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Atlanta — Bobby Cox, the Hall of Fame manager who rebuilt the Atlanta Braves, died Saturday in Marietta, Georgia, the team announced. Cox took over a last-place club in June 1990 and managed the Braves through 2010, lead…
San Francisco. The San Francisco Giants traded two-time Gold Glove catcher Patrick Bailey to the Cleveland Guardians on Saturday, receiving left-handed pitching prospect Matt Wilkinson and the No. 29 pick in the 2026 ama…
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…
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 f…
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 sta…
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 wor…
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 s…
Philadelphia — Jalen Brunson scored 33 points and late baskets on Friday night to lead the New York Knicks to a 108-94 win over the Philadelphia 76ers in Game 3, giving New York a 3-0 lead in the Eastern Conference semif…
Kansas City. Kyle Isbel hit a walk-off single in the ninth Friday at Kauffman Stadium, capping a two-run eighth-inning rally and delivering a 4-3 victory over the Detroit Tigers; earlier in the eighth Isbel and Maikel Ga…
COLLEGE PARK, Md. UCLA senior Megan Grant set the Division I single-season home run record when she hit her 38th homer on Saturday, following a game-tying 37th home run in a 19-5 semifinal the previous day. The record su…
Athens, Ga. — Georgia rallied from a 6-2 deficit to beat LSU 11-8 on Friday, as the Bulldogs' fourth home run of the evening supplied the decisive margin. The teams combined for seven home runs, but Georgia’s late power …
Cleveland — The Guardians defeated the Minnesota Twins 6-4 on Friday night at Progressive Field, securing their third straight victory. Rookie Travis Bazzana hit his first major league home run, and starter Parker Messic…
PHOENIX — The Arizona Diamondbacks promoted 23-year-old outfielder Ryan Waldschmidt from Triple-A Reno and designated veteran Alek Thomas for assignment on Friday, the club announced. Waldschmidt, a 2024 draftee who hit …
San Diego — The St. Louis Cardinals won consecutive games in San Diego this week, beating the Padres 2-1 on Thursday when Jordan Walker doubled and scored on Masyn Winn’s seventh-inning triple, and then recording a 6-0 v…
DETROIT — Cade Cunningham scored 25 points, including 12 in the fourth quarter, and added 10 assists Thursday as the Detroit Pistons defeated the Cleveland Cavaliers 107-97, giving Detroit a 2-0 lead in the Eastern Confe…
BOSTON. On Thursday night, the Tampa Bay Rays defeated the Boston Red Sox 8-4, extending their winning streak to seven games and recording 13 wins in their last 14 outings. Pinch-hitter Chandler Simpson delivered the go-…
St. Paul — Maggie Flaherty and Hayley Scamurra scored 24 seconds apart early in the second period, and Ann-Renée Desbiens made 27 saves as the Montreal Victoire beat the Minnesota Frost 2-1 on Thursday night in the PWHL …
Atlanta — Ted Turner, founder of CNN and former owner of the Atlanta Braves, died on May 6, 2026, at age 87, his family said Wednesday. Turner launched CNN on June 1, 1980, built TBS into a national superstation that bro…
PHILADELPHIA — The Philadelphia Phillies rallied to beat the Oakland Athletics 6-3 on Wednesday, when Edmundo Sosa delivered a go-ahead two-run single in the eighth and Adolis García homered; Brandon Marsh collected thre…
PHILADELPHIA -- The Carolina Hurricanes defeated the Philadelphia Flyers 4-1 at Xfinity Mobile Arena on Thursday night, taking a 3-0 lead in the Eastern Conference second-round series. Jordan Staal, Andrei Svechnikov and…
Detroit — The Professional Women's Hockey League announced on Wednesday, May 6, 2026, that it will expand to Detroit for the 2026–27 season, adding a franchise that will play home games at Little Caesars Arena. League of…
Detroit — Jalen Duren delivered for the Detroit Pistons in Game 1 on Tuesday, making critical plays on both ends as the Pistons defeated the Cleveland Cavaliers 111-101. He recorded 11 points, 12 rebounds, four assists a…
PHOENIX — Paul Skenes threw eight scoreless innings at Chase Field on Wednesday night, allowing two hits and retiring the first 14 batters as the Pittsburgh Pirates edged the Arizona Diamondbacks 1-0. Brandon Lowe provid…
Tampa, Fla. Shane McClanahan extended his scoreless streak to 16 2/3 innings as the Tampa Bay Rays beat the Toronto Blue Jays 3-0 Wednesday to complete a three-game sweep, marking the Rays' 12th win in 13 games and anoth…
DETROIT — Sonny Gray returned from a hamstring injury to start for the Boston Red Sox on Wednesday night, pitching five innings and allowing four hits, two walks and striking out two as Boston completed a 4-0, three-game…