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12:53 AM on Thursday, August 6

Mitch Bratt struck out nine and allowed one hit in seven innings for his first career victory, Ildemaro Vargas drove in four runs and the Arizona Diamondbacks beat the San Diego Padres 10-4 on Wednesday night

12:23 AM on Thursday, August 6

Julio Rodríguez and Colt Emerson hit home runs, Bryan Woo pitched seven scoreless innings and the Seattle Mariners beat the Detroit Tigers 4-2

12:16 AM on Thursday, August 6

The Atlanta Braves faced plenty of criticism after they failed to pick up a top-line starting pitcher at the trade deadline

12:07 AM on Thursday, August 6

Riley Jackson and Ally Schlegel both scored and North Carolina downed the Denver Summit 2-0 on Wednesday night in the lone midweek match in the National Women’s Soccer League

12:01 AM on Thursday, August 6

JJ Wetherholt hit a two-run double and scored on Iván Herrera’s ground-rule double to help Andre Pallante and the St. Louis Cardinals beat the punchless New York Yankees 3-1

12:01 AM on Thursday, August 6

President Donald Trump is hosting an IndyCar street race in Washington, D.C., as part of America’s 250th anniversary celebrations

11:47 PM on Wednesday, August 5

LSU has completed a series of two meetings with top donors to outline what university President Wade Rousse has billed as a “first of its kind” revenue-generating proposal for athletics

11:40 PM on Wednesday, August 5

Natasha Cloud, Kamilla Cardoso and Jacy Sheldon each scored 15 points and the Chicago Sky used a 34-point fourth quarter to beat the Los Angeles Sparks 95-88

11:15 PM on Wednesday, August 5

Sonny Gray and the surging Boston Red Sox are on quite a roll together

11:04 PM on Wednesday, August 5

CJ Abrams hit a tiebreaking, two-run triple in Washington’s six-run 11th inning, pitcher Miles Mikolas drove in a run in his first at-bat since 2021, and the Nationals snapped their seven-game skid with a 10-4 victory over the Philadelphia Phillies

10:52 PM on Wednesday, August 5

Utah can enforce its strict anti-gambling laws on prediction markets such as Kalshi and Polymarket under a federal court ruling

10:31 PM on Wednesday, August 5

Kyle Harrison struck out the final eight batters he faced, William Contreras homered and the Milwaukee Brewers beat the Pittsburgh Pirates 4-2 on Wednesday night

10:19 PM on Wednesday, August 5

Lionel Messi scored his first two goals since the World Cup and took the career scoring lead in the Leagues Cup as Inter Miami overcame an early deficit to beat Atlético San Luis 4-2

10:14 PM on Wednesday, August 5

Bo Bichette singled off Matt Festa to score automatic runner Francisco Lindor in the 10th inning, helping the New York Mets to a wild 6-5 victory over the Cleveland Guardians on Wednesday night

10:04 PM on Wednesday, August 5

Two people familiar with the deal say the Phoenix Suns and veteran forward Dillon Brooks have agreed to a $73 million, three-year extension that will keep him with the team through 2030

9:10 PM on Wednesday, August 5

Breanna Stewart scored 28 points, Jonquel Jones added 14 points, 15 rebounds and seven assists, and the New York Liberty beat the Seattle Storm 92-86 on Wednesday night to complete a two-game sweep

6:43 PM on Wednesday, August 5

Aaron Donald has formally worked out for the Los Angeles Rams

4:45 PM on Wednesday, August 5

Canadian Prime Minister Mark Carney says he no longer has confidence in FIFA President Gianni Infantino, adding to growing pressure on the soccer leader after his abandoned plan to sell stakes in the World Cup sparked a global backlash Carney says Infantino committed a “fatal” governance mistake by failing to consult senior advisers, including FIFA’s chief operating officer and board members

4:12 PM on Wednesday, August 5

New Oklahoma State football coach Eric Morris was busy bringing people together long before fall camp started Wednesday

3:13 PM on Wednesday, August 5

Angel Genao made a historic major league debut for the Cleveland Guardians