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Max Verstappen won his third straight Dutch Grand Prix, giving him nine consecutive Formula 1 victories to tie Sebastian Vettel in that category.Read more...

The World Cup is the biggest sporting event for the most popular sport on earth when it rolls around every four years. It's when most Americans who rarely pay attention to footie get to throw on their capes, pull out their flags, and cheer on the home team. There's a new World Cup that seems to have popped up...Read more...

The Cleveland Browns acquired running back Pierre Strong Jr. from the New England Patriots in exchange for offensive tackle Tyrone Wheatley Jr., multiple media outlets reported.Read more...

Orlando City SC midfielder Favian Loyola underwent surgery to remove a blood clot in his left arm, the club announced Sunday morning.Read more...

If you've found yourself lost on soccer Twitter the past week, and it is a haven for the truly wayward as we've all had our brains addled by too many pre-dawn wakeups and day beers, you've probably seen a lot of Pulisic is so back!" tweets and hashtags. Whether Pulisic is actually back" is another debate, as it's...Read more...

Miami Dolphins defensive tackle Zach Sieler signed a three-year contract extension worth up to $38.65 million that includes $20 million in guaranteed money, multiple media outlets reported on Sunday.Read more...

Arizona State is taking responsibility for rules violations during the tenure of former coach Herm Edwards and is banning itself from playing in a bowl game this season.Read more...

The New York Giants released running back James Robinson, NFL Network reported Sunday morning.Read more...

Ryan Preece was discharged from a Florida hospital on Sunday morning, hours after his car was involved in a crash at Daytona International Speedway, Stewart-Haas Racing said.Read more...

Notre Dame and USC both debuted Saturday, and with it, a couple roster additions who could alter the playoff picture this season. Wake Forest transfer Sam Hartman had as many touchdowns as incompletions (four) for the Irish during a 42-3 romp over Navy in Ireland. Trojan true freshman Zachariah Branch made as good of...Read more...

Having dug themselves another hole, the San Francisco Giants will seek to repeat recent history when they attempt to avoid a three-game sweep at the hands of the visiting Atlanta Braves on Sunday night.Read more...

The Cincinnati Reds will try to split their four-game series with the Arizona Diamondbacks at Phoenix on Sunday after winning a wild 11-inning game that featured dramatic rallies for both teams on Saturday.Read more...

That Julio Rodriguez became only the second player in major league history to hit 50 home runs and steal 50 bases over the first two seasons of a career was almost a footnote Saturday.Read more...

With a season-long, eight-game losing streak now behind them after a 6-2 win on Saturday, the Texas Rangers will try to salvage a split of their four-game series against the American League Central-leading Minnesota Twins on Sunday in Minneapolis.Read more...

The surging Milwaukee Brewers will have to solve longtime nemesis Michael Wacha to complete a sweep of the visiting San Diego Padres on Sunday in the finale of their three-game series.Read more...

It's not hard to figure out what's wrong with the Miami Marlins, who are 2-8 in their past 10 games.Read more...

After hitting 17 home runs in 71 Triple-A games this season, Lenyn Sosa has shown off his stroke lately for the Chicago White Sox.Read more...

Through two games in the series between the New York Yankees and host Tampa Bay Rays, pitching has ruled supreme. And the Rays have done something that most teams have not been able to do this month - keep Aaron Judge's powerful swings in the park.Read more...

The Toronto Blue Jays regained their hitting form Saturday and will aim to continue the trend Sunday afternoon in the finale of their three-game series with the visiting Cleveland Guardians.Read more...

Justin Verlander hasn't thrown a pitch for the Detroit Tigers since the middle of the 2017 season.Read more...

There's no telling how the Baltimore Orioles might draw up their bullpen plans for the time being.Read more...

The visiting Chicago Cubs, in the thick of a chase for a playoff spot, go for a series win against the Pittsburgh Pirates on Sunday.Read more...

After handing the Los Angeles Dodgers only their fourth loss in August, the host Boston Red Sox aim for a series win when the teams conclude their three-game weekend set on Sunday afternoon.Read more...

Bryce Harper hasn't played in the field in a week, but the two-time MVP has definitely made his presence known at the plate.Read more...

Shohei Ohtani's productivity at the plate in the aftermath of the injury that ended his time on the mound for at least this season was the story in the Los Angeles Angels' first two games against the New York Mets.Read more...

Aaron Rodgers threw a touchdown pass in his first action with the New York Jets in a 32-24 preseason victory over the New York Giants on Saturday in East Rutherford, N.J.Read more...

Teoscar Hernandez hit two home runs, including a grand slam, and drove in a season-best six runs and the Seattle Mariners tied the franchise mark with seven homers while routing the visiting Kansas City Royals 15-2 Saturday afternoon.Read more...

Vanderbilt quarterback AJ Swann threw for 258 yards and three touchdowns, and safety De'Rickey Wright had two interceptions, as the Commodores beat visiting Hawaii 35-28 in Nashville, Tenn., on Saturday night.Read more...

Tyler Boyd scored his team-leading fifth goal of the season just moments after opposing midfielder Gaston Gimenez was sent off in the first half as the LA Galaxy went on to a methodical 3-0 victory over the visiting Chicago Fire on Saturday night.Read more...

Jarrett Stidham and Ben DiNucci combined for 353 passing yards and two touchdowns as the Denver Broncos throttled the visiting Los Angeles Rams 41-0 on Saturday.Read more...

Corey Baird and Daniel Steres each scored a first-half goal to lead the Houston Dynamo to a 3-0 victory over Real Salt Lake in Sandy, Utah, on Saturday night.Read more...

The Cincinnati Reds scored the winning run on a balk in the top of the 11th inning, snapping the Arizona Diamondbacks' six-game winning streak with an 8-7 victory on Saturday night in Phoenix.Read more...

Reigning Heisman Trophy winner Caleb Williams passed for four touchdowns and No. 6 USC cruised past San Jose State, 56-28, in Los Angeles on Saturday in the season opener for both teams.Read more...

Megan Khang birdied four of her last five holes en route to a 4-under 68 on Saturday to stay atop the leaderboard after three rounds of action at the CPKC Women's Open in Vancouver.Read more...

The Tampa Bay Buccaneers placed center Ryan Jensen (knee) on season-ending injured reserve Saturday, and it's likely that his career is also over.Read more...

Three rushers found their way to the end zone as the host Jacksonville Jaguars beat the Miami Dolphins 31-18 in a preseason game on Saturday night.Read more...

Will Grier threw for two touchdowns and rushed for two more to lead the Dallas Cowboys to a 31-16 win over the Las Vegas Raiders on Saturday night at Arlington, Texas.Read more...

Nkosi Tafari scored a shocking game-winning goal on the final action of the match to lift host FC Dallas to a wild 1-0 win over short-handed Austin FC on Saturday in a Texas Derby match in Frisco, Texas.Read more...

Kyle Trask threw for 192 yards and a touchdown, and Chase McLaughlin made all four of his field-goal attempts as the host Tampa Bay Buccaneers topped the Baltimore Ravens 26-20 on Saturday night in a preseason game.Read more...

Johnny Russell had a goal and an assist in the first half as Sporting Kansas City defeated the San Jose Earthquakes 3-0 to earn a much-needed three points.Read more...

Left-hander Jordan Wicks made a splash in his major league debut Saturday, giving up just one run in five innings and striking out nine in the visiting Chicago Cubs' 10-6 win over the Pittsburgh Pirates.Read more...

Shohei Ohtani had two hits, two runs and two stolen bases Saturday night for the visiting Los Angeles Angels, who raced out to a big early lead and held on for a 5-3 win over the New York Mets.Read more...

Zack Wheeler struck out 10 over seven-plus innings, Nick Castellanos and Brandon Marsh each hit three-run homers during a seven-run seventh inning, and the Philadelphia Phillies beat the visiting St. Louis Cardinals 12-1 on Saturday.Read more...

Robbie Grossman and Leody Taveras drew back-to-back bases-loaded walks to highlight a four-run ninth inning as the Texas Rangers snapped an eight-game losing streak with a 6-2 victory over the Minnesota Twins on Saturday in Minneapolis.Read more...

Ryan Mountcastle hit a two-run, go-ahead double in the sixth inning and the Baltimore Orioles went on to defeat the visiting Colorado Rockies 5-4 on Saturday night, winning for the seventh time in eight games.Read more...

Daniel Gazdag scored from the penalty spot for his team-high-tying 10th goal of the season and the Philadelphia Union cruised to a 3-1 win against host D.C. United on Saturday night.Read more...

Dallas Cowboys owner Jerry Jones said the acquisition of quarterback Trey Lance was not influenced in any way by the lack of contract negotiations with current QB1 Dak Prescott.Read more...

Viktor Hovland is 18 holes away from an $18 million check and the FedEx Cup trophy.Read more...

No. 6 seed Sebastian Baez of Argentina beat fifth-seeded Czech Jiri Lehecka 6-4, 6-3 on Saturday to win the Winston-Salem Open in North Carolina.Read more...

Lucky loser Sara Sorribes Tormo recorded a 3-6, 6-4, 6-4 victory over fourth-seeded Ekaterina Alexandrova in the Tennis in the Land final in Cleveland to win her second career title.Read more...