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10:51 PM on Monday, August 3

Alejandro Kirk homered, Jesús Sánchez and Ernie Clement each had an RBI and the Toronto Blue Jays beat Houston 3-1 on Monday night, snapping the Astros’ six-game winning streak

10:32 PM on Monday, August 3

Spencer Horwitz hit a three-run double and the Pittsburgh Pirates extended their dominance over the Brewers this season, beating Milwaukee 4-3 in the opener of a four-game series

9:50 PM on Monday, August 3

The Milwaukee Brewers had their sights set on acquiring a top-tier pitcher before the trade deadline — namely Tarik Skubal — but had to shift gears when the back-to-back AL Cy Young Award winner ended up with the Los Angeles Dodgers

9:28 PM on Monday, August 3

Derek Hill hit a go-ahead grand slam in the seventh inning, leading the Philadelphia Phillies to a 6-3 win over the Washington Nationals

9:27 PM on Monday, August 3

Jackie Young had 28 points, 11 rebounds and 10 assists for her third career triple-double, A’ja Wilson added 23 points and the Las Vegas Aces beat the Atlanta Dream 109-87 on Monday night

9:14 PM on Monday, August 3

Breanna Stewart scored 24 points and Jonquel Jones added 20 to help the New York Liberty beat the Seattle Storm 95-83

8:43 PM on Monday, August 3

Kelsey Plum was 10 years old when she saw Diana Taurasi play on television, walked into the kitchen and told her mom she was going to play in the WNBA

8:34 PM on Monday, August 3

Top-ranked Tokito Oda will try to complete a calendar year Grand Slam when he leads the men’s singles field in the U.S. Open wheelchair tournament

8:03 PM on Monday, August 3

An additional 13 teams, one featuring Venus Williams and some comprised of married couples, have entered the U.S. Open mixed doubles championship

7:57 PM on Monday, August 3

Two-time Cy Young Award winner Jacob deGrom told the Texas Rangers before Monday’s trade deadline that he wanted to stay with the team

7:52 PM on Monday, August 3

The Raiders hoped they upgraded their defense by adding former Georgia teammates Nakobe Dean and Quay Walker

7:35 PM on Monday, August 3

The Cleveland Guardians have made three trades to bolster their lineup and surprisingly their rotation as they seek a third consecutive AL Central title

5:37 PM on Monday, August 3

Larry Berg, co-owner of Los Angeles FC, will be the next commissioner of the MLS, the league said

5:26 PM on Monday, August 3

The AL West-leading Houston Astros have acquired center fielder Daulton Varsho from the Toronto Blue Jays in a trade for starting pitcher Spencer Arrighetti

3:57 PM on Monday, August 3

The Boston Red Sox have acquired All-Star catcher Adley Rutschman from the Baltimore Orioles for a package that includes three of their top prospects

3:51 PM on Monday, August 3

The San Diego Padres have acquired left-hander Robbie Ray from the San Francisco Giants and right-hander Casey Mize from the Detroit Tigers

3:40 PM on Monday, August 3

The Pittsburgh Pirates have made a significant move to boost their struggling bullpen by acquiring veteran pitcher Luke Weaver from the New York Mets

12:31 PM on Monday, August 3

Abdullah Shafique has posted his sixth test century in an unbroken 168-run stand with Babar Azam to put Pakistan on top after Day 2 of the second cricket test against West Indies

11:12 AM on Monday, August 3

The Boston Red Sox and Philadelphia Phillies took big swings Monday ahead of baseball’s trade deadline, with the Red Sox adding three-time All-Star catcher Adley Rutschman a few hours after the Phillies picked up three-time batting champion Luis Arraez

11:04 AM on Monday, August 3

Bryce Harper is now the Philadelphia Phillies right fielder after team president Dave Dombrowski swung a deal for three-time batting champion Luis Arraez from the San Francisco Giants