Its time for qualifying at Albert Park. Who will emerge the fastest and stamp their place in pole position for Melbournes season-opening grand prix? Get the latest here.

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Manny Ramirez hit plenty of home runs in his 19-year major league career 555, to be exact. On Friday night at Daikin Park, the 12-time All-Star relished watching someone else go yard when his son Lucas Ramirez hit a leadoff homer for Brazil against the United States in the World Baseball Classic. Like father, like son. The 20-year-old sent Logan Webbs second pitch into the seats in right field to cut the Americans' lead to 2-1 after Aaron Judge hit a two-run shot in the top of the inning. "I was looking forward for him to do something special," Manny Ramirez told The Associated Press. "So, hes been working so hard all year round and Im proud of him." Lucas Ramirez is playing for Brazil because his mother, Juliana Ramirez, was born and raised in So Paulo. She was at the ballpark Friday night and beamed after her sons big hit. The younger Ramirez was a 17th-round pick of the Los Angeles Angels in the 2024 draft and he spent last season playing in class A, batting .266 with three homers, 30 RBIs and six stolen bases. He also played for Brazil in the 2026 WBC qualifiers and went 5 for 13. Manny Ramirez, a two-time World Series champion and the 2004 World Series MVP, would have been thrilled to see his son homer against any team, but it made it more special for him to do it against one of the top teams in the tournament. "Oh yeah, theyre No. 1," he said. And he thinks the big hit will give his son a boost for the upcoming season. "Its going to be more special for him because thats going to give him hes going to be ready for the season," Ramirez said. "I hope hes going to do good." Lucas Ramirez is wearing the No. 24 his father donned for most of his career in the WBC. And Manny Ramirez is thrilled to see his son succeed. "Im proud of him," he said. "Thank God for this opportunity that he has." Reporting by The Associated Press.

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LAS VEGAS (AP) Filip Gustavsson made 30 saves and the Minnesota Wild scored three goals in a 3:07 span in the second period in a 4-2 victory over the Vegas Golden Knights on Friday night.Third in the Central Division, Minnesota improved to 3-2 since the Olympic break. Vegas is second in the Pacific Division.Mats Zuccarello opened the second-period scoring spree at 5:18 on a wrist shot. Zach Bogosian followed with a slap shot at 8:07, and newcomer Michael McCarron had a tip-in at 8:25. Vladimir Tarasenko scored with 4:18 left in the third, with McCarron assisting in his Wild debut.Pavel Dorofeyev and Mitch Marner had third-period goals for Vegas, and Akira Schmid stopped 20 shots. Dorofeyev scored his 30th of the season, ending Gustavsson's shutout bid with a power-play goal at 2:17.Robby Fabbri and Bobby Brink also made their Wild debuts following trades. Minnesota also acquired Nick Foligno from Chicago at the trade deadline. He'll join younger brother Marcus with the Wild.Nic Dowd and Cole Smith made their Vegas debuts. Dowd came over Friday from Washington. The Golden Knights placed forward Mark Stone on injured reserve Thursday because of an upper-body injury.Up nextWild: At Colorado on Sunday.Golden Knights: Host Edmonton on Sunday night.___AP NHL: https://apnews.com/hub/nhl

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The Giants and Hawthorn clash in Sydneys western suburbs to commence the first Super Saturday of the 2026 season.

Four-time world champion Max Verstappen will start from the back of the grid at the Australian Grand Prix after crashing out during a dramatic opening segment of qualifying at Albert Park