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9:35 PM on Friday, June 5

Luis García Jr. hit his first career grand slam for his second homer of the game in the Washington Nationals’ 14-1 romp over the Arizona Diamondbacks on Friday night

9:35 PM on Friday, June 5

Arike Ogunbowale scored 30 points and made six 3-pointers, Paige Bueckers had 18 points and a career-high 14 assists and the Dallas Wings beat the Los Angeles Sparks 104-96 for their fourth straight victory

9:23 PM on Friday, June 5

Christian Scott threw 5 2/3 scoreless innings, Jared Young and Luis Torrens hit home runs and the New York Mets beat the San Diego Padres 5-0 for their sixth win in eight games

9:17 PM on Friday, June 5

Texas Tech's appeal to the NCAA to reinstate Brendan Sorsby's eligibility has been denied

9:17 PM on Friday, June 5

Brooks Lee hit a home run to start a four-run sixth inning for the Minnesota Twins in a 5-3 win over the Kansas City Royals

8:50 PM on Friday, June 5

Jen Pawol, the first woman umpire in the major leagues, was behind the plate for the Angels-Dodgers game on Friday night

8:34 PM on Friday, June 5

Alec Burleson homered and scored four runs, Lars Nootbaar added two hits and an RBI in his season debut and the St. Louis Cardinals beat the Cincinnati Reds 10-3 on Friday night

7:57 PM on Friday, June 5

Isaac Paredes homered for the third straight game, driving in four runs to propel the Houston Astros to a 5-1 victory over the Athletics on Friday night

7:56 PM on Friday, June 5

Corey Seager hit a go-ahead homer to end a career-worst 0-for-29 slump in his first game for Texas in more than three weeks

7:20 PM on Friday, June 5

Adley Rutschman homered and had four hits and five RBIs in the Baltimore Orioles’ 13-3 victory over the Toronto Blue Jays on Friday night

7:18 PM on Friday, June 5

Chiedozie Ogbene’s goal pulled Ireland into a 1-1 draw with Canada in the Canadians’ final tune-up before the World Cup

7:10 PM on Friday, June 5

Stadium workers near Los Angeles have voted to authorize a strike as the venue prepares to host the U.S. men’s soccer team’s opening World Cup match

7:01 PM on Friday, June 5

Skylar Diggins scored 18 of her 24 points in the first half, Elizabeth Williams made two key baskets in the final minute, and the Chicago Sky beat the Connecticut Sun 85-80 to end a five-game losing streak

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

6:59 AM on Friday, June 5

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