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10:05 PM on Friday, April 10

LeBron James had 28 points, 12 assists and six rebounds, and the short-handed Los Angeles Lakers clinched home-court advantage in the first round of the playoffs with their 101-73 victory over the Phoenix Suns

10:05 PM on Friday, April 10

Randy Arozarena hit his first home run of the season and drove in three runs as the Seattle Mariners beat the Houston Astros 9-6 to snap a five-game losing streak

9:47 PM on Friday, April 10

Deni Avdija scored 35 points, Donovan Clingan had 18 points and 13 rebounds, and the Portland Trail Blazers beat the Los Angeles Clippers 116-97 to take the inside track for the eighth seed in the Western Conference

9:43 PM on Friday, April 10

Gavin Sheets’ second homer of the game was a three-run, game-ending shot in the ninth inning as the San Diego Padres beat the Colorado Rockies 5-2 on Friday night

9:42 PM on Friday, April 10

Devin Carter scored a career-high 29 points and the Sacramento Kings missed an opportunity to improve their draft position by beating the Golden State Warriors 124-118

9:17 PM on Friday, April 10

Anthony Edwards had 22 points, with a key 3-pointer late, Terrence Shannon Jr. scored 23 points off the bench and the Minnesota Timberwolves snapped the Houston Rockets’ eight-game winning streak with a 136-132 victory Friday night

9:08 PM on Friday, April 10

Victor Wembanyama got to 65 games

8:58 PM on Friday, April 10

Blake Hinson scored a career-high 30 points, John Konchar and Bez Mbeng had triple-doubles, and the Utah Jazz beat the short-handed Memphis Grizzlies 147-101 on Friday night

8:40 PM on Friday, April 10

Jeff McNeil made an emotional return to Citi Field following his offseason trade from the New York Mets to the Athletics

8:39 PM on Friday, April 10

Jonas Valanciunas had season highs of 23 points and 17 rebounds, and the Denver Nuggets beat the Oklahoma City Thunder 127-107 in a battle of reserves

8:22 PM on Friday, April 10

Brittney Griner is finalizing a deal to join the Connecticut Sun, according to a person familiar with the negotiations

8:13 PM on Friday, April 10

Dustin May pitched six strong innings, Ramón Urías hit a double and scored twice, and the St. Louis Cardinals beat the Boston Red Sox 3-2

8:12 PM on Friday, April 10

Plenty of players sat out as NBA teams played their second-to-last games of the season

7:35 PM on Friday, April 10

Franz Wagner scored 25 points, Jamal Cain added 20 and the Orlando Magic remained in the running to avoid the play-in tournament by beating the Chicago Bulls 127-103

7:23 PM on Friday, April 10

AJ Green made 11 3-pointers to set the Milwaukee Bucks’ single-game record and scored a career-high 35 points in a 125-108 victory over the Brooklyn Nets on Friday

7:12 PM on Friday, April 10

Sam Hauser had 24 points on eight 3-pointers, and the Boston Celtics tied the franchise and NBA record with 29 3s on their way to clinching the Eastern Conference’s No. 2 playoff seed with a 144-118 win over the New Orleans Pelicans

6:08 PM on Friday, April 10

Clay Holmes haw left his start for the New York Mets against the Athletics with one out in the sixth inning because of left hamstring tightness

2:09 PM on Friday, April 10

Detroit Tigers center fielder Parker Meadows broke his left forearm and sustained a concussion during a head-to-head collision with teammate Riley Greene on Thursday at Minnesota as they converged on a fly ball in the eighth inning against the Twins

10:44 AM on Friday, April 10

Terry Rozier, who is facing federal charges related to a gambling operation, has been waived by the Miami Heat in an expected and procedural move that allows the team to sign another player to its roster before the postseason

10:46 PM on Thursday, April 9

Rory McIlroy is turning the Masters into a victory lap