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4:04 PM on Friday, April 3

Teenager Konnor Griffin made a splash in his major league debut for the Pittsburgh Pirates

4:00 PM on Friday, April 3

Brandon Marsh hit a three-run homer as part of a seven-run first inning, Aaron Nola pitched efficiently into the seventh and the Philadelphia Phillies spoiled Colorado’s home opener by beating the Rockies 10-1

3:55 PM on Friday, April 3

Arizona Diamondbacks outfielder Jordan Lawlar was placed on the injured list with a fractured right wrist after getting hit with a pitch during Thursday’s 17-2 loss to the Atlanta Braves

3:55 PM on Friday, April 3

Rookie Chase DeLauter had three hits, including a two-run homer in the seventh inning, and drove in three runs as the Cleveland Guardians won their home opener 4-1 against the Chicago Cubs

3:50 PM on Friday, April 3

Persistent rain has postponed the Milwaukee Brewers' game against the Kansas City Royals on Friday night

3:50 PM on Friday, April 3

Tyler Stephenson hit a tiebreaking two-run homer in the ninth inning and the Cincinnati Reds won in their first road game this season

3:47 PM on Friday, April 3

The NFL has decided not to discipline Rashee Rice after a former girlfriend posted images of bruises and wounds on social media

3:35 PM on Friday, April 3

Jake Bird arrived at 8:15 a.m., more than five hours before the start of his first game in pinstripes for the New York Yankees

3:28 PM on Friday, April 3

Portland, which is welcoming a WNBA team back in the city after 24 years, selected veteran forward Bridget Carleton with the first pick in the league’s expansion draft on Friday

3:20 PM on Friday, April 3

The Milwaukee Brewers finalized their eight-year, $50.75 million contract with Cooper Pratt, adding their prized 21-year-old shortstop prospect to their 40-man roster and optioning him to Triple-A Nashville

3:15 PM on Friday, April 3

Luka Doncic will miss the rest of the Los Angeles Lakers’ regular season with a Grade 2 strain of his left hamstring, the team says

2:43 PM on Friday, April 3

Tristan Peters capped a two-run 10th inning with an RBI single and the Chicago White Sox beat the Toronto Blue Jays 5-4 in a wild home opener

2:35 PM on Friday, April 3

Illinois coach Brad Underwood doesn’t need any reminders about what happened the last two times his team faced UConn

2:18 PM on Friday, April 3

Shohei Ohtani, Kyle Tucker, Mookie Betts and Freddie Freeman — the first four hitters in the Los Angeles lineup — all homered in a 13-6 win over the Washington Nationals

2:15 PM on Friday, April 3

President Trump has signed an executive order aimed at fixing college sports that would give federal agencies authority to cut funding at schools that don’t comply with mandates covering transfers, eligibility and pay-for-play in the rapidly changing industry

2:14 PM on Friday, April 3

UConn coach Dan Hurley is back in the Final Four for the third time in four seasons

2:06 PM on Friday, April 3

A late goal from Angola international Randy Nteka has given Rayo Vallecano a 1-0 win over Elche in La Liga

2:03 PM on Friday, April 3

Edge rusher Travon Walker and the Jacksonville Jaguars have agreed on a four-year, $110 million contract extension

11:41 AM on Friday, April 3

The victory lap for the U.S. Olympic gold medal-winning men's and women's hockey teams has gotten all the way to baseball season

7:00 AM on Friday, April 3

Los Angeles Lakers guard Luka Doncic is likely to win the NBA scoring title this season, but he might not make the All-NBA team