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Lee has share of lead at Open

LOS ANGELES — Alison Lee seized a share of the lead at the 81st U.S. Women’s Open on Friday with a second-round 68 in her native Los Angeles area, joining Ruoning Yin at 4-under 138 atop a crowded leaderboard at Riviera. World No. 1 Nelly Korda jumped into the hunt for her first Women’s Open title by shooting the day’s lowest round at 67, leaving her just two shots back after struggling Thursday. Opening-round leader Jennifer Kupcho, Sei Young Kim and Mexico’s Gaby Lopez were in a group of six at 3-under 139, while Korda and three others were at 140. The venerable course at ...

Yankees lose Aaron Judge for unknown time

NEW YORK — The New York Yankees placed Aaron Judge on the 10-day injured list Friday, a day after announcing the slugger has a stress fracture in one of his ribs that will keep him off the field indefinitely. The three-time AL MVP will rest and have limited activity before getting ...

Braves get to Pirates pitcher Mitch Keller

ATLANTA — Mauricio Dubón homered for the third straight game and the Atlanta Braves opened another home series with a victory, beating the Pittsburgh Pirates, 6-3, on Friday night. Dubón was 2 for 4 with three RBIs and two runs. It is the first time in his eight-year career he has homered ...

Wembanyama’s miss gives Knicks 2-0 advantage over Spurs

SAN ANTONIO — Go crazy, New York. Or, perhaps more accurately, crazier. The red-hot Knicks are going home, two wins away from an NBA championship that the capital of the world has been waiting to see for generations. Jalen Brunson hit a go-ahead free throw with 9.5 seconds left after a ...

Washington gets new five-year deal with Steelers

PITTSBURGH — The Pittsburgh Steelers are making a big investment in tight end Darnell Washington. The club signed the 6-foot-7, 264-pound Washington to a new five-year contract that will keep him in black and gold for the rest of the decade. Washington, who had a career-best 31 receptions ...