ATLANTA (AP) -- Justin Upton was still the main man for Atlanta, even when the Braves finally had all their sluggers together. More »Upton's grand slam lifts Braves past Dodgers 8-5
PHILADELPHIA - Cincinnati Reds manager Dusty Baker said his team was done in by "a series of bad events" Friday night. More »Phillies rally late, beat Reds 5-3
ATLANTA -- The Atlanta Braves finally had their regular lineup intact, but the player who had carried them to a good start came through again on Friday night. More »Upton's slam blasts Braves past Dodgers
Jose Reyes is making progress on an ankle injury suffered on April 12 against the Royals. MLB.com’s Gregor Chisholm reports the shortstop had a walking boot removed and talk part in stretching prior to tonight’s game against the Yankees. Another surprising piece of news Reyes was expected to be out until the All-Star break, but… More »Jose Reyes could return by the end of June
Patriots tight end Rob Gronkowski will have a fourth arm surgery on Monday. But that’s three days away. OK, two days and change. Still, that’s time for plenty of living. And Gronk will be living it up one more time in Las Vegas. Jumpseat.me, a jet-sharing service, circulated an email late Friday afternoon offering four… More »Gronk’s getting in one more Vegas run before surgery
ST. LOUIS -- One swing gave St. Louis a cushion that Milwaukee's Aramis Ramirez couldn't erase, no matter how hard he tried. More »Cardinals 7, Brewers 6
NEW YORK - The New York Yankees did not have a long man in the bullpen, but when Hiroki Kuroda struck out Jose Bautista on a slider for his first out Friday night, he sensed that his stuff was good enough to provide the distance that was sorely needed. More »Yankees' Kuroda shuts down Blue Jays
CONCORD, N.C. (AP) -- Kyle Busch showed he can still be dominant in the NASCAR Truck Series, even when facing adversity. More »Busch snaps streak, wins Truck race at Charlotte
PITTSBURGH - In a season in which little has gone right for the Houston Astros, they suffered yet another difficult loss Friday night. More »Pirates 5, Astros 4
CLEVELAND -- For four innings the Cleveland Indians' hitters were quiet. Then they got noisy. More »Indians 6, Mariners 3 (10 innings)
Jimmy Paredes' second collision with a second baseman in four days doomed the Astros' hopes for extra innings against the Pirates on Friday. More »Instant Replay: Paredes-Elmore collision dooms Astros
Drastic reduction in ice time in Game 2 compared to Game 1. More »Senators’ coach MacLean Karlsson ‘wasn’t one of the best players’
Charlie Manuel believes it's time for the Phillies to simply "shut up and play" to prove they can still win with this core. More »Manuel: Time for Phillies to 'shut up and play'
NEW YORK (AP) -- In a revolving-door season, Joe Girardi is grateful he has to spend little time worrying about Hiroki Kuroda. More »Kuroda leads Yankees over Blue Jays 5-0
ATLANTA -- The Atlanta Braves finally had their regular lineup intact, but the player who had carried them to a good start this season came through again on Friday night. More »Braves 8, Dodgers 5
MIAMI - At 6-3, 245 pounds, Paul Goldschmidt is a big man - but he's playing even larger than that at the moment. More »Goldschmidt's two homers lead Arizona victory
You’re probably not going to see a prettier grand slam this season, folks. With his team down 4-2 in the bottom of the sixth inning against Dodgers reliever Paco Rodriguez, Braves left fielder Justin Upton crushed a 1-1 fastball deep to left field to give the Braves a 6-4 lead. ESPN Stats & Info reported… More »Justin Upton hit a majestic grand slam
Led by Sidney Crosby's hat trick, the Pittsburgh Penguins took a 2-0 series lead and chased Craig Anderson from the net. More »NHL Playoff Game Day 18: Senators-Penguins
Only one team made it to four straight Super Bowls. But, like every team, the Buffalo Bills are limited to four heads on their version of Mt. Rushmore. So nominate the best of the Bills below. And we realize it won’t be easy. Jim Kelly, Thurman Thomas, Andre Reed, Bruce Smith, Cornelius Bennett, Darryl Talley,… More »Bills’ Mt. Rushmore could get crowded
BALTIMORE -- Kelly Johnson homered and drove in four runs, and the Tampa Bay Rays outlasted the Baltimore Orioles 12-10 before an announced 38,061 Friday at Oriole Park. More »Rays 12, Orioles 10
Continue the debate. More »Don Cherry disagrees with Torres suspension
Phil Jackson has a new book coming out, so he will be spending plenty of time talking it up at various media outlets in the coming weeks. The tour has begun in earnest, and the juiciest quotes from the book are beginning to be released. If there’s one subject Jackson can speak on with absolute… More »Kobe Bryant responds to Michael Jordan comparison from Phil Jackson
(Reuters) - Captain Sidney Crosby scored a hat-trick as the Pittsburgh Penguins beat the Ottawa Senators 4-3 in Game Two of the National Hockey League Eastern Conference semi-finals on Friday. The top-seeded Penguins won the first game of the best-of-seven series 4-1. "I think we did a great job all game of putting a lot of pressure on them but when we gave up chances they were pretty big ones," Crosby said. "We want to limit those big chances we give up but I feel good about how many shots we got off and the pressure we put on them. ... More »Crosby hat-trick helps Penguins to 2-0 series lead
Update: Kinsler was scratched from Friday's lineup with bruised ribs, Anthony Andro of Fox Sports Southwest reports. More »Ian Kinsler: Scratched with Bruised Ribs Friday
Update: Morse has been scratched from the lineup Friday with eye irritation, Greg Johns of MLB.com reports. More »Mike Morse: Scratched with Eye Irritation