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9:58 PM on Tuesday, August 18

Bobby Witt Jr. drove in the winning run with a two-out single in the ninth after pinch-hitter Tyler Tolbert hit a tying two-run single, giving the Kansas City Royals a 4-3 victory over the Athletics on Tuesday night

9:18 PM on Tuesday, August 18

Indiana Fever guard Kelsey Mitchell sat out the fourth quarter of Tuesday’s 101-95 win at Toronto

9:16 PM on Tuesday, August 18

Adley Rutschman hit his first homer as a member of the Red Sox, Ranger Suarez picked up his first win since late June and Boston beat the Arizona Diamondbacks 9-4

9:11 PM on Tuesday, August 18

Josh Bell hit a two-run homer, Ryan Jeffers drove in Minnesota’s other two runs, and the Twins beat the Atlanta Braves 4-1

9:11 PM on Tuesday, August 18

Bryson Stott put the Phillies ahead with a two-run single in the sixth inning, and Philadelphia rallied for its fifth straight victory, 6-4 over the Miami Marlins

8:47 PM on Tuesday, August 18

Kazuma Okamoto broke Toronto’s rookie home run record with his 25th, Josh Smith and Alejandro Kirk also homered and the Blue Jays beat the AL-leading Tampa Bay Rays 10-5 on Tuesday night in the opener of their series

8:38 PM on Tuesday, August 18

New Orleans wide receiver Ronnie Bell was carted off the field because of the effects of Southern California heat after being involved in one of several fights during a chippy joint practice between the Saints and Dallas Cowboys

8:27 PM on Tuesday, August 18

Masyn Winn hit a home run and doubled twice and Kyle Leahy gave up three hits and struck out six in five innings as the St. Louis Cardinals beat the Cincinnati Reds 3-0

8:26 PM on Tuesday, August 18

Trent Grisham hit his 17th home run in the third inning and had a two-run single in the seventh to propel the New York Yankees to a 3-1 victory over the Baltimore Orioles on Tuesday night

8:24 PM on Tuesday, August 18

Jo Adell set a career high with six RBIs and hit a 455-foot, three-run homer in the first inning as the Cleveland Guardians defeated the San Francisco Giants 8-1

8:21 PM on Tuesday, August 18

Olivia Nelson-Ododa scored 18 points and Kennedy Burke had 17 to lead the Connecticut Sun to an 85-77 win over the Los Angeles Sparks at TD Garden on Tuesday night

7:55 PM on Tuesday, August 18

Braxton Ashcraft allowed five hits over eight efficient innings, Oneil Cruz homered in his return from the injured list, and the Pittsburgh Pirates beat the Detroit Tigers 4-1

7:47 PM on Tuesday, August 18

Home plate umpire Jordan Baker came out before the top of the fifth inning of the San Francisco Giants game against the Cleveland Guardians

6:47 PM on Tuesday, August 18

The Los Angeles Dodgers have placed scuffling closer Edwin Diaz on the injured list with inflammation in the right side of his neck while four-time MVP Shohei Ohtani progresses toward a return to the mound

5:37 PM on Tuesday, August 18

The Buffalo Bills added experienced depth to their defensive front by signing Greg Gaines

5:28 PM on Tuesday, August 18

Zaire Franklin’s involvement in the first scuffle of Green Bay’s training camp this week came as no surprise to his new Packers teammates

5:27 PM on Tuesday, August 18

Texas Rangers manager Skip Schumaker says Jacob deGrom checked out OK after a bullpen session and could start again a week after lasting just two innings against the Los Angeles Angels due to right triceps fatigue

5:22 PM on Tuesday, August 18

Five of the six children of former Los Angeles Lakers owner Jerry Buss still intend to sell their remaining minority ownership of the NBA team despite the opposition of their sister, Jeanie

12:30 PM on Tuesday, August 18

The WNBA All-Star Game is headed to the Bay Area next summer

12:17 PM on Tuesday, August 18

The Phoenix Suns are upgrading their arena with a massive LED display ahead of the 2027 NBA All-Star Game