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  • Guardians use 5-run fifth inning to storm past A's

    Tyler Freeman hit a two-run homer and Josh Naylor added a solo shot as the Cleveland Guardians opened a three-game series against the visiting Oakland Athletics with a 10-2 victory on Friday. Steven Kwan and Andres Gimenez each drove in two runs for Cleveland, which won for the fifth time in six games and improved to an American League Central-best 14-6. Abraham Toro hit a leadoff home run in the first inning to give the A's an early lead. Brent Rooker added a solo shot against Scott Barlow in...

  • Alec Bohm knocks in six as Phillies blank White Sox

    Alec Bohm hit two home runs and tied a career high with six RBIs, Spencer Turnbull had a no-hitter through 6 1/3 innings and the host Philadelphia Phillies defeated the Chicago White Sox 7-0 on Friday. Turnbull (2-0) threw seven scoreless innings and gave up one hit while striking out six and walking two. He threw 92 pitches, 57 for strikes and lowered his ERA to 1.23. Whit Merrifield hit a solo homer, Trea Turner had three hits and extended his hitting streak to eight straight, and Bryce...

  • Elly De La Cruz stars as Reds rout Angels, halt skid

    Elly De La Cruz hit a three-run homer, stole three bases and scored on a throwing error to lead the Cincinnati Reds past the visiting Los Angeles Angels 7-1 Friday night. Cincinnati starter and winner Nick Lodolo (2-0) allowed one run over 6 1/3 innings and Tyler Stephenson blasted a tape-measure, tiebreaking home run for the Reds, who snapped a three-game losing streak. Making just his second start back from the injured list, Lodolo kept the Angels scoreless until the fifth when Jo Adell...

  • NBA Play-In: Bulls-Heat Preview, Props & Prediction

    Instead of counting on Jimmy Butler to lead the team into the postseason, the Miami Heat will be in full collective-effort mode when they host the Chicago Bulls on Friday night in the loser-goes-home play-in game. Butler will sit out with a sprained MCL in his right knee that was sustained during Wednesday's 105-104 road loss to the Philadelphia 76ers. THE ODDS The Heat are anywhere from 1.5- to 2.5-point favorites at most sportsbooks despite Butler's absence. The line has held steady at 2.5...

  • Duke transfer Mark Mitchell commits to Missouri

    Former Duke forward Mark Mitchell is transferring to Missouri, he confirmed to 247 Sports on Friday. A two-year starter for the Blue Devils, the 6-foot-9 rising junior entered the transfer portal on April 9. Mitchell, 20, was ranked as the No. 9 overall player in the portal by 247 Sports. He posted career averages of 10.3 points, 5.2 rebounds and 1.1 assists in 68 games (67 starts) at Duke. The Blue Devils are in good shape despite losing several key players to the portal or the 2024 NBA...

  • Lauren Coughlin in front, Nelly Korda right behind at Chevron

    Lauren Coughlin posted a bogey-free, 6-under 66 Thursday to take the early lead at the Chevron Championship, but white-hot World No. 1 Nelly Korda is right behind after one round of the first women's major of the year in The Woodlands, Texas. Korda, who has won her past four LPGA starts, birdied four of her final six holes at The Club at Carlton Woods to shoot 4-under 68, tied for second with Marina Alex and Japan's Minami Katsu. Korda may be the star on the leaderboard, but everyone is...

  • Amed Rosario, Ryan Pepiot help Rays split 4-game set with Angels

    Hot-hitting Amed Rosario went 2-for-4 with a triple, Ryan Pepiot fired six strong innings and the Tampa Bay Rays managed a split of their four-game series against the Los Angeles Angels, beating them 2-1 Thursday afternoon in St. Petersburg, Fla. Batting third in the lineup, Rosario produced his big hit in the first inning, tripling in a run and then scoring on a sacrifice fly. The offseason acquisition increased his hitting streak to 10 games and boosted his average to .339. Yandy Diaz was...

  • Cubs' Jameson Taillon ready for season debut vs. Marlins

    Right-hander Jameson Taillon will hope Chicago feels more like home when he makes his season debut on Thursday in the opener of a four-game set between the Cubs and the visiting Miami Marlins. After a strong season with the New York Yankees in 2022, Taillon signed with Chicago ahead of the 2023 campaign, but he never really found his footing last year. Taillon went 8-10 with a 4.84 ERA in 30 appearances for the Cubs, with nine of his 29 starts being deemed as quality. He went 4-6 with a 4.62...

  • Coyotes down Oilers in likely Arizona send-off

    Dylan Guenther scored once and added an assist to end the Coyotes' season, and likely the franchise's time in Arizona, with a 5-2 victory over the Edmonton Oilers on Wednesday in Tempe, Ariz. Liam O'Brien, Matias Maccelli, Lawson Crouse and Sean Durzi also scored for the Coyotes (36-41-5, 77 points), who are expected to relocate to Salt Lake City. Goaltender Connor Ingram made 28 saves. Sam Carrick and Warren Foegele had the goals for the Oilers (49-26-6, 104 points), and goaltender Calvin...

  • Stars top Blues in shootout, seal No. 1 spot in West

    Jake Oettinger made 25 saves as the Dallas Stars earned a 2-1 shootout victory over the visiting St. Louis Blues on Wednesday to clinch the top Western Conference playoff seed. Oettinger's best save came in overtime, when reached his stick back to stop Robert Thomas' elevated shot toward the open side of the net. Mason Marchment scored the regulation goal for the Stars (52-21-9, 113 points), and Jason Robertson netted the shootout winner. Thomas scored for the Blues (43-33-6, 92 points), and...

  • RB J.K. Dobbins agrees to one-year deal with Chargers

    Running back J.K. Dobbins will join the Los Angeles Chargers on a one-year contract, his agents told numerous media outlets on Wednesday. Dobbins, 25, spent the previous four years in Baltimore. With the Chargers, he will play under former Ravens offensive coordinator Greg Roman, who now holds the same position in Los Angeles. In 2023, Dobbins sustained a season-ending Achilles tear in the season opener against the Houston Texans. He had eight carries for 22 yards in his abbreviated campaign. ...

  • WTA roundup: Coco Gauff downs another American in Stuttgart

    No. 3 seed Coco Gauff outlasted Sachia Vickery for a 6-3, 4-6, 7-5 win on Wednesday in an all-American, second-round match at the Porsche Tennis Grand Prix in Stuttgart, Germany. Gauff overcame a 4-2 deficit in the third set and 15 double faults for the match to continue her dominance against fellow Americans. Jessica Pegula has been the only countrywoman to top Gauff since Sofia Kenin beat her in the first round at Wimbledon in 2023. Also headed to the quarterfinals is second-seeded...