Wembanyama's 39 Lead Spurs To Game Three Victory

 

MINNEAPOLIS. Victor Wembanyama scored 39 points with 15 rebounds and five blocks to lead the San Antonio Spurs to a 115-108 Game 3 victory over the Minnesota Timberwolves on Friday night, giving San Antonio a 2-1 lead in the Western Conference semifinal and restoring home-court advantage. The win shifts momentum and...

U.S. Treasury Sanctions Ten Over Iran Weapons Links

 

Washington — The U.S. Treasury Department announced on Friday that its Office of Foreign Assets Control designated ten individuals and companies operating across China, Hong Kong, West Asia and Eastern Europe for allegedly providing components, raw materials and procurement services used in Iran’s Shahed-series unmanned aerial vehicles and ballistic missile...

Knicks Build 3-0 Lead After 108-94 Game Three

 

Philadelphia — The New York Knicks beat the Philadelphia 76ers 108-94 on Friday night in Game 3, taking a 3-0 series lead. The Sixers led early, with Joel Embiid scoring the first nine points and Philadelphia holding a first-quarter advantage, but momentum shifted and New York closed the game ahead. The...

Freeman’s 100th Dodger Homer Powers Dodgers’ Series Win

 

LOS ANGELES — On Friday night, the Los Angeles Dodgers beat the Atlanta Braves 3-1 at Dodger Stadium as Freddie Freeman hit his 100th home run with the Dodgers and Shohei Ohtani delivered an RBI single; Emmet Sheehan started and allowed one run over 4 2/3 innings. The win, in the...

Vientos' homer and double lift Mets past Diamondbacks

 

PHOENIX — Mark Vientos homered in the second inning and then led off the 10th with a go-ahead double Friday night, lifting the New York Mets to a 3-1 victory over the Arizona Diamondbacks at Chase Field. Nolan McLean worked six innings for the Mets, while Diamondbacks starter Ryne Nelson...

Salaun's scoring leads Valkyries; injuries affect opposing teams

 

Seattle — Janelle Salaun scored 20 points and tied a career high with five 3-pointers as the Golden State Valkyries beat the Seattle Storm 91-80 on Friday night in the WNBA season opener in Seattle, with Veronica Burton adding 16 points and Golden State connecting on 15 of 37 three-point...

Devers, Ray lead Giants to 5-2 win at Oracle Park

 

San Francisco — Rafael Devers homered and Robbie Ray delivered six strong innings as the San Francisco Giants beat the Pittsburgh Pirates 5-2 Friday night at Oracle Park. Devers connected for his fourth home run of the season and extended a hitting streak while Ray limited Pittsburgh to one run...

U.S. military sinks vessel, two killed, one survivor

 

Washington: On Friday, U.S. Southern Command said U.S. forces struck and sank an alleged drug-trafficking boat in the eastern Pacific, killing two people and leaving one survivor. The command said intelligence had confirmed the vessel was transiting known narco-trafficking routes and was operated by designated terrorist organizations, and it described...

Raley, Vargas fuel split as Mariners and White Sox trade wins

 

Chicago — Luke Raley drove in a career-high seven runs on Friday at Guaranteed Rate Field, launching his first major-league grand slam and later hitting a three-run homer to lead the Seattle Mariners to a 12-8 victory over the Chicago White Sox; Munetaka Murakami also homered, tying the major-league lead...

Broad regional forecasts show variable Mother's Day weather

 

Chicago meteorologists and regional forecast teams reported warmer, mostly dry conditions expected this Mother's Day weekend across several U.S. metropolitan areas, including Chicago, Atlanta, Cleveland, and the Washington, D.C., region. Saturday will bring the warmest readings with isolated early showers possible in some locales, while Sunday trends cooler and largely...