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10:20 PM on Wednesday, September 3

Ha-Seong Kim hit a three-run homer, Bryce Elder pitched seven innings of four-hit ball and the Atlanta Braves rallied for a 5-1 win over the Chicago Cubs

10:19 PM on Wednesday, September 3

George Springer had one of Toronto’s five home runs as the Blue Jays rallied from five runs down to beat the Cincinnati Reds 13-9

10:15 PM on Wednesday, September 3

Yandy Diaz had a career-high five hits to lead the Tampa Bay Rays to a 9-4 win over the Seattle Mariners, completing a three-game series sweep

9:45 PM on Wednesday, September 3

The playoff-bound Oakland Ballers of the independent Pioneer League are turning to artificial intelligence to manage all aspects of Saturday’s home game against the Great Falls Voyagers at Raimondi Park

9:41 PM on Wednesday, September 3

Rhyne Howard scored 19 points, Brionna Jones had 16 points and 13 rebounds for her 12th double-double of the season, and the Atlanta Dream beat the Los Angeles Sparks 86-75 to move into sole possession of second place in the WNBA standings

9:21 PM on Wednesday, September 3

Andrew McCutchen and Bryan Reynolds homered to lead the Pittsburgh Pirates to a 3-0 victory over the Los Angeles Dodgers

9:13 PM on Wednesday, September 3

A combined no-hit bid by Chicago Cubs teammates Cade Horton and Ben Brown was broken up Wednesday night when Ozzie Albies singled leading off the seventh inning for the Atlanta Braves

9:08 PM on Wednesday, September 3

Over the past six months, Alaric Jackson went from the high of a life-changing contract extension to the low of a potentially career-threatening problem with blood clots

8:44 PM on Wednesday, September 3

No. 21 Alabama will be without defensive lineman Jeremiah Beaman for the rest of his season after he sustained a lower-body injury in practice

8:19 PM on Wednesday, September 3

Pete Carroll is back in the NFL, now coaching the Las Vegas Raiders

8:13 PM on Wednesday, September 3

The San Francisco 49ers have turned to Robert Saleh to help fix their struggling defense

8:12 PM on Wednesday, September 3

Patrick Hemingway, the last surviving child of Ernest Hemingway who in emulation of his father lived for years in Africa and later oversaw numerous posthumous works by the Nobel laureate, has died

8:04 PM on Wednesday, September 3

The Astros placed right-hander Spencer Arrighetti on the 15-day injured list because of inflammation in his right elbow before their game Wednesday night against the New York Yankees

7:40 PM on Wednesday, September 3

The Bills restructured left tackle Dion Dawkins’ contract in a move that gets Buffalo under the NFL’s salary cap, a person with knowledge of the deal confirmed to The Associated Press

7:07 PM on Wednesday, September 3

Jackson Holliday hit a leadoff homer and Colton Cowser, Coby Mayo and Alex Jackson hit consecutive shots in the third inning — all off Nestor Cortes — and the Baltimore Orioles beat struggling San Diego 7-5 on Wednesday for their first three-game sweep of the Padres

6:00 PM on Wednesday, September 3

Amanda Anisimova has upset Iga Swiatek 6-4, 6-3 in the U.S. Open quarterfinals less than two months after losing to the six-time Grand Slam champion in the Wimbledon final by a 6-0, 6-0 score

5:41 PM on Wednesday, September 3

Chargers coach Jim Harbaugh said Wednesday he wasn’t thinking of the challenges of starting the season in Brazil when he learned Los Angeles would be making the long trip to face the Kansas City Chiefs

4:24 PM on Wednesday, September 3

The NBA says it will investigate if a $28 million endorsement contract between Kawhi Leonard and a California-based sustainability services company allowed the Los Angeles Clippers to circumvent league salary cap rules, following a report by journalist Pablo Torre

12:14 PM on Wednesday, September 3

Ticket prices for next year’s World Cup will range initially from $60 for group-stage matches to $6,730 for the final, but could change as soccer’s top event adopts dynamic pricing for the first time

12:36 AM on Wednesday, September 3

Houston Astros manager Joe Espada has met with left-handed starter Framber Valdez and catcher César Salazar, who was hit in the chest with a pitch by his teammate during Tuesday’s 7-1 loss to the Yankees