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The Tennessee Titans' defense allowed just 79 total yards in a 23-7 victory over the New England Patriots on Friday in Nashville.Read more...

Rowdy Tellez capped a five-run third with a three-run homer - his first home run since May 22 - leading the Milwaukee Brewers to a 7-3 win over the visiting San Diego Padres on Friday.Read more...

Carlos Correa, Edouard Julien and Max Kepler homered and Sonny Gray allowed one run over seven innings to pick up his seventh win as the Minnesota Twins handed the Texas Rangers their eighth consecutive loss, 12-2, on Friday night in Minneapolis.Read more...

Patrick Sandoval tossed six solid innings and earned the win Friday night as the visiting Los Angeles Angels edged the New York Mets 3-1 in the opener of a three-game series.Read more...

Sixth-seeded Sebastian Baez of Argentina worked 3 hours, 19 minutes to upset top-seeded Borna Coric of Croatia 6-3, 6-7 (4), 7-6 (2) on Friday and advance to the final of the Winston-Salem Open in North Carolina.Read more...

Freddie Freeman went 4-for-5 with a go-ahead RBI double and three runs scored to lead the visiting Los Angeles Dodgers to a come-from-behind, 7-4 win over the Boston Red Sox in Friday night's series opener.Read more...

Nneka Ogwumike scored 29 points and took 12 rebounds as the visiting Los Angeles Sparks roared from behind to beat the Atlanta Dream 83-78 on Friday in key late-season game in College Park, Ga.Read more...

Nick Allen went 4-for-5 with a home run and five RBIs to back Zach Neal's first major league victory in seven years as the visiting Oakland Athletics routed the Chicago White Sox 12-4 on Friday night.Read more...

Bronny James, the son of LeBron James who experienced a cardiac arrest last month, plans to return to action for his freshman season at the University of Southern California despite being diagnosed with a congenital heart defect.Read more...

Ramon Laureano hit a two-run homer and had three RBIs as the visiting Cleveland Guardians defeated the Toronto Blue Jays 5-2 Friday night.Read more...

Gunnar Henderson hit a two-run homer in the bottom of the eighth inning as the Baltimore Orioles rallied past the visiting Colorado Rockies in a 5-4 victory Friday night to open a three-game series.Read more...

Alec Bohm homered to lead off the sixth inning and Kyle Schwarber did the same in the seventh, lifting the host Philadelphia Phillies to a 7-2 victory over the St. Louis Cardinals on Friday.Read more...

Joan Adon pitched 5 2/3 no-hit innings, Joey Meneses had three RBIs and Carter Kieboom slugged a two-run homer to lead the Washington Nationals to a 7-4 win over the host Miami Marlins on Friday night.Read more...

Rookie Parker Meadows blasted a three-run home run - the first of his career - with two outs in the ninth to give the host Detroit Tigers a stunning 4-1 win over the Houston Astros on Friday.Read more...

The Portland Timbers will begin the post-Giovanni Savarese era when they play host to the Vancouver Whitecaps on Saturday night.Read more...

Inter Miami coach Gerardo "Tata" Martino would not commit to superstar Lionel Messi making his Major League Soccer debut in Saturday night's road match against the New York Red Bulls.Read more...

The LA Galaxy's dwindling playoff hopes could receive a major boost if they can mark their return to league play with a win over the visiting Chicago Fire on Saturday night.Read more...

The Dallas Cowboys are finalizing a deal to acquire quarterback Trey Lance from the San Francisco 49ers, ESPN and NFL Network reported Friday night.Read more...

Three days after losing to the Houston Dynamo in the U.S. Open Cup semifinals, Real Salt Lake will get a shot at exacting revenge when it hosts Houston in Sandy, Utah, on Saturday night.Read more...

If desperate times call for desperate measures, look for Sporting Kansas City to play with urgency Saturday night, as Peter Vermes' crew gets back into action for the first time since Aug. 4 against the San Jose Earthquakes in Kansas City, Kan.Read more...

FC Dallas will aim to move back above the playoff line and keep their home unbeaten streak alive against Austin FC when the rivals square off in the latest rendition of the Texas Derby on Saturday in Frisco, Texas.Read more...

Fresh off another scoring milestone, St. Louis City faces a tough test when the upstart club visits Orlando City on Saturday.Read more...

Viktor Hovland rang up four birdies in a row during his back nine and tied Collin Morikawa for the second-round lead at the Tour Championship on Friday in Atlanta.Read more...

Los Angeles FC will take their high-scoring offense across the country for a matchup against host Charlotte FC on Saturday.Read more...

Beset by injuries, a reported pending transfer and more, the New England Revolution will try to stay focused when they resume their MLS schedule with a visit to CF Montreal on Saturday.Read more...

The first round of the Ally Challenge was postponed from Friday to Saturday due to flooding at Warwick Hills Golf and Country Club in Grand Blanc, Mich.Read more...

Major League Baseball suspended San Diego Padres pitcher Robert Suarez for 10 games on Friday for using a foreign substance, making the right-hander the sixth player to be penalized since the league began cracking down on sticky stuff.Read more...

Bears wide receiver Dante Pettis was placed on injured reserve Friday.Read more...

The Los Angeles Angels officially placed outfielder Mike Trout back on the 10-day injured list Friday with residual soreness from a previously broken left hand and recalled first baseman Trey Cabbage from Triple-A Salt Lake.Read more...

The Los Angeles Dodgers optioned right-hander Ryan Pepiot to Triple-A Oklahoma City on Friday in advance of a three-game road series against the Boston Red Sox.Read more...

How the tables have turned. On Aug. 15, the Texas Rangers were riding high, 24 games over .500, and in cruise control to the playoffs, if not an American League West title. Aug. 15 now happens to be the last time Bruce Bochy's team has won. The Rangers are on a seven-game losing streak, including another blown lead...Read more...

The Philadelphia Union will return to MLS action following their third-place finish in Leagues Cup play when they visit D.C. United on Saturday.Read more...

Sam Hartman makes his Notre Dame debut in Ireland as the No. 13 Fighting Irish take the fight to Navy.Read more...

Ticket prices are soaring in Harrison, N.J., and not because the New York Red Bulls are inching closer in the Eastern Conference playoff race.Read more...

The St. Louis Cardinals reinstated infielder Nolan Gorman from the 10-day injured list on Friday.Read more...

A visit from struggling New York City FC might be what FC Cincinnati need to win for the first time in August.Read more...

Giannis Antetokoumpo is already the savior of pro basketball in Milwaukee. Bucks ownership was threatening to relocate to Seattle while the city hedged on providing the funding for a stadium upgrade before The Greek Freak singlehandedly yanked them out of basketball purgatory. Nearly a decade later, Milwaukee is...Read more...

The surprise announcement of a planned merger with the PGA Tour this summer did not derail LIV Golf but rather "turbocharged" business for the upstart circuit, executives told Golf.com.Read more...

Hockey Hall of Famer Angela Ruggiero was hired by the New York Rangers as a hockey operations advisor, the team announced on Friday.Read more...

Two of the WNBA's grittiest teams will clash on Saturday when the New York Liberty visit the Minnesota Lynx in Minneapolis.Read more...

The Columbus Crew can take a big step toward securing their playoff positioning when they host flailing Toronto FC on Saturday.Read more...

AlphaTauri driver Daniel Ricciardo was transported to a local hospital on Friday after injuring his wrist during a practice session for the Dutch Grand Prix.Read more...

Rookie kicker Jake Moody reportedly will miss the San Francisco 49ers' preseason finale with a quad strain.Read more...

Adam Jones will retire as a member of the Baltimore Orioles prior to a game against the visiting Tampa Bay Rays on Sept. 15, the team announced Friday.Read more...

Spanish soccer chief Luis Rubiales was expected to resign Thursday amid backlash over his kiss on the lips of soccer player Jennifer Hermoso during the country's World Cup medal ceremony. Instead, he attacked the spin head-on, said he won't step down, called the process a witch hunt," claimed there was consent," and...Read more...

Not getting Travis Kelce in your fantasy football draft comes with permission to wait for the right tight end.Read more...

Even when they aren't playing their best basketball, the Las Vegas Aces have found ways to get the job done.Read more...

What do you do when the adults in the room are making childlike mistakes? Nothing, if you're a part of the administration at Loyola Academy in suburban Chicago.Read more...

Offseason narratives focused on the devalued running back position are mostly moot in fantasy football.Read more...

Sweden has ended the United States' six-year reign atop the FIFA women's soccer world rankings.Read more...