Top-pick Collier makes her debut, Wings beat new-look Sparks
LOS ANGELES (AP) — Allisha Gray scored 23 points, No. 1 overall pick Charli Collier had 11 points and 10 rebounds and Dallas beat the new-look Los Angeles Sparks 94-71 on Friday night for coach Vickie Johnson’s first victory with the Wings. Collier, a rookie from Texas, was 4 of 6 from the field in […]
Turner starts game with HR, Nationals roll past D-backs 17-2
PHOENIX (AP) — Trea Turner hit his 14th career leadoff homer, Yan Gomes had five hits and the Washington Nationals pounded the Arizona Diamondbacks 17-2 on Friday night. Turner’s ninth homer of the season on Riley Smith’s second pitch was a no-doubter into the stands in left-center, and Washington was just getting started. Josh Bell […]
With 2 days left, there’s much left to decide in the NBA
The play-in field isn’t quite set. And nobody knows who’ll play anybody yet. Welcome to the final weekend of the NBA’s regular season, with every first-round playoff matchup — even every play-in game matchup — still undecided, and the defending champion Los Angeles Lakers needing two wins in the season’s final two days to avoid […]
Poole’s career-high 38 points lead Warriors past Pelicans
SAN FRANCISCO (AP) — Jordan Poole scored a go-ahead layup with 21.4 seconds left and made two free throws with less than a second remaining on the way to a career-high 38 points despite an injury scare in the third quarter, and the Golden State Warriors held off the New Orleans Pelicans 125-122 on Friday […]
Mavericks beat Raptors to clinch top-6 spot, avoid play-in
DALLAS (AP) — Luka Doncic and the Dallas Mavericks no longer have to worry about that NBA play-in tournament. They are guaranteed a top-six finish in the Western Conference. “That’s great. … When we were in the 12th or 13th spot, everybody had us out of the playoffs,” Doncic said. “But now we’ve made the […]
Winslow has 26 points, 13 rebounds as Grizzlies defeat Kings
MEMPHIS, Tenn. (AP) — Justise Winslow had season highs with 25 points and 13 rebounds, and the Memphis Grizzlies held on to defeat the Sacramento Kings 107-106 on Friday night. Killian Tillie and Xavier Tillman each had 16 points for Memphis, with Tillman adding 10 rebounds. John Konchar finished with 15 points. Louis King led […]
Hampson homers, triples as Rockies beat Reds 9-6
DENVER (AP) — Garrett Hampson led off the first inning with a triple, one of 15 hits for Colorado, and the Rockies spoiled Wade Miley’s encore to his first career no-hitter with a 9-6 win over the Cincinnati Reds on Friday night. Miley (4-3) was roughed up one start after holding the Cleveland Indians hitless […]
Ozuna, Albies go back-to-back as Braves beat Brewers 6-3
MILWAUKEE (AP) — Marcell Ozuna and Ozzie Albies hit Atlanta’s first back-to-back homers of the season to help the Braves snap a three-game skid with a 6-3 victory over the Milwaukee Brewers on Friday night. Atlanta led 2-1 before Ozuna and Albies went deep against reliever Eric Lauer. On Lauer’s first pitch of the fifth […]
Maldonado homers, Greinke goes 7 as Astros rout Rangers 10-4
HOUSTON (AP) — Martín Maldonado homered and drove in three runs to back seven solid innings from Zack Greinke, and the Houston Astros defeated the Texas Rangers 10-4 on Friday night for their fourth straight victory. Kyle Tucker and Myles Straw each had two hits and two RBIs for the Astros. “They’re coming on strong,” […]