#friday-night

#friday-night

Ex-Wales striker Iwan Roberts has rounded on manager Robert Page's tactics and response to the shock Euro 2024 qualifier defeat by Armenia.Page described the 4-2 loss in Cardiff on Friday night as the "slap we need".But Roberts said he was stunned by that assessment to such a "shocking" display that has left Wales facing an "almost impossible" task to qualify.

Coverage: Live on BBC Radio Ulster and BBC Sounds; live text commentary, report and reaction on BBC Sport website & app; highlights on BBC One NI at 22:40 BST

Northern Ireland's Jonny Evans is determined to continue playing at club and international level.The 35-year-old is out of contract after suffering Premier League relegation at the end of an injury-plagued season with Leicester City.

New York Yankees fans weren't just defeated by the Boston Red Sox, but by the misleading optical illusion of sitting in the right-field bleachers of their own home stadium.Living up to the nature of a prototypical Red Sox-Yankees matchup, New York applied the pressure on Boston closer Kenley Jansen by getting runners on first and second base, which positioned the opportunity of a walk off hit to take place in front of a rowdy Yankee Stadium crowd.

Adding injury to insult on Friday night, the Dodgers not only lost the game, they lost a pair of key bats in the lineup with David Peralta and Chris Taylor exiting in the second and fourth innings respectfully.For Peralta, who suffered a small hamstring strain, he figures to miss a game or two but not much more than that.

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Emmet Sheehan will be making his Dodgers debut today.Sheehan is nasty.88 Ks (14.9 K/9) in 53.1 for AA Tulsa.Electric fastball with a filthy changeup.Absolutely love this bold move by the org.

The health of the Dodgers took another hit on Friday night as outfielder David Peralta left the contest with the Giants early with an apparent ankle injury.The veteran rolled his ankle on a play at first base, avoiding San Francisco's LaMonte Wade Jr.

#Dodgers David Peralta, who was down hurt in the bottom of the inning, is now out of the game.

The Dodgers announced a roster move ahead of the second game in the series with the Phillies.Veteran reliever Shelby Miller was placed on the bereavement leave list and should be away from the team for the rest of this road trip.In a corresponding move, right-hander Andre Jackson has been recalled from Triple-A for the third time this season.

BOSTON - The Red Sox flexed their offensive firepower and unloaded on the Yankees, handing New York an ugly 15-5 loss on its first trip to Fenway Park this season on Friday night.From the very get-go, the Yankees were doomed.Boston attacked the scoreboard and New York starter Domingo German, knocking the right-hander out after tagging him for seven earned runs through the first two innings of the game, forcing the Yankees' bullpen to put in some early work, including infielder Isiah Kiner-Falefa, who pitched in the eighth inning.

Edward Stack, who as the president of the National Baseball Hall of Fame conceived the eligibility rule that continues to prevent the election of Pete Rose, the prolific hitter who had been banned from Major League Baseball for gambling, died on Sunday in Port Washington, N.Y., on Long Island.He was 88.

BOSTON - The Red Sox crushed the Yankees, 15-5, to open up their three-game series with New York at Fenway Park on Friday night.With the victory, the Red Sox improved to 35-35 while the Yankees dropped to 39-31 on their campaign.Check out the full box score here.ONE BIG TAKEAWAYBoston's offense ( quickly) gave the Yankees problems, setting the tone early.

BOSTON - The Red Sox made easy work of the Yankees on Friday night at Fenway Park, but it came at the cost of one shocking injury midway through the series-opening American League East clash.Tanner Houck, who made the start for Boston, had his night abruptly cut short in the fifth inning when the right-hander was knocked down by a rapid comebacker that sent him to the ground with a face contusion.

Fenway Park fell silent in the fifth inning when a line drive hit Tanner Houck in the face, but there were early signs of optimism for the Red Sox pitcher.Boston manager Alex Cora told reporters after his team's win over the New York Yankees that Houck "got lucky" and the 26-year-old was in good condition after leaving the game.

BOSTON - Red Sox starting pitcher Tanner Houck made an early departure due to a frightening injury suffered during Friday night's start against the Yankees at Fenway Park.Cruising for the better part of four innings, Houck returned to the mound for the fifth inning with Boston ahead of New York, 13-1, but was struck by a line drive comebacker to the facial area off the bat of Yankees catcher Kyle Higashioka.

The San Francisco Giants' descent from rocky mountain high Coors Field to sea-level was grounded abruptly by Marcus Stroman and the Chicago Cubs in a 3-2 loss on Friday.The rally we all had grown accustomed to didn't quite materialize, petering out after Joc Pederson's 2-out infield dribbler somehow resulted in an RBI single that put San Francisco within 1-run in the 7th.

Happy Tuesday, San Francisco Giants fans.In case you missed, LaMonte Wade Jr. hit a leadoff home run into the water on Friday night.It was just the second time in Giants history that a leadoff Splash Hit had been smashed, and the first time that it occurred on the first pitch.More importantly, it was the 100th Splash Hit in the history of the ballpark, which opened before the 2000 season.

(Sam Farmer / Los Angeles Times)

Tom Gardner, director of golf at Los Angeles Country Club, got to play in the U.S. Open on Saturday, almost bouncing down the fairways to the cheers of his many supporters behind the ropes.His scorecard meant nothing.The experience meant everything.Gardner, with his familiar boater's hat and near-constant smile, was the marker in the tournament.

In the seconds after a car cruised by a Friday night party in front of Mission Skateboards and sprayed the scene with a round of gunfire, the community kicked in.Some of the uninjured ripped off their shirts to make tourniquets for the injured, others held and comforted the wounded as they waited for paramedics to arrive.

Multiple people were injured in a shooting in San Francisco's Mission District on Friday night, authorities said.The shooting was reported in the area of 24th Street and Treat Avenue, according to the San Francisco Police Department.Police confirmed multiple people had been injured, though they did not say how many or what their conditions were.

A woman in Florida who was accused of fatally shooting her neighbor after a dispute involving the victim's children was arrested on Tuesday, the authorities said.The woman, Susan Louise Lorincz, 58, was charged with manslaughter with a firearm in the shooting death of Ajike Owens, 35, the Marion County Sheriff's Office said in a statement early Wednesday.

Teoscar Hernández hit a go-ahead home run in the seventh inning, rookie Bryan Woo struck out nine and the Seattle Mariners beat the Chicago White Sox 3-2 Friday night for their third win in four games.Four Seattle pitchers combined to walk none and strike out 16, including Luis Robert four times and Jake Burger and Andrew Vaughn three times each.

M's starter Bryan Woo retired his first nine batters and allowed two runs and three hits in 5 2/3 innings
SEATTLE - Teoscar Hernández hit a go-ahead home run in the seventh inning, rookie Bryan Woo struck out nine and the Seattle Mariners beat Chicago 3-2 Friday night for their third win in four games.

At least 25 people were killed and eight others injured when militants with an extremist group attacked a secondary school in western Uganda, the authorities said on Saturday, in one of the deadliest terrorist attacks to hit the East African nation in years.The armed outfit, known as the Allied Democratic Forces, attacked a school in Mpondwe, a town close to the border with the neighboring Democratic Republic of Congo, on Friday night, a police spokesman, Fred Enanga, said in a post on Twitter.

By all accounts, Quincy Reese, 16, had a bright future ahead of him.A talented athlete, Reese was a star Crenshaw High School basketball player who also played baseball and was planning to try out for the football team, according to family and friends.He also had a 3.4 grade-point average and was going to be a senior this fall.

The minister for London, Paul Scully, has failed to make the shortlist to be the Conservative candidate to run for the city's mayor.Scully had previously been seen as a possible frontrunner for next year's electoral race against the Labour incumbent, Sadiq Khan.The shadow health minister, Wes Streeting, said the Tories had avoided selecting Scully the only MP on the longlist because Rishi Sunak's administration was toxic to voters.

The Dodgers continue this rough road trip and attempt to salvage it starting with rookie right-hander Bobby Miller (2-0, 1.06 ERA) on the mound.He goes for his third win of the season against Phillies ace Aaron Nola (5-4, 4.30 ERA).Coming off a heartbreaker of a loss on Friday night, the Dodgers need an exceptional start from Miller.

Boris Johnson is a coward who has no respect for the 2019 Conservative voters who put their faith in him, Labour's deputy leader has said, after he dramatically quit parliament before the findings of a cross-party investigation into whether he lied to the Commons had been published.,The former prime minister resigned on Friday night after learning that an investigation into the Partygate scandal found he misled parliament, and he was likely to face a lengthy suspension from the Commons.

Image Much of the affordable housing in the tourist town is far from its famous entertainment strip.One solution: motor scooters offered for no money down.Tiffany Allen pulls away on her new scooter outside of Elevate Branson in Branson, Mo.WHY WE'RE HERE We're exploring how America defines itself one place at a time.

Millions of people across Texas were bracing on Thursday for a spell of punishing heat that officials said would likely last for days, break records and raise the risk of wildfires and heat-related illnesses.More than 33 million people in Texas, as well as Florida and Louisiana, were under heat advisories early Thursday, according to the National Weather Service.

From May 10 through June 2, the Braves struggled to get much going, winning back-to-back just twice, and never reeling off three wins in a row.Things have been different lately, as the Braves have already managed a seven-game winning streak in June, and after a brief two-game skid, have now won three in a row.

The Atlanta Braves pulled off another late-inning comeback to defeat the Washington Nationals 3-2 on Friday night and extend their win streak to six games.Heading into this matchup, AJ Smith-Shawver's first career start was the biggest headline.He ended his night with 5.1 innings under his belt and allowed two runs, none of which were earned.

The Braves have been buzzy, and definitely worth buzzing about.After a down-to-their-last-out go-ahead grand slam delivered a series win in Arizona, they returned home and pantsed the Mets with three huge comebacks in three games.If that wasn't enough excitement for you, though, they're delivering some more on Friday night, as AJ Smith-Shawver is on tap to make his first career start.

A winter storm slammed the southern Brazilian state of Rio Grande do Sul with torrential rain on Friday, killing four people, leaving nine missing and prompting a helicopter search and rescue for victims wading in flooded neighborhoods, the authorities said.The storm system that struck the country was an extra-tropical cyclone.

After 40 days in the Colombian rainforest, all four children who had been missing since the plane they were traveling in crashed on May 1 have been found alive, according to Colombia's president.They achieved an example of total survival that will go down in history, President Gustavo Petro said in a news conference on Friday night.

Danny Jansen homered for the third time in two games, Kevin Gausman worked six innings to win his fourth consecutive decision and the visiting Toronto Blue Jays beat the slumping AL West-leading Texas Rangers 2-1 on Friday night.Jansen hit a two-run homer in the fifth off Martin Perez (6-3).A day earlier, Jansen had two solo homers for the Blue Jays' only runs in a 4-2 loss at Baltimore.

Reliever Anthony Bass has been designated for assignment by the Toronto Blue Jays.It's the latest development in a controversy that began last week when Bass shared a social media post that supported anti-2SLGBTQ+ boycotts.Bass, who made a public apology last week for the post, had been scheduled to catch the ceremonial first pitch by LGBTQ advocate leZlie Lee Kam when the Jays hosted Minnesota on Friday night to kick off their Pride Weekend.

The Washington Mystics defeated the Phoenix Mercury, 88-69 on Friday night at home at the Entertainment and Sports Arena.Wow!I have complained about the Mystics' offense lagging by their elite defense.Washington finally turned that around tonight, shooting 50 percent from the field while holding Phoenix to just 39 percent.

Game Info
When: Friday, June 16 at 8 p.m. ET
Where: Entertainment and Sports Arena, Washington, D.C.
How to Watch: ION
Mystics: None.Mercury: Brittney Griner (DOUBTFUL, hip); Skylar Diggins-Smith (OUT, personal)
The Washington Mystics will return home on Friday night to host the Phoenix Mercury.This game will be a themed game as it will be Pride Night.

Game Info
When: Sunday, June 11 at 3 p.m. ET
Where: Climate Pledge Arena, Seattle, WA
How to Watch: ION
Mystics: Myisha Hines-Allen (Out)
Storm: Jewell Loyd (Out)
To be precise, this is the second game in 39 hours, after the Mystics mostly dominated the first game late on Friday night after cruising to a comfortable lead in the first half.

It's 11:30 p.m. on a Friday night and from a seat at the long counter at Pinecrest Diner, guests can feel the heat from the burners and flattop grill radiating out of the kitchen.A tiny mountain of hash browns sizzles in a corner of the plancha, ready to be divvied up and scooped onto plates for hungry diners.

T he fixtures for the new Premier League season have been confirmed and newly promoted Burnley welcome Premier League champions Manchester City to Turf Moor on Friday night as Vincent Kompany hosts his former club.City will be looking to win a fourth league title on the trot, matching another Manchester United record after last season's Treble, and they kick off the defence of their crown against their ex-skipper's side.

E ngland forward Marcus Rashford has reiterated calls for the "mad" football calendar to be reconsidered by authorities.The Manchester United talisman is expected to make his 62nd and 63rd appearances of the season when England round off a gruelling campaign, which included a winter World Cup, with Euro 2024 qualifiers against Malta and North Macedonia.

Visitors from a foreign planet might think Gov. Ron DeSantis of Florida had been delivered a tremendous gift this week when his main presidential rival was charged with mishandling the country's national security secrets.But as Mr. DeSantis's latest speech showed, this is a turn of events he will need to beware.

A man has been charged with the murder of a married couple in Newhaven, Sussex Police has confirmed.The bodies of the 33-year-old man and a 30-year-old woman were discovered after police were called to a house in Lewes Road on Friday night.Derek Martin, 64, also known as Derek Glenn, of Moulsecoomb Way, Brighton, has been charged with two counts of murder and is due to appear at Brighton Magistrates' Court on Monday.

Thousands of Manchester City fans have taken over the streets of central Istanbul with flares and football chants on Friday night.Fans have piled into the bars along the city's popular Nevizade street, with hundreds spilling out onto the narrow street outside.Pedestrians walking along the narrow strip of space left along the street have to run the gauntlet of chants and flares.

Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy speaks during a joint news conference with Canada's Prime Minister Justin Trudeau in Kyiv, Ukraine, on Saturday.Efrem Lukatsky/AP KYIV, Ukraine Ukraine's President Volodymyr Zelenskyy on Saturday gave his first formal confirmation that Ukraine's long-awaited offensive was underway against Russian troops.

Boston Red Sox pitcher Garrett Whitlock wasn't able to find his footing during his stint with the New York Yankees, but there's no animosity in place.Whitlock spent three seasons in New York's minor league system, missing his final in 2020 before the Red Sox took a chance on the right-hander in the Rule 5 draft.

The Miami Heat would be the first to assess their path to this late stage of the season as imperfect.Pretty much everything has posed a challenge the injuries, the losses.Even their experience in the play-in bracket a loss followed by a come-from-behind win seems apocryphal, or at least true to form, now that they are facing the Denver Nuggets in the N.B.A. finals.

(Mark J. Terrill / Associated Press)

At the plate, Shohei Ohtani looked like a skilled hitter on a hot streak, chasing another historic cycle.But on the mound, the Angels' two-way star wasn't as successful.Making matters worse, the Angels saw rookie fireballer Ben Joyce depart because of an injury.

(Jeff Lewis / Associated Press)

On Saturday morning, after playing a road game the night before, Chiney Ogwumike woke up in her bed at home.It was bliss.Until the Sparks forward considered that the opportunity to travel immediately after a game via charter flight like the one she hopped on Friday night in Phoenix was a fleeting perk.

There are still a few weeks to go before NBA free agency begins in earnest on June 30, but the Lakers have already made it clear that keeping Rui Hachimura will be one of their top priorities when it begins.The team has been leaking for the last month that they will match any offer for Hachimura (and his fellow restricted free agent, Austin Reaves), but it still remains to be seen if Hachimura will be able to get the money he's seeking directly from the Lakers, or if he'll have to sign an offer sheet with another team that Los Angeles will then have to choose whether or not to match.

Facing the Red Sox might not feel like the deep-rooted rivalry it once was for New York Yankees pitcher Nestor Cortes Jr., but Boston manager Alex Cora doesn't feel the same."We haven't been good for like a year and a half but it hasn't been a couple of years," Cora told reporters in response to Cortes' comments, per MassLive's Christopher Smith.

The Red Sox are looking to clinch the three-game series against the Guardians on Thursday night and will do so without the bat of right fielder Alex Verdugo who is not in the lineup after failing to hustle to second base in the seventh inning of Boston's loss to Cleveland on Wednesday.Red Sox manager Alex Cora confirmed on NESN's pregame coverage that Verdugo would not be available for the game, including coming off the bench.

Ten years ago, Anthony Bourdain and Eric Ripert brought their Good vs. Evil show to the Bay Area.Here's our April 2013 report of the hilarious gig, from the pair's stop at a 7-Eleven on the way to San Jose to Bourdain's arch comments (the printable ones!) to the menu a local chef prepared for the duo and their fans.

Even if you're not into the sports, you must feel the palpable energy in South Florida as the Miami Heat and the Florida Panthers (never give up, kids) battle for championships this weekend.We don't need to mention this to any of the out-of-towners from Denver and Las Vegas who are wandering around ( welcome, Nuggets and Golden Knights fans !) but the current state of South Florida sports is something we've never experienced.

The Los Angeles Dodgers underwent a lot of changes to their roster during the offseason, but so far they have not seen their production dip and even set a franchise record for the most extra-base hits through the first 60 games of a season.The 2023 Dodgers produced 223 extra-base hits through the series finale against the New York Yankees, surpassing their previous franchise record of 221, which was set during the 60-game season in 2020.

Scotland Yard has said it will make public the key findings of a review into arrests made around the coronation but the Metropolitan police assistant commissioner Louisa Rolfe declined to say when and defended her officers' right to make arrests without evidence.At a hearing of the London assembly's police and crime committee, Rolfe said officers in central London had been acting on a developing intelligence picture when they detained 64 people, of whom 42 remain on bail pending investigation.

The New York Yankees played at Dodger Stadium for the first time since 2019, and just like that MLB Players Weekend, they took two of three games from the Los Angeles Dodgers.The Dodgers had their home series winning streak snapped at five and are now 6-8 all-time against the Yankees at Dodger Stadium during the regular season.

For the first time since 1978, the Boston Red Sox have a scheduled doubleheader on Saturday at Fenway Park against the Tampa Bay Rays - and it was at the request of the ball club.Red Sox CEO and president Sam Kennedy explained to MassLive's Sean McAdam on Wednesday the reasoning behind the change to the original 2023 schedule to include the doubleheader.

Two days ago, in our staff post on Oswaldo Cabrera's demotion among the roster moves to activate Giancarlo Stanton, Josh Donaldson, and Tommy Kahnle, we said this at the end (emphasis mine):
This isn't necessarily the end of the road for Oswaldo Cabrera in pinstripes, of course.The good thing is that he remains relatively young with a distinct possibility of returning in the event of further injury since he can play basically anywhere.