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8:38 PM on Monday, August 17

Shohei Ohtani homered twice to help spark a slumping Dodgers offense, Blake Snell struck out five over six innings and Los Angeles beat the Colorado Rockies 11-5

8:34 PM on Monday, August 17

FIFA's chief operating officer, Kevin Lamour, has reportedly left his role weeks after accusing president Gianni Infantino of deceiving staff with a World Cup sell-off plan

8:30 PM on Monday, August 17

Serena and Venus Williams played their first doubles match together since the 2022 U.S. Open and lost a thriller to Marta Kostyuk and Peyton Stearns at the Cincinnati Open

8:21 PM on Monday, August 17

Josh Bell’s two-run double started the scoring in a four-run first inning, and the Minnesota Twins held on to beat the Atlanta Braves 4-2

8:05 PM on Monday, August 17

Kevin McGonigle hit a two-run homer, and the Detroit Tigers held off the Pittsburgh Pirates 8-5 on Monday night and moved into a three-way tie for the final AL wild-card spot

7:45 PM on Monday, August 17

Bobby Witt Jr. had a two-run homer, an RBI double and scored four times, leading the Kansas City Royals to a 9-5 victory over the Athletics on Monday night

7:39 PM on Monday, August 17

Willson Contreras and Mickey Gasper homered, all nine Boston starters drove in at least one, and the Red Sox dismantled the Arizona Diamondbacks 11-1

7:18 PM on Monday, August 17

Cristopher Sánchez struck out six over six solid innings and became baseball’s first 16-game winner as the Philadelphia Phillies beat the Miami Marlins 6-5

7:04 PM on Monday, August 17

Elly De La Cruz delivered his first career walk-off hit in the 10th inning after Dane Myers hit a tying pinch-hit homer in the ninth, and the Cincinnati Reds rallied past the St. Louis Cardinals 6-5 on Monday night to split a doubleheader

6:41 PM on Monday, August 17

Pinch-hitter Jonny DeLuca put the Rays in front with a two-run single in the seventh inning, and AL-best Tampa Bay rallied for a 7-6 win over the Baltimore Orioles to avoid a four-game sweep

6:14 PM on Monday, August 17

Von Miller can help the Dallas Cowboys on the field and their inexperienced group of edge rushers in the locker room

6:13 PM on Monday, August 17

Running on New York Mets right fielder Carson Benge is quickly becoming a bad idea

5:38 PM on Monday, August 17

At least three fans were asked by WNBA security personnel to cover shirts that had messages about transgender women participating in women’s sports during Sunday’s game at Atlanta between the Dream and the Indiana Fever

4:54 PM on Monday, August 17

The Arizona Diamondbacks have placed All-Star second baseman Ketel Marte on the restricted list after he went AWOL for the second straight season

4:30 PM on Monday, August 17

The Chicago Bears have signed veteran defensive end Marcus Davenport and defensive back Deantre Prince

4:08 PM on Monday, August 17

The Cubs will be without shortstop Dansby Swanson for as much as a month

3:35 PM on Monday, August 17

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2:24 PM on Monday, August 17

The Colorado Rockies designated starter Michael Lorenzen for assignment Monday in a season in which the right-hander has gone 3-11 with a 7.08 ERA

1:46 PM on Monday, August 17

Los Angeles Lakers governor Jeanie Buss is legally contesting her siblings’ plan to sell the family’s remaining 17.8% minority ownership stake in the team to Josh Kushner and Bob Iger, according to a letter obtained by The Associated Press

11:26 AM on Monday, August 17

Major League Baseball’s team owners unanimously have approved the sale of the San Diego Padres to an investor group led by private equity billionaire José E