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Giants trio stacks seven extra-base hits to oust O's
Apr 10, 2026; Baltimore, Maryland, USA; San Francisco Giants outfielder Jung Hoo Lee (right) greeted by designated hitter Casey Schmitt (left) and outfielder Heliot Ramons (center) following his two run home run during the seventh inning against the Baltimore Orioles at Oriole Park at Camden Yards. Mandatory Credit: Mitch Stringer-Imagn Images Willy Adames, Casey Schmitt and Jung Hoo Lee combined for four runs, five RBIs and seven extra-base hits to lead the San Francisco Giants to a 6-3 victory over the host Baltimore Orioles on Friday night in the opener of a three-game series.
Adames and Lee each provided a homer, double and two RBIs while Schmitt drilled three doubles with two runs and an RBI. Matt Chapman reached base three times with two hits and a walk and also scored a run for the Giants, who won their third straight game
Landen Roupp (2-1) picked up the win while allowing one run on five hits over six innings. He walked two and struck out four.
Gunnar Henderson hit a two-run homer for his third circuit clout in the last four games, Adley Rutschman went 3-for-5 with two doubles and Leody Taveras had two hits and an RBI for Baltimore, which had a three-game win streak snapped.
Shane Baz (0-1) suffered the loss, allowing three runs on nine hits over five innings. He walked two and struck out four.
San Francisco, launching a nine-game trip in the Eastern time zone, took a 1-0 lead in the third on Adames’ second home run of the season — a 402-foot drive to right-center.
The Giants extended the lead to 3-0 in the fourth. Schmitt led off with a double and scored one out later on a single by Heliot Ramos, who advanced to second on a single by Patrick Bailey. With two outs, Adames lined a double down the left field line to drive in Ramos.
Baltimore cut the lead to 3-1 in the bottom of the fourth when Dylan Beavers walked and scored on Taveras’ double to right.
San Francisco scored three times off reliever Nick Raquet in the seventh to extend the lead to 6-1. Chapman walked and scored one out later on Schmitt’s double into the left field corner. Lee then followed with a homer into the bleachers in right.
The Orioles closed to 6-3 in the bottom of the ninth on Henderson’s fifth home run, a 383-foot drive to right, that drove in Jeremiah Jackson after his single.
–Field Level Media
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NYCFC announce departure of D Strahinja Tanasijevic
Mar 15, 2025; New York, New York, USA; New York City FC defender Strahinja Tanasijevic (19) runs with the ball during the second half against New England Revolution at Yankee Stadium. Mandatory Credit: Mark Smith-Imagn Images New York City FC defender Strahinja Tanasijevic has departed the club, the team announced on Wednesday.
Tanasijevic, 28, joined NYCFC in February 2024 and made 43 appearances across all competitions.
“We would like to thank Tana for the commitment and professionalism shown throughout his time with the Club,” sporting director Todd Dunivant said. “This move provides an opportunity for Tana to pursue the next step in his career while also giving the Club additional roster flexibility. We wish Tana and his family all the best moving forward.”
Tanasijevic played for several clubs in his native Serbia prior to joining New York City FC.
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LeBron James on GOAT debate: 'Not taking nobody over me'
Nov 27, 2023; Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, USA; Los Angeles Lakers forward LeBron James (23) smiles after a Philadelphia 76ers foul during the first quarter at Wells Fargo Center. Mandatory Credit: Bill Streicher-Imagn Images LeBron James told Time magazine that he believes he is the greatest basketball player of all time.
When asked the age-old question of who is the GOAT in the NBA, James embraced his own name.
“I’m not taking nobody over me,” he told Time in a profile published Monday. “There’s no question.”
James, however, admitted the NBA has other all-time greats, namely Hall of Famers Michael Jordan, Kobe Bryant, Earvin “Magic” Johnson, Larry Bird and Shaquille O’Neal, among others.
“But I think Mike will say the same thing,” James said. “Rest his soul, Kobe will say the same thing. Magic will say the same thing. Bird will say the same thing. Shaq could say the same thing. The late great Wilt (Chamberlain), Kareem (Abdul-Jabbar). I don’t think none of us are going to take somebody else.
“If there’s a general manager and he’s eyeballing all of us on a baseline, with the No. 1 pick, it’s gonna be hard not to take me, champ.”
James, 41, just completed his record-setting 23rd NBA season, and the league’s all-time leading scorer is heading into unrestricted free agency.
“It’s up to the mind,” James told Time about whether he will suit up next season or retire. “Where the mind goes, the body will lay. When I’m not in love with getting to the arenas on game days five hours before to start my preparation, if I’m out of love with getting to practice 2 1/2 hours beforehand, then I know I’ll be done. Because then I’m going to start cheating the game.”
James averaged 20.9 points, 7.2 assists and 6.1 rebounds this season with the Los Angeles Lakers. The 22-time All-Star, four-time league MVP and four-time NBA champion is the all-time leader in games (1,622) and points (43,440).
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WNBA champion Aces not invited to White House
Las Vegas Aces center A’ja Wilson (22) celebrates as she receives the MVP trophy after defeating the Phoenix Mercury 97-86 to win the WNBA Championship in a four-game sweep in Game Four of the WNBA Finals at Mortgage Matchup Center on Oct. 10, 2025, in Phoenix. The Las Vegas Aces did not receive an invitation to the White House after winning the 2025 WNBA title in October, a team spokesperson confirmed to USA Today on Wednesday.
The decades-old tradition of championship sports teams visiting 1600 Pennsylvania Ave. has not included any WNBA or NBA teams during President Donald Trump’s second term in office.
The New York Liberty did not visit the White House after winning the 2024 WNBA championship. The 2024-25 NBA champion Oklahoma City Thunder did not go either, due to what the team called a timing issue.
The Aces, who will be in Washington, D.C., for a July 22 game against the Mystics, have won three of the past four WNBA championships. They visited the White House twice during the Biden Administration.
The Aces had considered visiting the National Museum of African American History and Culture as an alternate way of commemorating their championship during next month’s trip to the nation’s capital, but ran into a scheduling conflict, per USA Today.
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NYCFC announce departure of D Strahinja Tanasijevic
LeBron James on GOAT debate: 'Not taking nobody over me'
