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7:16 PM on Thursday, July 9

Two-time champion Jerry Kelly shot a 5-under 65 on Thursday at Firestone Country Club to take the first-round lead in the Kaulig Companies Championship, a stroke ahead of Darren Clarke and Mike Weir

6:29 PM on Thursday, July 9

Lucas Glover birdied the final two holes for a 7-under 63 and a share of the first-round lead Thursday in the ISCO Championship

5:11 PM on Thursday, July 9

Munetaka Murakami is expected to return to the slumping Chicago White Sox on Friday night after being sidelined by a strained right hamstring

4:36 PM on Thursday, July 9

Conor McGregor said he is ready for his return to the Octagon

4:05 PM on Thursday, July 9

Alan Porter will be the umpire crew chief and call balls and strikes for Tuesday night’s All-Star Game at Philadelphia’s Citizens Bank Park

3:58 PM on Thursday, July 9

Mike Yastrzemski hit a game-sealing grand slam in the ninth inning, Matt Olson hit a first-inning home run while tying the franchise record for consecutive games played and the Atlanta Braves defeated the Pittsburgh Pirates 10-5

3:52 PM on Thursday, July 9

Caleb Durbin hit a two-run homer to help the surging Boston Red Sox top the Chicago White Sox 2-1 for their sixth consecutive victory

3:29 PM on Thursday, July 9

Gavin Williams pitched seven dominant innings, Gabriel Arias, Chase DeLauter and Patrick Bailey hit home runs and the Cleveland Guardians beat the Minnesota Twins 5-2 to avoid a three-game sweep

3:27 PM on Thursday, July 9

Jeremiah Jackson hit a two-run double in the bottom of the eighth inning to lift the Baltimore Orioles to a 3-2 victory over the Chicago Cubs

3:20 PM on Thursday, July 9

Ben Rice hit two homers and drove in five runs, Austin Wells also went deep and the New York Yankees beat the Tampa Bay Rays 12-4 Thursday to split a four-game series between the AL’s top two teams

3:07 PM on Thursday, July 9

India lurches deeper into a crisis in cricket’s Twenty20 format after slumping to a second straight series loss, with England taking an insurmountable 3-0 lead after destructive half-centuries by Phil Salt and Harry Brook

3:07 PM on Thursday, July 9

Tyrone Taylor, who entered when Mark Vientos left after being hit by a pitch, hit the game-tying homer to start a five-run fifth inning, powering the New York Mets to a 7-3 win over the Kansas City Royals

2:46 PM on Thursday, July 9

An Ohio judge has granted a preliminary injunction for 24 men’s and women’s college basketball players suing the NCAA to be eligible, claiming the new age-based model unfairly shuts them out of further competition

2:40 PM on Thursday, July 9

Los Angeles officials have urged fans to chose public transit over driving during the 2026 FIFA World Cup

2:20 PM on Thursday, July 9

Mark Vientos is headed for the injured list after suffering a fractured right hand when he was hit by a pitch in the New York Mets’ 7-3 victory over the Kansas City Royals

2:16 PM on Thursday, July 9

Kawhi Leonard's trade to the Toronto Raptors is on hold because of an NBA investigation into the Los Angeles Clippers

1:39 PM on Thursday, July 9

Boston Red Sox pitcher Ranger Suarez will miss next week’s All-Star Game after he was placed on the 15-day injured list with a left groin strain

12:07 PM on Thursday, July 9

England defender Jarell Quansah has been given a two-match suspension for his red card offense against Mexico in the World Cup round of 16

11:36 AM on Thursday, July 9

The Anaheim Ducks have matched the Philadelphia Flyers’ offer sheet for center Leo Carlsson, keeping their rising star at an extraordinary cost

10:17 AM on Thursday, July 9

Karolina Muchova ended Coco Gauff’s run at Wimbledon in a drama-filled tiebreaker to reach the final