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Jon Rahm seeking first LIV crown at home in Spain
Jon Rahm returns to his native Spain this week to chase his elusive first individual title since joining LIV Golf last December.,The 29-year-old captain of Legion XIII addressed his drought and recent struggles -- including a missed cut at the Masters and an injury withdrawal from the U.S. Open -- o...
Team USA's Kawhi Leonard withdraws from Olympics
Team USA forward Kawhi Leonard will not compete in the Paris Olympics, USA Basketball announced Wednesday.,The Los Angeles Clippers star withdrew in order to spend the summer preparing for the 2024-25 NBA season.,"Kawhi has been ramping up for the Olympics over the past several weeks and had a few s...
Bubba Wallace fined $50K for hitting Alex Bowman after race
Bubba Wallace was fined $50,000 by NASCAR on Wednesday for an on-track infraction following Sunday's NASCAR Cup Series race at the Chicago Street Course.,He was fined for driving Alex Bowman into the wall during the cool-down lap. The post-race issue came on the heels of a Lap 25 incident in which B...
Elena Rybakina, Barbora Krejcikova reach Wimbledon semis
No. 4 seed Elena Rybakina of Kazakhstan cruised into the Wimbledon semifinals with a 6-3, 6-2 victory over No. 21 Elina Svitolina of Ukraine on Wednesday.,Rybakina, the 2022 Wimbledon champion, recorded 28 winners and converted four of six break opportunities in the breezy 61-minute win at the All E...
Rory McIlroy addresses U.S. Open meltdown, caddie criticism
Rory McIlroy shed light on a dark day Wednesday, more than three weeks removed from his collapse at the U.S. Open.,McIlroy bogeyed three of his final four holes, letting Bryson DeChambeau win with a par save at the 72nd hole at Pinehurst No. 2. The Northern Irishman missed two par putts from inside ...
Novak Djokovic in Wimbledon semis after Alex de Minaur WDs
Novak Djokovic advanced into his record-tying 13th semifinal Wimbledon after Alex de Minaur of Australia withdrew due to a hip injury on Wednesday.,Scheduled to face Djokovic on the quarterfinals, de Minaur admitted that he injured his hip in the closing stages of his 6-2, 6-4, 4-6, 6-3 win over Art...
Braves bid to remain unbeaten vs. Diamondbacks
Adam Duvall hit another long homer against the Arizona Diamondbacks and instantly recalled it was nowhere near as impressive as his 2021 blast in Phoenix.,Duvall and the Atlanta Braves will look to power their way past the Diamondbacks on Wednesday night for the third straight time in a four-game se...
Homer-happy Pirates look to flex muscles vs. Brewers
The Milwaukee Brewers will turn to rookie right-hander Tobias Myers in a bid to keep the ball in the ballpark when they host the Pittsburgh Pirates on Wednesday night. ,That task might be easier said than done. ,Myers (5-3, 3.52 ERA), who has allowed 10 homers in 64 innings this season, will be oppo...
Potential All-Star matchup on tap as Giants host Jays
Potential All-Star Game combatants will have a rare face-to-face when Logan Webb and the San Francisco Giants go for a second consecutive win over Vladimir Guerrero Jr. and the visiting Toronto Blue Jays on Wednesday night.,The Giants got a great start from Blake Snell, who returned from a five-week...
Angels, Rangers close series, look to what's ahead
The Los Angeles Angels and Texas Rangers will wrap up their three-game series Wednesday in Anaheim, Calif., both teams trying to finish the first half strong while having different objectives after the All-Star break.,The Rangers are the defending World Series champions and despite a disappointing f...
Mets look to move above .500 in rematch vs. Nationals
Phil Maton can't get to New York fast enough to help the Mets' beleaguered bullpen.,For the Washington Nationals, the beginning of the game is the problem.,The Mets will hope to have Maton in uniform Wednesday night when they host the Nationals in the middle contest of a three-game series between th...
Rays' Zach Eflin looks to maintain dominance of Yankees
Few pitchers have dominated Aaron Judge and the New York Yankees the way Tampa Bay Rays right-hander Zach Eflin has.,Eflin will look to continue that trend when he takes the mound on Wednesday night against the visiting Yankees in the middle contest of a three-game series.,Eflin (5-5, 4.19 ERA) is 3...
Astros host Marlins, continue to seek strong finish to first half
Houston Astros manager Joe Espada continued to stump for starter Ronel Blanco as an American League All-Star even after the right-hander was not selected for the team over the weekend.,Almost on cue, Blanco produced the kind of start the Astros were seeking as they opened their final homestand befor...
Rece Hinds, Reds aim to continue power surge vs. Rockies
The Cincinnati Reds will look to continue to ride the hot hand of rookie Rece Hinds when they host the Colorado Rockies on Wednesday night in the third contest of their four-game series. ,After starting their 10-game homestand with three losses to the Detroit Tigers, the Reds have won their first t...
Red Sox look to remain 'greedy' in rematch vs. Athletics
The Boston Red Sox will look to keep swinging hot bats when they continue a three-game series against the Oakland Athletics on Wednesday night.,In a 12-9 win Tuesday in the series opener, Boston finished with 13 hits and scored 11 runs over the first two innings. The 12-run outburst was punctuated b...
Healthier Phillies pursue another win over Dodgers
The Phillies received a boost from the return of standouts Bryce Harper and Kyle Schwarber, and Philadelphia produced a dominant 10-1 victory over the visiting Los Angeles Dodgers on Tuesday.,The Phillies will hope to replicate that offensive effort during the middle game of a three-game series on W...
Mariners' offense aims for encore against Padres
Seattle Mariners manager Scott Servais knows what has to happen for his team to reach its full potential.,"You need to have better at-bats, make consistent contact up and down the lineup, and everybody has to do their job," he said. "I believe in the talent we put together and the makeup of the guys...
Tigers hope to solve Guardians' Jose Ramirez
The American League Central-leading Cleveland Guardians have played two very different games in Detroit this week.,After getting shut out 1-0 by the Tigers on Monday, the Guardians pulled out a 9-8, 10-inning win on Tuesday. The teams will play the third game of the four-game series on Wednesday.,In...
All-Star pitchers face off for Cubs, Orioles
The Chicago Cubs suddenly have things going their way again, and they will look to build on their recent momentum in the second game of the interleague series with the host Baltimore Orioles on Wednesday night.,The Cubs romped to a 9-2 win on Tuesday night in the series opener, racking up 14 hits. C...
Hard-hitting Matt Wallner, Twins ready for twin bill vs. White Sox
Advanced metrics show that Minnesota Twins outfielder Matt Wallner smacked his team's two hardest-hit balls of the season over the past two games.,"He's a large man with a good swing," Twins manager Rocco Baldelli said of Wallner.,However, Mother Nature kept Wallner, his teammates and the host White...