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The movie rage hitting the theaters this summer extends beyond Barbie, and Oppenheimer. There's a hidden treasure, one could even call it forgotten, and the independent, umm, film has brought in nearly $175 million. The Sound of Freedom - an action thriller about a child trafficking ring starring Jim Caviezel - has...Read more...

Boston Red Sox right-hander Tanner Houck is reportedly ready to rejoin the team, two months after a line drive struck him in the face.Read more...

The Philadelphia Eagles released cornerback Greedy Williams among a series of roster moves Saturday.Read more...

Philadelphia 76ers star James Harden's recent claim that team president Daryl Morey is a "liar" has reportedly drawn the league's attention.Read more...

Sweden blanked co-host Australia 2-0 to claim their fourth Women's World Cup bronze medal in Saturday's third-place match in Brisbane, Australia.Read more...

A rather innocuous roster move by the Oklahoma City Thunder on Friday could foretell the future for teams loaded with future draft picks. The Thunder waived TyTy Washington Jr., the 29th pick of the 2022 NBA Draft who played his first season with the Houston Rockets. Both the Rockets and Thunder have a glut of future...Read more...

The past and potential future of the Oakland Athletics will intertwine with the present of the visiting Baltimore Orioles on Saturday night when the clubs continue a three-game series.Read more...

The Colorado Rockies would like to avoid losing 100 games for the first time in franchise history.Read more...

Right-handers Pablo Lopez and Sonny Gray have developed into quite the one-two punch for the Minnesota Twins as they hit the stretch run in their quest for an American League Central title.Read more...

Miles Mikolas is looking forward to the offseason, when the St. Louis Cardinals will try to rebuild their depleted pitching staff.Read more...

The Detroit Tigers will get a look at another of the Guardians' young starting pitchers on Saturday night when the teams continue their four-game series in Cleveland.Read more...

By the time Julio Rodriguez strolled to the plate in the top of the third inning on Friday, he already had a single and a stolen base to extend his streak of consecutive at-bats with a hit to seven.Read more...

Two teams getting key pieces back from injury will meet in the second contest of a three-game series Saturday evening when the Toronto Blue Jays visit the Cincinnati Reds.Read more...

The Washington Nationals, in the midst of a hot stretch, keep showing different ways that they are making progress.Read more...

Two right-handers who are unbeaten through three starts in August will go head-to-head when the Texas Rangers again welcome the Milwaukee Brewers in the second game of a three-game series on Saturday in Arlington, Texas.Read more...

Over the past two weeks, the Los Angeles Dodgers appeared unstoppable.Read more...

Over the past two weeks, the Los Angeles Dodgers appeared unstoppable.Read more...

The Chicago Cubs are undefeated in five straight games with ace Justin Steele on the mound.Read more...

The Tampa Bay Rays and manager Kevin Cash are accustomed to games being impacted by extreme weather events.Read more...

The Tampa Bay Rays and manager Kevin Cash are accustomed to games being impacted by extreme weather events.Read more...

With Hurricane Hilary expected to drench San Diego on Sunday, the Padres and the Arizona Diamondbacks will play a day-night doubleheader on Saturday in San Diego.Read more...

With Hurricane Hilary expected to drench San Diego on Sunday, the Padres and the Arizona Diamondbacks will play a day-night doubleheader on Saturday in San Diego.Read more...

The New York Yankees, hoping to author a run like the one produced by their 1995 predecessors, found only another quiet night at the plate on Friday.Read more...

Luke Raley had the tiebreaking RBI single in the 10th inning Friday night for the Tampa Bay Rays, who overcame hitting into a ninth-inning triple play to beat the Los Angeles Angels 9-6 in the opener of a condensed three-game series in Anaheim, Calif.Read more...

Jorge Soler hit two of Miami's five homers as the visiting Marlins picked up an 11-3 victory on Friday night to snap the Los Angeles Dodgers' season-long, 11-game winning streak.Read more...

Julio Rodriguez homered during his third consecutive four-plus-hit game and rookie Bryce Miller pitched 6 1/3 sharp innings as the visiting Seattle Mariners topped the Houston Astros 2-0 on Friday.Read more...

Adley Rutschman and Gunnar Henderson combined for six hits, three runs and three RBIs out of the top two spots in the lineup and the Baltimore Orioles scored early and often en route to a 9-4 victory over the host Oakland Athletics in the opener of a three-game series Friday night.Read more...

Napheesa Collier had 24 points and 10 rebounds and the visiting Minnesota Lynx defeated the Seattle Storm 78-70 on Friday night.Read more...

Ha-Seong Kim broke up a scoreless tie with a two-strike, two-run single through a drawn-in infield with one out in the eighth and Fernando Tatis Jr. followed with a two-run home run Friday night as the San Diego Padres defeated the visiting Arizona Diamondbacks.Read more...

Betnijah Laney matched a season high with 22 points, Marine Johannes made four 3-pointers and the New York Liberty handled business against the host Phoenix Mercury in an 85-63 win on Friday.Read more...

Carlos Santana hit a three-run homer to help the Milwaukee Brewers earn a 9-8 win against the Texas Rangers in the opener of a three-game series on Friday in Arlington, Texas.Read more...

Pablo Lopez threw six shutout innings en route to his fourth consecutive win and Michael A. Taylor homered to lead the Minnesota Twins to a 5-1 victory over the Pittsburgh Pirates in the opener of a three-game series on Friday night in Minneapolis.Read more...

Elias Diaz homered among his three hits, Ezequiel Tovar went deep and finished with two hits and the Colorado Rockies beat the Chicago White Sox 14-1 in Denver on Friday night.Read more...

Jeff McNeil hit a homer and drove in four runs to power the visiting the New York Mets past the St. Louis Cardinals 7-1 Friday.Read more...

Julio Rodriguez homered while recording his third consecutive four-plus-hit game and rookie Bryce Miller pitched 6 1/3 sharp innings as the visiting Seattle Mariners topped the Houston Astros 2-0 on Friday.Read more...

Younghoe Koo's 45-yard field goal with two seconds remaining lifted the host Atlanta Falcons to a 13-13 tie with the Cincinnati Bengals on Friday.Read more...

The Cleveland Guardians erupted for four runs in the eighth inning Friday night to take the second game of their doubleheader 4-1 against the visiting Detroit Tigers.Read more...

Rookie Masataka Yoshida hit a three-run homer four batters in, Brayan Bello pitched six effective innings and the Boston Red Sox recorded an 8-3 victory over the skidding New York Yankees on Friday night.Read more...

Cheyenne Parker scored 15 of her game-high 29 points in the fourth quarter Friday night as the short-handed Atlanta Dream rallied for a 78-67 win over the Chicago Sky in College Park, Ga.Read more...

Christian Encarnacion-Strand drilled a hanging slider from Jordan Hicks into the upper deck in left with one out in the ninth to give the Cincinnati Reds a 1-0 walk-off win over the visiting Toronto Blue Jays on Friday.Read more...

The threat of Hurricane Hilary's arrival in the Los Angeles area prompted Major League Soccer to postpone two matches scheduled for Sunday night.Read more...

Former Pro Bowl defensive end Robert Quinn was arrested in South Carolina on Friday on hit-and-run and assault charges.Read more...

Dre Kirkpatrick Jr., son of former Alabama great Dre Kirkpatrick Sr., committed to the Crimson Tide Friday, as his father did 14 years earlier, making him the first legacy recruit to pledge to Nick Saban during his Alabama tenure.Read more...

Brittney Sykes recorded her second straight 30-point game, and the visiting Washington Mystics used a late 7-0 run to snap a nine-game road losing streak with an 83-79 victory over the Indiana Fever on Friday in Indianapolis.Read more...

Arike Ogunbowale racked up 30 points on the strength of long-range shooting and the Dallas Wings pulled away with a strong fourth quarter in a 95-75 victory against the host Connecticut Sun on Friday night at Uncasville, Conn.Read more...

Amid speculation that he may be eyeing a move to Ferrari when his contract ends after the 2025 season, Lando Norris said he is "still giving everything I can" to his McLaren team.Read more...

The Indianapolis Colts signed veteran wide receiver James Washington to a free-agent contract on Friday, three days after he was released by the New Orleans Saints.Read more...

World No. 1 Carlos Alcaraz rallied past upset-minded Australian qualifier Max Purcell 4-6, 6-3, 6-4 on Friday to reach the semifinals of the Western & Southern Open in Mason, Ohio.Read more...

Kevin Harvick and Chase Elliott are two of the biggest names in the NASCAR Cup Series, but with only a pair of regular-season races remaining, neither has locked up a playoff spot.Read more...

The Detroit Tigers scored early and got six solid innings from left-hander Tarik Skubal and held off the host Cleveland Guardians for a 4-2 victory in the first game of a doubleheader on Friday.Read more...