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6:44 PM on Saturday, August 16

Jackson Hopkins scored his first goal in MLS for D

6:06 PM on Saturday, August 16

Akie Iwai of Japan eagled the fifth hole and birdied the other three par 5s at Columbia Edgewater, shooting an 8-under 64 on Saturday to take a two-stroke lead in The Standard Portland Classic

6:05 PM on Saturday, August 16

New York Mets manager Carlos Mendoza liked what he saw in rookie pitcher Nolan McLean

5:49 PM on Saturday, August 16

The San Francisco 49ers lost starting right guard Dominic Puni and two other offensive players in the first half of their 22-19 preseason win over the Las Vegas Raiders

4:39 PM on Saturday, August 16

Winger Sevu Reece has scored two first half tries and hooker Samisoni Taukei’aho added two in the second to propel New Zealand to a 41-24 win over Argentina in its opening match in the Rugby Championship

4:21 PM on Saturday, August 16

Raiders rookie Ashton Jeanty proved he could deliver hits and absorb them at the NFL level

4:19 PM on Saturday, August 16

Green Bay Packers coach Matt LaFleur said safety Omar Brown will spend Saturday night in an Indianapolis hospital for further evaluation after suffering a chest contusion in a preseason game against the Colts

4:13 PM on Saturday, August 16

Nolan McLean provided the struggling Mets a much-needed lift, tossing 5 1/3 scoreless innings in his major league debut as New York beat the Seattle Mariners 3-1

4:10 PM on Saturday, August 16

Trevor Story hit a three-run homer, and the Boston Red Sox held off the Miami Marlins for a 7-5 victory

4:04 PM on Saturday, August 16

Houston Astros stars Jeff Bagwell and Craig Biggio had simple instructions for rookie reliever Billy Wagner when he was called up in 1995 — “Sit there

3:54 PM on Saturday, August 16

The Philadelphia Phillies have placed ace Zack Wheeler on the 15-day injured list with a blood clot in his right arm

3:38 PM on Saturday, August 16

Akshay Bhatia has made a splash at the BMW Championship with an eagle and a hole-in-one

3:32 PM on Saturday, August 16

Robert MacIntyre passed a big test in the BMW Championship

3:20 PM on Saturday, August 16

Cade Cavalli earned his first major league victory, James Wood hit a two-run double, and the Washington Nationals defeated the Philadelphia Phillies 2-0

3:16 PM on Saturday, August 16

Myles Straw had five RBIs in his first career multihomer game, and the Toronto Blue Jays hammered the struggling Texas Rangers 14-2

3:12 PM on Saturday, August 16

Jackson Herrington birdies the 18th hole to beat local favorite Niall Shiels Donegan on Saturday, advancing to the U.S. Amateur final at The Olympic Club

3:11 PM on Saturday, August 16

Moses Itauma has cemented his status as a heavyweight title contender by scoring a first-round knockout over Dillian Whyte in Riyadh

1:36 PM on Saturday, August 16

Backup quarterback Zach Wilson had a strong first half for the Dolphins and third-stringer Quinn Ewers threw for two second-half touchdowns as Miami beat the Detroit Lions 24-17 in the preseason

12:50 PM on Saturday, August 16

Texas Rangers infielder Marcus Semien missed the team's 14-2 loss at Toronto because of a sore right wrist

11:25 AM on Saturday, August 16

Indianapolis Colts offensive lineman Blake Freeland was carted off the field with a fractured right leg during Saturday’s preseason game against Green Bay