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7:35 PM on Saturday, September 6

Denny Hamlin remained perfect in qualifying during the NASCAR Cup Series playoffs, capturing the pole position Saturday at World Wide Technology Raceway

7:29 PM on Saturday, September 6

Kaden Anderson was 17-of-23 passing for 167 yards and two touchdowns and Wyoming beat Northern Iowa 31-7

7:18 PM on Saturday, September 6

AJ Swann threw for 292 yards, Rashod Dubinion ran for 194 yards, and Appalachian State defeated Lindenwood 20-13

7:05 PM on Saturday, September 6

Bryce Harper homered, Brandon Marsh doubled twice and the Philadelphia Phillies beat the Miami Marlins 4-2 on Saturday

7:03 PM on Saturday, September 6

Nicholas Dunneman returned a punt 55 yards for a touchdown and Dez Thomas II had a 67-yard rushing touchdown as Georgetown defeated Wagner 31-20 on Saturday after a two-hour lightning delay

7:00 PM on Saturday, September 6

No. 11 Illinois took advantage of an ill-timed penalty by Duke to extend a drive that ultimately helped change the trajectory of the game in Saturday's 45-19 road win

6:47 PM on Saturday, September 6

Brady Olson threw for 247 yards and two touchdowns as Central Connecticut defeated Division II American International 34-7 on Saturday

6:40 PM on Saturday, September 6

6:17 PM on Saturday, September 6

Scottre Humphrey rushed for 141 yards and two touchdowns and New Mexico defeated FCS Idaho State 32-22 on Saturday

5:57 PM on Saturday, September 6

The Houston Astros reinstated Jake Meyers from the injured list before Saturday’s game at Texas after the center fielder spent nearly two months sidelines with a calf injury

5:53 PM on Saturday, September 6

Cody Bellinger made a 95.3 mph throw from right field to get Bo Bichette at the plate for the final out of the sixth inning and the New York Yankees beat the Toronto Blue Jays 3-1 Saturday afternoon in a game interrupted by rain for nearly two hours

5:30 PM on Saturday, September 6

A person with knowledge of the details says President Donald Trump will watch the U.S. Open men’s final from Rolex’s suite in Arthur Ashe Stadium

4:32 PM on Saturday, September 6

Arch Manning passed for four touchdowns and ran for another and No. 7 Texas rebounded from a season-opening loss to defeat San Jose State 38-7

4:28 PM on Saturday, September 6

Baylor redshirt freshman Connor Hawkins kicked a 27-yard field goal in the second overtime after Sawyer Robertson threw two of his four touchdowns in the final 5 1/2 minutes of regulation as the Bears rallied to beat 17th-ranked SMU 48-45

3:14 PM on Saturday, September 6

Marcel Granollers and Horacio Zeballos won the U.S. Open men’s doubles championship Saturday for their second Grand Slam title of the season, edging Joe Salisbury and Neal Skupski 3-6, 7-6 (4), 7-5

2:26 PM on Saturday, September 6

Jannik Sinner and Carlos Alcaraz are the first two men to play each other in three consecutive Grand Slam finals in the same season

2:11 PM on Saturday, September 6

Cristiano Ronaldo’s quest to play in a record sixth World Cup finals began in typical fashion with two goals as Portugal made a winning start to its qualifying campaign by routing Armenia 5-0

11:23 AM on Saturday, September 6

Davey Johnson, an All-Star second baseman who won the World Series twice with the Baltimore Orioles as a player and managed the New York Mets to the title in 1986 has died

8:05 AM on Saturday, September 6

Elias Valtonen has scored eight points in the final two minutes to help Finland stun Serbia and Nikola Jokic 92-86 in the round of 16 at the EuroBasket tournament

1:02 AM on Saturday, September 6

Ken Dryden, the Hall of Fame goaltender who helped the Montreal Canadiens win six Stanley Cup titles in the 1970s, has died after a fight with cancer