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Fresh off late rally, Jays turn to Dylan Cease in rematch vs. A's
Right-hander Dylan Cease will make his Toronto Blue Jays debut on Saturday afternoon against the visiting Athletics.,Cease, 30, was one of Toronto's major free-agent signings in the offseason after going 8-12 with a 4.55 ERA in 2025 for the San Diego Padres.,The Athletics are scheduled to start left...
Gentle Mates shine as CDL Stage 2 Major begins
The Paris Gentle Mates won twice Friday as the Call of Duty League's Stage 2 Major got underway at Marston Green, England, and they advanced to the upper-bracket semifinal.,Paris topped the Carolina Royal Ravens 3-1 in the play-in round, then downed the Miami Heretics by the same score in the upper-...
Once down 24, Clippers edge Pacers on Kawhi Leonard's last-second shot
Kawhi Leonard hit a go-ahead jumper with 0.4 seconds left to lift the visiting Los Angeles Clippers to a 114-113 victory over the Indiana Pacers on Friday in Indianapolis.,Darius Garland scored 30 and Leonard had 28 for Los Angeles (38-36), which trailed by 24 before rallying for its fourth straight...
Mavericks snap 5-game skid with road win over Blazers
Marvin Bagley III had a game-high 26 points and nine rebounds and Cooper Flagg added 24 points as Dallas ended a five-game losing streak with a 100-93 road win over the Portland Trail Blazers on Friday.,Naji Marshall added 19 points and five steals for the Mavericks (24-50), who won for just the fif...
Angel City top Dash, secure first 3-0-0 start in club history
Riley Tiernan scored the go-ahead goal in the 49th minute as Angel City took sole possession of first place in the National Women's Soccer League with a 2-1 victory over the Houston Dash on Friday night in Los Angeles., ,Sveindis Jonsdottir also scored a goal, her third in two games, and Angelina An...
Mike Trout goes deep again as Angels knock off Astros
Josh Lowe, Mike Trout and Zach Neto homered to help the visiting Los Angeles Angels to a 6-2 win against the Houston Astros in the second game of their four-game series on Friday night.,The Angels have won their first two games of the season for the first time since 2007, and their first two road ga...
Raptors move up playoff race with win vs. Pelicans
Scottie Barnes had 23 points and 12 assists, five teammates scored in double figures and the host Toronto Raptors defeated the New Orleans Pelicans 119-106 on Friday night., ,Jakob Poeltl added 18 points and 11 rebounds, while Sandro Mamukelashvili, RJ Barrett and Ja'Kobe Walter scored 18 each and B...
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...
Kevin Durant, Jabari Smith Jr. push Rockets past Grizzlies
Kevin Durant had 25 points and 10 assists, while Jabari Smith Jr. added 21 points and a season-high 16 rebounds to lead the visiting Houston Rockets to a 119-109 victory Friday night over the Memphis Grizzlies. Houston (44-29) snapped a two-game losing streak.,Amen Thompson contributed 18 points and...
Cavs equal franchise mark in high-scoring win vs. Heat
Max Strus scored 29 points and Jarrett Allen had 18 points and 10 rebounds in his return from a right knee injury as the Cleveland Cavaliers tied their franchise record for points in a regulation game in a 149-128 win over the visiting Miami Heat on Friday night.,Evan Mobley had 23 points and 10 reb...
Blue Jays walk off Athletics to take opener
Andres Gimenez knocked a walkoff single to center in the ninth inning Friday night, and the Toronto Blue Jays defeated the visiting Athletics 3-2.,Gimenez also had a two-run triple in the fifth.,Shea Langeliers tied the game for the Athletics with one out in the ninth by hitting his second homer of ...
Payton Pritchard nets 36 as Celtics halt Hawks
Payton Pritchard tossed in a game-high 36 points and had seven rebounds to help the Boston Celtics end the Atlanta Hawks' three-game winning streak with a 109-102 home victory Friday night.,Pritchard made 13 of 23 field goal attempts, including 6 of 11 3-point shots. Jayson Tatum added 26 points, 12...
Yaxel Lendeborg puts up 23 as No. 1 Michigan races past Alabama
CHICAGO -- Yaxel Lendeborg produced 23 points, 12 rebounds and seven assists, boosting top-seeded Michigan to a 90-77 victory against fourth-seeded Alabama on Friday in an NCAA Tournament Midwest Region semifinal.,Michigan (34-3) advances to an Elite Eight game on Sunday against the winner of the la...
Down 24, Clippers edge Pacers on Kawhi Leonard's last-second shot
Kawhi Leonard hit a go-ahead jumper with 0.4 seconds left to lift the visiting Los Angeles Clippers to a 114-113 victory over the Indiana Pacers on Friday in Indianapolis.,Darius Garland scored 30 and Leonard had 28 for Los Angeles (38-36), which trailed by 24 before rallying for its fourth straight...
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...
Braves ride Chris Sale, long ball to blank Royals
Chris Sale threw six scoreless innings and the Atlanta Braves hit three home runs to defeat visiting Kansas City 6-0 on Friday and give Walt Weiss a win in his managerial debut.,Sale (1-0) allowed three hits, three walks and struck out six, giving him 2,585 for his career. Sale moved up to No. 30 on...
Milestones abound for youngsters as Rangers wallop Blackhawks
Rookie Adam Sykora scored his first career goal in his home debut and the host New York Rangers halted a season-worst six-game losing streak with a 6-1 victory over the Chicago Blackhawks Friday night.,It was Sykora's second game after he played about 13 1/2 minutes in his NHL debut in Wednesday's 4...
Marlins edge Rockies as Sandy Alcantara shines in opener
Sandy Alcantara pitched seven strong innings, and Javier Sanoja went 3-for-3 with one RBI as the host Miami Marlins defeated the Colorado Rockies 2-1 on Friday in the season opener for both teams.,Closer Pete Fairbanks, Miami's biggest free-agent signee of the offseason, earned the save after pitchi...
Jannik Sinner reaches Miami Open final, zeros in on Sunshine Double
Second-seeded Jannik Sinner is on the verge of capturing the "Sunshine Double" after beating third-seeded Alexander Zverev of Germany 6-3, 7-6 (4) in the semifinals of the Miami Open on Friday in Miami Gardens, Fla.,Standing in the way of the Italian will be No. 21 seed Jiri Lehecka of the Czech Rep...