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DENVER (AP) — Garrett Hampson led off the first inning with a triple, one of 15 hits for Colorado, and the Rockies spoiled Wade Miley’s encore to his first career no-hitter with a 9-6 win over the Cincinnati Reds on Friday night. Miley (4-3) was roughed up one start after holding the Cleveland Indians hitless […]

YOKOHAMA, Japan (AP) — Taylor Knibb won the season-opening World Championship Series triathlon on Saturday to book her place on the U.S. team for the Tokyo Olympics in July. The 23-year-old Knibb finished the Olympic distance of a 1.5-kilometer swim, 40-kilometer cycle and 10-kilometer run in 1 hour, 54 minutes, 27 seconds in a race […]

The Jazz defeated the Thunder, 109-93. Bojan Bogdanovic led the Jazz with 22 points, while Rudy Gobert added 16 points and 18 rebounds in the victory. Svi Mykhailiuk tallied 19 points and two assists for the Thunder in the losing effort. The Jazz improve to 51-20 on the season, while the Thunder fall to 21-50.

The 76ers clinched the best record in the Eastern Conference as they defeated the Magic, 122-97. Joel Embiid led the 76ers with 13 points and 11 rebounds, while Seth Curry added 20 points (4-5 3pt FG) in the victory. R.J. Hampton tallied 12 points, 11 rebounds and nine assists for the Magic in the losing […]

Associated Press The Big 3: Hall of Fame night awaits Duncan, Garnett, Bryant Such was the star power that Kobe Bryant, Tim Duncan and Kevin Garnett carried throughout their careers and still possess, all of them now five years removed from their final games as NBA greats. Each was an NBA champion, an MVP, an […]

DALLAS (AP) — Luka Doncic had his 11th triple-double of the season with 20 points, 10 rebounds and 11 assists and the Dallas Mavericks guaranteed themselves a top-six finish in the Western Conference, to avoid the NBA’s play-in next week, with a 114-110 victory over Toronto on Friday night. Kristaps Porzingis, who finished with 21 […]

MEMPHIS, Tenn. (AP) — Justise Winslow had season highs with 25 points and 13 rebounds, and the Memphis Grizzlies held on to defeat the Sacramento Kings 107-106 on Friday night. Killian Tillie and Xavier Tillman each had 16 points for Memphis, with Tillman adding 10 rebounds. John Konchar finished with 15 points. Louis King led […]

MILWAUKEE (AP) — Marcell Ozuna and Ozzie Albies hit Atlanta’s first back-to-back homers of the season to help the Braves snap a three-game skid with a 6-3 victory over the Milwaukee Brewers on Friday night. Atlanta led 2-1 before Ozuna and Albies went deep against reliever Eric Lauer. On Lauer’s first pitch of the fifth […]

MINNEAPOLIS (AP) — Diana Taurasi made a go-ahead 3-pointer with 1.1 seconds left to give the Phoenix Mercury a 77-75 victory over the Minnesota Lynx on Friday night. The 38-year-old Taurasi made just two of her first 12 field goals before hitting the winner in the opener for both teams. The officials stopped play after […]

HOUSTON (AP) — Martín Maldonado homered and drove in three runs to back seven solid innings from Zack Greinke, and the Houston Astros defeated the Texas Rangers 10-4 on Friday night for their fourth straight victory. Kyle Tucker and Myles Straw each had two hits and two RBIs for the Astros. Maldonado, who finished with […]

DUNEDIN, Fla (AP) — Rhys Hoskins hit a three-run double during a five-run seventh inning and the Philadelphia Phillies beat the Toronto Blue Jays 5-1 on Friday night. J.T. Realmuto returned to the Phillies’ starting lineup one day after being placed on the COVID-19-related injured list and drew a bases-loaded walk that made it 1-all […]

Caroline Pulliam and Caileen Almeida have been friends for about seven years, back to their time together in Charlotte’s youth soccer program. They occasionally played for different teams, but they’ve remained good friends. Friday night, in their final game together — and the last soccer game ever, for one of them — they won the […]

Poole returns after tweaking left ankle vs. Pelicans originally appeared on NBC Sports Bayarea The last thing the Warriors need heading into Sunday’s highly important game against the Memphis Grizzlies is a significant injury, and for a few minutes, it looked like that had happened. Luckily for the Warriors, they might have dodged a bullet. […]

Reuters Motor racing-Grosjean seals first IndyCar pole position The Frenchman put up a blistering top lap of 1:09.4396 just a month after launching his series debut, edging out two-time NTT Indycar Series Champion Josef Newgarden by more than a tenth of a second in a dazzling effort for Dale Coyne Racing. “When I saw the […]

Thirty years after the Ryder Cup delivered a “War on the Shore” at Kiawah Island, Rory McIlroy and Jordan Spieth could produce more US-versus-Europe fireworks at the 103rd PGA Championship. The year’s second major tournament begins Thursday on the 7,876-yard, par-72 Ocean course at the South Carolina resort where the Americans edged Europe 14 1/2-13 […]

David Peterson road gray close up shot The Mets snapped their seven-game winning streak, falling to the Tampa Bay Rays, 3-2 in walk-off fashion. Here are the takeaways… 1. David Peterson tossed the best game of his MLB career. It did not come without some early trouble, though. The lefty loaded the bases with one […]

Reuters Motor racing-Grosjean seals first IndyCar pole position The Frenchman put up a blistering top lap of 1:09.4396 just a month after launching his series debut, edging out two-time NTT Indycar Series Champion Josef Newgarden by more than a tenth of a second in a dazzling effort for Dale Coyne Racing. “When I saw the […]

Reuters Motor racing-Grosjean seals first IndyCar pole position The Frenchman put up a blistering top lap of 1:09.4396 just a month after launching his series debut, edging out two-time NTT Indycar Series Champion Josef Newgarden by more than a tenth of a second in a dazzling effort for Dale Coyne Racing. “When I saw the […]

PHILADELPHIA (AP) — Seth Curry scored 20 points, Joel Embiid had 13 points and 11 rebounds and the Philadelphia 76ers clinched the top seed for the playoffs in the Eastern Conference with a 122-97 victory over the Orlando Magic on Friday night. Ben Simmons added 13 points and nine assists to help the 76ers improve […]

Aaron Judge elbow bumps Gary Sanchez (backwards) in grey uniform The Yankees relied on the long ball on Friday night, blasting three home runs in their 5-4 win over the Baltimore Orioles. Here are some key takeaways … – Gio Urshela came up with the biggest hit of the night for the Yankees, coming off […]

BOSTON (AP) — Hunter Renfroe and Bobby Dalbec each hit a two-run homer, and the Boston Red Sox rallied to beat the Los Angeles Angels 4-3 on Friday night. The Red Sox opened the weekend series with their second straight victory after dropping three in a row. Matt Andriese (2-2) got the win despite allowing […]

WASHINGTON (AP) Russell Westbrook got his first triple-double since passing Oscar Robertson and becoming the NBA’s career leader earlier in the week, lifting Washington past the Cleveland Cavaliers 120-105 on Friday night and helping the Wizards clinch a spot in the play-in tournament. Westbrook had 21 points, 17 assists and 12 rebounds for his 183rd […]