Sports News

9:52 PM on Friday, May 8

JJ Wetherholt hit a Little League grand slam and Michael McGreevy threw a career-high nine strikeouts as the St. Louis Cardinals beat the San Diego Padres 6-0

9:27 PM on Friday, May 8

Janelle Salaun scored 20 points and tied a career high with five 3-pointers, Veronica Burton had 16 points and six assists, and the Golden State Valkyries beat the Seattle Storm 91-80 in the season opener for both teams

8:57 PM on Friday, May 8

Travis Bazzana wasn’t concerned when he began his major league career hitless in his first 12 at-bats

8:30 PM on Friday, May 8

San Diego Padres pitching prospect Humberto Cruz pleaded guilty to a charge of receiving money to transport noncitizen immigrants within the United States

8:29 PM on Friday, May 8

UCLA slugger Megan Grant has tied the home run record for Division I softball

8:23 PM on Friday, May 8

Defender Sidney Morin scored two goals in the third period, Kelly Pannek added an empty-netter with 1:07 left, and the Minnesota Frost beat the Montreal Victoire 3-1 to force a winner-take-all Game 5 in the PWHL semifinals

8:19 PM on Friday, May 8

Ian Happ extended his on-base streak to 29 games with an RBI single in the first inning that put Chicago ahead to stay, and the Cubs beat the Texas Rangers 7-1 for their second 10-game winning streak this season

8:17 PM on Friday, May 8

Kyle Isbel hit a walk-off single in the ninth after his run-scoring hit fueled a two-run, eighth-inning rally and also made two excellent catches that likely saved a run, helping the Kansas City Royals beat the Detroit Tigers 4-3 for their sixth win in eight games

8:11 PM on Friday, May 8

Ronja Savolainen scored with 29 seconds remaining to lift the Ottawa Charge to a 2-1 win over the Boston Fleet in Game 3 of their PWHL semifinal series

7:16 PM on Friday, May 8

Jacob Misiorowski reached 103 mph on 10 pitches while throwing six shutout innings and Brandon Lockridge hit two RBI singles before getting carted off the field in the Milwaukee Brewers’ 6-0 victory over the New York Yankees on Friday

7:02 PM on Friday, May 8

Alex Newhook had two goals, again providing Montreal with some much-needed secondary scoring, and the Canadiens beat the Buffalo Sabres 5-1 to even their second-round playoff series at one game apiece

6:58 PM on Friday, May 8

Milwaukee Brewers right-hander Jacob Misiorowski threw 10 pitches of at least 103 mph Friday and produced the highest velocity any starter has reached since Statcast tracking began in 2008

6:56 PM on Friday, May 8

Jalen Brunson scored 33 points and sealed the game with big buckets late to the delight of roaring Knicks fans, leading New York to a 108-94 win over the Philadelphia 76ers for a 3-0 lead in the Eastern Conference semifinals

6:16 PM on Friday, May 8

Milwaukee Brewers left fielder Brandon Lockridge was carted off the field after crashing into the side wall while chasing a foul ball Friday night

4:13 PM on Friday, May 8

Spencer Jones couldn’t help but notice all the differences as the New York Yankees’ newest slugger walked into the visiting clubhouse before making his major league debut Friday

3:39 PM on Friday, May 8

Joel Embiid is one loss away from an early offseason with the 76ers

1:21 PM on Friday, May 8

Whether it’s chirping opposing players, engaging with fans from his crease or flopping around his net to stop pucks, journeyman Sabres goalie Alex Lyon is having the time of his life

10:21 AM on Friday, May 8

Robby Snelling was already receiving autograph requests from young Marlins fans 24 hours before his first Major League Baseball start

10:02 AM on Friday, May 8

Julie Vanloo was ready to go home to Belgium and give up on her WNBA dream

7:25 AM on Friday, May 8

Spike Lee and Timothée Chalamet joined Knicks fans for Game 3 of the Eastern Conference semifinals against the 76ers