Sports News

4:53 PM on Friday, August 22

Akie Iwai took a three-stroke lead into the weekend in the CPKC Women’s Open in her bid to win for the second straight week

4:45 PM on Friday, August 22

Open tryouts for the Women’s Professional Baseball League have begun at the Washington Nationals Youth Baseball Academy

4:36 PM on Friday, August 22

San Francisco Giants pitcher Landen Roupp has been placed on the 15-day injured list with left knee inflammation after he was hit by a batted ball and carted off the field in his most recent start

3:48 PM on Friday, August 22

The Los Angeles Angels have reinstated reliever Robert Stephenson from the 60-day injured list

3:38 PM on Friday, August 22

Texas Rangers center fielder Evan Carter has been put on the 10-day injured list with what likely will be a season-ending right wrist fracture

3:34 PM on Friday, August 22

The Houston Astros have signed veteran reliever Craig Kimbrel to a major league contract

3:23 PM on Friday, August 22

All-Star shortstop Jacob Wilson has been activated from the injured list as part of a flurry of moves for the Athletics before their game at Seattle

3:19 PM on Friday, August 22

Milwaukee Brewers shortstop Joey Ortiz has gone on the 10-day injured list with a strained left hamstring

3:13 PM on Friday, August 22

The Chicago Cubs have recalled right-hander Javier Assad from Triple-A Iowa and placed reliever Ryan Brasier on the 15-day injured list with a left groin strain

2:41 PM on Friday, August 22

Emma Raducanu won the U.S. Open in 2021, becoming the first qualifier in history to win a Grand Slam title

2:34 PM on Friday, August 22

A North Carolina judge has granted Legacy Motor Club a preliminary injunction to block Rick Ware from selling his NASCAR team

2:24 PM on Friday, August 22

Maria Sharapova is using her induction into the International Tennis Hall of Fame as a chance to reflect on her career

2:01 PM on Friday, August 22

Chelsea has piled on the early season misery for West Ham and its under-fire manager Graham Potter by handing out a 5-1 thrashing in the Premier League without injured star Cole Palmer

1:55 PM on Friday, August 22

The Chicago White Sox have recalled catcher Korey Lee from Triple-A Charlotte and designated infielder Josh Rojas for assignment

1:53 PM on Friday, August 22

Keegan Bradley says deciding whether to be the first Ryder Cup playing captain since 1963 will be the biggest decision of his life

1:51 PM on Friday, August 22

Hall of Fame third baseman Adrian Beltré now has a statue in Arlington to go with his bust in Cooperstown

1:49 PM on Friday, August 22

Red-hot trophy favorite England has launched its home bid for the Women’s Rugby World Cup crown by thrashing the United States 69-7 in front of a record-sized crowd in Sunderland

1:33 PM on Friday, August 22

Harry Kane has scored a hat trick as Bayern Munich started its Bundesliga title defense with a 6-0 demolition of Leipzig

11:50 AM on Friday, August 22

Texas is favored to win the national championship, with Arch Manning leading the Heisman Trophy race

5:11 AM on Friday, August 22

Finnish air guitarist Aapo “The Angus” Rautio has plucked victory from thin air, grabbing the world championship title for his homeland for the first time since 2000