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Paolo Banchero scored 10 of his 27 points in the fourth quarter, helping the Orlando Magic overcome Donovan Mitchell’s 50 points and hold off the Cleveland Cavaliers 103-96 on Friday night to force a decisive Game 7.
Caitlin Clark made her unofficial professional debut Friday evening and finished with 21 points in the Fever’s narrow 79-76 defeat at the hands of the Dallas Wings.
Pius Suter scored with 1:39 left and Vancouver advanced to the second round of the Stanley Cup playoffs with a 1-0 victory over Nashville on Friday night.
Caitlin Clark speaks after her 21-point perform
16-year-old golfer Kris Kim is going to have to cancel his weekend plans.
In his PGA Tour debut, Kim shot a four-under 67 on Friday at the CJ Cup Byron Nelson to push his two-day total to seven-under 135, making the cut by one stroke. He’ll be playing on Saturday and Sunday at TPC Craig Ranch in McKinney, Texas.
Kim now is the fifth-youngest player in PGA Tour history to make a tournament cut, and the youngest since 16-year-old Kyle Suppa made the cut at the Sony Open in Hawaii in 2015.
The Padres are nearing a deal to acquire second baseman Luis Arraez from the Marlins for a package of three prospects and a relief pitcher.
A two-time All-Star, Arráez won the NL batting title in each of the last two seasons.
Former Maverick and friend to Luka Doncic, Boba
Former collegiate basketball stars Angel Reese and Kamilla Cardoso made their long-awaited WNBA preseason debuts Friday night during the Chicago Sky‘s exhibition against the Minnesota Lynx at Target Center.
Reese, who became a household name while leading LSU to a national championship in 2023, joined the Sky’s starting five on Friday alongside Elizabeth Williams, Diamond DeShields, Marina Mabrey and Dana Evans. Cardoso, the reigning national champion out of South Carolina, came off the Sky’s bench.