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...
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...
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...
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...
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...
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...
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...
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 semifinals. Brunson finished 11 of 22 in 38 minutes and...
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 Garcia produced consecutive RBI singles and Isbel made two catches that likely prevented runs. The...
Arlington, Texas. The Chicago Cubs recorded their second 10-game winning streak of the season with a 7-1 victory over the Texas Rangers on Friday night, as Ian Happ extended his on-base streak and Michael Busch drove in runs, marking the franchise's first pair of 10-game streaks in a season since...
