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7:12 PM on Sunday, September 7

Julie Allemand had a career-high 21 points, Rae Burrell scored 11 of her 13 in a 16-0 run to open the fourth quarter and the Los Angeles Sparks beat the Dallas Wings 91-77 on Sunday to avoid elimination from playoff contention

7:03 PM on Sunday, September 7

Carolina’s Bryce Young has yet to play an NFL season opener he would like to remember

7:00 PM on Sunday, September 7

6:53 PM on Sunday, September 7

Basketball player Landry Shamet has been busy taking shots

6:40 PM on Sunday, September 7

6:38 PM on Sunday, September 7

Pinch-hitter Nick Sogard lined a late tiebreaking, two-run double, Aroldis Chapman extended his hitless streak to 17 appearances by striking out four in the ninth inning and Alex Cora got his 600th win as Boston manager when the Red Sox rallied to beat the Arizona Diamondbacks 7-4

6:37 PM on Sunday, September 7

Jacksonville Jaguars rookie Travis Hunter played offense and defense in his debut

6:23 PM on Sunday, September 7

Joe Flacco has benefitted from great kickers for most of his 18-year NFL career, but not on Sunday

6:00 PM on Sunday, September 7

Jo Adell hit his 35th homer, Travis d’Arnaud hit a tiebreaking RBI double in the eighth inning, and the Los Angeles Angels avoided a three-game sweep with a 4-3 victory over the Athletics on Sunday

6:00 PM on Sunday, September 7

A flurry of flags tarnished rookie coach Kellen Moore’s otherwise competitive debut with the New Orleans Saints

5:58 PM on Sunday, September 7

Aaron Judge helped the New York Yankees with his arms even before saving a run with his glove, signaling Max Scherzer’s pitch tipping ahead of Ben Rice’s three-run homer in a 4-3 win over the Toronto Blue Jays

5:49 PM on Sunday, September 7

Thomas Bjorn made a 35-foot birdie putt on the first hole of a playoff with Cameron Percy on Sunday to win the Stifel Charity Classic for his first individual victory on the PGA Tour Champions

5:49 PM on Sunday, September 7

New England’s offense had a promising start against the Raiders, then sputtered in the second half as the passing game struggled with consistency

5:42 PM on Sunday, September 7

Manny Machado hit his 23rd home run and drove in three runs to help the San Diego Padres roll to an 8-1 win over the Colorado Rockies on Sunday

5:33 PM on Sunday, September 7

Denny Hamlin won from the pole position at World Wide Technology Raceway, playing the strategy perfectly to lead the final 25 laps in his series-high fifth victory this season

4:37 PM on Sunday, September 7

San Francisco 49ers tight end George Kittle suffered a hamstring injury in the second quarter against the Seattle Seahawks and did not return to the game

3:28 PM on Sunday, September 7

Cincinnati's defense secured a 17-16 win over the Cleveland Browns

3:10 PM on Sunday, September 7

Fans enduring a lengthy wait to get into the U.S. Open final booed and chanted “Let us in

1:52 PM on Sunday, September 7

Framber Valdez has denied intentionally hitting his catcher in the chest with a pitch almost immediately after giving up a grand slam in a loss to the New York Yankees last week

11:38 AM on Sunday, September 7

England has won by the biggest margin of victory in one-day international cricket history, beating South Africa by 342 runs