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 surpassed the 1995 mark of 37 set by Arizona’s Laura Espinoza and...
Philadelphia — The New York Knicks defeated the Philadelphia 76ers in Game 3 on Friday night, with Jalen Brunson scoring 33 points and the Knicks moving to a 3-0 lead in the Eastern Conference semifinals; OG Anunoby sat out with a strained right hamstring and remains day-to-day. Minneapolis and San Antonio...
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 proved decisive. LSU opened the scoring with a 2-0 lead in...
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 Messick allowed one run in 5 2/3 innings while keeping the Twins' lineup largely in check. The...
Milwaukee. On Friday Jacob Misiorowski reached 103.6 mph and held the New York Yankees to two hits over six innings as the Brewers blanked the Yankees 6-0, and on Saturday William Contreras tied the game in the eighth and delivered a game-ending sacrifice fly in the 10th to give Milwaukee...
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 .289 with three homers and a .877 OPS in Triple-A, was added to the roster as the team sought...
Oklahoma City — The Thunder beat the Los Angeles Lakers 125-107 on Thursday night in Game 2 of the Western Conference semifinals, taking a 2-0 series lead. Chet Holmgren and Shai Gilgeous-Alexander each scored 22 points, and Austin Reaves posted a playoff career-high 31 for the Lakers. Oklahoma City converted...
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 victory on Friday behind Michael McGreevy and two relievers in a one-hit shutout. The...
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 Conference semifinal series. The game took place at Little Caesars Arena, and the win followed...
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-ahead two-run single in the sixth, and Simpson later added an RBI triple in the...
