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9:43 PM on Friday, August 21

Trinity Byars had two goals and two assists, and the San Diego Wave downed the visiting Utah Royals 4-2 in the National Women’s Soccer League on Friday night

9:40 PM on Friday, August 21

Isabelle Harrison had 25 points and 10 rebounds and the short-handed Toronto Tempo snapped a 12-game skid with an 82-79 win over the Portland Fire on Friday night

9:34 PM on Friday, August 21

Jordan Lawlar hit a two-run homer and had a career-high three RBIs, Eduardo Rodriguez threw 5 2/3 strong innings and the Arizona Diamondbacks beat the Cincinnati Reds 9-0 on Friday night to keep pace in the National League playoff race

9:10 PM on Friday, August 21

Bo Nix had a successful return in Denver's 33-13 preseason loss to Green Bay after recovering from a broken right ankle

8:59 PM on Friday, August 21

Ty France homered and drove in three runs and Randy Vásquez and two relievers combined on a two-hitter as the San Diego Padres beat the Minnesota Twins 6-2 in the opener of a three-game series between teams fighting for wild-card berths

8:50 PM on Friday, August 21

Patrick Bailey and Petey Halpin homered, rookie Travis Bazzana tied a career high with four hits, and the Cleveland Guardians used production from the bottom of their batting order to beat the Colorado Rockies 9-1

8:42 PM on Friday, August 21

Wyatt Langford had a tying RBI double in the 10th inning, then scored the winning run on third baseman Denzer Guzman’s throwing error as the Texas Rangers beat the Los Angeles Angels 2-1

8:37 PM on Friday, August 21

Frances Tiafoe and Brandon Nakashima won quarterfinal matches Friday night to set up one all-American men’s semifinal at the Cincinnati Open

8:15 PM on Friday, August 21

The Kansas City Royals powered past the Detroit Tigers 5-2 for their sixth straight win

8:12 PM on Friday, August 21

Yordan Alvarez doubled twice and drove in two runs to lead the Houston Astros to a 4-0 win over the Athletics Friday night

7:54 PM on Friday, August 21

The Chicago Sky’s home game against Golden State was interrupted when multiple sex toys were thrown on the court, the second consecutive night for a disruption similar to what occurred in several WNBA games last season

7:51 PM on Friday, August 21

Javier Sanoja singled through the middle with the bases loaded and no out in the ninth inning to give the Miami Marlins a 3-2 victory over the Washington Nationals on Friday night

7:49 PM on Friday, August 21

The Los Angeles Dodgers have optioned pitcher Emmet Sheehan to Triple-A Oklahoma City

7:48 PM on Friday, August 21

Los Angeles Dodgers president Stan Kasten has addressed online speculation about the team's future under owner Mark Walter

7:45 PM on Friday, August 21

Bryce Young had much more success in his second game of the preseason, completing 5 of 6 passes for 49 yards and setting up a touchdown in Carolina’s 34-17 victory against the Jacksonville Jaguars

7:43 PM on Friday, August 21

Jake Rogers hit a tiebreaking two-run homer off Jefry Yan with two out in the ninth inning, and the Chicago White Sox topped the New York Mets 6-4

7:02 PM on Friday, August 21

Geno Smith threw for a touchdown during a brief preseason appearance and the New York Jets defeated the Pittsburgh Steelers 17-0

6:07 PM on Friday, August 21

Miyu Yamashita opened a five-stroke lead Friday in the CPKC Women’s Open as players again fought mosquitos on the tree-lined course tucked in a bend in the North Saskatchewan River

5:42 PM on Friday, August 21

Luis Robert Jr. faced his first big league team for the first time when the New York Mets opened a weekend series against the Chicago White Sox

3:23 PM on Friday, August 21

Giants designated hitter Rafael Devers said he has no regrets about how his Boston Red Sox tenure