AUGUSTA, Ga. Rory McIlroy used a late birdie barrage on Friday to take control of the Masters, building a record six-shot lead after 36 holes. The surge vaulted him clear of the field through the second round at Augusta National and set up the Northern Irishman's bid to become only...
OXFORD, Miss. — Ole Miss defeated LSU 6-3 at Swayze Field on Friday, breaking a 3-3 tie with a three-run bottom-of-the-eighth inning. The Rebels scored on a run-scoring single, a successful bunt that produced a run, and a sacrifice fly, and reliever Walker Hooks finished the game by retiring the...
Los Angeles — Max Muncy hit three home runs, including a two-out, ninth-inning walk-off, to lift the Los Angeles Dodgers to an 8-7 victory over the Texas Rangers on Friday night at Dodger Stadium. Andy Pages contributed a key two-run double earlier in the sixth inning that produced the go-ahead...
SEATTLE — Randy Arozarena hit his first home run of the season Friday night, a 426-foot two-run shot off Houston reliever Ryan Weiss, and drove in three runs as the Seattle Mariners defeated the Houston Astros 9-6 at T-Mobile Park, snapping a five-game losing streak and producing their most runs...
SACRAMENTO, Calif. — The Sacramento Kings defeated the Golden State Warriors 124-118 on Friday night at Golden 1 Center, after Stephen Curry slipped on a wet spot, briefly left the game with an ankle tweak and returned to finish with 11 points in 27 minutes while Brandin Podziemski scored a...
PORTLAND, Ore. The Portland Trail Blazers beat the Los Angeles Clippers 116-97 on Friday night as Deni Avdija scored 35 points and Donovan Clingan added 18 points and 13 rebounds, giving Portland the inside track for the Western Conference’s eighth seed. Robert Williams III contributed 13 points and 10 rebounds...
Philadelphia — The Phillies opened a series at Citizens Bank Park on Friday by assembling a left-heavy batting order and scoring four runs in the first inning, but they surrendered the lead and lost 5-4 to the Arizona Diamondbacks. Jesús Luzardo exited in the fifth as Philadelphia struck out 16...
Los Angeles — Shohei Ohtani extended his regular-season on-base streak to 44 consecutive games on Friday at Dodger Stadium, singling in the fourth inning off Kumar Rocker of the Texas Rangers. The single was his 13th game in 13 tries this season reaching base by hit, walk or hit by...
Denver — The Nuggets beat the Oklahoma City Thunder 127-107 on Friday, extending an 11-game winning streak as reserves produced notable performances; Jonas Valanciunas had season highs of 23 points and 17 rebounds, Julian Strawther scored 22 and David Roddy added a season-high 21. They rested most starters for Sunday’s...
LOS ANGELES — The Atlanta Hawks secured an NBA playoff berth with a 124-102 victory over the Cleveland Cavaliers on Friday, April 11, 2026, as CJ McCollum led Atlanta with 29 points and Dyson Daniels recorded a triple-double of 13 points, 10 rebounds and 12 assists in the win. The Hawks...
