liquid 2-1 on Friday and advance to the lower-bracket semifinal at the Dota 2 ESL One Raleigh event.,In lower-bracket first-round action earlier Friday, Team Liquid swept AVULUS 2-0, and BetBoom Team ousted Nigma Galaxy 2-0.,The $1 million tournament in North...
Heretics handle OpTic in CDL Stage 3 qualifying
The Miami Heretics climbed into first place in the Call of Duty League Stage 3 Major qualifying standings after defeating OpTic Texas 3-1 on Friday.,The Heretics are the lone 2-0 team, while OpTic slipped to 2-1. The Carolina Royal Ravens, who edged the Minnesota Rokkr 3-2 on Friday, and the Vancouv...
Guardians gun for 4th win in five meetings with Royals
Early on, the Cleveland Guardians have had their way with the Kansas City Royals.,Looking for a fifth straight win overall and attempting to remain perfect at home, the Guardians will try to continue their 2025 success against the Royals on Saturday night.,Cleveland opened the season by taking two o...
Pete Alonso homers, knocks in three as Mets edge A's
Pete Alonso remained red hot Friday night, when the Mets slugger homered and finished with three hits and three RBIs to lead New York to a 7-6 win over the Athletics in the opener of a three-game series in West Sacramento, Calif.,Luisangel Acuna added two hits for the Mets, who have won seven of eig...
Flames take down Wild, slice wild-card deficit
The Calgary Flames provided a huge boost to their slim playoff hopes with a 4-2 home-ice victory over the Minnesota Wild on Friday.,Mikael Backlund, Yegor Sharangovich, Nazem Kadri and Ryan Lomberg all scored for the hosts. Goaltender Dustin Wolf made 16 saves, likely his biggest on Kirill Kaprizov ...
Jimmy Butler III scores 24 as Warriors top Blazers
Jimmy Butler III had 24 points and seven assists and the visiting Golden State Warriors got a win they needed, beating the Portland Trail Blazers, 103-86, on Friday night.,The win moves the Warriors to 48-33 this season with their last regular-season game at home against the LA Clippers Sunday. Gold...
James Harden's triple-double leads Clippers to 7th straight win
Behind James Harden's triple-double and Kawhi Leonard's 20-point first half, the Los Angeles Clippers extend their season-long winning streak to seven games with a 101-100 defeat of the host Sacramento Kings on Friday.,Harden earned his third triple-double of the season in a closing stretch, grabbin...
Connor McDavid tallies 4 assists as Oilers beat Sharks
Corey Perry broke a tie in the third period, Connor McDavid had four assists and the host Edmonton Oilers defeated the San Jose Sharks 4-2 and clinched a playoff spot for the sixth consecutive season on Friday night.,Defenseman Evan Bouchard had a goal and an assist and Ty Emberson and Connor Brown ...
Portland gets first win, keeps Utah winless
Reilyn Turner's first-half goal stood up and gave the Portland Thorns FC a 1-0 victory against the Utah Royals in a matchup of previously winless teams Friday night at Sandy, Utah.,Goalkeeper Bella Bixby made one save to earn the clean sheet for Portland (1-1-2, 5 points).,Utah (0-2-1, 1 point) had ...
Nuggets storm back in final minutes, topple Grizzlies
Nikola Jokic had 26 points, 16 rebounds and 12 assists for the Denver Nuggets, who outscored Memphis 14-1 in the final six minutes to beat the visiting Grizzlies 117-109 on Friday night.,Jokic guaranteed he will be the third player to average triple-double for a season, and the first center. He has ...
Matt Corral rallies Stallions for last-minute win over Renegades
Matt Corral threw a 20-yard touchdown pass to Cade Johnson with 33 seconds remaining, then ran for the winning extra point as the host Birmingham Stallions edged the Arlington Renegades 10-9 on Friday.,Arlington (2-1) led 9-0 after halftime after field goals of 27, 33 and 20 yards by Lucas Havrisik....
Rudy Gobert's career-high-tying 35 points lead Wolves past Nets
Rudy Gobert matched his career-high with 35 points as the Minnesota Timberwolves defeated the visiting Brooklyn Nets 117-91 on Friday night.,Gobert also had 11 rebounds while fellow frontcourt veteran Julius Randle added 21 points -- including 5 of 6 on 3-point attempts -- as Minnesota (48-33) overt...
Chandler Smith outduels Kyle Larson in Bristol Truck race
BRISTOL, Tenn. -- After Chandler Smith charged into the lead Friday night in the Weather Guard Truck Race at Bristol Motor Speedway, his work was far from over.,The driver of the No. 38 Front Row Motorsports Ford then had to hold off NASCAR Cup Series moonlighter Kyle Larson over a seven-lap dash to...
Yainer Diaz's career night guides Astros over Angels
Yainer Diaz clubbed his first career grand slam and produced a career-high five RBIs as the Houston Astros thumped the visiting Los Angeles Angels 14-3 Friday night in the opener of a three-game series.,The Astros sent 20 batters to the plate in the fifth and sixth innings and totaled 10 runs in tho...
Julian Phillips' career night carries Bulls past Wizards
Julian Phillips posted career-highs in scoring and rebounding, and Chicago cruised past the Washington Wizards 119-89 in the Bulls' regular-season home finale on Friday.,Phillips' 23 points led all scorers, pacing five Bulls scorers with at least 12 points. Among them was Nikola Vucevic, who flirted...
Andre Pallante goes 7 innings as Cards shut out Phils
Andre Pallante and two relievers combined for a three-hitter as the St. Louis Cardinals blanked the visiting Philadelphia Phillies 2-0 Friday night,Pallante (2-0) held the Phillies to two hits and two walks over seven innings. He struck out four.,Phil Maton tossed a perfect eighth inning and Ryan He...
Heat set team record for points, pound Pelicans 153-104
Bam Adebayo and Kel'el Ware had double-doubles, eight of their Miami teammates scored in double figures and the visiting Heat made history in a 153-104 rout of the New Orleans Pelicans on Friday.,The Heat (37-44) posted the highest-scoring game in franchise history, topping a 149-141 double-overtim...
Cavaliers complete massive rally, but Knicks still clinch No. 3 seed
Darius Garland scored 13 fourth-quarter points Friday night for the Cleveland Cavaliers, who overcame a 23-point first-half deficit to beat the host New York Knicks 108-102 in the penultimate regular-season game for both teams.,Despite the loss, the Knicks (50-31) clinched the third seed in the East...