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7:57 PM on Friday, September 5

Jannik Sinner beats Felix Auger-Aliassime at U.S. Open, will face Carlos Alcaraz in 3rd Grand Slam final in a row

7:46 PM on Friday, September 5

Rookie Samuel Basallo hit a solo homer off Tanner Scott with two outs in the bottom of the ninth and the Baltimore Orioles beat the Los Angeles Dodgers 2-1 for their fourth straight win

7:40 PM on Friday, September 5

José Ramírez had three hits and two RBIs and the Cleveland Guardians had a five-run second inning in a 7-1 victory over Tampa Bay on Friday night, snapping the Rays’ season-best winning streak at seven

7:31 PM on Friday, September 5

Maikel Garcia hit a two-run homer and Michael Wacha pitched 5 2/3 strong innings as the Kansas City Royals beat the Minnesota Twins 2-1

7:26 PM on Friday, September 5

Mark Vientos homered and Edwin Díaz escaped a major jam in the ninth inning as the New York Mets held off the fading Cincinnati Reds 5-4 in the opener of a pivotal three-game series

7:22 PM on Friday, September 5

Rhyne Howard tied the WNBA record with nine 3-pointers and finished with 37 points, Atlanta tied the team record with 19 3s and the Dream beat the Los Angeles Sparks 104-85

7:16 PM on Friday, September 5

The Portland Thorns went ahead in the 90th minute on an own goal by Racing Louisville’s Ellie Jean for a 2-1 victory Friday night in the National Women’s Soccer League

7:16 PM on Friday, September 5

Kelsey Mitchell scored 20 points, Natasha Howard added 18 and the Indiana Fever moved closer to securing a playoff berth with a 97-77 win over the Chicago Sky on Friday night in a matchup that was missing both teams’ marquee players

7:11 PM on Friday, September 5

Kevin Gausman won for the first time in a month as the Toronto Blue Jays beat the New York Yankees 7-1

7:00 PM on Friday, September 5

Bryson Stott hit a three-run homer, Brandon Marsh added a two-run shot and the NL East-leading Philadelphia Phillies beat the Miami Marlins 9-3

6:58 PM on Friday, September 5

6:54 PM on Friday, September 5

Chris Sale pitched 6 2/3 strong innings, Ozzie Albies went 3 for 4 with an RBI and the Atlanta Braves used a three-run eighth inning to beat the slumping Seattle Mariners 4-1

6:53 PM on Friday, September 5

Colson Montgomery homered and drove in four runs as the Chicago White Sox extended their winning streak to a season-best six games with a 7-5 win over the Detroit Tigers on Friday night

6:44 PM on Friday, September 5

Quinn Priester went seven innings for his franchise-record 11th consecutive win, Jake Bauers drove in a pair of runs, and the Milwaukee Brewers beat the Pittsburgh Pirates 5-2

6:20 PM on Friday, September 5

Los Angeles Angels minor leaguer Rio Foster was in critical condition after a car accident early Friday morning

5:45 PM on Friday, September 5

A driver who crashed into a group of bicyclists in suburban Phoenix, killing two and injuring several others, has been sentenced to one year in jail

5:31 PM on Friday, September 5

Taylor Townsend brought a frozen Honey Deuce cocktail to her final post-match news conference at the U.S. Open

5:25 PM on Friday, September 5

Texas shortstop Corey Seager is feeling better after having an appendectomy and still hopeful of playing again this season for the playoff-chasing Rangers

1:50 PM on Friday, September 5

10:42 PM on Thursday, September 4

Taylor Swift is very likely not aware of it, but she’s considered a good luck charm for the Brazilian soccer team hosting Friday’s game between the Kansas City Chiefs and Los Angeles Chargers