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8:49 PM on Friday, July 3

Luis García Jr. and Daylen Lile each homered twice, and José Tena also went deep for Washington as the Nationals beat the Pittsburgh Pirates 9-5

8:30 PM on Friday, July 3

Breanna Stewart scored 36 points and the New York Liberty beat Minnesota 99-86, spoiling Lynx coach Cheryl Reeve’s first attempt to become the WNBA’s career wins leader

8:27 PM on Friday, July 3

San Diego Padres starting pitcher Randy Vásquez is on the 15-day injured list with a bruised right ankle

8:17 PM on Friday, July 3

Mike Trout believes he can return from a hamstring injury for the Los Angeles Angels next week, giving him enough time to be ready for the All-Star Game in Philadelphia this month

7:58 PM on Friday, July 3

The international governing body for chess has suspended former world champion Vladimir Kramnik for at least a year

7:24 PM on Friday, July 3

Egypt coach Hossam Hassan says he considers the matter resolved after he and team director Ibrahim Hassan had a physical confrontation with a police officer at the team’s hotel in Dallas

7:11 PM on Friday, July 3

George McNeill’s goal was to make the cut in his first U.S. Senior Open

7:02 PM on Friday, July 3

Australia went with both experience and youth in a penalty shootout at the World Cup

6:59 PM on Friday, July 3

Tennis star Coco Gauff knows baseball pretty well and watches her younger brother’s games when she can

6:57 PM on Friday, July 3

When it comes to 1.5-mile tracks, Kyle Larson is always confident

6:48 PM on Friday, July 3

Lucas Glover is bogey-free through 36 holes and has a two-shot lead in the John Deere Classic

6:33 PM on Friday, July 3

The Cincinnati Reds plan to reinstate pitcher Hunter Greene from the 60-day injured list to make his season debut Saturday night against the Baltimore Orioles

6:30 PM on Friday, July 3

Nathan Church and Masyn Winn hit three-run homers and the St. Louis Cardinals had 17 hits overall to beat the Chicago Cubs 17-1

5:39 PM on Friday, July 3

The Baltimore Orioles placed closer Ryan Helsley on the 15-day injured list Friday with right elbow discomfort

4:36 PM on Friday, July 3

United States forward Folarin Balogun says he respectfully disagrees with his red card in the 2-0 win over Bosnia-Herzegovina in the World Cup

3:29 PM on Friday, July 3

The St. Louis Cardinals reinstated right-hander Ryne Stanek from the paternity list ahead of Friday’s game against the Chicago Cubs and optioned righty Gordon Graceffo to Triple-A Memphis

2:58 PM on Friday, July 3

The World Cup match between Mexico and England on Sunday will remain at the original scheduled time despite concerns about a potential afternoon thunderstorm

2:42 PM on Friday, July 3

The Chicago Cubs selected left-hander Drew Pomeranz from Triple-A Iowa before Friday's game against the St. Louis Cardinals and optioned lefty Jordan Wicks to the farm club

12:49 PM on Friday, July 3

The Atlanta Braves have signed former NL MVP outfielder Andrew McCutchen to a minor league contract in their ongoing search for a veteran who can provide offensive help

9:12 AM on Friday, July 3

Opener Lahiru Udara has compiled a maiden century in a 215-run partnership with Kamindu Mendis which has lifted Sri Lanka from 25-2 to 338-5 against West Indies at stumps on the first day of the second test in Antigua