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12:42 AM on Thursday, September 17

Baker Mayfield has become the leader and face of the franchise the Cleveland Browns hoped for when they drafted him No. 1 overall in 2018

12:36 AM on Thursday, September 17

Goals from Ally Sentnor, Ary Borges and Taylor Suarez led Angel City to a 3-1 win over the Seattle Reign on Wednesday night in Los Angeles

12:13 AM on Thursday, September 17

Freshman wide receiver Trent Mosley will miss No. 12 Southern California’s Big Ten opener at Rutgers on Saturday because of an undisclosed injury

11:40 PM on Wednesday, September 16

Palmeiras has advanced to the Copa Libertadores semifinals after a dramatic penalty shootout against Liga Universitaria de Quito

11:39 PM on Wednesday, September 16

Ethan Salas hit his first two major league homers and became the youngest catcher in history with a multi-homer game as the San Diego Padres beat the Colorado Rockies 9-3

11:30 PM on Wednesday, September 16

As Pete Crow-Armstrong came up with the bases loaded in the eighth inning, the Wrigley Field crowd chanted “M-V-Pete

11:15 PM on Wednesday, September 16

John Rave hit a two-run homer, Michael Massey added a solo shot and the Kansas City Royals beat Houston 5-2, dropping the Astros into a first-place tie with the Texas Rangers in the AL West

11:14 PM on Wednesday, September 16

Brandon Nimmo hit a tiebreaking double in the seventh inning before Ezequiel Duran added a two-run single, and the surging Texas Rangers beat the Boston Red Sox 7-3 to pull even with Houston atop the AL West

10:42 PM on Wednesday, September 16

San Diego Padres rookie Ethan Salas has become the youngest catcher in major league history with a multi-homer game

10:39 PM on Wednesday, September 16

Pete-Crow Armstrong hit his 43rd and 44th homers and broke the Chicago Cubs’ record for left-handers, and Shota Imanaga allowed a run in six innings in an 8-4 victory over the Atlanta Braves on Wednesday night

10:38 PM on Wednesday, September 16

Pete Alonso homered against the New York Mets again, a solo shot in the first inning that sent the Baltimore Orioles to a 7-1 victory and a three-game sweep at Citi Field

10:12 PM on Wednesday, September 16

Lionel Messi scored the 100th goal of his Inter Miami career and Casemiro added another as Miami defeated Cruz Azul 2-0 on Wednesday night to win the Campeones Cup

10:07 PM on Wednesday, September 16

Elly De La Cruz hit a two-run homer and the Cincinnati Reds at least temporarily prevented the Los Angeles Dodgers from clinching the NL West title with a 6-2 victory on Wednesday night

10:03 PM on Wednesday, September 16

Christian Yelich’s two-run double in the seventh inning sent the NL Central champion Milwaukee Brewers to a 5-4 victory over the Pittsburgh Pirates

9:57 PM on Wednesday, September 16

Zack Wheeler pitched seven scoreless innings, Alec Bohm went 2 for 2 with an RBI and three of Philadelphia’s season-high 13 walks, and the Phillies beat the Washington Nationals 3-0 on Wednesday night

9:29 PM on Wednesday, September 16

The Winnipeg Jets suspended goaltender Connor Hellebuyck on Wednesday night for failing to report to training camp

9:11 PM on Wednesday, September 16

Drew Doughty was named captain of the Los Angeles Kings on Wednesday, inheriting the leadership position left vacant by Anze Kopitar’s retirement

8:48 PM on Wednesday, September 16

Pete Alonso hit another home run against his former team Wednesday night — and received another ovation from New York Mets fans still smarting over his departure for the Baltimore Orioles last December

7:32 PM on Wednesday, September 16

The Baltimore Orioles have placed second baseman Jackson Holliday on the 10-day injured list with to left wrist inflammation

7:26 PM on Wednesday, September 16

Los Angeles Dodgers left-hander Blake Snell left his start Wednesday night against the Cincinnati Reds after an inning because of left groin tightness