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12:10 AM on Saturday, July 4

Dylan Cease struck out nine in seven sharp innings to pitch the Toronto Blue Jays past the Seattle Mariners 2-0 in a rematch of last year’s American League Championship Series

12:01 AM on Saturday, July 4

NaLyssa Smith had 29 points and eight rebounds, Chelsea Gray made two key jumpers in the final minute of overtime, and the shorthanded Las Vegas Aces beat the Chicago Sky 98-90

11:53 PM on Friday, July 3

Kyle Stowers hit two home runs in a 4-for-5 night, Heriberto Hernández, Jakob Marsee and Owen Caissie also homered and the Miami Marlins beat the Athletics 12-5 on Friday night

11:42 PM on Friday, July 3

Trinity Rodman scored a pair of goals, including the winner in stoppage time, and the Washington Spirit defeated the Houston Dash 2-1 on Friday night

11:41 PM on Friday, July 3

Teoscar Hernández hit a go-ahead grand slam in the seventh inning, leading the Los Angeles Dodgers to a 4-3 comeback win over the San Diego Padres

11:22 PM on Friday, July 3

Rookie Jake Bennett yielded five hits while pitching into the eighth inning for the first time, and Aroldis Chapman set the major league record for relief strikeouts for the Boston Red Sox in a 5-2 victory over the Los Angeles Angels

11:17 PM on Friday, July 3

Khalil Watson singled home the winning run in the 10th inning and the Cleveland Guardians rallied for a 4-3 victory over the Chicago White Sox to move into first place in the AL Central

10:32 PM on Friday, July 3

Jhon Arias scored in the opening minutes for Colombia, and Los Cafeteros held on the rest of the way for a 1-0 win over Ghana and a spot in the round of 16 of the World Cup

10:31 PM on Friday, July 3

Jake McCarthy got Colorado started with a leadoff homer, hit a grand slam in a seven-run fifth and drove in a career-high six runs in the Rockies’ 15-3 romp over the San Francisco Giants on Friday night

10:27 PM on Friday, July 3

Nathan Pine is out as director of athletics at Air Force

9:52 PM on Friday, July 3

Nick Fortes homered and hit a run-scoring double, Junior Caminero added a solo shot, and the Tampa Bay Rays beat the Houston Astros 3-1 to extend the longest active win streak in the majors to nine games

9:49 PM on Friday, July 3

Ben Rice hit a go-ahead two-run homer in the third inning after a rain delay and the New York Yankees ended a seven-game losing streak with a 5-2 victory over the Minnesota Twins

9:10 PM on Friday, July 3

Samuel Basallo hit a two-run homer and Trevor Rogers pitched out of trouble for five innings as the Baltimore Orioles beat the Cincinnati Reds 3-0

9:05 PM on Friday, July 3

Matt Olson hit two home runs, Michael Harris II added a two-run shot, and Ozzie Albies also homered as the Atlanta Braves cranked up their power game to beat the New York Mets 5-3

7:55 PM on Friday, July 3

Vozinha's dream was for his mother to see him play at the World Cup, and he achieved that and more

7:01 PM on Friday, July 3

Lionel Messi and Argentina beat Cape Verde 3-2 on Friday and advanced to the World Cup Round of 16 in a thrilling match in which the tiny island nation challenged the reigning champion until the final minutes of extra time

3:00 PM on Friday, July 3

Hossam Abdelmaguid scored the deciding goal in a shootout, and Egypt won its debut in the World Cup knockout round by beating Australia 4-2 on penalty kicks after a 1-1 draw

2:21 PM on Friday, July 3

The New York Yankees placed starting pitcher Carlos Rodón on the 15-day injured list due to left elbow inflammation, nearly two months into his return from offseason elbow surgery

2:08 PM on Friday, July 3

10:43 AM on Friday, July 3

Hunter Goodman certainly has a sharp eye for the strike zone