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Napheesa Collier had 24 points and 10 rebounds and the visiting Minnesota Lynx defeated the Seattle Storm 78-70 on Friday night.Read more...

Ha-Seong Kim broke up a scoreless tie with a two-strike, two-run single through a drawn-in infield with one out in the eighth and Fernando Tatis Jr. followed with a two-run home run Friday night as the San Diego Padres defeated the visiting Arizona Diamondbacks.Read more...

Betnijah Laney matched a season high with 22 points, Marine Johannes made four 3-pointers and the New York Liberty handled business against the host Phoenix Mercury in an 85-63 win on Friday.Read more...

Carlos Santana hit a three-run homer to help the Milwaukee Brewers earn a 9-8 win against the Texas Rangers in the opener of a three-game series on Friday in Arlington, Texas.Read more...

Pablo Lopez threw six shutout innings en route to his fourth consecutive win and Michael A. Taylor homered to lead the Minnesota Twins to a 5-1 victory over the Pittsburgh Pirates in the opener of a three-game series on Friday night in Minneapolis.Read more...

Elias Diaz homered among his three hits, Ezequiel Tovar went deep and finished with two hits and the Colorado Rockies beat the Chicago White Sox 14-1 in Denver on Friday night.Read more...

Jeff McNeil hit a homer and drove in four runs to power the visiting the New York Mets past the St. Louis Cardinals 7-1 Friday.Read more...

Julio Rodriguez homered while recording his third consecutive four-plus-hit game and rookie Bryce Miller pitched 6 1/3 sharp innings as the visiting Seattle Mariners topped the Houston Astros 2-0 on Friday.Read more...

Younghoe Koo's 45-yard field goal with two seconds remaining lifted the host Atlanta Falcons to a 13-13 tie with the Cincinnati Bengals on Friday.Read more...

The Cleveland Guardians erupted for four runs in the eighth inning Friday night to take the second game of their doubleheader 4-1 against the visiting Detroit Tigers.Read more...

Rookie Masataka Yoshida hit a three-run homer four batters in, Brayan Bello pitched six effective innings and the Boston Red Sox recorded an 8-3 victory over the skidding New York Yankees on Friday night.Read more...

Cheyenne Parker scored 15 of her game-high 29 points in the fourth quarter Friday night as the short-handed Atlanta Dream rallied for a 78-67 win over the Chicago Sky in College Park, Ga.Read more...

Christian Encarnacion-Strand drilled a hanging slider from Jordan Hicks into the upper deck in left with one out in the ninth to give the Cincinnati Reds a 1-0 walk-off win over the visiting Toronto Blue Jays on Friday.Read more...

The threat of Hurricane Hilary's arrival in the Los Angeles area prompted Major League Soccer to postpone two matches scheduled for Sunday night.Read more...

Former Pro Bowl defensive end Robert Quinn was arrested in South Carolina on Friday on hit-and-run and assault charges.Read more...

Dre Kirkpatrick Jr., son of former Alabama great Dre Kirkpatrick Sr., committed to the Crimson Tide Friday, as his father did 14 years earlier, making him the first legacy recruit to pledge to Nick Saban during his Alabama tenure.Read more...

Brittney Sykes recorded her second straight 30-point game, and the visiting Washington Mystics used a late 7-0 run to snap a nine-game road losing streak with an 83-79 victory over the Indiana Fever on Friday in Indianapolis.Read more...

Arike Ogunbowale racked up 30 points on the strength of long-range shooting and the Dallas Wings pulled away with a strong fourth quarter in a 95-75 victory against the host Connecticut Sun on Friday night at Uncasville, Conn.Read more...

Amid speculation that he may be eyeing a move to Ferrari when his contract ends after the 2025 season, Lando Norris said he is "still giving everything I can" to his McLaren team.Read more...

The Indianapolis Colts signed veteran wide receiver James Washington to a free-agent contract on Friday, three days after he was released by the New Orleans Saints.Read more...

World No. 1 Carlos Alcaraz rallied past upset-minded Australian qualifier Max Purcell 4-6, 6-3, 6-4 on Friday to reach the semifinals of the Western & Southern Open in Mason, Ohio.Read more...

Kevin Harvick and Chase Elliott are two of the biggest names in the NASCAR Cup Series, but with only a pair of regular-season races remaining, neither has locked up a playoff spot.Read more...

The Detroit Tigers scored early and got six solid innings from left-hander Tarik Skubal and held off the host Cleveland Guardians for a 4-2 victory in the first game of a doubleheader on Friday.Read more...

Tim Petrovic finished a stellar round with three consecutive birdies to earn a two-shot lead after one round of the Shaw Charity Classic in Calgary, Alberta.Read more...

The Los Angeles Angels activated rookie catcher Logan O'Hoppe from the 60-day injured list Friday after he recovered from a shoulder injury and optioned catcher Chad Wallach to Triple-A Salt Lake.Read more...

In an effort to avoid the worst of Hurricane Hilary, the Los Angeles Dodgers, Los Angeles Angels and San Diego Padres will play split doubleheaders on Saturday instead of holding regularly-scheduled series finales on Sunday afternoon.Read more...

Max Homa racked up 10 birdies, fired an 8-under-par 62 and grabbed the lead at the BMW Championship on Friday at Olympia Fields (Ill.) Country Club.Read more...

Assumptions can be a dangerous thing. Take the preseason conversation surrounding Tua Tagovailoa last season. There were signs that the Miami Dolphins' third-year quarterback was about to make a quantum leap, but he was mostly ignored in lieu of cheapshots at his arm strength. The same is true for 2023. This season's...Read more...

After making a number of effective but unheralded moves at the trade deadline, the Los Angeles Dodgers made another addition Friday when they signed infielder Kolten Wong to a minor league deal.Read more...

Bobby Witt Jr. hit a go-ahead, two-run home run in the sixth inning, and the visiting Kansas City Royals took advantage of some shoddy Chicago Cubs defense to win 4-3 on Friday.Read more...

The Pittsburgh Pirates returned second baseman and center fielder Ji Hwan Bae from a rehab assignment and placed him on the active roster ahead of Friday night's series opener at the Minnesota Twins.Read more...

New York Yankees left-hander Carlos Rodon is scheduled to come off the injured list and start Tuesday's series opener against the Washington Nationals, manager Aaron Boone said Friday.Read more...

Lionel Messi is poised to lead Inter Miami to their first major title when the club visits a Nashville SC side also searching for its first hardware Saturday night in the Leagues Cup final.Read more...

Marissa Steen carded a 1-under-par 72 on Friday to seize a one-stroke lead after the second round at the ISPS Handa World Invitational in Antrim, Northern Ireland.Read more...

San Franciso Giants manager Gabe Kapler will serve a one-game suspension Friday night in Atlanta.Read more...

Top-seeded Iga Swiatek of Poland eased past Wimbledon champion Marketa Vondrousova 7-6 (3), 6-1 to reach her 10th semifinal of the year on Friday at the Western & Southern Open in Cincinnati, Ohio.Read more...

The Vancouver Whitecaps placed goalkeeper Thomas Hasal on season-ending injured reserve Friday.Read more...

The WNBA-leading Las Vegas Aces play the final date of a homestand on Saturday afternoon when they host the Los Angeles Sparks.Read more...

Hideki Matsuyama of Japan withdrew from the BMW Championship before starting his second round Friday at Olympia Fields (Ill.) Country Club, citing a back injury.Read more...

Toronto Blue Jays All-Star shortstop Bo Bichette said he will return from a knee injury this weekend.Read more...

Free agent offensive tackle Jason Peters is hopeful to play in the upcoming NFL season, ESPN reported Friday.Read more...

St. Louis City signed 16-year-old midfielder Tyson Pearce to an MLS contract through 2027.Read more...

Defensive end Jadeveon Clowney and the Baltimore Ravens agreed to a one-year contract, NFL Network reported on Friday.Read more...

The Los Angeles Angels are calling up first baseman Nolan Schanuel, their first-round pick in July's Major League Baseball draft.Read more...

Mike Woodson becomes one of the three highest-paid basketball coaches in the Big Ten with a new contract agreement in place at Indiana that pays $4.2 million per year.Read more...

Philadelphia Eagles cornerback Zech McPhearson will miss the 2023 season after sustaining a torn right Achilles in a preseason game against the Cleveland Browns, multiple media outlets reported Friday.Read more...

The 2023 Women's World Cup hasn't resonated stateside like it typically does. The USWNT never looked good, weren't healthy, and were heavily criticized by people eagerly awaiting a stumble. Considering that, coupled with the time difference in Australia and New Zealand, one could suppose that a lack of US eyeballs,...Read more...

After calling 76ers president of basketball operations Daryl Morey a "liar" earlier this week, All-Star guard James Harden made it clear that he doesn't intend to play in Philadelphia again.Read more...

Washington Commanders second-year quarterback Sam Howell will be under center to start the season, coach Ron Rivera announced Friday.Read more...

If you bounce around the non-Spain or England-based internet, you may find that this World Cup Final is a Final no one wanted. Australia would have been more exciting given the noise that would have accompanied them. One of the real upstarts like Colombia would have been a real story. USWNT fans don't like watching...Read more...