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9:30 PM on Thursday, August 13

Kyle Schwarber grew up in Middletown, Ohio, played college ball at Indiana and spent his first six major league seasons with the Chicago Cubs

9:23 PM on Thursday, August 13

Jackie Young had a season-high 32 points and five 3-pointers, A’ja Wilson added 15 points and the Las Vegas Aces secured a playoff spot with an 83-76 victory over the Washington Mystics

8:24 PM on Thursday, August 13

Australian Rinky Hijikata rallied to beat Gael Monfils 2-6, 7-6, 6-3 as first-round action got underway Thursday at the Cincinnati Open

8:18 PM on Thursday, August 13

Houston rookie second-rounder Marlin Klein played just 11 snaps in his NFL debut Thursday night against the Los Angeles Chargers

8:05 PM on Thursday, August 13

Anthony Richardson ran for a touchdown but had two turnovers in his first action since early last season as the Indianapolis Colts played to a 13-13 tie with the New England Patriots in both teams’ preseason opener

8:03 PM on Thursday, August 13

Top overall draft pick Fernando Mendoza threw a touchdown pass in his first Raiders preseason game on Thursday night

7:39 PM on Thursday, August 13

Kyle Schwarber smashed two home runs into the corn behind right field as the Philadelphia Phillies beat the Minnesota Twins 7-1 in the first game at the Field of Dreams movie site in four years

7:27 PM on Thursday, August 13

Joe Flacco threw a touchdown pass in relief of Joe Burrow, Evan McPherson kicked three field goals and the Cincinnati Bengals beat the Detroit Lions 16-14 in the preseason opener for both teams

7:26 PM on Thursday, August 13

Bradley Beal is returning to the Los Angeles Clippers after missing most of last season due to a left hip injury

7:23 PM on Thursday, August 13

Rookie Drew Allar threw two touchdown passes and ran for another score as the Pittsburgh Steelers dropped the Green Bay Packers 28-9 in the preseason opener for both teams

7:21 PM on Thursday, August 13

Sabrina Ionescu scored 20 points and the New York Liberty avoided one of the biggest collapses in WNBA history, holding off the Los Angeles Sparks 85-81 on Thursday night

7:09 PM on Thursday, August 13

Mariel Galdiano posted a 7-under 65 in one of the first groups Thursday in The Standard Portland Classic, and watched it hold up for a one-stroke lead at Columbia-Edgewater

6:44 PM on Thursday, August 13

Ben Shelton successfully defended his National Bank Open title, beating Brandon Nakashima 6-3, 7-6 (4) in an all-American final Thursday night

6:27 PM on Thursday, August 13

Rhyne Howard scored 29 points and made five 3-pointers, Allisha Gray also had 29 points, and the Atlanta Dream eased by the Connecticut Sun 104-69

6:15 PM on Thursday, August 13

Josh Kushner and partner Bob Iger reached a deal this week to purchase control of the Los Angeles Lakers at a valuation of $12.5 billion

6:10 PM on Thursday, August 13

Major League Baseball came back to the Field of Dreams carrying a big piece of Cooperstown

4:50 PM on Thursday, August 13

Seventh-seeded Iga Swiatek beat second-seeded Elena Rybakina 6-2, 6-3 on Thursday in the National Bank Open for her first WTA Tour title of the year and 26th overall

2:44 PM on Thursday, August 13

Washington Nationals pitcher Cade Cavalli’s no-hit bid against the Chicago Cubs was broken up after 6 2/3 innings on Michael Busch’s bloop single to left field

2:29 PM on Thursday, August 13

LSU coach Lane Kiffin said Thursday that he is standing by his initial stance on allowing cornerback D

12:43 PM on Thursday, August 13

The Minnesota Twins have reinstated All-Star center fielder Byron Buxton from the 10-day injured list before their game at the Field of Dreams against the Philadelphia Phillies