LAKE BUENA VISTA, Fla. -- Kawhi Leonard had 36 points, nine rebounds and eight assists, leading the Los Angeles Clippers to a 130-122 victory over the Dallas Mavericks on Friday night for a 2-1 lead in the Western Conference first-round series.
Jordan Binnington started for then was pulled by the St. Louis Blues after allowing four goals to the Vancouver Canucks in a 6-2 loss in Game 6 of the Western Conference First Round at Rogers Place in Edmonton on Friday. The Blues, the defending Stanley ...
SAN FRANCISCO -- Evan Longoria hit his 300th home run, Wilmer Flores added a two-run shot and the San Francisco Giants beat the Arizona Diamondbacks 6-2 on Friday night. Mike Yastrzemski had two hits and scored twice for San Francisco. Brandon ...
LOS ANGELES -- Walker Buehler struck out 11 over six sharp innings in his best outing of the shortened season, leading the Los Angeles Dodgers past the slumping Colorado Rockies 5-1 on Friday night. The Dodgers (20-8) earned their ninth victory in 10 ...
ATLANTA -- The Braves don't look like they are missing two of their best hitters. Two offseason additions are helping to fill the void. Marcell Ozuna homered twice and drove in four runs as Atlanta roughed up Aaron Nola and the Philadelphia Phillies 11-2 on ...
KANSAS CITY, Mo. -- Jorge Soler hit a three-run homer in the first inning, and the Kansas City Royals beat the Minnesota Twins 7-2 on Friday night to open the third straight weekend series between AL Central rivals. Hunter Dozier added a two-run shot and ...
SAN DIEGO -- Manny Machado hit a pair of RBI singles and scored a run for the San Diego Padres, who beat Houston 4-3 Friday night to snap the Astros' eight-game winning streak. The Padres won their fifth straight but failed to add on to their MLB record of ...
SEATTLE -- Rookie Kyle Lewis hit a solo home run, former waiver wire pickup Nick Margevicius matched his career high with seven strikeouts and the Seattle Mariners beat the Texas Rangers 7-4 on Friday night. Lewis' sixth homer in the second inning put ...
WASHINGTON -- Miguel Rojas hit a three-run homer in his first at-bat after being activated from the COVID-19 injured list, and the Miami Marlins snapped a five-game skid by beating the Washington Nationals 3-2 on Friday night. Rojas connected in the ...
In the aftermath of a series-opening loss to the Houston Rockets and in advance of a different approach that yielded the same result in Game 2, Oklahoma City guard Chris Paul shared strategies that seemed viable and likely to set the Thunder on a winning ...
PITTSBURGH — Chad Kuhl pitched five effective innings for his first win in more than two years, and the Pittsburgh Pirates rolled by the Milwaukee Brewers 7-2 on Friday night. More Brewers coverage. Brewers' bats go cold in 7-2 loss to Pittsburgh · Hiura, ...
It was already a rough night for the Dallas Mavericks — Kawhi Leonard was attacking and the Clippers offense was steamrolling the Mavs defense — when late in the third quarter Luka Doncic rolled his ankle and suffered an injury that had Mavs nation ...
At the end of the longest season there has ever been, with 2019-20 still going on when others were starting 2020-21, Sevilla FC manager Julen Lopetegui broke down and the tears flowed. And don't think for a moment that he was the only one. Sevilla ...
SANTA CLARA — If D.J. Jones' shoulder injury proves to be serious, Javon Kinlaw is ready to step in for the 49ers on the interior defensive line. Jones left the field early Thursday, unable to finish practice after getting rolled up on in a pile. General manager ...
The Braves scored four in the third and seven in the fifth to beat the Phillies 11-2 at Truist Park. The Phillies scored first in the first when former Brave Phil Gosselin singled home J.T. Realmuto to give Philadelphia a 1-0 lead. Then Atlanta shocked Philadelphia ...
As LeBron James rode a stationary bike during a recent workout in the NBA bubble in Florida, he read a book. Amid a global pandemic, nationwide social unrest and being confined to a campus at Walt Disney World away from his family for six weeks, James ...
BALTIMORE - (AP) -- Xander Bogaerts and J.D. Martinez homered to provide Boston an early lead, and the Red Sox beat the Baltimore Orioles 8-5 Friday night for their season-high third straight victory. Bogaerts hit a solo shot off John Means (0-2) in the ...
Griner is Phoenix's leading scorer (17.7) and rebounder (7.5) this season. The No. 1 pick in the 2013 draft, she has been a starter for all eight of her seasons with the Mercury.
NEW YORK — Both Yankees' shortstop Gleyber Torres and left-hander James Paxton are headed to the injured list, the team announced Friday evening. Torres has Grade 1 strains in both his left hamstring and quad while Paxton will be sidelined with a ...
TORONTO (AP) — Flyers goalie Carter Hart grew up rooting for Carey Price and was thrilled to met his goalie idol this season. Beating the Canadiens and getting congratulated by Price in the handshake line felt so much better for Hart. "He said, 'Helluva ...
During the broadcast of the playoff game between the Islanders and Capitals last night, NBC Sports commentator Mike Milbury suggested that women are a distraction for the male hockey players. The comment was not only insulting to the women that are ...
Joe Judge said he would have to go back and watch the tape from Friday's scrimmage before committing to any assessments on particular plays or particular players. That makes sense. With all of the moving parts on the field for Friday's festivities, and the ...
After previously intending to run the Sept. 5 Kentucky Derby Presented by Woodford Reserve (G1) with a crowd in attendance, Churchill Downs announced Aug. 21 that the Derby and the surrounding week of racing next month will be run without fans.
Minnesota United's best moment Friday came outside St. Paul; it rang up from South America. While the Loons played their 2020 home opener at Allianz Field — 305 days since their last one in the 2019 MLS Cup Playoffs — it ended in a lackluster 2-1 defeat ...
By Erik Harris, sports editor. PINSON — When Josh Floyd walked out onto the field for the first time Friday afternoon, he made sure to show his star running back, Armoni Goodwin, where the goal line was in Willie Adams Stadium. "I just wanted to make sure ...
PHILADELPHIA – The Eagles' first live tackling periods of camp on Friday turned out to be a great opportunity for many of the team's young skill-position players to play with the first and second units. That's because wide receivers Jalen Reagor and Deontay ...
Portland Trail Blazers forward Zach Collins will undergo season-ending surgery to repair a hairline fracture on his left ankle, the team announced Friday. Further imaging revealed a medial malleolus stress fracture in the ankle. No date has been set for the ...
In the seven months since Bryant and his 13-year-old daughter Gianna died in a helicopter crash, Gasol and his wife, Cat McDonnell, have stayed close to the Bryant family, treating Vanessa Bryant like a sister and their daughters Natalia, 17, Bianka, 4, and ...
The Pennsylvania Interscholastic Athletic Association voted 25-5 Friday to approve the start of official fall sports practices based upon each local school's decision. Practices can begin Monday. The first actual regular-season competition in any sport could take ...
ST. LOUIS – High school football jamborees kicked off across the St. Louis area Friday night. Amid COVID-19, the scrimmages looked a lot different for everyone involved. Fort Zumwalt South played at St. Charles High School Friday at 6 p.m. Only player's ...
The San Diego Padres on Thursday became the first major league team ever to hit grand slams in four consecutive games. Former Boston Red Sox NESN announcer Don Orsillo delivered a grand slam of a call that has gone viral. "Welcome to Slam Diego," ...
NORTH OLMSTED, Ohio (WOIO) - North Olmsted Athletic Director Mike Ptacek confirmed the entire football team has been ordered to quarantine after a varsity football player tested positive for COVID-19 on Friday. AD Ptacek said the player has had a fever ...