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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...

Defensive tackle Jamal Woods signed a contract with the Miami Dolphins on Friday.Read more...

Indianapolis Colts first-year coach Shane Steichen said rookie quarterback Anthony Richardson put forth a "solid" performance in Thursday's preseason game against the Philadelphia Eagles, even if his passing stats say otherwise.Read more...

It's been a rough week for wrestling and its fans. One day after the institution of Terry Funk was lost, perhaps the most creative and certainly one of the most unique minds passed, Bray Wyatt, at the unfair age of 36.Read more...

After failing to bolster their rotation at last month's trade deadline, the Cincinnati Reds are counting on right-hander Hunter Greene to play a key role in the team's playoff push.Read more...

The slumping Texas Rangers will turn to right-hander Dane Dunning as they try to snap a season-high, seven-game losing streak on Friday night when they face the Minnesota Twins in Minneapolis.Read more...

The Chicago White Sox's front-office shakeup this week on the heels of a busy trade deadline doesn't signify a long-term organizational transition, according to manager Pedro Grifol.Read more...

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The Baltimore Orioles will look to add to their slim American League East lead when they host the struggling Colorado Rockies in a three-game series beginning Friday night.Read more...

Familiar faces will return to Boston when the Los Angeles Dodgers begin a three-game series against the Red Sox on Friday night.Read more...

Based on the previous time the teams met, pitching could dominate when the Cleveland Guardians visit the Toronto Blue Jays for a three-game series that opens Friday night.Read more...

The visiting Chicago Cubs are perfect against Pittsburgh this year, but the Pirates served notice that they can still put up a good game.Read more...

The Houston Astros didn't take advantage of a seven-game homestand. They will try to regain their footing during a six-game road swing.Read more...

Before the season began, the late-August series between the New York Yankees and the Tampa Bay Rays in St. Petersburg, Fla., would have been viewed as a key showdown between contenders.Read more...

Wilyer Abreu clubbed his first big-league home run and was one of eight Red Sox batters to record multiple hits as visiting Boston cruised to a 17-1 drubbing of the Houston Astros on Thursday afternoon.Read more...

The Miami Marlins, who have lost six of their past eight games and are two games back of the last National League wild-card spot, return home on Friday to face the Washington Nationals.Read more...

Corbin Carroll hit a go-ahead, two-run homer in the eighth inning and the Arizona Diamondbacks opened a four-game series against the Cincinnati Reds with a 3-2 victory on Thursday in Phoenix.Read more...

Sebastian Korda had a rough end to a good day at the Winston-Salem Open on Thursday in North Carolina.Read more...

Indianapolis rookie quarterback Anthony Richardson put up poor passing numbers, but the Colts rolled to a 27-13 win over the host Philadelphia Eagles on Thursday to complete the preseason.Read more...

Pittsburgh quarterback Kenny Pickett engineered scoring drives on each of his two series as the Steelers routed the host Atlanta Falcons 24-0 on Thursday.Read more...

Zack Gelof hit a go-ahead two-run home run in the seventh inning and Shea Langeliers homered twice to lift the visiting Oakland Athletics to an 8-5 win against the Chicago White Sox on Thursday.Read more...

Kyle Gibson became the first Baltimore starter to last eight innings this season, Anthony Santander hit his third home run in two games and the Orioles defeated the visiting Toronto Blue Jays 5-3 on Thursday to take the three-game series.Read more...

Yuka Saso of Japan caught fire late in her round to shoot a 6-under-par 66 and take the first-round lead at the CPKC Women's Open on Thursday in Vancouver.Read more...