Sports News

10:01 PM on Friday, August 22

Kayla McBride scored 29 points, Jessica Shepard got the second triple-double in franchise history, and the Minnesota Lynx beat the Indiana Fever 95-90

9:57 PM on Friday, August 22

Rookie Dominique Malonga had 22 points and nine rebounds, Erica Wheeler added 17 points and the Seattle Storm routed the Dallas Wings 95-60

9:53 PM on Friday, August 22

Shane Bieber struck out nine over six innings of one-run ball in his Toronto debut and return from a 16-month absence as the Blue Jays beat the Miami Marlins 5-2

9:45 PM on Friday, August 22

Becky Morgan of Wales shot a 5-under 68 on Friday to take the second-round lead in the U.S. Senior Women’s Open, while first-round leader Annika Sorenstam had a 78 to drop six strokes behind

9:30 PM on Friday, August 22

Braxton Ashcraft and rookie Bubba Chandler have led the Pittsburgh Pirates to a 9-0 victory over the Colorado Rockies

8:57 PM on Friday, August 22

Former NBA star Shawn Kemp was sentenced to 30 days of electronic home monitoring for shooting at two men inside a vehicle in a Washington state mall parking lot

8:35 PM on Friday, August 22

Jen Pawol is back in the big leagues umpiring another game

8:35 PM on Friday, August 22

The Los Angeles Dodgers activated reliever Tanner Scott from the injured list before their key weekend series against the San Diego Padres

7:56 PM on Friday, August 22

Hall of Fame manager Bobby Cox received a warm welcome as the Atlanta Braves celebrated the 30th anniversary of their 1995 World Series title

7:53 PM on Friday, August 22

Akie Iwai took a three-stroke lead into the weekend in the CPKC Women’s Open in her bid to win for the second straight week

7:45 PM on Friday, August 22

Open tryouts for the Women’s Professional Baseball League have begun at the Washington Nationals Youth Baseball Academy

7:36 PM on Friday, August 22

San Francisco Giants pitcher Landen Roupp has been placed on the 15-day injured list with left knee inflammation after he was hit by a batted ball and carted off the field in his most recent start

6:48 PM on Friday, August 22

The Los Angeles Angels have reinstated reliever Robert Stephenson from the 60-day injured list

6:38 PM on Friday, August 22

Texas Rangers center fielder Evan Carter has been put on the 10-day injured list with what likely will be a season-ending right wrist fracture

6:34 PM on Friday, August 22

The Houston Astros have signed veteran reliever Craig Kimbrel to a major league contract

6:23 PM on Friday, August 22

All-Star shortstop Jacob Wilson has been activated from the injured list as part of a flurry of moves for the Athletics before their game at Seattle

6:19 PM on Friday, August 22

Milwaukee Brewers shortstop Joey Ortiz has gone on the 10-day injured list with a strained left hamstring

5:36 PM on Friday, August 22

Giovani Lo Celso has scored an early goal as Real Betis beat Alaves 1-0 for its first victory in La Liga

4:51 PM on Friday, August 22

Hall of Fame third baseman Adrian Beltré now has a statue in Arlington to go with his bust in Cooperstown

8:11 AM on Friday, August 22

Finnish air guitarist Aapo “The Angus” Rautio has plucked victory from thin air, grabbing the world championship title for his homeland for the first time since 2000