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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...
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...
Nashville SC hoping for Sam Surridge's return vs. NYCFC
Nashville SC will hope to see leading scorer Sam Surridge return Saturday night when they host a New York City FC side trying to rebound from a devastating injury to club legend Maxi Moralez.,Nashville (9-1-3, 30 points) enters the final weekend before the World Cup break two points in front of Lion...
Kansas City, Red Bulls each look to carry momentum into World Cup break
After a dreadful start to the season, Sporting Kansas City hope a rare winning streak can help turn things around ahead of an interconference meeting with the visiting New York Red Bulls on Saturday.,Kansas City (3-8-2, 11 points) enters play having won back-to-back games against the Los Angeles Gal...
Guardians win 7th straight, nip Phils 1-0 on late pinch-hit HR
Pinch hitter Kyle Manzardo hit a ninth-inning home run off Jhoan Duran to lift the visiting Cleveland Guardians to their seventh straight win, a 1-0 victory over the Philadelphia Phillies on Friday., ,In the opener of a three-game series, Gavin Williams (7-3) and the Phillies' Cristopher Sanchez shi...
Victor Wembanyama a unanimous All-Defensive first-team selection
After being named the unanimous Defensive Player of the Year last month, dominant San Antonio Spurs superstar Victor Wembanyama was also the lone unanimous pick for the All-Defensive First Team, the NBA announced on Friday night. ,Wembanyama, 22, was joined on the first team by one of his opponents ...
Charlotte Trucks Series race postponed to Saturday morning due to rain
Persistent rain forced the postponement of Friday night's North Carolina Education Lottery 200 NASCAR Craftsman Truck Series race at Charlotte Motor Speedway.,The race has been rescheduled for 8 a.m. Saturday morning, to be broadcast on FS1, NRN and SiriusXM NASCAR Radio.,Friday's practice and quali...
In Wilfried Zaha's possible finale with club, Charlotte faces Revs
In what could be Wilfried Zaha's last game with Charlotte FC, the club will aim to win at home against the New England Revolution on Saturday evening.,Charlotte (5-6-3, 18 points) has struggled throughout the first half of the season. They have won only one league game in their last six attempts (1-...
Si Woo Kim's 60 helps him move 5 strokes clear at CJ Cup Byron Nelson
Si Woo Kim flirted with a sub-60 round and surged well clear of the rest of the CJ Cup Byron Nelson leaderboard in the second round on Friday in McKinney, Texas.,Kim's only bogey came on the 18th hole, when he overshot the green on his approach and left his chip short, missing an 18 1/2-foot par put...
Consistent Tommy Gainey moves atop leaderboard at Trophy Hassan
Tommy Gainey posted his second straight 6-under-par 67 to take a one-stroke lead through two rounds of the Trophy Hassan II on Friday in Rabat, Morocco.,Gainey, who began the day a stroke out of the lead, paired eight birdies with two bogeys to improve to 12-under 134 at Royal Golf Dar Es Salam. He'...
Drivers prepare for emotional Coca-Cola 600 in Charlotte
Like most drivers this weekend, Ross Chastain will commute a short distance from Mooresville to Charlotte for what should be a spectacular weekend of racing at Charlotte Motor Speedway, though a huge loss leading up to the 68th annual Coca-Cola 600 has cast a shadow over NASCAR's longest race.,Like ...
NASCAR CEO: Kyle Busch was an ‘American badass’ behind the wheel
Kyle Busch experienced shortness of breath and was coughing up blood the day before his death, according to a 911 call obtained Friday by USA Today.,Busch, a two-time NASCAR Cup Series champion considered one of the best drivers of all time, died on Thursday. He was 41.,The Busch family, Richard Chi...