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11:00 PM on Thursday, August 21

Las Vegas will try to keep its four-game road win streak alive when the Aces play Washington

11:00 PM on Thursday, August 21

Connecticut faces the Chicago Sky after Tina Charles scored 21 points in the Sun's 67-56 win against the Washington Mystics

11:00 PM on Thursday, August 21

New York plays the Atlanta Dream after Jonquel Jones scored 25 points in the Liberty's 91-85 loss to the Chicago Sky

11:00 PM on Thursday, August 21

Indiana faces the Minnesota Lynx after Kelsey Mitchell scored 38 points in the Indiana Fever's 99-93 overtime win against the Connecticut Sun

11:00 PM on Thursday, August 21

Golden State takes on the Phoenix Mercury after Veronica Burton scored 24 points in the Valkyries' 98-91 loss to the Phoenix Mercury

10:00 PM on Thursday, August 21

Alyssa Thompson scored in the 86th minute and Angel City snapped an eight-game winless streak with a 1-0 victory over the Orlando Pride in the National Women’s Soccer League on Thursday night

9:12 PM on Thursday, August 21

A’ja Wilson had 19 points and 13 rebounds and Dana Evans scored 17 points to help the Las Vegas Aces beat the Phoenix Mercury 83-61 and extend their win streak to nine games

8:03 PM on Thursday, August 21

Cam Skattebo saw his first game action for the New York Giants and Jaxson Dart had an eventful preseason finale by throwing a touchdown pass and clearing concussion protocol following a big hit, with reserves playing much of a 42-10 rout of the New England Patriots

8:01 PM on Thursday, August 21

Rookie Roman Anthony hit a two-run homer in the ninth inning and drove in three runs in a memorable Yankee Stadium debut and the Boston Red Sox survived struggles at the plate for a 6-3 victory over the New York Yankees

7:49 PM on Thursday, August 21

Willson Contreras homered, Alec Burleson’s two-run single highlighted a five-run second inning and the St. Louis Cardinals beat the Tampa Bay Rays 7-4

7:13 PM on Thursday, August 21

Allisha Gray scored 27 points, Rhyne Howard added 16 and the Atlanta Dream held on for a 75-73 victory to hand the Minnesota Lynx consecutive losses for the first time this season

7:03 PM on Thursday, August 21

Christian Walker and Yainer Diaz homered, Jesús Sánchez ended a lengthy slump with five hits and the Houston Astros beat the Baltimore Orioles 7-2 to snap a four-game losing streak

6:56 PM on Thursday, August 21

Skylar Thompson shined in the Pittsburgh Steelers' 19-10 preseason victory over the Carolina Panthers on Thursday night

6:49 PM on Thursday, August 21

Annika Sorenstam shot a 3-under 70 on Thursday to take the first-round lead in the U.S. Senior Women’s Open at San Diego Country Club

6:42 PM on Thursday, August 21

Kamilla Cardoso had 22 points and a career-high 16 rebounds, Angel Reese scored 21 points and grabbed 10 rebounds, and the Chicago Sky beat the New York Liberty 91-85 to end a five-game losing streak

6:28 PM on Thursday, August 21

Defending champion Botafogo has been knocked out of the Copa Libertadores in the round of 16 after a loss to Ecuador’s Liga de Quito

6:24 PM on Thursday, August 21

Tina Charles scored 21 points, Aaliyah Edwards added 10 points against her former team, and the Connecticut Sun beat the Washington Mystics 67-56 to secure back-to-back wins for the first time this season

6:18 PM on Thursday, August 21

New York Giants rookie quarterback Jaxson Dart was evaluated for a head injury and cleared concussion protocol after taking a hit at the end of a long run in the preseason finale against New England

5:34 PM on Thursday, August 21

Pittsburgh Steelers first-round draft pick Derrick Harmon sprained a knee in the preseason finale against the Carolina Panthers and had to be carted to the locker room

12:20 PM on Thursday, August 21

Juan Soto believes the Mets are “100 percent” a playoff team, but a postseason run looks iffy at best for the most expensive roster in the major leagues