Sports News

7:45 PM on Sunday, August 23

The San Francisco 49ers added depth at linebacker by acquiring Deion Jones in a trade with the New Orleans for running back Zamir White, a person familiar with the trade told The Associated Press

7:26 PM on Sunday, August 23

Michael Harris II hit his 21st home run of the season, Mauricio Dubón had an RBI double and Tyler Mahle worked five strong innings as the Braves defeated the Brewers 4-2 in the Little League Classic

7:03 PM on Sunday, August 23

Klay Thompson has signed with the Miami Heat, finalizing a two-year deal worth about $11.5 million

6:48 PM on Sunday, August 23

Diminutive Japanese star Miyu Yamashita matched the LPGA Tour’s 72-hole scoring record Sunday in a wire-to-wire, nine-stroke victory in the CPKC Women’s Open at Royal Mayfair

6:45 PM on Sunday, August 23

Shakira Austin had a career-high 31 points and 10 rebounds and Georgia Amoore hit two free throws with 4.2 seconds left to help the Washington Mystics rally from a 14-point deficit and beat the Portland Fire 105-100 on Sunday night

6:25 PM on Sunday, August 23

A’ja Wilson had 27 points, seven rebounds and seven assists, Jackie Young scored 21 points, and the Las Vegas Aces beat the Toronto Tempo 88-78

6:15 PM on Sunday, August 23

Tomás Jacob and Fafà Picault both scored goals with an assist from Miguel Almirón and Atlanta United beat Sporting Kansas City 2-1 for its first three-match MLS win streak in five years

6:02 PM on Sunday, August 23

Joe Sakic took a break from his front-office role with the Colorado Avalanche to play in an alumni game with former teammates Sunday night

5:39 PM on Sunday, August 23

Jon Rahm finished the LIV Golf season Sunday in style — claiming his third straight season points title and his second team crown in a row at the revised season finale in suburban Indianapolis

5:15 PM on Sunday, August 23

UEFA President Aleksander Ceferin says he won’t run against FIFA President Gianni Infantino but warned the beleaguered head of world soccer that he must either quit or face a leadership challenge

5:15 PM on Sunday, August 23

Mark Mitchell is transferring to Kentucky for a disputed fifth season of basketball after starting 133 games at Missouri and Duke over the last four years

4:40 PM on Sunday, August 23

President Donald Trump plans to visit Ireland next month

4:39 PM on Sunday, August 23

Steven Alker won the Rogers Charity Classic on Sunday for his second victory of the year and 12th overall on the PGA Tour Champions, beating Y

4:37 PM on Sunday, August 23

Ian Happ and Pedro Ramírez each hit grand slams and had five RBIs, Pete Crow-Armstrong also homered and the Chicago Cubs blew out the Seattle Mariners 19-2 on Sunday to avoid a three-game sweep

4:35 PM on Sunday, August 23

All Philadelphia slugger Kyle Schwarber could do was smile as he surveyed the situation while heading to the plate Sunday in the bottom of the ninth inning of a tied game with the St. Louis Cardinals

3:42 PM on Sunday, August 23

Ryan Blaney overcame a major fumble by his pit crew and charged from 17th to first for his second consecutive NASCAR Cup Series win at New Hampshire Motor Speedway

3:27 PM on Sunday, August 23

Wyndham Clark had reason to feel this was similar to the U.S. Open

3:22 PM on Sunday, August 23

Coco Gauff defeated fellow American Jessica Pegula, 6-2, 6-4, to capture her second women’s Cincinnati Open title on Sunday, and Arthur Fils of France defeated American Frances Tiafoe 6-3, 1-6, 6-0 in the men’s final for his first Masters 1000 title

1:43 PM on Sunday, August 23

The Arizona Diamondbacks placed right-hander Michael Soroka on the 15-day injured list because of right shoulder inflammation, further depleting their pitching staff as they try to stay in the National League playoff race

11:17 AM on Sunday, August 23

San Francisco 49ers star tight end George Kittle was taken off the physically unable to perform list, providing hope that he might be able to return from a ruptured right Achilles tendon before the season opener