Washington Nationals (53-79, fifth in the NL East) vs. New York Yankees (72-60, third in the AL East) ...

Chicago visits the Phoenix Mercury after Ariel Atkins scored 30 points in the Sky's 79-74 loss to the Las Vegas Aces. Thursday's game is the fourth meeting of the season ...

The Chicago White Sox and Kansas City Royals play on Wednesday with the winner claiming the three-game series.

Detroit Tigers (78-56, first in the AL Central) vs. Athletics (62-72, fifth in the AL West) West Sacramento, California; Wednesday, 10:05 p.m. EDT ...

Boston Red Sox (73-60, second in the AL East) vs. Baltimore Orioles (60-72, fifth in the AL East) ...

Mitch Brown played for the West Coast Eagles for a decade and has become the first male player in the Australian Football ...

Cincinnati Reds (68-65, third in the NL Central) vs. Los Angeles Dodgers (76-57, first in the NL West) ...

Clayton Kershaw pitched five innings of one-run ball, leading the Los Angeles Dodgers to a 6-3 victory over the Cincinnati ...

Justin Verlander finally won at home for the first time since joining the Giants. He was backed by Matt Chapman’s ...

Patrick Corbin gave up three hits over eight shutout innings, Corey Seager became the first Ranger to reach 20 home runs this ...

Everything came up roses for Naomi Osaka in her U.S. Open first-round match. The two-time champion entered the court Tuesday ...

Chicago White Sox center fielder Luis Robert Jr. left Tuesday’s game against Kansas City with soreness in his left hamstring.