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Zach Neto (2 HRs), Angels tee off on Jacob deGrom, Rangers
Zach Neto hit two home runs and Anaheim native Wade Meckler hit a three-run home run in his first career Angels at-bat to lead Los Angeles to a 9-6 victory over the Texas Rangers in the opener of a three-game series on Friday night in Anaheim, Calif., ,It was the fourth multi-home run game of Neto's...

Zia Cooke scores 25 to propel Storm past Sun
Zia Cooke scored a career-high 25 points as the Seattle Storm defeated the visiting Connecticut Sun 77-59 Friday night.,Rookie Flau'jae Johnson, a first-round pick out of LSU who was benched for the fourth quarter of Wednesday's 80-78 loss to the Sun, added 17 points, seven rebounds, five assists an...

Ramon Laureano swats tiebreaking HR as Padres down A's
Ramon Laureano snapped a tie with a home run in the bottom of the seventh inning Friday night as the San Diego Padres stopped the visiting Athletics 7-3 in the opener of a three-game series.,Laureano worked a full count against Jeffrey Springs (3-5) and then hammered a changeup an estimated 401 feet...

Behind big bench contributions, Thunder overtake Spurs in Game 3
Shai Gilgeous-Alexander scored 26 points and the Oklahoma City Thunder once again dominated with their bench, overcoming a sluggish start to beat the host San Antonio Spurs 123-108 in Game 3 of the Western Conference finals on Friday.,The Thunder lead the best-of-seven series 2-1 going into Game 4 i...

San Diego riding Marcus Ingvartsen's hot streak into game with Whitecaps
Marcus Ingvartsen has the hottest boot in MLS at the moment.,Heading into San Diego FC's home match Saturday night against the Vancouver Whitecaps, Ingvartsen has scored six goals in the last four matches. That includes a brace on May 16 in his team's 3-3 draw with FC Cincinnati.,On the year, Ingvar...

Aces hope return matchup with Sparks proves just as beneficial
The Las Vegas Aces return home in search of a fifth straight win following an unbeaten four-game road trip, taking on a Los Angeles Sparks team that has had a more turbulent start to the season than expected.,The Aces' trip began with a 27-point win over the Sparks on May 10 and was punctuated by Ch...

Golden Knights put Avalanche in 0-2 hole with third-period rally
DENVER -- Jack Eichel and Ivan Barbashev scored goals 2:07 apart in the third period, Barbashev added an empty-netter, and the Vegas Golden Knights rallied to beat the Colorado Avalanche 3-1 in Game 2 of the Western Conference finals on Friday night.,Eichel and Barbashev each added an assist and Car...

Mitch Garver, Logan Gilbert help Mariners sneak by slumping Royals
Mitch Garver clubbed a two-run homer in the seventh inning, after Logan Gilbert was solid while pitching into the sixth, and the visiting Seattle Mariners edged the scuffling Kansas City Royals 2-0 on Friday night.,Gilbert allowed two hits and two walks while striking out six and never faced any rea...

William Contreras, Brewers jump all over Dodgers
William Contreras set the tone with an early three-run homer and Logan Henderson tossed five innings of two-hit ball to pace the Milwaukee Brewers to a 5-1 victory over the visiting Los Angeles Dodgers on Friday in the opener of the series between division leaders.,Milwaukee, coming off a sweep of t...

Chadwick Tromp's walk-off hit propels Braves past Nats in 11
Chadwick Tromp laced a walk-off RBI single in the 11th inning on Friday to propel the Atlanta Braves to a 5-4 victory over the visiting Washington Nationals.,After Washington reliever Paxton Schultz (0-2) retired the first two batters of the 11th, Tromp drove in his second run for the Braves, who wo...

Jackson Holliday's HR helps O's extend Tigers' skid to 7
Jackson Holliday's first hit in three games since making his season debut this week was a two-run go-ahead home run in the fourth inning, and the Baltimore Orioles went on to beat the visiting Detroit Tigers 7-4 in the first game of a three-game series Friday night.,Pete Alonso smashed a three-run h...

Kevin Gausman pitches Blue Jays to win over sloppy Pirates
Kevin Gausman struck out eight in 6 2/3 effective innings Friday night as the Toronto Blue Jays defeated the visiting Pittsburgh Pirates 6-2.,Gausman (4-3) allowed one run, six hits and one walk while earning his first win in five starts. Louis Varland retired the final six batters to earn his seven...

Byron Buxton, Austin Martin hit 2-run homers to power Twins past Red Sox
Byron Buxton and Austin Martin hit two-run home runs in the seventh inning as the visiting Minnesota Twins came from behind for an 8-6 win over the Boston Red Sox to begin a three-game series Friday night.,The Twins rallied from deficits of 4-0 and 6-3 to win on the strength of the four-run frame, t...

Rays spoil Gerrit Cole's Yankees return
Gerrit Cole pitched six strong innings during his return from reconstructive elbow surgery, but the Tampa Bay Rays scored four times in the eighth inning by capitalizing on shaky infield defense and closed out a 4-2 victory over the host New York Yankees on Friday night.,The Rays scored four times i...

Caitlin Clark scores 22 in return as Fever fend off Valkyries
Aliyah Boston had 20 points and 16 rebounds, Caitlin Clark added 22 points and nine assists and the Indiana Fever defeated the Golden State Valkyries 90-82 on Friday night in Indianapolis., ,Kelsey Mitchell added 19 points and Sophie Cunningham scored 11 for the Fever (4-2)., ,Tiffany Hayes scored 1...

Expansion teams Fire, Tempo set for first-ever matchup
The WNBA's two newest teams will battle on Saturday in Toronto, with both teams looking to build momentum in their inaugural seasons.,Portland (2-3) has posted a pair of close wins and three relatively lopsided defeats. The Fire are coming off a 90-73 loss at Indiana on Wednesday. Even with Caitlin ...

Rhyne Howard, back from concussion, powers Dream past Wings
Rhyne Howard returned from missing one game with a concussion to log season highs of 25 points and eight assists on Friday as the Atlanta Dream led almost wire to wire in an 86-69 win over the Dallas Wings at College Park, Ga.,Howard hit 7 of 12 field-goal attempts and went 9 for 9 at the foul line....

Eury Perez, Marlins shut down Mets to end 3-game skid
Owen Caissie collected two RBIs and Jakob Marsee made a pair of impressive catches in center field Friday night for the host Miami Marlins, who edged the New York Mets 2-1 in the opener of a three-game series.,Eury Perez and three relievers combined on a three-hitter for the Marlins, who snapped a t...

Samuel Sarver, FC Dallas enter match vs. Rapids with swagger
Samuel Sarver is full of confidence as he leads visiting FC Dallas into a Saturday match against the Colorado Rapids in Commerce City, Colo.,The 23-year-old forward scored for the third time in four matches in a 3-2 win over the San Jose Earthquakes on May 16. Sarver entered as a sub in the 84th min...

Defenseless FC Cincinnati, Orlando City figure to score on Saturday
Two of the worst defensive teams in MLS meet on Saturday evening as FC Cincinnati plays host to Orlando City.,Scoring goals hasn't been a problem for Cincinnati; its 30 goals are tied for third in MLS. The issue is keeping the ball out of its own net: FC Cincinnati have conceded 35 goals this season...