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Sky rebound from first loss with road victory over Lynx

WNBA: Chicago Sky at Minnesota LynxMay 17, 2026; Minneapolis, Minnesota, USA; Chicago Sky forward Rickea Jackson (5) works around Minnesota Lynx forward Nia Coffey (12) in the first quarter at Target Center. Mandatory Credit: Bruce Kluckhohn-Imagn Images

Gabriela Jaquez scored 20 points and grabbed eight rebounds, and the Chicago Sky held on for an 86-79 win over the Minnesota Lynx on Sunday night in Minneapolis.

Rachel Banham scored 13 points off the bench for Chicago (3-1), which bounced back from its first loss of the season on Friday against the Phoenix Mercury. Kamilla Cardoso notched a double-double with 11 points and 12 rebounds.

Kayla McBride scored 20 points on 8-for-17 shooting for Minnesota (2-2). Courtney Williams and Natasha Howard finished with 17 points apiece.

The victory came at a cost for Chicago. The team’s top scorer, Rickea Jackson, went down as she drove toward the rim midway through the second quarter, and she did not return.

Jackson stepped awkwardly as she planted her left leg during the play in which she was injured. She appeared to favor her left knee as the team’s medical staff attended to her. Jackson, who was averaging 22 points per game, finished with six in 11 minutes of play.

Despite losing Jackson, the Sky maintained their lead throughout the second half.

An 8-0 run in the fourth quarter helped Chicago avoid a comeback attempt by the Lynx. Banham made a 3-pointer to punctuate the run and put the Sky ahead 76-66 with 5:46 remaining.

The Sky built a 63-56 lead at the end of the third quarter.

Sydney Taylor made a pair of free throws to put Chicago ahead by double digits with 1:59 left in the third quarter. The Lynx pulled within six points after a layup by Williams and a tip-in by McBride, and the Sky inched ahead by seven before the buzzer.

Chicago led 40-38 at the half.

McBride drove to the rim for a layup to give Minnesota a 38-37 advantage with 8.8 seconds remaining.

The Sky responded quickly to take the lead. Natasha Cloud fed a pass to Taylor, who drained a 3-pointer with 1.9 seconds to go to give Chicago a 40-38 lead heading into the half.

The Lynx led 22-18 at the end of the first quarter. Minnesota scored the final four points of the session on back-to-back layups by McBride and Anastasiia Olairi Kosu.

–Field Level Media

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Corbin Carroll helps Diamondbacks beat Rockies with 2-home run game

MLB: Arizona Diamondbacks at Colorado RockiesMay 17, 2026; Denver, Colorado, USA; Arizona Diamondbacks right fielder Corbin Carroll (7) hits a two run home run in the fourth inning against the Colorado Rockies at Coors Field. Mandatory Credit: Isaiah J. Downing-Imagn Images

Corbin Carroll hit two homers and drove in three runs Sunday to help the visiting Arizona Diamondbacks post an 8-6 victory over the Colorado Rockies.

After a 105-minute weather delay to start the series finale, Michael Soroka (6-2) threw 5 2/3 innings, allowing two runs on six hits, striking out eight and walking two. Lourdes Gurriel Jr. homered and Gabriel Moreno had three hits for Arizona, which won its first road series since taking two of three from the Baltimore Orioles from April 13-15.

Michael Lorenzen (2-6) suffered his fourth straight loss for Colorado, allowing seven runs (six earned) on nine hits across 4 2/3 innings, striking out five and walking three. Willi Castro drove in two runs for the Rockies, who dropped their sixth game in eight tries.

Carroll and Geraldo Perdomo worked back-to-back two-out walks in the third before Nolan Arenado’s RBI single put Arizona ahead 1-0. Gurriel followed with a single to double the Diamondbacks’ lead.

After Moreno’s leadoff single in the fourth, Ildemaro Vargas’ RBI base hit pushed the Arizona advantage to 3-0. Carroll then crushed his sixth home run of the season, a 431-foot shot to give the visitors a five-run lead.

The Rockies got two runs back in the bottom of the fourth. TJ Rumfield, Troy Johnston and Castro laced consecutive two-out doubles to trim the deficit to 5-2.

In the fifth, Gurriel connected on his first homer of the season to push the lead to four. Moreno then singled, stole second and advanced to third on catcher Brett Sullivan’s throwing error before Jose Fernandez’s single extended Arizona’s lead back to five.

Blas Castano relieved Lorenzen after 101 pitches.

Castano allowed Carroll’s second homer of the game in the sixth, this time a 448-foot solo shot.

Against Arizona’s Brandon Pfaadt in the bottom of the eighth, Hunter Goodman singled, Rumfield was hit by a pitch and Johnston walked to load the bases with no outs. Castro’s sac fly and Jake McCarthy cut the Rockies’ deficit to 8-4.

Taylor Clarke then replaced Pfaadt and allowed Kyle Karros’ RBI single and Brett Sullivan’s sac fly, pulling Colorado within two.

Paul Sewald threw a scoreless ninth to earn his 10th save in 11 attempts.

–Field Level Media

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Inter Miami blank Portland to score 1st win in new stadium

MLS: Portland Timbers at Inter Miami CFMay 17, 2026; Miami, Florida, USA; Inter Miami CF forward Lionel Messi (10) reacts to chants from the fans after the game against the Portland Timbers at Nu Stadium. Mandatory Credit: Sam Navarro-Imagn Images

Lionel Messi scored his 12th goal of the season and added his sixth assist as Inter Miami defeated the Portland Timbers 2-0 on Sunday evening to finally secure their first win in their new stadium.

German Berterame added his fifth goal for Miami, which had previously gone 0-3-1 at Nu Stadium, the permanent facility for the Herons that opened its doors in early April.

Dayne St. Claire made four saves to keep him and his club’s third clean sheet of the campaign and first since a 2-0 win at Real Salt Lake on April 22.

Portland lost 2-0 on the road for a fourth time this season, including three of their last five away fixtures. The Timbers were outshot 22-16 overall and 9-4 in efforts on target.

Messi sits tied with Dallas’ Petar Musa and one behind Chicago’s Hugo Cuypers for the MLS scoring lead. The 38-year-old Argentine has now contributed five goals and all six of his assists in his last four games as he prepares to play one last World Cup this summer.

He got started early Sunday, forcing James Pantemis into a save from close range in the fourth minute, and he had his goal 27 minutes later.

Messi began the attack from beyond the penalty arc, playing a pass to Luis Suarez on his left and then making a run into the center of the box.

Suarez fed Telasco Segovia, who played a clever backheel into Messi’s path for a simple finish into the right half of the goal as Pantemis guessed with his lunge in the opposite direction.

Messi’s assist 11 minutes later was of the vintage variety that recalled his best days as an FC Barcelona star and eight-time Ballon d’Or winner.

Rodrigo de Paul’s early cross from the right found Messi, who used his chest to control it, laid it off to Suarez on his left and then quickly reached a return pass.

From there, he weaved into the penalty area on the dribble, slaloming between four defenders before laying it off to Berterame on his left for a first-time finish from about 10 yards out.

–Field Level Media

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Caitlin Clark helps Fever slide past Storm

WNBA: Seattle Storm at Indiana FeverMay 17, 2026; Indianapolis, Indiana, USA; Seattle Storm guard Flau’jae Johnson (4) shoots against Indiana Fever forward Monique Billings (25) in the first half at Gainbridge Fieldhouse. Mandatory Credit: Trevor Ruszkowski-Imagn Images

Caitlin Clark scored 21 points and came three rebounds shy of a triple-double as the Indiana Fever won a home game for the first time in three outings this season by beating the Seattle Storm 89-78 on Sunday night at Indianapolis.

Clark compiled 10 assists by early in the fourth quarter in a game that the Fever controlled from the early minutes.

Kelsey Mitchell and reserve Sophie Cunningham both finished with 17 points for the Fever (2-2), who overcame 20 turnovers.

Clark made all nine of her free-throw attempts as part of the Fever’s 22-for-22 shooting at the foul line. Clark also led Indiana with two blocked shots.

Indiana’s Aliyah Boston (lower leg) missed the first game of her four-year career.

Natisha Hiedeman poured in 19 points, Flau’jae Johnson posted 14 points, Zia Cooke had 13 points off the bench and Jade Melbourne added 12 points for the Storm (1-3), who shot 6-for-23 on 3-point attempts.

Seattle, which trailed by as many as 20 points in the second half, made a mini-surge in the final minutes, closing to within 89-77 on Hiedeman’s 3-pointer with about 2½ minutes to play. There wasn’t another made field goal in the game.

Indiana took a double-digit lead about five minutes into the game, scored 32 first-quarter points and went on to lead 55-44 at halftime. Clark had 17 points, boosted by a pair of 3s, by the break.

The Storm were held to six points across the first five minutes of the third quarter. They also had trouble cranking out points in the fourth quarter and they trailed 83-65 with less than six minutes to play.

The Fever put a big emphasis on defense after shortcomings at that end of the court in their first three games. They held the Storm to less than 20 points in the first and third quarters.

Seattle had allowed 77 points through three quarters and that was more than the Storm scored in their most-recent game in an 86-73 loss Wednesday at Toronto.

–Field Level Media

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