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9:36 PM on Wednesday, June 17

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

9:33 PM on Wednesday, June 17

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

9:26 PM on Wednesday, June 17

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

9:13 PM on Wednesday, June 17

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

9:06 PM on Wednesday, June 17

8:20 PM on Wednesday, June 17

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

8:02 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

7:35 PM on Wednesday, June 17

Sabrina Ionescu hit the winning layup with 10 seconds remaining, Jonquel Jones scored 19 points and the New York Liberty beat the Chicago Sky 96-95 on Wednesday night in Commissioner’s Cup play

7:29 PM on Wednesday, June 17

Cody Bellinger hit an early homer and finished a triple shy of the cycle, Paul Goldschmidt homered for the third time in four games and the surging New York Yankees used another big inning to beat the Chicago White Sox 10-5

7:28 PM on Wednesday, June 17

Andrés Giménez had two hits, an RBI and three steals, Vladimir Guerrero Jr. drove in two runs and Toronto beat the Boston Red Sox 3-0 on Wednesday night after the Blue Jays placed scheduled starter Max Scherzer on the injured list

7:21 PM on Wednesday, June 17

San Francisco hit three homers in the second inning, including a two-run shot by Luis Arraez, Carson Whisenhunt won a matchup of rookie starting pitchers and the Giants held off the Atlanta Braves 7-5 to sweep a split doubleheader

7:18 PM on Wednesday, June 17

Cape Verde's 40-year-old goalkeeper Vozinha has become a star at this World Cup

6:29 PM on Wednesday, June 17

Harry Kane has already made the most of another opportunity in this World Cup

6:23 PM on Wednesday, June 17

Caleb Yirenkyi tapped in a cross from Brandon Thomas-Asante in the fifth minute of second-half stoppage time, and Ghana beat Panama 1-0 in the teams’ World Cup opener

6:07 PM on Wednesday, June 17

The Milwaukee Brewers believe the right hamstring cramp that caused pitcher Brandon Sproat to leave his start in the fourth inning Wednesday night won’t have any long-term consequences

4:39 PM on Wednesday, June 17

The New York Knicks’ victory tour following their first NBA championship since 1973 made another stop Wednesday night when Jalen Brunson and Josh Hart threw out ceremonial first pitches at Yankee Stadium

3:10 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

2:39 PM on Wednesday, June 17

Owen Hull had a triple and two doubles among his four hits, Gavin Gallaher had four hits and four RBIs and North Carolina beat West Virginia 12-7 to advance to the College World Series finals for the first time since 2007

2:23 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

11:12 AM on Wednesday, June 17

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