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3:38 PM on Saturday, August 16

Akshay Bhatia has made a splash at the BMW Championship with an eagle and a hole-in-one

3:20 PM on Saturday, August 16

Cade Cavalli earned his first major league victory, James Wood hit a two-run double, and the Washington Nationals defeated the Philadelphia Phillies 2-0

3:16 PM on Saturday, August 16

Myles Straw had five RBIs in his first career multihomer game, and the Toronto Blue Jays hammered the struggling Texas Rangers 14-2

3:11 PM on Saturday, August 16

Moses Itauma has cemented his status as a heavyweight title contender by scoring a first-round knockout over Dillian Whyte in Riyadh

2:41 PM on Saturday, August 16

Houston Astros All-Star shortstop Jeremy Peña is out of the lineup for the second straight game against the Baltimore Orioles due to illness

2:18 PM on Saturday, August 16

Anthony Richardson completed six of his first eight passes, leading the Indianapolis Colts to a touchdown on his first series before the Green Bay Packers rallied late for a 23-19 victory in the preseason

2:05 PM on Saturday, August 16

Houston Astros All-Star closer Josh Hader said he hopes to pitch again in 2025, even if it means in the postseason, after being shut down because of a left shoulder issue

1:53 PM on Saturday, August 16

Seiya Suzuki hit a tiebreaking single in the eighth inning, and the Chicago Cubs beat the Pittsburgh Pirates 3-1 for a sorely needed victory

1:33 PM on Saturday, August 16

Courtney Williams scored a season-high 26 points, Kayla McBride hit a deep 3-pointer with 30.8 seconds left and the Minnesota Lynx beat the defending WNBA champion New York Liberty 86-80

1:22 PM on Saturday, August 16

New England rookies TreVeyon Henderson and Efton Chism III each scored for the second straight preseason game as the Patriots beat the Minnesota Vikings 20-12

1:17 PM on Saturday, August 16

The Cleveland Browns secured a 22-13 preseason victory over the Philadelphia Eagles

1:06 PM on Saturday, August 16

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12:49 PM on Saturday, August 16

Barcelona has kicked off its La Liga title defense with a 3-0 victory against nine-man Mallorca

12:25 PM on Saturday, August 16

Akshay Bhatia made an ace on the 17th hole of the BMW Championship, winning a car and boosting his chances for the Tour Championship

12:24 PM on Saturday, August 16

Philadelphia Phillies closer Jhoan Duran described himself as “100 percent," a day after he left a 6-2 victory over the Washington Nationals after taking a line drive off his right ankle

12:09 PM on Saturday, August 16

Monaco has opened its Ligue 1 campaign with a 3-1 home win against Le Havre

11:25 AM on Saturday, August 16

Indianapolis Colts offensive lineman Blake Freeland was carted off the field with a fractured right leg during Saturday’s preseason game against Green Bay

8:58 AM on Saturday, August 16

The Baltimore Orioles have called up Dylan Beavers from Triple-A Norfolk

8:58 AM on Saturday, August 16

Luis Díaz has scored and won a title on his Bayern Munich debut after a 2-1 win over Stuttgart in the German Supercup

2:39 AM on Saturday, August 16

Bournemouth forward Antoine Semenyo has thanked his teammates, Liverpool’s players and the soccer community as a whole for the “overwhelming messages of support” he received after reporting that he was racially abused by a fan during the Premier League’s season opener at Anfield