Daily Sports TL;DR 2026

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Aug. 2 headlines

• Dodgers land Tarik Skubal in blockbuster deal before deadline
• Mercury acquire 5-time All-Star Kelsey Plum from Sparks
• White Sox bolster rotation, add Luis Castillo from Mariners
• Ceddanne Rafaela homers twice, Red Sox extend win streak to 4
• Crow-Armstrong’s triple breaks tie in 7th, Cubs down Yankees
• Cristopher Sánchez strikes out 11, Phillies shut out Orioles

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Aug. 3 headlines

• Red Sox sweep Dodgers in LA, extend win streak to 5
• Freddy Peralta goes to Rays, Kevin Gausman to Cubs
• Yankees get Luis García Jr. from Nationals in 5-player deal
• Clowney back to Texans, where he began NFL career in 2014
• Miles leads Lynx past Fever, Clark for 10th straight win

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Aug. 4 headlines

• Phillies hit go-ahead grand slam in 7th to beat Nationals
• Cardinals rout Yankees despite each team hitting 5 HR
• Cubs hand Dodgers 4th straight loss
• Jackie Young’s triple-double leads Aces over Dream
• Copper drops 31 in Mercury’s win, Plum scores 20 in debut

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Aug. 5 headlines

• Cubs spoil Tarik Skubal’s Dodgers debut with 5-1 win
• Yankees’ George Lombard Jr. homers in MLB debut
• Brewers 1st to 70 wins after home victory over Pirates
• Phillies blank Nationals for 3rd shutout in last 4 games

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Aug. 6 headlines

• Crow-Armstrong, Ohtani both hit 2 HR; Cubs down Dodgers
• Braves, Red Sox both extend win streaks to 7 games
• Kyle Harrison allows 1 hit; Brewers beat Paul Skenes, Pirates
• Mystics overcome 20-point deficit, defeat Wings

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Aug. 7 headlines

• Report: Kawhi had undisclosed sponsorship deal with Daktronics
• Chelsea Gray’s heroic 3-pointers lift Aces over Fever in OT
• Red Sox run win streak to 8 with 13-inning win vs White Sox
• Acuña Jr. homers twice as Braves win 8th straight
• Cardinals QB Carson Beck looks sharp in preseason debut
• Lions make Jahmyr Gibbs highest-paid RB with 3-yr/$67.5M deal

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Aug. 8 headlines

• Payton Rolle totals 14 strikeouts, Red Sox run win streak to 9
• Yankees score 2 to tie game in 9th, walk-off Braves in 10th
• D-backs hand Dodgers 7th straight loss with walk-off 2-R HR
• Cubs’ Kevin Gausman earns win in team debut
• Valkyries continue dominance vs Wings with 18-point win

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Aug. 9 headlines

• Red Sox fall to Athletics, see win streak end at 9
• Dodgers down Diamondbacks in extras to snap 7-game skid
• Yankees, Cole beat Braves, Sale in matchup of Cy Young winners
• Commanders OT Tunsil (triceps) out significant portion of year
• Kelsey Mitchell scores 27, Caitlin Clark 26 in win for Fever

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Aug. 10 headlines

• Kayla McBride drains WNBA-record 10 3s as Lynx beat Wings
• Eduardo Rodriguez pitches Diamondbacks past Dodgers
• Braves avoid sweep with extra-inning win over Yankees
• Kyle Schwarber homers twice; Phillies walk off Jays in 12
• Misiorowski reaches 200 K; Brewers get walk-off win vs Twins
• Hall of Fame NBA coach Don Nelson dies at 86

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Aug. 11 headlines

• Tarik Skubal allows 3 runs, Dodgers defeat Royals
• Junior Caminero homers, Rays rally to beat Athletics
• Astros win in 10 at Giants, Rangers win in 10 at Angels
• Dream’s three 20-pt scorers lead way in 107-95 win vs Tempo

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Aug. 12 headlines

• Red Sox lose 4th straight following 27-3 stretch
• Max Muncy’s walk-off hit pushes Dodgers past the Royals
• Junior Caminero’s 35th HR is 1 of 6 for Rays in 8th straight win
• Kelsey Mitchell, Caitlin Clark lead Fever over Liberty
• A’ja Wilson, Aces snap Mystics’ 7-game win streak

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Aug. 13 headlines

• Alex Bregman hits 3 HR in Cubs’ win at Nats
• Betts, Ohtani go deep as Dodgers sweep Royals
• Trent Grisham swats 2 HR, Yankees take down Mariners
• Rays beat A’s to wrap up road trip at 9-0
• Red Sox lose 5th in a row following 27-3 stretch
• Lynx nearly squander 29-point lead, fend off Fire

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Aug. 14 headlines

• Fernando Mendoza throws TD pass in pro debut, but Raiders lose
• Kyle Schwarber hits 2 HR, Phillies win Field of Dreams Game
• Brewers rally in 9th to take series opener at Dodgers
• Aces top Mystics, clinch playoff spot for 8th straight season

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Aug. 15 headlines

• Caitlin Clark, Fever rally to defeat Paige Bueckers, Wings
• Christian Walker's walk-off blast vaults Astros past Mariners
• Vlad Jr. injured on wild play in Blue Jays' win over Yankees
• Gunnar Henderson goes 4-4, O's snap Rays' 9-game win streak

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Aug. 16 headlines

• Cardinals’ Joshua Báez becomes first to hit 3 HR in MLB debut
• Misiorowski, Brewers take down Dodgers in LA
• Olivia Miles drops 23 points as Lynx top Aces in Las Vegas
• Parker, Stoudemire among Basketball Hall of Fame inductees