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6:57 PM on Friday, June 5

Brandon Marsh hit his first homer off a left-handed starter in nearly four years, Kyle Schwarber had four singles in a game for the first time in his career and the Philadelphia Phillies defeated the Chicago White Sox 8-6

6:54 PM on Friday, June 5

Mauricio Dubón homered for the third straight game and the Atlanta Braves opened another home series with a victory, beating the Pittsburgh Pirates 6-3 on Friday night

6:46 PM on Friday, June 5

Drew Rasmussen allowed one hit in seven dominant innings, Junior Caminero reached base five times and the Tampa Bay Rays beat the Miami Marlins 6-0 on Friday night

6:45 PM on Friday, June 5

Willson Conteras homered and drove in three runs, leading the Boston Red Sox to a 5-3 victory over the New York Yankees, who put Aaron Judge on the injured list with a stress fracture in his right rib

6:39 PM on Friday, June 5

Gleyber Torres had three hits and Detroit beat Seattle 7-3 on Friday night in their first meeting since the Mariners eliminated the Tigers in the AL Division Series

6:36 PM on Friday, June 5

FIBA is operating as if the 2027 Basketball World Cup will take place in Qatar as scheduled, though said Friday that it could adjust if the war in Iran or other matters force the sport’s global governing body to take action

6:15 PM on Friday, June 5

FIFA has announced that it will now allow fans to bring their own water bottles to some stadiums during the World Cup, adjusting a policy that had barred spectators from bringing refillable water bottles into the tournament’s 16 stadiums across North America, including some with limited or no shade from the sun

6:04 PM on Friday, June 5

Detroit general manager Manon Rhéaume wasted little time in beginning to stock her PWHL expansion team by signing four players, including forward Daryl Watts landing the league’s first four-year contract

5:49 PM on Friday, June 5

The Los Angeles Dodgers have unveiled a permanent display honoring LGBTQ+ trailblazers and former players for the team Glenn Burke and Billy Bean, who were the first two major leaguers to say they were gay

5:38 PM on Friday, June 5

Matt Chapman joined some select San Francisco baseball company — including Willie Mays — with his massive day at the plate

4:51 PM on Friday, June 5

Gavin McKenna left his family and friends behind in Whitehorse, Yukon, some six years ago to pursue his NHL dream

4:30 PM on Friday, June 5

Cincinnati Reds pitching coach Derek Johnson is taking a leave of absence from the team because of personal reasons

4:22 PM on Friday, June 5

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3:56 PM on Friday, June 5

Chris Richards is training with the U.S. in a positive sign for the top American defender as he tries to make it back in time for the World Cup

2:14 PM on Friday, June 5

Members of the Iranian World Cup soccer team have been granted U.S. visas, clearing them to enter the country ahead of their first two matches near Los Angeles this month

1:22 PM on Friday, June 5

Chicago Cubs president Jed Hoyer isn’t panicking over his team’s protracted slump so far this season

10:15 AM on Friday, June 5

Denver Broncos linebacker Jonathon Cooper has been arrested on domestic violence charges

9:35 AM on Friday, June 5

A Los Angeles jury has awarded $176 million for the hit-and-run deaths of two young brothers struck in a crosswalk by a California socialite

12:56 AM on Friday, June 5

Far from its European homeland, Bosnia and Herzegovina has zealous fans in the American Midwest as it prepares for its second World Cup

1:26 AM on Friday, May 29