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1:23 AM on Thursday, June 18

Ryan O’Hearn homered, doubled and singled to finish with a career-high six RBIs as the Pittsburgh Pirates romped to a 12-4 victory over the Athletics

12:51 AM on Thursday, June 18

A’ja Wilson had 33 points and 11 rebounds, and the Las Vegas Aces beat the Phoenix Mercury 86-76 in a rematch of the 2025 WNBA Finals to clinch a spot in the Commissioner’s Cup championship

12:47 AM on Thursday, June 18

Kyle Bradish struck out a career-high 12 while pitching one-run ball into the eighth inning as the Baltimore Orioles beat the Seattle Mariners 5-3

12:40 AM on Thursday, June 18

While many of the World Cup’s competing nations are wracked by social divisions, some of the teams offer strikingly positive examples of how players from different backgrounds and religious faiths can cooperate

12:36 AM on Thursday, June 18

Bridget Carleton had a career-high seven pointers and scored 24 points, Carla Leite added 20 points and the expansion Portland Fire beat the Seattle Storm 94-89 on Wednesday night in Commissioner’s Cup play

12:33 AM on Thursday, June 18

Switzerland is already under pressure when it takes on overachieving Bosnia-Herzegovina at SoFi Stadium in both teams’ second match of group-stage play

12:26 AM on Thursday, June 18

Olivia Miles set a WNBA rookie record with 24 first-half points on her way to a career-high 31 and the Minnesota Lynx beat the Los Angeles Sparks 99-83 on Wednesday night

12:13 AM on Thursday, June 18

Gabby Williams scored 25 points, Kaitlyn Chen came off the bench to score 15 points against former Connecticut college teammates Paige Bueckers and Azzi Fudd, and the Golden State Valkyries beat the Dallas Wings 91-80

12:11 AM on Thursday, June 18

Luis Díaz had a goal and an assist in his debut on soccer’s biggest stage, sparking Colombia to a 3-1 win over Uzbekistan in its World Cup opener

12:10 AM on Thursday, June 18

FIFA’s new hydration breaks midway through each half were implemented to help players stay cool in the summer heat of Mexico, Canada and the United States, which some experts have warned could be the hottest World Cup in history

12:08 AM on Thursday, June 18

New York is celebrating the Knicks in classic style

12:06 AM on Thursday, June 18

Kansas City, Missouri, plans to boost security by installing facial recognition cameras on buses

12:06 AM on Thursday, June 18

11:20 PM on Wednesday, June 17

Dansby Swanson and Pete Crow-Armstrong homered as the Chicago Cubs beat the Colorado Rockies 8-6

11:02 PM on Wednesday, June 17

Jason Walk and Dasan Harris each hit two home runs and Trey Gambill also went deep to lead Oklahoma to the College World Series finals with an 11-4 win over Georgia

10:13 PM on Wednesday, June 17

Christian Yelich and Jackson Chourio homered and the Milwaukee Brewers scored seven runs in the first four innings in a 9-4 victory over the Cleveland Guardians on Wednesday night

6:10 PM on Wednesday, June 17

Harry Kane scored twice to equal the English record for World Cup goals, Jude Bellingham added another two minutes into the second half and England beat Croatia 4-2

5:23 PM on Wednesday, June 17

Wisconsin defender Caroline Harvey was selected by the Vancouver Goldeneyes with the first pick in the PWHL draft in the latest major milestone achievement for the U.S. gold medal-winner and three-time college champion

2:12 PM on Wednesday, June 17

Soccer fans should be on the watch for cyber scammers targeting those seeking last-minute World Cup tickets

1:39 PM on Wednesday, June 17