Sports News

10:20 PM on Sunday, August 17

New York Mets catcher Francisco Alvarez needs an MRI on his right thumb after jamming it during a head-first slide into second base

9:54 PM on Sunday, August 17

Mark Vientos hits a three-run homer, leading the New York Mets to a 7-3 victory over the Seattle Mariners in the Little League Classic on Sunday night

9:33 PM on Sunday, August 17

Rhyne Howard had 14 points, six assists and five rebounds, Brionna Jones added 13 points and nine rebounds, and the Atlanta Dream ran away from the Golden State Valkyries in the third quarter for 79-63 win

8:59 PM on Sunday, August 17

Two people familiar with negotiations say two-time Super Bowl champion defensive tackle Khalen Saunders is being traded from New Orleans to Jacksonville for center Luke Fortner

8:36 PM on Sunday, August 17

Joey Aguilar is set start at quarterback for No. 24 Tennessee in the Volunteers’ season opener against Syracuse

8:31 PM on Sunday, August 17

Georgia teenager Mason Howell has won the U.S. Amateur final at The Olympic Club

8:16 PM on Sunday, August 17

Marcus Ingvartsen scored late in the second half and then notched an assist on Anders Dreyer’s winner three minutes later to rally Western Conference-leading expansion side San Diego FC to a 2-1 victory over the San Jose Earthquakes

7:58 PM on Sunday, August 17

Michelle Alozie scored in stoppage time to give the Houston Dash a 2-1 win against Gotham FC in the National Women’s Soccer League

7:57 PM on Sunday, August 17

Los Angeles Dodgers reliever Alex Vesia gives up a tying run to the San Diego Padres in the eighth inning

7:44 PM on Sunday, August 17

Alonso Martínez scored late in the second half to rally New York City FC to a 2-1 victory over Nashville SC

7:25 PM on Sunday, August 17

Alyssa Thomas had 19 points, 11 assists and 10 rebounds for her 16th career triple-double in the regular season, and the Phoenix Mercury beat the Seattle Storm 85-82 on Sunday

7:23 PM on Sunday, August 17

Jo Adell hit a three-run homer in the first inning and kicked off a six-run tenth with an RBI single as the Los Angeles Angels beat the Athletics to avoid a three-game sweep

6:56 PM on Sunday, August 17

San Francisco Giants center fielder Jung Hoo Lee may have made the catch of the year

6:53 PM on Sunday, August 17

Keegan Bradley has six of his 12 players for the Ryder Cup

6:30 PM on Sunday, August 17

Carlos Mendoza, the Mets manager, was excited to see a Little League World Series team from his Venezuelan hometown

6:23 PM on Sunday, August 17

Richard Green of Australia won the Rogers Charity Classic on Sunday for his first PGA Tour Champions title, birdieing the par-5 18th hole for a 5-under 65 and a one-stroke victory

6:08 PM on Sunday, August 17

Akie Iwai joined twin sister Chisato as a rookie LPGA Tour winner Sunday at Columbia Edgewater, closing with a 6-under 66 for a four-stroke victory in The Standard Portland Classic

5:24 PM on Sunday, August 17

Scottie Scheffler's latest victory came with flair

4:04 PM on Sunday, August 17

Jon Rahm successfully defended his LIV Golf season points title Sunday without winning an event all year, closing with an 11-under 60 before losing a playoff to Sebastian Munoz on the first extra hole in the Indianapolis event

3:50 PM on Sunday, August 17

Atletico Madrid debuted six of its new signings but couldn’t avoid relinquishing a late lead and losing its opening Spanish league match for the first time under coach Diego Simeone