Victor Wembanyama had 27 points, 10 rebounds and four blocks as the San Antonio Spurs rallied from a 25-point deficit to beat the Los Angeles Clippers 117-112 on Friday night.Kawhi Leonard had 30 points and nine rebounds for Los Angeles, which had a three-game winning streak snapped.San Antonio (46-17) has won 14 of 15 and is second in the Western Conference.After defending a missed 3-pointer by Leonard, Wembanyama broke free for an uncontested dunk that gave the Spurs a 113-112 lead with 16 seconds left. Clippers forward Nicolas Batum turned the ball over on the ensuing possession when his foot crossed the boundary while inbounding the ball. Stephon Castle closed out the win by rebounding his own missed free throw and converting a layup with 1 second remaining. After trailing 75-50 in the third quarter, the Spurs opened the fourth with an 18-5 run to take their first lead since the opening minutes.Wembanyama blocked Kris Dunns reverse layup, creating a fast break that ended with an alley-oop dunk by Carter Bryant. Devin Vassell followed with a 3-pointer for a 99-97 lead.Julian Champagnie finished with 20 points and nine rebounds for the Spurs, and DeAaron Fox had 19 points and nine rebounds.Brook Lopez had 26 points for the Clippers.Lopez had nine points in the first quarter on a series of floaters, fadeaways and step-back jumpers.The Clippers took a 56-39 lead with 4 1/2 minutes left in the first half. The lead stretched to 22 points over the next four minutes.San Antonio shot 38% from the field and 30% on 3-pointers in the first half to trail 66-46 at the break, its biggest halftime deficit of the season. The Spurs have led at the half in 42 of their 63 games.Up nextClippers: At Memphis on Saturday.Spurs: Host Houston on Sunday.___AP NBA: https://apnews.com/hub/NBA

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 two homers for Brazil against the United States in the World Baseball Classic.Lucas Ramirez hit a leadoff homer, then added another solo shot in the eighth inning.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. Ramirez's blast in the eighth off Gabe Speier got Brazil within 8-5.I was looking forward for him to do something special, Manny Ramirez told The Associated Press after his son's first homer. 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 Sao Paulo. She was at the ballpark Friday night and beamed after the leadoff homer.This is the best day ever of my life, to be honest, Lucas Ramirez said. My mom doesnt really make it to all of the games because she is back home with my brother. My dad is at most of the games. Im just really thankful that my family is here was to watch me play.The younger Ramirez was a 17th-round pick of the Los Angeles Angels in the 2024 amateur 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.He said he'd been visualizing hitting a home run on his first at-bat in the WBC since the qualifiers. It is crazy it actually happened, he said. For five months, every time before I go to bed, after I pray, I visualized it. And it happened. Thats why, I dont know if you saw me running the bases, I said: I told you, because I visualized it and it happened.Lucas Ramirez said he uses visualization a lot to deal with the pressure of having a famous father.Having Manny Ramirez as my father, it's obviously a good thing and a bad thing, he said. Its a little harder, everybody expects so much. Thats why maybe I visualize and ... say things because I've got to paint my own picture. I've got to be Lucas Ramirez and I've got my own path.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 night 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. And Manny Ramirez was thrilled to see his son succeed.Im proud of him, he said. Thank God for this opportunity that he has.___AP MLB: https://apnews.com/hub/mlb

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Seth Lugo made a successful return to the World Baseball Classic on Friday. Lugo helped Puerto Rico to a 5-0 win over Colombia in their Group A opener. The right-hander pitched four-plus innings of three-hit ball at Hiram Bithorn Stadium. "That was awesome. Every inning you could feel the fans," Lugo said. "Go out there and get the W. It was really special for me, something I wont forget." Edwin Diaz worked the ninth for Puerto Rico. Tito Polo led off with a pinch-hit single and advanced on a passed ball before Daz struck out the side. The 31-year-old Daz missed the 2023 MLB season after he hurt his right knee while celebrating a Puerto Rico victory in the World Baseball Classic. "Unbelievable moment for us to see Sugar coming in from the bullpen and to hear the crowd, not only for him but for his family to be here and that moment for him," Puerto Rico manager Yadier Molina said. "Im excited for him." The 36-year-old Lugo also played for Puerto Rico in the 2017 WBC. He went 2-1 with a 4.20 ERA in three starts, striking out 12 in 15 innings. The Louisiana native started the 2017 final against the United States. He surrendered four runs and five hits in four-plus innings in an 8-0 loss. Facing Colombia in this year's edition of the international competition, Lugo breezed through the first inning before running into trouble in the second. Colombia put runners on second and third with one out. But Lugo escaped the jam when he retired Carlos Martinez on a flyball to left and struck out Brayan Buelvas swinging. He surrendered two one-out singles in the fourth before Martnez bounced into an inning-ending double play. Lugo was replaced by Rico Garcia after issuing a leadoff walk to Buelvas in the fifth. The Kansas City Royals pitcher got a warm ovation from the crowd of 18,793 as he walked off the mound. "Yeah, that was really cool. I got goosebumps," Lugo said. "I get goosebumps now thinking about it. You come off, and the fans are chanting your name. That doesnt happen all the time. Thats really, really special." Reporting by The Associated Press.