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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

3:05 PM on Thursday, July 9

The NCAA has announced that the opening round of the expanded NCAA men's basketball tournament will be split between Dayton, Ohio, and Wichita, Kansas, for at least the next two years

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

2:20 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

1:33 PM on Thursday, July 9

Manchester United has revealed latest details about its proposed new stadium, including the precise location of the 100,000-seat arena

1:28 PM on Thursday, July 9

Aaron Judge will have his injured rib tested during the All-Star break and the New York Yankees are hopeful the results show the three-time AL MVP is healing

12:50 PM on Thursday, July 9

The Cleveland Cavaliers have achieved one of their primary aims of the offseason while the wait continues on whether LeBron James will return to the franchise for a third time

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

11:43 AM on Thursday, July 9

Aki Iwai shoots an 8-under 63 to lead after the first round of the fourth women’s major of the season, the Evian Championship

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

10:22 AM on Thursday, July 9

Rory McIlroy is getting in the mood for the final major of the year at the British Open

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

10:01 AM on Thursday, July 9

U.S. star Christian Pulisic fractured his right leg during the Americans’ World Cup loss to Belgium and will be sidelined for several weeks