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PITTSBURGH (AP) — Bryan Reynolds hit a two-run homer with one out in the ninth inning — after Oneil Cruz hit a mammoth shot early — to give the Pittsburgh Pirates a 6-5 victory over the Minnesota Twins on Friday night. Reynolds launched a 422-foot shot to left field off Taylor Rogers (1-2), scoring Tyler Callihan. Pittsburgh’s Jared Jones struck out Byron Buxton on three straight fastballs that topped 100 mph in his first start in the majors since Sept. 27, 2024. The 24-year-old right-hander missed more than a year after undergoing UCL surgery in 2025. He allowed five runs on seven hits in 4 1/3 innings.

[AP] The Vegas Golden Knights will face the Carolina Hurricanes in the Stanley Cup Final. It begins Tuesday night in Raleigh. The Hurricanes set the final matchup Friday night by finishing off Montreal in five games in the Eastern Conference Final. Carolina goes into the series as a slight favorite with home-ice advantage having won 12 of 13 during the playoffs. Vegas swept NHL-best Colorado in the West final to get some extra rest before what could be a grind against the Hurricanes.

OKLAHOMA CITY (AP) — The last time Shai Gilgeous-Alexander and the Oklahoma City Thunder played a Game 7 it was the ultimate game of ultimate games, one that decided last season’s NBA championship. Another Game 7 awaits on Saturday night against the San Antonio Spurs to decide the Western Conference title. The winner goes to the NBA Finals to play the New York Knicks starting on Wednesday night, the loser goes home to lament what might have been. The Thunder went 2-0 in Game 7s last season on their way to the NBA title, while Spurs star Victor Wembanyama will be making his maiden appearance on the Game 7 stage.

PARIS (AP) — There will be a new men’s champion at the French Open after Novak Djokovic followed Jannik Sinner out of the door at Roland Garros in a five-set thriller. Brazilian teenager Joao Fonseca beat 24-time major winner Djokovic 4-6, 4-6, 6-3, 7-5, 7-5 in the third round to follow Thursday’s huge upset when four-time Grand Slam winner Sinner lost to 56th-ranked Juan Manuel Cerundolo. But second-seeded Alexander Zverev, the 2024 runner-up, advanced. Along with Daniil Medvedev, Marin Cilic and Stan Wawrinka all the men’s major winners are out. So a new pair of hands will raise the Coupe des Mousquetaires trophy on June 7.