Sports News

4:32 PM on Saturday, July 18

Salvador Perez and Lane Thomas homered to help the Kansas City Royals beat the San Diego Padres 6-1

4:22 PM on Saturday, July 18

The Chicago Cubs acquired right-hander Aaron Civale and cash considerations from the Athletics for minor league righty Aiden Moffett following their 6-2 win over Minnesota

4:20 PM on Saturday, July 18

Kyle Schwarber hit his major league-leading 33rd home run, fellow All-Star Jesús Luzardo allowed two hits in five strong innings and the Philadelphia Phillies defeated the New York Mets 6-1

4:16 PM on Saturday, July 18

Brandon Nimmo’s two-run single in the sixth inning gave Texas the lead as the Rangers rallied from an early deficit to beat the Atlanta Braves 7-6 in a matchup of first-place teams

4:16 PM on Saturday, July 18

Toronto Tempo coach Sandy Brondello has been suspended for one game by the WNBA for an inappropriate comment she used during a game against the Atlanta Dream on Friday

4:16 PM on Saturday, July 18

Todd Clements held onto the lead Saturday in the windy Corales Puntacana Championship in a bid for a wire-to-wire victory, with Ben James two strokes back in his fifth professional start

4:02 PM on Saturday, July 18

Nolan Arenado had a two-run double as he closes on 2,000 career hits, Brandon Pfaadt had another good day on the mound since returning from the minors and the Arizona Diamondbacks beat the St. Louis Cardinals 5-3

3:53 PM on Saturday, July 18

Aaron Judge will need another scan before increasing activity as his fractured rib heals

3:33 PM on Saturday, July 18

Ryan Blaney is on a tear with eight straight top 10 finishes, including a win last week at Atlanta

3:30 PM on Saturday, July 18

Jared Jones became the third Pirates pitcher over the past 70 seasons to retire at least 30 straight batters, a streak that began July 2 and ended during a 7-1 victory over the Cleveland Guardians in the first game of a doubleheader

3:15 PM on Saturday, July 18

England has showed steel in an emotionally charged atmosphere, holding on while twice reduced to 13 men to beat Argentina 31-24 and take a bonus point from one of the longest and most bizarre matches in its history

3:12 PM on Saturday, July 18

Shane Bieber and three relievers combined on a four-hitter, Vladimir Guerrero Jr. reached base three times and the Toronto Blue Jays beat the White Sox 1-0 to snap Chicago’s four-game winning streak

2:48 PM on Saturday, July 18

TJ Rumfield had a two-run homer during a four-hit afternoon and Tomoyuki Sugano threw efficiently into the seventh in his return from the injured list as the Colorado Rockies beat the Cincinnati Reds 10-3 on Saturday

2:33 PM on Saturday, July 18

Scottie Scheffler has made one bogey over his last 37 holes and that should have him contending for another British Open title

2:23 PM on Saturday, July 18

Nico Hoerner had four hits to tie a career high, Matthew Boyd gave up three hits and one run in six sharp innings to win his fourth straight start, and the Chicago Cubs beat the Minnesota Twins 6-2

2:08 PM on Saturday, July 18

Chicago Blackhawks star Connor Bedard has agreed to a $75 million, five-year contract, completing a major offseason goal for the team

2:06 PM on Saturday, July 18

Right-hander Kyle Bradish and the Baltimore Orioles have agreed to a $90 million, five-year contract for 2027-31

12:49 PM on Saturday, July 18

Sam Burns has a great chance to win a major he never planned on playing

12:20 PM on Saturday, July 18

The ball from current Cubs first baseman Michael Busch’s first inning solo homer against Minnesota was recovered in Wrigley Field’s right-field bleachers by former Chicago first baseman Anthony Rizzo

11:16 AM on Saturday, July 18

Tomoyuki Sugano needed 77 pitches to get through his first outing since coming off the injured list — and two jersey tops