Sports News

7:40 PM on Sunday, August 23

President Donald Trump plans to visit Ireland next month

7:37 PM on Sunday, August 23

Ian Happ and Pedro Ramírez each hit grand slams and had five RBIs, Pete Crow-Armstrong also homered and the Chicago Cubs blew out the Seattle Mariners 19-2 on Sunday to avoid a three-game sweep

7:35 PM on Sunday, August 23

All Philadelphia slugger Kyle Schwarber could do was smile as he surveyed the situation while heading to the plate Sunday in the bottom of the ninth inning of a tied game with the St. Louis Cardinals

7:19 PM on Sunday, August 23

Ildemaro Vargas hit a go-ahead, two-run triple in a decisive four-run seventh inning and the Arizona Diamondbacks rallied for a 5-3 win over the Cincinnati Reds to win the series and keep pace in the National League playoff race

7:07 PM on Sunday, August 23

Fernando Tatis Jr. hit two home runs and drove in four runs for the red-hot San Diego Padres, who beat the Minnesota Twins 8-1 for a three-game sweep in a showdown of teams pushing for wild-card spots

6:55 PM on Sunday, August 23

Blake Snell threw six scoreless innings and the Los Angeles Dodgers won their sixth straight game by easing past the Pittsburgh Pirates 4-0

6:46 PM on Sunday, August 23

Defender James Sands made a spectacular goal clearance before scoring in first-half stoppage time to help New York City FC earn a 1-1 draw with the New England Revolution

6:43 PM on Sunday, August 23

Chase DeLauter had two triples and drove in two runs, Jo Adell had two RBIs and the Cleveland Guardians rolled past the Colorado Rockies 7-2 on Sunday to finish a sweep of their three-game series

6:30 PM on Sunday, August 23

Las Vegas Raiders running back Ashton Jeanty had to be helped off the field after apparently being injured late in Sunday’s practice and was unable to put pressure on his right leg

6:27 PM on Sunday, August 23

Wyndham Clark had reason to feel this was similar to the U.S. Open

6:03 PM on Sunday, August 23

Mired in an uncomfortable slump that uncomfortably shortened their lead in the AL East, the Tampa Bay Rays were desperate for a victory

6:01 PM on Sunday, August 23

Nick Sogard hit his second career homer, Jake Bennett struck out six in seven innings and the Boston Red Sox came back to finish a sweep of the San Francisco Giants with a 5-4 win on Sunday

6:00 PM on Sunday, August 23

Paige Bueckers scored 18 of her 32 points in the first quarter, Jessica Shepard had 11 points and 11 rebounds, and the Dallas Wings beat the Seattle Storm 92-70 to tie the franchise’s single-season wins record

5:51 PM on Sunday, August 23

Ezequiel Durán and Elias Díaz hit solo homers, Cal Quantrill worked six scoreless innings and the Texas Rangers beat the Los Angeles Angels 5-3 on Sunday

5:41 PM on Sunday, August 23

Serena Williams and Carlos Alcaraz will have to wait a little longer to learn their first opponent in the U.S. Open mixed doubles championship

5:38 PM on Sunday, August 23

Ferran Torres has scored twice in his Paris Saint-Germain debut to help the French defending champion draw 2-2 at Rennes in its league opener, while Barcelona began defense of the Spanish league title with a 5-0 rout of Elche

4:27 PM on Sunday, August 23

Kyle Kirkwood gave the Freedom 250 an American winner, racing to his second victory of the IndyCar season on the streets of downtown Washington in a dominant performance

1:57 PM on Sunday, August 23

The Cleveland Browns have placed defensive end Alex Wright on injured reserve because of a season-ending Achilles tendon injury he suffered during a joint practice against the Buffalo Bills on Thursday

12:56 PM on Sunday, August 23

The New York Yankees activated Cody Bellinger from the injured list Sunday after the outfielder missed 25 games with a strained left hamstring

11:22 AM on Sunday, August 23

Manchester City has marked Enzo Maresca’s first Premier League game in charge with a late rally by scoring twice in the final 10 minutes to grab a 2-1 victory at home to Bournemouth