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7:55 PM on Thursday, August 7

A sex toy was thrown onto the court during the Atlanta Dream's victory at the Chicago Sky on Thursday night

7:45 PM on Thursday, August 7

Drake Baldwin homered twice and drove in five runs, Marcell Ozuna also went deep and the Atlanta Braves rallied past the Miami Marlins 8-6

7:42 PM on Thursday, August 7

Asher Hong posted an all-around total of 85.585 during the opening night of the U.S. Championships on Thursday, putting the Olympian in strong position to collect his second national title

7:21 PM on Thursday, August 7

Allisha Gray scored 25 points, Jordin Canada had 17 points, six rebounds and six assists, and the Atlanta Dream controlled the second half and beat the Chicago Sky 86-65 for their fourth straight victory

6:47 PM on Thursday, August 7

Paul Skenes struck out eight in six shutout innings, Bryan Reynolds and Henry Davis homered and the Pittsburgh Pirates defeated the Cincinnati Reds 7-0

6:44 PM on Thursday, August 7

India has become a major power in international chess led by its highest-ranked player, Rameshbabu Praggnanandhaa

5:23 PM on Thursday, August 7

The Philadelphia Eagles continue to use the controversial tush push play, which remains legal despite attempts to ban it

5:06 PM on Thursday, August 7

Dominic Canzone singled home the winning run in the 11th inning and the Seattle Mariners completed a three-game sweep of the Chicago White Sox with a 4-3 victory

4:18 PM on Thursday, August 7

Having dealt with Dallas Cowboys owner Jerry Jones in multiple rounds of high-profile contract negotiations, quarterback Dak Prescott has played the proverbial game and lived to tell about it

3:52 PM on Thursday, August 7

Emily Clark has become the highest-paid player in the PWHL by signing a two-year contract extension with Ottawa Charge

3:43 PM on Thursday, August 7

Toronto FC have acquired attacking midfielder Djordje Mihailovic in a trade with the Colorado Rapids for $8 million

3:16 PM on Thursday, August 7

Ke’Bryan Hayes said he thought he might stay in Pittsburgh before the Pirates traded him to Cincinnati on July 30

3:15 PM on Thursday, August 7

Dallas Cowboys tight end Jake Ferguson was hit in the back and left practice early

3:00 PM on Thursday, August 7

Talanoa Hufanga has playfully reconnected with former teammates during a joint practice between the Broncos and the 49ers

2:51 PM on Thursday, August 7

The Chicago White Sox placed rookie shortstop Chase Meidroth on the 10-day injured list with a right thumb contusion ahead of their series finale against the Seattle Mariners

2:14 PM on Thursday, August 7

Venus Williams, who returned to tennis last month after being away from the sport for more than a year, lost to Jessica Bouzas Maneiro of Spain 6-4, 6-4 in the first round of the Cincinnati Open

2:12 PM on Thursday, August 7

One of baseball’s best pitchers this season isn’t even listed among the league leaders, and was left off the American League All-Star team

1:57 PM on Thursday, August 7

Jen Pawol is set to make history as the first female umpire in more than 150 years of Major League Baseball

1:01 PM on Thursday, August 7

An Arizona man was arrested after police say he threw a sex toy into the crowd at a WNBA game in Phoenix

12:56 PM on Thursday, August 7

Los Angeles Chargers tackle Rashawn Slater suffered a torn patellar tendon in practice Thursday and will miss the upcoming season