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9:31 PM on Thursday, August 27

Georgia Amoore scored 16 of her career-high 25 points in the fourth quarter, Kiki Iriafen added 20 points and 12 rebounds for her 19th double-double of the season, and the Washington Mystics beat the Phoenix Mercury 80-73

9:02 PM on Thursday, August 27

George Lombard Jr. made history this month when he became the first New York Yankees shortstop to homer in his major league debut

8:56 PM on Thursday, August 27

Jerry Kaminski threw for 232 yards and three touchdowns and Matt Lawson ran for two touchdowns and North Dakota scored all its points in the first half and beat Long Island 42-21 in a season opener for both teams

8:33 PM on Thursday, August 27

Atlanta Braves manager Walt Weiss says veteran left-hander Chris Sale was “on a mission” against the Los Angeles Dodgers after learning before the game about the death of a friend

8:09 PM on Thursday, August 27

Ty’ray Davis threw for two touchdowns and ran for another and West Florida won its first Division I FCS contest upsetting Southern Illinois 34-31

8:09 PM on Thursday, August 27

Donovyn Omolo threw three touchdown passes in his first game with Central Arkansas, leading the Bears to a 36-24 victory over UT Martin in a Football Championship Subdivision season opener

8:07 PM on Thursday, August 27

Las Vegas rookie quarterback Fernando Mendoza saw what it was like Thursday night to face a strong NFL pass rush even against a San Francisco defense comprised of reserves

7:58 PM on Thursday, August 27

Chris Parson threw for 308 yards and a touchdown and Courtland Simmons ran for two touchdowns and Austin Peay beat Gardner-Webb 35-17 in a season opener for both teams

7:57 PM on Thursday, August 27

Cutter Stewart celebrated his return to Division I with 268 total yards and Houston Christian held off a fourth-quarter rally to defeat Southeastern Louisiana 34-28 in a season and Southland Conference opener

7:35 PM on Thursday, August 27

Jackson Chourio went 4 for 5 with two homers, four RBIs and four runs to help Jacob Misiorowski and the Milwaukee Brewers beat the New York Mets 8-2

7:25 PM on Thursday, August 27

Cecilia Zandalasini scored 14 of her 20 points in the first half, Gabby Williams added 16 points and the Golden State Valkyries beat the New York Liberty 79-60

7:20 PM on Thursday, August 27

Christian Walker had three hits, including a two-run homer off Gerrit Cole in the sixth inning, and Jeremy Peña added a solo shot to power the Houston Astros to a 5-1 victory over the New York Yankees

7:19 PM on Thursday, August 27

Ian Wheeler scored on a 2-yard run with 1:06 left, Steve Buechele completed an off-balance pass to Dante Pettis for a 2-point conversion and the Buffalo Bills beat the Pittsburgh Steelers 28-27 in the preseason finale for each team Thursday night

7:13 PM on Thursday, August 27

Jac Caglianone had a homer among his career-best five hits and finished with a career-high six RBIs, Noah Cameron pitched six strong innings and the Kansas City Royals beat the Toronto Blue Jays 13-2

7:01 PM on Thursday, August 27

Chris Sale struck out 11 in a five-hit shutout, Drake Baldwin launched a leadoff homer against Yoshinobu Yamamoto, and the Atlanta Braves edged the Los Angeles Dodgers 1-0 to complete a three-game sweep

6:36 PM on Thursday, August 27

Beau Brungard threw for three touchdowns and ran for two, leading Youngstown State to a 43-10 rout of Mercyhurst in a Football Championship Subdivision season opener

4:59 PM on Thursday, August 27

City officials have approved a $2.3 billion agreement for a new Tampa Bay Rays ballpark funded by public and private money

4:06 PM on Thursday, August 27

Five years after leaving the Houston Astros, longtime pitching coach Brent Strom is returning as a consultant to help the team's struggling staff

3:35 PM on Thursday, August 27

Aaron Judge is hoping to skip a minor league rehabilitation assignment before returning to the New York Yankees as he nears the three-month mark in his recovery from a stress fracture in his right rib

12:35 PM on Thursday, August 27

Major League Baseball has proposed limiting free-agent signings to several weeks in December and then from early February on