Joshua Báez became the first player to hit three home runs in his first three at-bats in the major leagues, leading the St. Louis Cardinals to an 8-4 victory over the Chicago Cubs on Saturday

St. Louis Cardinals prospect Joshua Báez made sure his major league debut somehow exceeded the wild expectations that preceded it.

Joshua Báez went 3-for-4 with three homers and five RBI to power the Cardinals to an 8-4 win over the Cubs on Saturday.

St. Louis Cardinals rookie outfielder Joshua Báez made Major League Baseball history by hitting a home run in each of his first three plate appearances.

Islam Makhachev (28-1), a protege of Khabib Nurmagomedov, and one of a small group of two-division champs in UFC history, fights next. The Russian will defend his welterweight belt against Ian Machado Garry.

Makhachev defeated Jack Della Maddalena to claim the 170-pound title in November and has not lost a bout since his second UFC fight in October 2015. He would set a record for the longest UFC winning streak with a win Saturday.

The first UFC numbered event in over a month takes place Saturday, Aug. 15, when the UFC heads into Xfinity Mobile Arena in Philadelphia for UFC 330: Makhachev vs Machado Garry. The UFC card is headlined by a welterweight title bout between Islam Makhachev and Ian Machado Garry.

Ian Machado Garry says fans will be chanting his name when he beats welterweight champion Islam Makhachev at UFC 330 after they relentlessly boo him at a news conference in Philadelphia.

It wasn't a particularly entertaining ordeal, but the Minnesota Vikings came away from their first preseason game with several positives. On a sunny day at MetLife Stadium, the Vikings set the tone early in a 13-10 win,

NFL preseason Week 1 kicks off Saturday when the New York Giants host the Minnesota Vikings today. Start time, how to watch, streaming and NFL TV schedule.

Preseason Highlights: Patriots at Vikings (8/16)

Complete team stats and game leaders for the Minnesota Vikings vs. New York Giants NFL game from August 15, 2026 on ESPN.

The NASCAR Cup Series continues the 2026 season with the Cook Out 400 at Richmond. Follow our NASCAR race updates here.

Who is on the pole for the NASCAR race tomorrow? The Cook Out 400 is on Saturday night at Richmond […] The NASCAR Cup Series continues the Richmond race weekend with qualifying for the Cook Out 400. Follow here as the Cup Series sets the Richmond lineup.

Richmond Raceway is the host of the antepenultimate race on the 2026 NASCAR Cup Series regular season schedule.

Let’s first get into the Cook Out 400 starting lineup at Richmond, including lap times from the Cup Series qualifying results today. You can find the NASCAR starting grid for the Cup Series further below.

Australian Lani Pallister led for most of the race and held off Katie Ledecky to win the 400m freestyle final at the Pan Pacific Championships.

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Lani Pallister became the first swimmer to beat Katie Ledecky in a major international meet in the 800m freestyle.

Lani Pallister of Australia stunned Katie Ledecky with her first international loss in the 800-meter freestyle at the Pan Pacific Championships on Saturday night. Pallister was under world-record pace for much of the race and touched in 8 minutes,

Jeff McNeil was 4 for 5 with three RBIs including the go-ahead home run as the Athletics snapped a three-game slide with an 8-3 win over the Texas Rangers

Wyatt Langford hit a go-ahead two-run homer as part of a 3-for-4 outing to lead the Texas Rangers to a 5-3 victory over the Athletics on Saturday night at West Sacramento, Calif.

West Sacramento, California; Saturday, 9:40 p.m. EDT PITCHING PROBABLES: Rangers: MacKenzie Gore (6-9, 4.43 ERA, 1.24 WHIP, 149 strikeouts); Athletics: J.T. Ginn (8-6, 3.41 ERA, 1.21 WHIP, 107 strikeouts) LINE: Rangers -138,

Jeff McNeil went 4-for-5 with a homer, two doubles and three RBI in leading the A's to an 8-3 win over the Rangers on Friday.