Detroit — The Detroit Pistons will host the eighth-seeded Orlando Magic on Sunday at Little Caesars Arena in the opening game of the Eastern Conference first-round series. This follows a regular season in which Detroit finished with 60 wins and secured the conference's top seed after an 8-3 stretch while...
PHOENIX — Jalen Green scored 36 points and the Phoenix Suns defeated the Golden State Warriors 111-96 in the Western Conference play-in game Friday night, securing a playoff berth. The Suns controlled the tempo throughout the contest; Jordan Goodwin added 19 points and six steals while Devin Booker contributed 20. Oklahoma...
Anaheim — The Los Angeles Angels beat the San Diego Padres 8-0 on Friday night at Angel Stadium, with José Soriano delivering 5 2/3 scoreless innings, Yoán Moncada hitting a second-inning homer and Jo Adell adding a two-run double in the fourth. The game included a pregame tribute and a...
Phoenix — Golden State Warriors head coach Steve Kerr said Friday night he is uncertain about his future after the Warriors were eliminated from the play-in tournament following a loss to the Suns. Kerr said he will take time to decompress and will meet with team leadership, noting that 'these...
MINNEAPOLIS — Eugenio Suárez hit a two-run double and Brandon Williamson allowed one run over 5 1/3 innings as the Cincinnati Reds defeated the Minnesota Twins 2-1 Friday at Target Field. Williamson struck out two and walked four; Emilio Pagán recorded a 1-2-3 ninth for his sixth save in the...
DENVER — On Friday night at Coors Field, the Los Angeles Dodgers defeated the Colorado Rockies 7-1, as Max Muncy hit two home runs and Tyler Glasnow pitched seven innings allowing two hits. Shohei Ohtani went 2-for-5, extending his on-base streak to 49 games, and the Dodgers scored in each...
PITTSBURGH — The Pittsburgh Pirates beat the Tampa Bay Rays 5-1 Friday night at PNC Park when Oneil Cruz hit a home run and Bubba Chandler allowed one run over six innings, earning his first victory; relievers Mason Montgomery, Gregory Soto and Dennis Santana each tossed scoreless innings. On Saturday the...
LOS ANGELES. Sei Young Kim shot a second consecutive 7-under 65 Friday at El Caballero to take a one-stroke lead in the JM Eagle LA Championship, the final event before the season's first women's major. Playing in the morning wave, Kim birdied two of the first three holes and added...
Boston. Pinch-hitter Masataka Yoshida singled over a drawn-in, five-man infield to score Jarren Duran from third base with one out in the 10th inning on Friday night, giving the Boston Red Sox a 1-0 victory over the Detroit Tigers at Fenway Park and ending Detroit's six-game winning streak. The win followed...
HOUSTON — On Friday night the St. Louis Cardinals beat the Houston Astros 9-4 as Nolan Gorman hit a three-run homer and Iván Herrera added a two-run shot, with starter Kyle Leahy going five innings; Jordan Walker extended his hitting streak and the Cardinals pushed their winning streak to three. On...
