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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

11:04 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

10:49 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

10:32 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

9:44 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

8:21 PM on Wednesday, August 20

Micah Parsons made his usual sideline appearance for the final practice of training camp for the Dallas Cowboys, who are back in Texas after nearly a month in California

8:01 PM on Wednesday, August 20

The Raiders made key offseason moves by trading for quarterback Geno Smith and drafting running back Ashton Jeanty

7:52 PM on Wednesday, August 20

Cincinnati Reds catcher Tyler Stephenson was placed on the injured list Wednesday because of a small fracture on the tip of his left thumb, an injury he initially sustained while catching a pitch from hard-throwing right-hander Hunter Greene last week

7:50 PM on Wednesday, August 20

San Francisco 49ers coach Kyle Shanahan says receiver Demarcus Robinson faces a three-game suspension for violating the league’s substance abuse policy

7:45 PM on Wednesday, August 20

The Denver Broncos alleviated some of the crowding in their wide receiver room by agreeing to a trade that sends second-year wide receiver Devaughn Vele to the New Orleans Saints for a pair of draft picks

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.”

7:26 PM on Wednesday, August 20

A person with knowledge of the deal tells The Associated Press the New York Jets have agreed to trade for veteran nose tackle Harrison Phillips from the Minnesota Vikings

5:42 PM on Wednesday, August 20

Joey Aguilar is half of college football’s wildest flip-flops

5:05 PM on Wednesday, August 20

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