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12:49 AM on Thursday, August 21

Kelsey Plum banked in the winning shot just before the final buzzer and the Los Angeles Sparks beat the Dallas Wings 81-80 to spoil rookie Paige Bueckers’ career-high 44-point performance

12:30 AM on Thursday, August 21

Gavin Sheets hit two of San Diego’s four home runs and drove in four runs, and Fernando Tatis Jr. robbed San Francisco’s Rafael Devers of a homer as the Padres beat the Giants 8-1

12:12 AM on Thursday, August 21

Cubs outfielder Kyle Tucker played with a small fracture in his right hand after he got hurt in June

12:09 AM on Thursday, August 21

Yusei Kikuchi threw seven strong innings, Luis Rengifo hit a tiebreaking RBI single in the eighth and the Los Angeles Angels beat the Cincinnati Reds 2-1 on Wednesday night

12:08 AM on Thursday, August 21

Yankees rookie Cam Schlittler carried a perfect game into the seventh inning Wednesday night against the Rays, the longest bid by a New York rookie in nearly 60 years

11:25 PM on Wednesday, August 20

Shea Langeliers hit a two-run homer in the 10th inning and the Athletics beat the Minnesota Twins 4-2 on Wednesday night

11:20 PM on Wednesday, August 20

Hunter Goodman had three hits and three RBIs, Tanner Gordon gave up one run in six innings, and the MLB-worst Colorado Rockies roughed up Shohei Ohtani in his first pitching start at Coors Field in an 8-3 victory over the Dodgers

11:04 PM on Wednesday, August 20

Kyle Higashioka had a three-run double in the ninth inning after a two-out error by Vinnie Pasquantino, and the Texas Rangers rallied to beat the Kansas City Royals 6-3 on Wednesday night

10:59 PM on Wednesday, August 20

San Francisco Giants right-hander Landen Roupp was carted off the field after he was hit by a line drive by Ramón Laureano of the San Diego Padres in the third inning Wednesday night

10:51 PM on Wednesday, August 20

Los Angeles Dodgers two-way star Shohei Ohtani had a forgettable outing in his first career pitching start against the Colorado Rockies at Coors Field

10:49 PM on Wednesday, August 20

Michael Busch hit a three-run double off Jacob Misiorowski, and the Chicago Cubs beat the Milwaukee Brewers 4-3 for their third consecutive victory over the NL Central leaders

10:41 PM on Wednesday, August 20

San Diego Padres right fielder Fernando Tatis Jr. made a sensational leaping catch to rob San Francisco’s Rafael Devers of a home run

10:32 PM on Wednesday, August 20

Luis Suarez scored twice on penalty kicks and Inter Miami overcame Lionel Messi’s absence to beat Tigres UANL from Mexico 2-1 in a Leagues Cup quarterfinal Wednesday night

9:52 PM on Wednesday, August 20

Sara Errani and Andrea Vavassori defended their U.S. Open mixed doubles title Wednesday night, keeping a traditional team on top of a revamped event filled with singles stars

9:44 PM on Wednesday, August 20

Hurston Waldrep struck out a career-best tying seven in seven innings as the Atlanta Braves beat the Chicago White Sox 1-0

9:42 PM on Wednesday, August 20

Sandy Alcántara pitched two-run ball for seven innings, rookie Máximo Acosta homered for his career hit and the Miami Marlins beat the St. Louis Cardinals 6-2

9:23 PM on Wednesday, August 20

Josh Bell homered and drove in two runs, rookie reliever Cole Henry pitched out of a jam in the sixth inning and the Washington Nationals held on to beat the Mets 5-4, ending New York’s three-game winning streak

8:31 PM on Wednesday, August 20

The San Francisco 49ers have agreed to acquire receiver Skyy Moore from the Kansas City Chiefs

7:40 PM on Wednesday, August 20

New York Mets left fielder Brandon Nimmo says he had to leave Wednesday night's game at Washington because his stiff neck made him a “detriment.”

5:05 PM on Wednesday, August 20

WWE’s partnership with ESPN will start earlier than first announced