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• Giles collects 4 hits as Padres beat Seattle 6-4
  Brian Giles had his third four-hit game of the season, Tadahito Iguchi had a homer among his three hits and the San Diego Padres opened interleague play with a 6-4 win over the Seattle Mariners on Friday night.

• Ramirez's first career homer lifts White Sox
  Alexei Ramirez hit his first major league homer, a two-run shot in the seventh inning that sent the Chicago White Sox to a 2-0 victory over the San Francisco Giants on Friday night.

• Saunders pitches Angels to 4-2 win over Dodgers
  Joe Saunders bounced back from his lone loss of the year and Vladimir Guerrero drove in two runs without a hit to help the Los Angeles Angels beat the Los Angeles Dodgers 4-2 Friday night.

• Second round washed out at Sybase Classic
  The second round of the Sybase Classic was cancelled on Friday due to inclement weather and unplayable course conditions at Upper Montclair Country Club.

• Hamilton hits 2 of Rangers' 6 homers in 16-8 win
  Josh Hamilton went 5-for-5 with two long homers and five RBIs, and the Texas Rangers beat the Houston Astros 16-8 Friday night in a wild Lone Star Series opener.

• Lakers hold off Jazz 108-105, reach West finals
  Kobe Bryant scored 34 points and Los Angeles held off a furious rally by the Utah Jazz for a 108-105 victory Friday night, putting the Lakers in the Western Conference finals for the first time in four years.

• James scores 32, Cavs beat Celtics to force Game 7
  The Cleveland Cavaliers packed for a weekend stay in Beantown - not a few weeks on Cape Cod. They've got at least one more game left, and in the NBA, it's as big as they ever get. Game 7. On Sunday. In Boston.

• Byrd believes time might be right to win AT&T
  After two straight top-10 finishes at the AT&T Classic, Jonathan Byrd is poised to win the suburban Atlanta tournament.

• Big Brown poised to set up Triple Crown bid
  Rick Dutrow Jr. is nearly as confident that undefeated Big Brown will win the Preakness on Saturday as he was before the colt's dominating win in the Kentucky Derby.

• Sonnanstine tames Cardinals in Rays' 3-1 victory
  Andy Sonnanstine carried a shutout into the eighth inning and added two singles to a 12-hit outburst in the streaking Tampa Bay Rays' 3-1 victory over the sagging St. Louis Cardinals on Friday night.

• White Sox fire 3 scouts following investigation
  The Chicago White Sox fired director of player personnel David Wilder on Friday along with two other scouts in the club's Latin American operation.

• Kotsay's RBI double gives Braves 3-2 win over A's
  Mark Kotsay knocked in the go-ahead run in the eighth inning with a two-out RBI double, and the Atlanta Braves edged the Oakland Athletics 3-2 Friday night for their eighth straight home victory.

• Another no-decision for Astros starter Chacon
  Houston's Shawn Chacon set a major league record by making his ninth consecutive start without a decision to begin the season.

• Padres' Mark Prior has another shoulder injury
  Oft-injured pitcher Mark Prior has another shoulder problem that will delay his debut with the San Diego Padres.

• Tomko helps Royals beat slumping Marlins 7-6
  Brett Tomko pitched six innings Friday night for his first victory in nearly six weeks, and two unearned runs helped the Kansas City Royals extend their winning streak to five games by beating the slumping Florida Marlins 7-6.

• Canada tops Sweden; plays Russia for hockey title
  Rick Nash scored the go-ahead goal to put Canada in the title game of the world hockey championships with a 5-4 win over Sweden on Friday night.

• Reds get fourth straight win, 4-3 over Indians
  Adam Dunn homered and drew a tiebreaking walk with the bases loaded in the eighth inning Friday night, sending the Cincinnati Reds to their season-high fourth straight win, 4-3 over the intrastate rival Cleveland Indians.

• Scott, Mora spark Orioles past Nationals 5-3
  Luke Scott homered, Melvin Mora hit a tiebreaking double in the fifth inning and the Baltimore Orioles beat the Washington Nationals 5-3 Friday night for their sixth win in seven games.

• Werth hits 3 homers as Phillies beat Jays 10-3
  Jayson Werth homered in his first three at-bats and tied a Philadelphia Phillies record with eight RBIs in a 10-3 win over the Toronto Blue Jays on Friday night.

• Federer, Nadal, Djokovic cruise into Hamburg semis
  Reigning champion Roger Federer, clay-court king Rafael Nadal and Australian Open titlist Novak Djokovic were easy quarterfinal winners Friday at the $2.955 million Masters Series Hamburg, a clay-court French Open tuneup.

• Behind the scenes of Wade's offseason workout regimen
  For nearly an hour Friday morning, Dwyane Wade was in constant motion, shooting jumper after jumper. His red tank top was dripping with sweat, his chest was heaving and fatigue was clearly starting to set in.

• Soriano homers twice to lead Cubs over Pirates 7-4
  Alfonso Soriano got booed and jeered during a slow start. Now, he's showing again that he can carry a team.

• Laviolette to return to Carolina bench next season
  The Carolina Hurricanes know their coach will be back next season. They're still waiting to find out whether two of their aging defensemen will join him.

• Girardi, Randolph to serve as All-Star coaches
  Joe Girardi is handing his office in Yankee Stadium over to Boston's Terry Francona for the All-Star game.

• Braun agrees to $45M, 8-year deal with Brewers
  Ryan Braun had no intention of leaving the Milwaukee Brewers anytime soon.