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Max Muncy’s 3-homer night ends with a stunning 9th-inning winner as Dodgers top Rangers, 8-7

LOS ANGELES (AP) — Max Muncy hit three homers, including a game-winning, two-out solo shot in the ninth inning after Edwin Diaz blew his first save, and the Los Angeles Dodgers rallied past the Texas Rangers 8-7 Friday night in the opener of a series between the last three World Series champions.

Associated Press Los Angeles Dodgers' Max Muncy, right, hits a solo home run as Texas Rangers catcher Danny Jansen watches during the fourth inning of a baseball game Friday, April 10, 2026, in Los Angeles. (AP Photo/Mark J. Terrill) Los Angeles Dodgers' Shohei Ohtani raises his Hans after hitting a foul ball during the first inning of a baseball game against the Texas Rangers, Friday, April 10, 2026, in Los Angeles. (AP Photo/Mark J. Terrill) Texas Rangers' Corey Seager is congratulated by teammates in the dugout after hitting a three-run home run during the third inning of a baseball game against the Los Angeles Dodgers, Friday, April 10, 2026, in Los Angeles. (AP Photo/Mark J. Terrill) Texas Rangers pitcher Kumar Rocker throws to the plate during the first inning of a baseball game against the Los Angeles Dodgers, Friday, April 10, 2026, in Los Angeles. (AP Photo/Mark J. Terrill) Los Angeles Dodgers pitcher Tyler Glasnow throws to the plate during the first inning of a baseball game against the Texas Rangers, Friday, April 10, 2026, in Los Angeles. (AP Photo/Mark J. Terrill)

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Diaz (1-0) blew his first save in six appearances with a three-run ninth that tied the game, 7-7. He gave up a leadoff single to pinch-hitter Joc Pederson before Evan Carter hammered a first-pitch fastball to right. After two outs, Josh Jung singled. Pinch-runner Sam Haggerty stole second and Brandon Nimmo was intentionally walked. Ezequiel Duran followed with a tying single to left.

After Will Smith and Freddie Freeman struck out, Muncy hit a 401-foot shot to right off Jakob Latz (0-1).

The Dodgers first rallied in the sixth on Andy Pages' go-ahead, two-run double.

The NL West-leading Dodgers trailed by two runs before ending the AL West-leading Rangers' three-game winning streak. Texas won the World Series in 2023, and the Dodgers followed with back-to-back titles in 2024 and '25.

Muncy hit solo shots in the second and fourth innings off Rangers starter Kumar Rocker. Muncy had his second career three-homer game and moved into sole possession of sixth all-time with 212 career homers for the Dodgers.

The Dodgers rapped out 15 hits, with Muncy reaching base four times. In the eighth, the ball went off the glove of first baseman Jake Burger in foul territory, triggering a foot race to the bag. Muncy collided with reliever Luis Curvelo, who went down. Curvelo tossed a couple warmup pitches and remained in the game.

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Shohei Ohtani singled in the fifth, extending his on-base streak to 44 games and surpassing Ichiro Suzuki for the longest such streak by a Japanese-born player. It was Ohtani's only hit on his first bobblehead night of the season.

Pages also reached base four times with four RBIs, falling a triple short of the cycle. He singled in the second, walked in the fifth, doubled in the sixth and hit a two-run blast off Curvelo in the eighth, making it 7-4.

The Rangers led 3-1 on Corey Seager's three-run homer with two outs off Dodgers starter Tyler Glasnow.

Wyatt Langford extended the Rangers' lead to 4-2 with a two-out solo homer — his first of the season — in the fifth. He was replaced in the sixth because of right quad tightness.

Up next

Rangers RHP Jack Leiter (1-0, 2.45 ERA) starts Saturday against RHP Emmet Sheehan (1-0, 8.00).

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Former Baylor Basketball Star Melissa Jones Dies at 36

Former Baylor basketball star Melissa Jones died on Friday, April 3 at her home in Colorado, her mother told a local news station

People Melissa Jones on March 26, 2010 in Memphis, Tenn.Credit: AP Photo/Mark Humphrey

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  • A cause of death was not made available

  • Jones played under head coach Kim Mulkey, who remembered the late Baylor star for her "her effort, her caring, her knowledge and her toughness"

Former Baylor basketball star Melissa Jones has died at age 36.

Jones' mother Kathy shared that the former Bears guard died on April 3 at her home in Commerce City, Colo., she confirmed to local news stationKWTXon Wednesday, April 8. Additional information, including a cause of death, was not made available.

Baylor University honored Jones with a statement onX, writing, "The Baylor Family mourns the loss of 2011 alum Melissa Jones. Her impact on our women's basketball program will not be forgotten."

Melissa Jones on March 24, 2009Credit: AP Photo/Eric Gay

The school asked followers to "please keep the Jones family and the Baylor women's basketball program in your prayers at this time."

Kathy told KWTX that her daughter "was my most treasured gift from God along with her 3 brothers."

Jones' mother also shared with the outlet that her daughter was proud to play for Baylor and enjoyed her experience at the school. “It was the time of her life. She has so many fond memories and made so many beautiful friends there, and she’d kept up with so many over the years. It’s a beautiful thing,” she said.

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Jones was a fan-favorite guard at Baylor, ranking among the school's top 10 in multiple categories. In 2011, she was the inaugural recipient of the school'sMelissa Jones Hustle and Courage Award. In aninterviewfor Baylor's magazine that year, Jones spoke highly of the "community" and "love and support" she felt at Baylor.

Melissa Jones on March 26, 2010 in MemphisCredit: AP Photo/Mark Humphrey

Jones played under now-LSU head coachKim Mulkeyduring her years at Baylor, calling her a "leader" who "really motivates you to share her mentality" in her 2011 interview.

After Jones' death, Mulkey, 63, told KWTX in a statement: “Melissa Jones left her mark on Baylor University, not just women’s basketball. She was loved by the entire Waco community. Everything she did for us was full speed."

Mulkey told the outlet that Jones "played the game the way every player should," complimenting Jones for being a "great leader" and remembered the respect Jones' teammates had for her.

"Her teammates respected her because she represented everything — her effort, her caring, her knowledge and her toughness were unmatched. She was the “glue” that kept the team together good times and bad," Mulkey said.

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Ruling gives more time for work on Trump's White House ballroom

A federal court of appeals has ruled work can continue onPresident Trump's new$400 million White House ballroom– for now.

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The U.S. Court of Appeals for the District of Columbiaruled on Saturday, April 11, that construction on the ballroom can proceed until at least April 17. That extends by three daysa March 31 rulingby U.S. District Court Judge Richard J. Leon, which allowed construction to continue while the government appealed the decision.

The appeals judges voted 2-1 to extend the pause to April 17 and asked the district court to clarify the order that granted the injunction. The Trump Administration argued inan April 3 motionthat thepotential April 14 work stoppage left the White House "open and exposed"and created "grave national-security harms" to the building, the president and his family and staff.

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White House East Wing demolished to clear the way for Trump's ballroom: Photos

Construction work has been stopped on President Trump'sWhite House Ballroomon the site of the former East Wing of the White House on April 1, 2026 in Washington, DC. A federal judge has temporarily blocked construction of the new ballroom "unless and until Congress blesses this project."

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Leon, an ​appointee of Republican former President George W. Bush, had ruled construction on the90,000-square-foot ballroommust pause whilea lawsuit, filed by the National Trust for Historic Preservation in the United States, made its ​way through the courts. The lawsuit seeks to halt the $400 million project on the site of the recentlydemolished East Wing, alleging it is unlawful and has asked the court to halt further construction until the plans go through a legally mandatedreview process.

Workers are seen at the site of the White House ballroom construction on April 11, 2026 in Washington, DC.

In the order issued April 11, the three-judge panel wrote that “it remains unclear whether and to what extent the development of certain aspects of the proposed ballroom is necessary to ensure the safety and security of those below-ground national security upgrades, or otherwise to ensure the safety of the White House and its occupants while the appeal proceeds.”

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So the panel asked Leon to address how his earlier ruling handles the issue of "safety and security pending litigation.”

The three-judge panel is made up ofPatricia Ann Millett, appointed in 2013 by then-President Barack Obama;Bradley Garcia, a 2023 appointee of PresidentJoe Biden; and Neomi Rao, appointed by Trumpin 2018 to replace Justice Brett Kavanaughon the appeals court.

Rao issued a dissenting statement arguing that the National Trust "lacks standing to sue" and that Trump is authorized to make improvements to the White House.

The National Trust for Historic Preservationsued in December 2025, arguing Trump exceeded his authority when he razed the historic East Wing – originally built in 1902 during Theodore Roosevelt's presidency and expanded in 1942 – without congressional authorization.

<p style=Detailed renderings reveal the scale of the proposed 89,000-square-foot White House ballroom. The images by Shalom Baranes Associates—later removed from the National Capital Planning Commission’s website—show a new East Wing roughly a city block long, longer than the West Wing and more than half the length of the adjacent Treasury Building.

" style="max-width:100%; height:auto; border-radius:6px; margin:10px 0;" loading="lazy" /> Detailed renderings reveal the scale of the proposed 89,000-square-foot White House ballroom. The images by Shalom Baranes Associates—later removed from the National Capital Planning Commission’s website—show a new East Wing roughly a city block long, longer than the West Wing and more than half the length of the adjacent Treasury Building. Detailed renderings reveal the scale of the proposed 89,000-square-foot White House ballroom. The images by Shalom Baranes Associates—later removed from the National Capital Planning Commission’s website—show a new East Wing roughly a city block long, longer than the West Wing and more than half the length of the adjacent Treasury Building. Detailed renderings reveal the scale of the proposed 89,000-square-foot White House ballroom. The images by Shalom Baranes Associates—later removed from the National Capital Planning Commission’s website—show a new East Wing roughly a city block long, longer than the West Wing and more than half the length of the adjacent Treasury Building. Detailed renderings reveal the scale of the proposed 89,000-square-foot White House ballroom. The images by Shalom Baranes Associates—later removed from the National Capital Planning Commission’s website—show a new East Wing roughly a city block long, longer than the West Wing and more than half the length of the adjacent Treasury Building. Detailed renderings reveal the scale of the proposed 89,000-square-foot White House ballroom. The images by Shalom Baranes Associates—later removed from the National Capital Planning Commission’s website—show a new East Wing roughly a city block long, longer than the West Wing and more than half the length of the adjacent Treasury Building. Detailed renderings reveal the scale of the proposed 89,000-square-foot White House ballroom. The images by Shalom Baranes Associates—later removed from the National Capital Planning Commission’s website—show a new East Wing roughly a city block long, longer than the West Wing and more than half the length of the adjacent Treasury Building. Detailed renderings reveal the scale of the proposed 89,000-square-foot White House ballroom. The images by Shalom Baranes Associates—later removed from the National Capital Planning Commission’s website—show a new East Wing roughly a city block long, longer than the West Wing and more than half the length of the adjacent Treasury Building. Detailed renderings reveal the scale of the proposed 89,000-square-foot White House ballroom. The images by Shalom Baranes Associates—later removed from the National Capital Planning Commission’s website—show a new East Wing roughly a city block long, longer than the West Wing and more than half the length of the adjacent Treasury Building. Detailed renderings reveal the scale of the proposed 89,000-square-foot White House ballroom. The images by Shalom Baranes Associates—later removed from the National Capital Planning Commission’s website—show a new East Wing roughly a city block long, longer than the West Wing and more than half the length of the adjacent Treasury Building. Detailed renderings reveal the scale of the proposed 89,000-square-foot White House ballroom. The images by Shalom Baranes Associates—later removed from the National Capital Planning Commission’s website—show a new East Wing roughly a city block long, longer than the West Wing and more than half the length of the adjacent Treasury Building. Detailed renderings reveal the scale of the proposed 89,000-square-foot White House ballroom. The images by Shalom Baranes Associates—later removed from the National Capital Planning Commission’s website—show a new East Wing roughly a city block long, longer than the West Wing and more than half the length of the adjacent Treasury Building. Detailed renderings reveal the scale of the proposed 89,000-square-foot White House ballroom. The images by Shalom Baranes Associates—later removed from the National Capital Planning Commission’s website—show a new East Wing roughly a city block long, longer than the West Wing and more than half the length of the adjacent Treasury Building. Detailed renderings reveal the scale of the proposed 89,000-square-foot White House ballroom. The images by Shalom Baranes Associates—later removed from the National Capital Planning Commission’s website—show a new East Wing roughly a city block long, longer than the West Wing and more than half the length of the adjacent Treasury Building. Detailed renderings reveal the scale of the proposed 89,000-square-foot White House ballroom. The images by Shalom Baranes Associates—later removed from the National Capital Planning Commission’s website—show a new East Wing roughly a city block long, longer than the West Wing and more than half the length of the adjacent Treasury Building. Detailed renderings reveal the scale of the proposed 89,000-square-foot White House ballroom. The images by Shalom Baranes Associates—later removed from the National Capital Planning Commission’s website—show a new East Wing roughly a city block long, longer than the West Wing and more than half the length of the adjacent Treasury Building. Detailed renderings reveal the scale of the proposed 89,000-square-foot White House ballroom. The images by Shalom Baranes Associates—later removed from the National Capital Planning Commission’s website—show a new East Wing roughly a city block long, longer than the West Wing and more than half the length of the adjacent Treasury Building. Detailed renderings reveal the scale of the proposed 89,000-square-foot White House ballroom. The images by Shalom Baranes Associates—later removed from the National Capital Planning Commission’s website—show a new East Wing roughly a city block long, longer than the West Wing and more than half the length of the adjacent Treasury Building. Detailed renderings reveal the scale of the proposed 89,000-square-foot White House ballroom. The images by Shalom Baranes Associates—later removed from the National Capital Planning Commission’s website—show a new East Wing roughly a city block long, longer than the West Wing and more than half the length of the adjacent Treasury Building. Detailed renderings reveal the scale of the proposed 89,000-square-foot White House ballroom. The images by Shalom Baranes Associates—later removed from the National Capital Planning Commission’s website—show a new East Wing roughly a city block long, longer than the West Wing and more than half the length of the adjacent Treasury Building.

See new renderings of massive 89,000-square-foot White House ballroom

Detailed renderings reveal the scale of the proposed 89,000-square-footWhite House ballroom. The images by Shalom Baranes Associates—later removed from the National Capital Planning Commission’s website—show a new East Wing roughly a city block long, longer than the West Wing and more than half the length of the adjacent Treasury Building.

Contributing: Swapna Venugopal Ramaswamy,USA TODAY, and Reuters.

Mike Snider is a national trending news reporter for USA TODAY. You can follow him on Threads, Bluesky, X and email him atmikegsnider&@mikegsnider.bsky.social&@mikesnider& msnider@usatoday.com.

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Ruling gives more time for work on Trump's White House ballroom

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