Sports News

12:05 AM on Friday, September 26

African cyclists have been gearing up for the road world championships in Rwanda, the first time it has been held on their continent

11:53 PM on Thursday, September 25

Tyler Gilbert’s glove was taken away by umpires who found it too sticky when the Chicago White Sox reliever entered Thursday night’s game against the New York Yankees

11:08 PM on Thursday, September 25

Brazil’s Flamengo and Ecuador’s LDU defeated Estudiantes La Plata and Sao Paulo, respectively, to qualify for the Copa Libertadores semifinals

10:49 PM on Thursday, September 25

Katin Houser passed for 251 yards and two touchdowns, and East Carolina opened American Conference play with a 28-6 victory over defending league champion Army

10:40 PM on Thursday, September 25

Francisco Lindor homered to reach the 30-30 milestone for the second time, Brett Baty went deep and the New York Mets beat the Chicago Cubs 8-5 to remain in position for the final National League wild card

10:14 PM on Thursday, September 25

Giancarlo Stanton grounded a go-ahead, three-run double and the New York Yankees beat the Chicago White Sox 5-3 to remain tied with Toronto atop the AL East going into the final three games of the regular season

10:11 PM on Thursday, September 25

Daulton Varsho hit his fifth career grand slam, George Springer added a two-run homer and the Toronto Blue Jays beat the Boston Red Sox 6-1 to maintain a tie for the AL East lead with the New York Yankees

10:05 PM on Thursday, September 25

Walker Buehler pitched five scoreless innings and the Philadelphia Phillies beat Miami 1-0 on Thursday night, eliminating the Marlins from the wild-card race

9:16 PM on Thursday, September 25

Jahmai Jones led off the game with a home run and the Detroit Tigers snapped an eight-game losing streak, beating Cleveland 4-2 on Thursday night to move back into a tie with the Guardians for the AL Central lead

8:42 PM on Thursday, September 25

Three Blue Jays pitchers combined for six perfect innings against the Boston Red Sox before Jarren Duran doubled against Braydon Fisher to open the seventh

8:20 PM on Thursday, September 25

The Los Angeles Dodgers have celebrated their 12th NL West title in 13 years, and Clayton Kershaw reflected on his last division championship after an 8-0 victory over the Arizona Diamondbacks on Thursday

7:45 PM on Thursday, September 25

Kenny Clark is psyched for his reunion with the Green Bay Packers as his former team visits the Dallas Cowboys on Sunday night

7:37 PM on Thursday, September 25

The Cincinnati Bengals and Denver Broncos face off Monday night, with each looking to bounce back from recent struggles

7:29 PM on Thursday, September 25

The Chicago Cubs were still evaluating the extent of starter Cade Horton’s back injury, leaving the National League Rookie of the Year candidate’s status for the wild-card playoff series in question

7:22 PM on Thursday, September 25

The Boston Celtics are expecting a smooth ownership transition with Bill Chisholm taking over

7:19 PM on Thursday, September 25

Christian Walker homered and drove in three runs to back a strong start from Framber Valdez and the Houston Astros beat the Athletics 11-5 to snap a five-game losing streak

5:47 PM on Thursday, September 25

Noelvi Marté might have saved the Cincinnati Reds’ playoff hopes when he robbed Pittsburgh’s Bryan Reynolds of a home run with a spectacular catch over the wall in the ninth inning of a 2-1 win

5:36 PM on Thursday, September 25

Byron Buxton hit two home runs including a second-straight leadoff homer, Bailey Ober threw six innings with five strikeouts and two hits, and the Minnesota Twins beat the Texas Rangers 4-0

4:46 PM on Thursday, September 25

Noelvi Marté robbed Bryan Reynolds of a tying home run in the ninth inning, and the Cincinnati Reds beat the Pittsburgh Pirates 2-1 to remain one game behind the New York Mets for the final NL wild card

4:27 PM on Wednesday, September 24

Micah Parsons will be all business when he returns to Dallas