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4:39 PM on Wednesday, July 8

Washington Nationals pitcher Jake Irvin threw a 30-pitch simulated game Wednesday, the first time facing hitters since going on the injured list with a right shoulder strain

3:39 PM on Wednesday, July 8

Milwaukee Bucks general manager Jon Horst makes one thing perfectly clear about the challenge facing the franchise as it moves forward without Giannis Antetokounmpo

2:54 PM on Wednesday, July 8

Tim Hardaway Jr. now wears a Miami Heat jersey, following in his father's footsteps

2:36 PM on Wednesday, July 8

Chicago Blackhawks center Connor Bedard will miss the start of the season after he had surgery on his left shoulder

2:02 PM on Wednesday, July 8

Justin Bieber will bring his swag to the World Cup’s Super Bowl-style halftime show

2:01 PM on Wednesday, July 8

As Marta Kostyuk played her first Wimbledon quarterfinal on Centre Court, her compatriots back home in Ukraine were dealing with another deadly attack by Russia on Kyiv

12:01 PM on Wednesday, July 8

The Utah Mammoth have matched New Jersey's offer sheet to Barrett Hayton and signed the 26-year-old center to a $4.775 million contract for next season

11:58 AM on Wednesday, July 8

Boston’s Willson Contreras and Kansas City’s Jac Caglianone are the latest sluggers to commit to participating in the Home Run Derby on Monday in Philadelphia

11:52 AM on Wednesday, July 8

Lionel Messi, the World Cup's all-time leading goal scorer, is among 29 players chosen to represent Major League Soccer against the LIGA MX All-Stars on July 29

10:48 AM on Wednesday, July 8

The World Cup has narrowed to eight teams, with six from Europe

10:28 AM on Wednesday, July 8

Game balls for World Cup matches have become stars in their own right during the tournament

9:38 AM on Wednesday, July 8

Women’s pro baseball is back

9:28 AM on Wednesday, July 8

Britain’s Queen Camilla is making her customary visit to Wimbledon and was joined in the Royal Box by an actor who once portrayed her husband

8:34 AM on Wednesday, July 8

Al Riveron is stepping down as supervisor of football officials for the Atlantic Coast Conference, a role he has held since November 2022

7:38 AM on Wednesday, July 8

Zlatko Dalić is out as Croatia’s coach after a spell that included leading the team to two consecutive top-three finishes at World Cups

5:53 AM on Wednesday, July 8

The Kremlin has welcomed as an “important step” the International Olympic Committee’s decision to remove many of its restrictions on Russia, a big step closer to letting it field a full team when Los Angeles hosts the 2028 Games

4:21 AM on Wednesday, July 8

Health authorities in Gaza say an Israeli strike killed an organizer of public screenings of World Cup matches in the enclave

1:27 AM on Wednesday, July 8

Eight teams are left in the World Cup, and the quarterfinals feature the top four countries in FIFA’s pre-tournament men’s world rankings plus two others in the top 10

4:19 PM on Tuesday, July 7

For Mohamed Salah and Egypt, what could have been a glorious celebration turned ugly at the end

9:57 AM on Tuesday, July 7

Lionel Messi did it yet again at this year’s World Cup