Boston — Byron Buxton and Austin Martin each hit two-run homers off reliever Justin Slaten in the seventh inning Friday night, powering the Minnesota Twins’ comeback from a four-run deficit to defeat the Boston Red Sox 8-6 at Fenway Park. Twins reliever Travis Adams earned the win and Anthony Banda...
Milwaukee. William Contreras hit a three-run homer and Logan Henderson delivered five shutout innings as the Milwaukee Brewers beat the Los Angeles Dodgers 5-1 at American Family Field on Friday night, with Milwaukee scoring all runs in the first two innings and forcing an early deficit for the visitors. The Brewers'...
Baltimore. Pete Alonso homered and drove in four runs, and Jackson Holliday hit a go-ahead two-run homer Friday night at Camden Yards as the Baltimore Orioles beat the Detroit Tigers 7-4. Alonso’s three-run shot in the third and Holliday’s fourth-inning blast were the primary scoring plays that decided the game. The...
JACKSONVILLE, Fla. The Jacksonville Jaguars begin OTAs next week with several position groups under evaluation, as quarterback Trevor Lawrence arrives after a strong late-2025 stretch that included surpassing 4,000 passing yards and career-high touchdown totals; cornerback Travis Hunter will miss the offseason program while recovering from a season-ending knee injury...
McKINNEY, Texas. On Friday Jordan Spieth shot a 9-under 62 in the second round of the CJ Cup Byron Nelson at TPC Craig Ranch, including six consecutive birdies on his back nine, leaving him at 12 under while several rivals posted lower rounds earlier in the day. Friday's leaders included Si...
INDIANAPOLIS — Pato O'Ward will attempt to win the Indianapolis 500 this Sunday after a string of near-misses at the Brickyard, including runner-up finishes in 2022 and 2024, a third place in 2025, a fourth in 2021 and a sixth as a 2020 rookie; he aims to become the race's...
Denver: The Colorado Avalanche will be without defenseman Cale Makar for Game 2 of the Western Conference Final after coach Jared Bednar ruled him out on Friday; Makar had already missed Game 1 and was visibly banged up late in the second-round series versus Minnesota this postseason. Denver's Game 2 absence...
San Antonio — The Oklahoma City Thunder rallied to beat the San Antonio Spurs 123-108 on Friday night in Game 3 of the Western Conference finals, overcoming an early 15-point deficit to take a 2-1 series lead. Shai Gilgeous-Alexander led Oklahoma City with 26 points and 12 assists while the...
Cleveland — The New York Knicks defeated the Cleveland Cavaliers 109-93 at Madison Square Garden on Thursday, taking a 2-0 lead in the Eastern Conference finals. Josh Hart led New York with a playoff-career-high 26 points, and the Knicks opened an 18-0 run early in the third quarter to create...
Marietta, Ohio. The Hillsboro High School Indians tied for 10th place with Sheridan at the Division II District meet this week in Marietta, scoring 29 points; the Hillsboro 4×400 relay (3:29.63) and Cooper Swope (400m in 50.71) qualified to advance to the Regional meet next week in Troy. West Orange and...
