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2:00 AM on Saturday, September 13

The Atlanta Dream host the Indiana Fever in game one of the first round of the WNBA playoffs

2:00 AM on Saturday, September 13

The Phoenix Mercury host the New York Liberty to start the first round of the WNBA playoffs

2:00 AM on Saturday, September 13

The Minnesota Lynx host the Golden State Valkyries to begin the first round of the WNBA playoffs

2:00 AM on Saturday, September 13

A'ja Wilson and the Aces will play host to the Seattle Storm

1:33 AM on Saturday, September 13

Damon Bankston ran for 154 yards and a touchdown and caught a 43-yard touchdown pass to help New Mexico rout UCLA 35-10 on Friday night for its first victory over a Big Ten opponent

1:07 AM on Saturday, September 13

Patrick Bailey hit a game-ending grand slam with one out in the 10th inning, sending the San Francisco Giants past the division-leading Los Angeles Dodgers 5-1 to boost their position in the NL wild-card chase

1:05 AM on Saturday, September 13

1:01 AM on Saturday, September 13

Mitch Garver hit a go-ahead, solo home run in the seventh inning and the Seattle Mariners beat the Los Angeles Angels 2-1 for their seventh straight win

12:56 AM on Saturday, September 13

Ismail Mahdi ran for 189 yards, Noah Fifita had two touchdown runs and Arizona overcame a shaky start to the second half for a 23-17 win over over Kansas State

12:53 AM on Saturday, September 13

Carlos Cortes hit a pair of solo home runs, Lawrence Butler led off with a homer and the Athletics beat the Cincinnati Reds 3-0 after A’s starter J

12:40 AM on Saturday, September 13

Kody Clemens got doused not once but twice by teammates during his postgame interview

12:34 AM on Saturday, September 13

Jaedyn Shaw scored in her debut for Gotham FC in a 2-0 victory over the San Diego Wave in the National Women’s Soccer League

12:24 AM on Saturday, September 13

Blaine Crim drove a three-run home run an estimated 439 feet for his first big league hit, Kyle Farmer homered on JP Sears’ next pitch and Tanner Gordon combined with three relievers on a five-hitter as the last-place Colorado Rockies beat the playoff-contending San Diego Padres 4-2

12:12 AM on Saturday, September 13

World Athletics portrayed gender testing as a common-sense way to protect the female category in track and field

11:37 PM on Friday, September 12

Kody Clemens hit his third homer of the game to start a ninth-inning rally, Luke Keaschall ended it with a sacrifice fly and the Minnesota Twins edged the Arizona Diamondbacks 9-8 on Friday night

11:34 PM on Friday, September 12

Conner Weigman threw for 222 yards and ran for 83 yards and two touchdowns — both career highs — to lead Houston to a 36-20 win over Colorado Friday night

10:04 PM on Friday, September 12

Zach Cole hit a home run in his first major league at-bat, Jose Altuve hit his 25th homer of the season and the Houston Astros routed the Atlanta Braves 11-3

9:55 PM on Friday, September 12

Jacob deGrom received a six-run lead before throwing a pitch in his return to Citi Field, and the Texas Rangers beat the Mets 8-3 to give New York its third seven-game losing streak this year

9:30 PM on Friday, September 12

Jacob deGrom received a present in his return to Citi Field: a six-run lead before he threw a pitch

7:25 PM on Friday, September 12

New York Yankees slugger Aaron Judge has hit his 362nd home run, breaking a tie with Hall of Famer Joe DiMaggio and taking sole possession of fourth place on the franchise’s career list