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Robert Shwartzman grabs Indy 500 pole in stunner
The buildup to the Indianapolis 500 took an unexpected twist Sunday when rookie Robert Shwartzman won the pole for the fabled race.,In five IndyCar Series races, Shwartzman has finished no better than 18th. Yet the 25-year-old is the first rookie to qualify on the Indy 500 pole since Teo Fabi in 198...
Lynx spoil Kelsey Plum's home debut with victory over Sparx
Napheesa Collier scored 23 points on 10-for-18 shooting, and the Minnesota Lynx pulled away for an 89-75 win over the host Los Angeles Sparks on Sunday evening.,Alanna Smith finished with 18 points on 7-of-10 shooting for Minnesota, which won its second straight road game to start the season. Courtn...
Travis d’Arnaud's tiebreaking HR gives Angels sweep of Dodgers
Travis d'Arnaud hit a go-ahead home run in the eighth inning and the visiting Los Angeles Angels finished off a three-game sweep with a 6-4 victory over the Los Angeles Dodgers on Sunday., ,Zach Neto and Taylor Ward each hit home runs in the first inning and left-hander Yusei Kikuchi gave up one run...
Jon Rahm rues his first Sunday slip-up at a major: 'A bit of nerves'
CHARLOTTE -- Jon Rahm started the final round of the PGA Championship five strokes behind Scottie Scheffler and finished it seven shots adrift of the champion on Sunday at Quail Hollow Club.,But the leaderboard hardly tells the full story, because it was Rahm who threatened to steal an unlikely vict...
Randy Arozarena, Bryan Woo excel as Mariners finish sweep of Padres
Randy Arozarena homered Sunday to start a three-run rally and Bryan Woo sailed through seven innings as the visiting Seattle Mariners completed a three-game sweep of the San Diego Padres with a 6-1 win.,Woo (5-1) gave up just five hits and a run with no walks and five strikeouts, throwing 67 of his ...
Ketel Marte's early homer holds up in D-Backs 1-0 win over Rockies
Ketel Marte homered in the first inning, Merrill Kelly pitched seven scoreless innings and the Arizona Diamondbacks deprived the Colorado Rockies of their first series win of the season with a 1-0 victory in Phoenix on Sunday.,Marte went deep as the second batter of the D-backs' first and Kelly (5-2...
Scottie Scheffler claims third major with 5-shot win at PGA Championship
CHARLOTTE -- Scottie Scheffler was not at the top of his game but survived a mid-round scare from Jon Rahm to win the PGA Championship by five strokes at Quail Hollow Club on Sunday.,It wasn't as easy as many expected, but 28-year-old Scheffler collected his third major title with an even-par 71 tha...
Savy King released from hospital, thankful for life-saving help
Angel City FC defender Savy King was released from a Los Angeles hospital on Saturday and was resting at home with her family Sunday as she continues her recovery from heart surgery last Tuesday.,King collapsed on the field during a match against the Utah Royals on May 9. Doctors at Cedars-Sinai Med...
Giants rally to edge Athletics, 3-2
Heliot Ramos homered and later drove in the tie-breaking run with a single in the eighth to lift the San Francisco Giants to a 3-2 win against the visiting Athletics on Sunday afternoon and complete a sweep of the three-game series.,Tyler Ferguson (0-2) started the eighth with the Athletics leading ...
Carson Hocevar wins All-Star Open as three advance to main event
Carson Hocevar beat John Hunter Nemechek in the 100-lap NASCAR Cup Series All-Star Open to advance to the main event on Sunday night at North Wilkesboro Speedway in North Carolina.,By advancing out of the preliminary race, Hocevar and Nemechek were able to race in their first $1 million, winner-take...
Thunder run away from Nuggets in Game 7, reach Western finals
Shai Gilgeous-Alexander scored 35 points to lead the Oklahoma City Thunder to a 125-93 home win over the Denver Nuggets in Game 7 of their Western Conference second-round series Sunday.,The Thunder advanced to the Western Conference Finals for the first time since 2016. Oklahoma City opens the confe...
Dodgers release Chris Taylor, activate Tommy Edman from IR
The Los Angeles Dodgers released longtime contributor Chris Taylor on Sunday and activated infielder/outfielder Tommy Edman from the 10-day injured list.,The Dodgers also placed right-handed reliever Kirby Yates (right hamstring strain) on the 15-day injured list and promoted righty Lou Trivino from...
Defenders edge Renegades to stay alive in XFL Conference race
Jordan Ta'amu passed for 240 yards and two touchdowns and Deon Jackson rumbled for 89 yards and a touchdown on the ground as the DC Defenders defeated the Arlington Renegades 33-30 on Sunday in Washington.,The win helped DC (6-2, 4-1) keep pace in the XFL Conference race with the St. Louis Battlehaw...
Wings, Storm both hope to move on from ragged opening games
The Dallas Wings and Seattle Storm look to rebound from blowout losses when they square off on Monday in a Western Conference clash in Arlington, Texas.,The teams are trying to adapt to new rosters, with that unfamiliarity leading to the one-sided setbacks in their respective season openers.,The Win...
Cubs finish off White Sox for 8th straight win in rivalry series
Seiya Suzuki drove in two runs, Colin Rea pitched 5 1/3 innings and the Chicago Cubs completed a three-game sweep of the visiting Chicago White Sox with a 6-2 win on Sunday afternoon.,Rea allowed one run on four hits with two walks and three strikeouts. After Drew Pomeranz (1-0) got two outs in the ...
PGA Championship increases purse to $19M
The PGA of America announced Saturday that the purse for the PGA Championship has been raised to a record $19 million.,Last year's purse stood at $18.5 million, with champion Xander Schauffele taking home $3.33 million for the winner's share.,Whoever wins Sunday at Quail Hollow Club in Charlotte wil...
WNBA vows to investigate hateful comments at Sky-Fever opener
The WNBA is investigating allegations of hateful, racial comments made by a fan at the combative season opener between the Chicago Sky and Indiana Fever on Saturday in Indianapolis.,"The WNBA strongly condemns racism, hate, and discrimination in all forms -- they have no place in our league or in so...
Freddy Peralta, Brewers end Twins' 13-game winning streak
Freddy Peralta allowed one run over five solid innings as the Milwaukee Brewers avoided a sweep with a 5-2 victory over visiting Minnesota on Sunday, snapping the Twins 13-game winning streak., ,Peralta (5-3) needed 90 pitches to navigate those innings, allowing one run. a solo homer, on three hits....
Royals avoid sweep with 2-1 win over red-hot Cardinals
Maikel Garcia delivered a tiebreaking RBI single in the seventh inning, while Michael Wacha and four Kansas City relievers helped strand 13 St. Louis runners as the Royals avoided being swept by the visiting Cardinals with Sunday's 2-1 victory.,Kansas City left seven men on against St. Louis starter...
Will Benson homers twice as Reds sweep Guardians
Will Benson remained red-hot Sunday afternoon, when he homered twice to lead the host Cincinnati Reds to a 3-1 win over the Cleveland Guardians and a sweep of the three-game interleague series.,The Reds have won four straight overall following a 2-9 stretch and are back to .500 on the season (24-24)...