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Victor Wembanyama, Spurs start fast, hold off Wolves in Game 3
Victor Wembanyama scored 39 points, grabbed 15 rebounds and blocked five shots as the San Antonio Spurs held on for a 115-108 win over the Minnesota Timberwolves in Game 3 of their Western Conference semifinal series on Friday in Minneapolis.,Wembanyama made 13 of 18 shots, including 3 of 5 from bey...
Cardinals give up just one hit in shutout win over Padres
Michael McGreevy and two relievers combined on a one-hit shutout Friday night as the visiting St. Louis Cardinals scored all their runs in the fifth inning of a 6-0 victory over the San Diego Padres.,McGreevy (3-2) gave up a leadoff single to Jackson Merrill in the fourth and two walks while fanning...
Mitch Marner's hat trick gives Golden Knights 2-1 edge on Ducks
Mitch Marner posted his first career playoff hat trick in a four-point outing as the visiting Vegas Golden Knights thumped the Anaheim Ducks 6-2 on Friday to take a two-games-to-one lead in their Western Conference semifinal series.,Shea Theodore and Brett Howden both collected one goal and one assi...
Cubs extend winning streak to 10 with triumph over Rangers
Seiya Suzuki belted a two-run homer and Michael Busch added a three-run double, fueling the red-hot Chicago Cubs to a 7-1 victory over the Texas Rangers on Friday in Arlington, Texas.,Chicago's Ian Happ had an RBI single in the first inning to extend his on-base streak to 29 games. He also scored on...
Sounders out to extend run of home dominance vs. slumping San Diego
Last season, San Diego FC surprised all of MLS by winning the Western Conference title as an expansion team.,It's safe to say San Diego is now going through a sophomore slump.,San Diego (3-5-3, 12 points) is mired in an eight-match winless streak heading into Saturday's visit to the Seattle Sounders...
Rapids, St. Louis City eager to break out of winless ruts
When a team is in the middle of the MLS pack as the Colorado Rapids are, the ability to win on the margins is a necessity.,After failing to do that on May 2 in a 1-0 loss at Houston, Colorado will aim to produce a three-point result Saturday night when it hosts struggling St. Louis City in Commerce ...
Sporting KC brings lengthy losing streak to Portland
The Portland Timbers and Sporting Kansas City will be searching for more consistency when they meet on Saturday night in the Pacific Northwest.,The Timbers (3-6-1, 10 points) have won two of their last four with defeats of LAFC and San Diego FC, a pair of teams expected to be among the Western Confe...
Royals come from behind to hand Tigers fourth straight loss
Kyle Isbel's second RBI of the night came via a two-out single in the ninth, giving the host Kansas City Royals a walk-off 4-3 victory over the scuffling Detroit Tigers on Friday.,The Royals trailed 3-1 when they tied the game with three hits on the first five pitches of the eighth inning against De...
Nashville SC try to brush off Champions Cup exit vs. D.C. United
Nashville SC will attempt to move past the disappointment over their exit from the CONCACAF Champions Cup when they host D.C. United on Saturday night.,Nashville's 1-0 loss on Tuesday night at Tigres UANL in Mexico completed a 2-0 aggregate defeat in the Champions Cup semifinals, keeping Nashville (...
Rockies blow 6-run lead before beating Phillies in 11
Troy Johnston's pinch-hit RBI double in the 11th inning led the visiting Colorado Rockies to a series-opening 9-7 win over the Philadelphia Phillies on Friday night.,Johnston brought home automatic runner Willi Castro with his go-ahead knock off Brad Keller (1-1) and later scored on a Jake McCarthy ...
Luke Raley's career night powers Mariners past White Sox
Luke Raley hit a grand slam and three-run homer and Julio Rodriguez and Josh Naylor also went deep to power the visiting Seattle Mariners to a 12-8 victory against the Chicago White Sox on Friday.,Raley collected a career-high seven RBIs while Naylor was 3-for-5 with three RBIs. Randy Arozarena adde...
Mystics' Shakira Austin helps spoil Tempo's debut
Shakira Austin had 18 points and 11 rebounds and scored the game's last four points as the visiting Washington Mystics defeated the expansion Toronto Tempo 68-65 in the season opener for both teams Friday night.,Sonia Citron led the Mystics with 26 points and Kiki Iriafen added 12 points and 16 rebo...
Travis Bazzana's 1st MLB homer highlights Guardians' win over Twins
Australian rookie Travis Bazzana hit his first major league homer, a two-run shot as part of a four-run first inning, sending the Cleveland Guardians on their way to a 6-4 victory over the visiting Minnesota Twins on Friday night.,Bazzana, the first overall draft pick in 2024 by Cleveland, hammered ...
Jacob Misiorowski fans 11 as Brewers shut out Yankees
Jacob Misiorowski struck out 11 over six scoreless innings, pacing the Milwaukee Brewers to a 6-0 victory over the visiting New York Yankees on Friday in the opener of a three-game series.,The hard-throwing Misiorowski (3-2) allowed just two singles and walked two in a dominant 95-pitch outing. Each...
Angel Reese, Dream open against rookie Olivia Miles, Lynx
Angel Reese will make her official Atlanta debut when the Dream visit the Minnesota Lynx on Saturday night in Minneapolis.,The Chicago Sky traded Reese just more than a month ago and she played in two preseason games, but the two-time All-Star and rebounding specialist makes it official in Saturday'...
Six A's hurlers combine for 4-hitter against Orioles
Nick Kurtz roped a tiebreaking two-run triple in the fifth inning and the Athletics held on to beat the host Baltimore Orioles 4-3 Friday night in the opener of a three-game series.,Six Athletics pitchers combined for a four-hitter while Jacob Wilson joined Kurtz with two hits. The Athletics have wo...
Jalen Brunson puts up 33 as Knicks move to verge of sweeping Sixers
Jalen Brunson scored 33 points as the visiting New York Knicks defeated the Philadelphia 76ers 108-94 on Friday to take a commanding 3-0 lead in their Eastern Conference second-round playoff series.,Mikal Bridges notched 23 points and Landry Shamet chipped in with 15 on 5-of-6 shooting for New York,...
After eventful first inning, Nationals hold on to beat Marlins
Jacob Young hit a two-run home run, Foster Griffin pitched seven strong innings and the Washington Nationals beat the host Miami Marlins 3-2 on Friday night.,Curtis Mead reached base three times on a double and two walks for Washington, which has won three straight games. The Nationals improved to 1...
Breanna Stewart, depleted Liberty rout Sun in season opener
Breanna Stewart totaled 31 points and 10 rebounds as the New York Liberty easily survived the absence of Sabrina Ionescu and rolled to a 106-75 rout of the Connecticut Sun Friday night in New York.,Stewart began her fourth season in New York by shooting 10-of-17 from the floor. Stewart also made 11 ...
Connelly Early hurls a gem as Red Sox defeat Rays
A pair of solo home runs stood up as Connelly Early pitched a career-high seven shutout innings, leading the Boston Red Sox to a 2-0 win over the visiting Tampa Bay Rays on Friday night.,Wilyer Abreu's two-out blast in the third was all that Boston needed, but Ceddanne Rafaela (2-for-4) added a home...