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8:41 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

8:21 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

8:13 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

8:08 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

7:44 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

7:19 PM on Wednesday, September 3

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

7:13 PM on Wednesday, September 3

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

7:12 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

7:04 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

6:40 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

6:27 PM on Wednesday, September 3

Josh Allen hopes he doesn't have to rely on his old method of taking an early hit to shake any lingering nerves and adrenaline he experiences in season-opening games

6:22 PM on Wednesday, September 3

Astros third baseman Isaac Paredes ran and did fielding on Wednesday for the first time since injuring his right hamstring in July, though both Paredes and Astros manager Joe Espada said it was too soon to say whether he could return this season

6:09 PM on Wednesday, September 3

Tyreek Hill believes the Miami Dolphins are under pressure this season

6:07 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

5:52 PM on Wednesday, September 3

Green Bay has a chance to fix its recent divisional woes right from the start of the season

5:48 PM on Wednesday, September 3

The NBA is close to finalizing another new format for this season’s All-Star Game that would include two eight-man teams from the U.S. and one eight-man team composed of international players squaring off in a round-robin tournament

5:00 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

4:41 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

3:24 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

11:14 AM 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