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5:55 PM on Sunday, August 16

Zack Gelof and Lawrence Butler each hit two-run homers, Tommy White had his first major league homer and the Athletics beat the Texas Rangers 5-2 on Sunday

5:45 PM on Sunday, August 16

Noah Cameron pitched a one hitter, Michael Massey and Bobby Witt Jr. hit home runs, and the Kansas City Royals beat the Los Angeles Angels 3-0

5:33 PM on Sunday, August 16

Deshaun Watson made the most of his opportunity this past week to show he should be the Cleveland Browns’ starting quarterback when the season opens on Sept. 13 in Jacksonville

5:29 PM on Sunday, August 16

The baseball world is mourning the death of Tommy John, who won 288 games during a 26-year big league career and became the first pitcher to successfully return following groundbreaking elbow surgery that later was named after him

5:21 PM on Sunday, August 16

Florian Thauvin scores in the first half as 10-man Lens stuns Paris Saint-Germain 1-0 to win the French Super Cup for the first time

5:04 PM on Sunday, August 16

San Francisco 49ers star tight end George Kittle expects to come off the physically unable to perform list before the season starts and remains hopeful that his surgically repaired Achilles tendon will be healthy enough to play Week 1

4:29 PM on Sunday, August 16

Bryan De La Cruz hit a two-run single in the eighth inning and the Philadelphia Philles overcame a five-run deficit to beat the Minnesota Twins 7-5 and sweep the three-game series

4:23 PM on Sunday, August 16

Iga Swiatek overcame a short turnaround after winning the title in Toronto on Thursday to defeat Colombian Emiliana Arango, 6-3, 6-0, on center court at the Cincinnati Open on Sunday

4:20 PM on Sunday, August 16

Green Bay Packers tight end Tucker Kraft marked the latest step in his return from a torn anterior cruciate ligament by spiking the ball after catching a touchdown pass in 11-on-11 drills Sunday

4:11 PM on Sunday, August 16

The NFL’s Indianapolis Colts and NBA’s Indiana Pacers are each donating $125,000 to flood relief efforts throughout central Indiana and throughout the state

4:04 PM on Sunday, August 16

Heriberto Hernández and Javier Sanoja hit home runs late in the game to lift the Miami Marlins to a 7-1 win over the Cincinnati Reds

3:49 PM on Sunday, August 16

Munetaka Murakami hit a go-ahead homer in the seventh inning and the Chicago White Sox rallied for a 7-5 win over the Detroit Tigers to complete a three-game sweep

3:45 PM on Sunday, August 16

Ben Rice hit a tiebreaking home run in the 10th inning and the New York Yankees beat the Toronto Blue Jays 4-3 to avoid a three-game sweep

3:37 PM on Sunday, August 16

Christian Scott pitched into the seventh inning for the first time since undergoing Tommy John surgery and Luis Torrens continued his hot hitting with a two-run homer, helping the surging New York Mets to a 4-3 win over the Washington Nationals and a sweep of the three-game series

3:37 PM on Sunday, August 16

Espanyol gets off to a good start by beating Levante 3-0 in the Spanish league with a pair of goals from Roberto Fernández in the first weekend of action across Europe’s top domestic leagues

3:12 PM on Sunday, August 16

Matt Olson hit a three-run homer to back six strong innings from Bryce Elder, leading the Atlanta Braves past the Arizona Diamondbacks 5-3 to avoid a three-game sweep

2:59 PM on Sunday, August 16

Spain’s World Cup-winning captain Rodri appears to be heading back home after Manchester City and Barcelona reached an agreement over the midfielder’s move

2:42 PM on Sunday, August 16

One day after hitting two homers, Arizona Diamondbacks third baseman Nolan Arenado is fretting about a pain he’s never felt

2:13 PM on Sunday, August 16

Cameroon has finally won the Women’s Africa Cup of Nations with a 3-0 victory over tournament debutant Malawi

12:00 PM on Sunday, August 16

New York Yankees manager Aaron Boone said he misspoke earlier Sunday when he said injured outfielder Cody Bellinger would begin a rehab assignment on Tuesday