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7:52 PM on Friday, July 3

Nick Fortes homered and hit a run-scoring double, Junior Caminero added a solo shot, and the Tampa Bay Rays beat the Houston Astros 3-1 to extend the longest active win streak in the majors to nine games

7:10 PM on Friday, July 3

Samuel Basallo hit a two-run homer and Trevor Rogers pitched out of trouble for five innings as the Baltimore Orioles beat the Cincinnati Reds 3-0

7:05 PM on Friday, July 3

Matt Olson hit two home runs, Michael Harris II added a two-run shot, and Ozzie Albies also homered as the Atlanta Braves cranked up their power game to beat the New York Mets 5-3

6:49 PM on Friday, July 3

Luis García Jr. and Daylen Lile each homered twice, and José Tena also went deep for Washington as the Nationals beat the Pittsburgh Pirates 9-5

6:30 PM on Friday, July 3

Breanna Stewart scored 36 points and the New York Liberty beat Minnesota 99-86, spoiling Lynx coach Cheryl Reeve’s first attempt to become the WNBA’s career wins leader

6:27 PM on Friday, July 3

San Diego Padres starting pitcher Randy Vásquez is on the 15-day injured list with a bruised right ankle

6:17 PM on Friday, July 3

Mike Trout believes he can return from a hamstring injury for the Los Angeles Angels next week, giving him enough time to be ready for the All-Star Game in Philadelphia this month

5:58 PM on Friday, July 3

The international governing body for chess has suspended former world champion Vladimir Kramnik for at least a year

5:55 PM on Friday, July 3

Vozinha's dream was for his mother to see him play at the World Cup, and he achieved that and more

5:24 PM on Friday, July 3

Egypt coach Hossam Hassan says he considers the matter resolved after he and team director Ibrahim Hassan had a physical confrontation with a police officer at the team’s hotel in Dallas

5:11 PM on Friday, July 3

George McNeill’s goal was to make the cut in his first U.S. Senior Open

5:02 PM on Friday, July 3

Australia went with both experience and youth in a penalty shootout at the World Cup

5:01 PM on Friday, July 3

Lionel Messi and Argentina beat Cape Verde 3-2 on Friday and advanced to the World Cup Round of 16 in a thrilling match in which the tiny island nation challenged the reigning champion until the final minutes of extra time

4:59 PM on Friday, July 3

Tennis star Coco Gauff knows baseball pretty well and watches her younger brother’s games when she can

4:57 PM on Friday, July 3

When it comes to 1.5-mile tracks, Kyle Larson is always confident

4:30 PM on Friday, July 3

Nathan Church and Masyn Winn hit three-run homers and the St. Louis Cardinals had 17 hits overall to beat the Chicago Cubs 17-1

1:29 PM on Friday, July 3

The St. Louis Cardinals reinstated right-hander Ryne Stanek from the paternity list ahead of Friday’s game against the Chicago Cubs and optioned righty Gordon Graceffo to Triple-A Memphis

12:58 PM on Friday, July 3

The World Cup match between Mexico and England on Sunday will remain at the original scheduled time despite concerns about a potential afternoon thunderstorm

12:42 PM on Friday, July 3

The Chicago Cubs selected left-hander Drew Pomeranz from Triple-A Iowa before Friday's game against the St. Louis Cardinals and optioned lefty Jordan Wicks to the farm club

7:12 AM on Friday, July 3

Opener Lahiru Udara has compiled a maiden century in a 215-run partnership with Kamindu Mendis which has lifted Sri Lanka from 25-2 to 338-5 against West Indies at stumps on the first day of the second test in Antigua