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Serena Williams won her first Grand Slam title at age 17 and now that she’s pushing 40, she’s still making it to the late stages of major tournaments. Impressive as that might be, it’s not enough for her. She wants a 24th Grand Slam singles trophy.

Friday's Games NHL Tampa Bay 5 Dallas 4 (OT) (Tampa Bay leads series 3-1) --- NBA Boston 121 Miami 108 (Miami leads series 3-2) --- MLB American League Toronto 10 Baltimore 5 Kansas City 3 Detroit 2 Texas 5 Houston 4 (10 innings) Oakland 3 Seattle 1

EDMONTON — The Tampa Bay Lightning moved to within one win of the Stanley Cup on Friday, beating Dallas 5-4 on an overtime power-play goal that left the Stars livid.

LAKE BUENA VISTA, Fla. — Their season saved for at least two more days, Boston coach Brad Stevens offered the most succinct assessment of his Celtics. “We're prideful," Stevens said. Celtic Pride.

Montreal Impact forward Romell Quioto was suspended for an additional match, two matches total, on Friday night by Major League Soccer.

BUFFALO, N.Y. — Randal Grichuk and Travis Shaw homered, Nate Pearson returned from an elbow injury to earn his first major league win and the playoff-bound Toronto Blue Jays beat the Baltimore Orioles 10-5 Friday night.

OTTAWA — Veteran forward Bobby Ryan was placed on waivers by the Ottawa Senators on Friday for the purpose of a buyout. Ryan won the Masterton Trophy, the NHL's award for perseverance, on Sept. 7 after publicly sharing his battle with alcohol issues.

VANCOUVER — Bryan Meredith's debut for the Vancouver Whitecaps didn't go the way anyone wanted. Just 14 minutes into Wednesday's game against Los Angeles FC, the 31-year-old 'keeper had conceded four goals.

New York City FC's Brazilian forward Heber, stretchered off in NYCFC's 1-0 loss to Toronto FC on Wednesday, is out for the season with a torn anterior cruciate ligament.

MONTREAL — An unusual, gruelling season is beginning to take its toll on the Montreal Impact. The club will play its sixth game in less than a month on Sunday when the Impact kick off against the New York Red Bulls.