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Jennifer Kupcho snags first-round lead at U.S. Women's Open
Jennifer Kupcho, four years removed from her lone major title, holds a one-shot lead after the first round of the U.S. Women's Open on Thursday in Los Angeles.,Kupcho shot a 5-under-par 66 at Riviera Country Club, leaving her just ahead of South Korea's Sei Young Kim.,Japan's Hinako Shibuno, Mexico'...

Texas earns back-to-back WCWS titles with G2 win vs. Texas Tech
(OKLAHOMA CITY) Two unearned runs in the fifth inning sparked Texas to a 4-1 win over Texas Tech on Thursday and a sweep of the Women's College World Series' best-of-three championship round.,The Longhorns added two insurance runs two innings later and Texas' pitching made it hold up. The result was...

Yankees' Aaron Judge (ribs) out indefinitely, expected back this season
New York Yankees superstar right fielder Aaron Judge is out indefinitely after being diagnosed with a rib stress fracture on his right side but is expected to return this season, the team announced on Thursday.,Judge, 34, will undergo more testing in approximately four to six weeks to review his pro...

Myles Straw delivers clutch hits as Blue Jays take down Braves
Myles Straw had a pair of hits and three RBIs, including a two-run single that capped a three-run rally to propel the visiting Toronto Blue Jays to a 7-2 win over the Atlanta Braves on Thursday.,The Blue Jays ended their four-game losing streak and salvaged the final contest of the three-game series...

Brewers relievers DL Hall, Grant Anderson exit with injuries
Milwaukee Brewers relief pitchers DL Hall and Grant Anderson both exited Thursday's 12-9 home loss to the San Francisco Giants with injuries.,In the fifth inning, Hall hopped after releasing his 27th pitch of the day, and after meeting with Brewers manager Pat Murphy and the Milwaukee training staff...

Wings coming in hot for matchup with Sparks
The Los Angeles Sparks play the second of three consecutive home games on Friday when they welcome Paige Bueckers and the surging Dallas Wings.,Last time out, Dallas (6-3) picked up its third consecutive win thanks to a defensive masterclass in a 79-56 home rout of Seattle on Monday. The Wings force...

Kelsey Mitchell, Caitlin Clark lead Fever past Dream
Kelsey Mitchell scored a game-high 25 points on Thursday to help lead the Indiana Fever to an 83-71 victory over the Atlanta Dream in Indianapolis.,Aliyah Boston had 19 points and seven rebounds and Caitlin Clark tallied 17 points, eight assists and seven rebounds for the Fever (5-4), who snapped a ...

Division rivals Reds, Cardinals out for stability in latest series
Two teams desperately seeking consistency meet when the Cincinnati Reds visit the St. Louis Cardinals in the opener of a three-game series Friday night.,The teams played two weeks ago in a rain-soaked series in Cincinnati, where both the Friday and Sunday games were rained out, forcing the series to...

Veteran QBs lead Blue Bombers, Stampeders into opener
The Winnipeg Blue Bombers and Calgary Stampeders are ready to turn the page after last season's early playoff exits.,The West Division rivals will kick off the 2026 CFL regular season on Friday night in Calgary.,The Stampeders (11-7) and Blue Bombers (10-8) finished third and fourth, respectively, i...

Trump plans to attend NBA Finals next week in New York
President Donald Trump plans to attend an NBA Finals game -- or two -- next week in New York at the invitation of Knicks owner James Dolan.,"The answer is yes," Trump said Thursday of attending the league championship series between the Knicks and the San Antonio Spurs. "(Dolan) has invited me, and ...

Marlins riding momentum into series against struggling Rays
For the Miami Marlins in the past six games, it has been sweeps week.,Winners of three straight, the National League East club will look to continue the enjoyable aspect of sweeping when it renews its in-state rivalry with the visiting Tampa Bay Rays in a three-game series that starts Friday night.,...

Swiss striker Breel Embolo gets visa, cleared to enter U.S.
Switzerland forward Breel Embolo could not travel with the team on Tuesday due to a flagged visa, but the Switzerland football federation on Thursday announced that Embolo would be joining his teammates later this week.,"We have just been informed that Breel Embolo's visa has been approved," a state...

Canada name Maxime Crepeau starting GK over Dayne St. Clair
Maxime Crepeau will start in goal for Canada at the World Cup, coach Jesse Marsch revealed Thursday.,Marsch had to decide between two starting-caliber goalkeepers in Crepeau and Dayne St. Clair, both Major League Soccer veterans. The coach said last week that he would be "tormented" when having to t...

Sean Payton expects QB Bo Nix to participate in minicamp June 16-18
Denver Broncos quarterback Bo Nix is on track in his recovery from a fractured ankle and expected to participate in mandatory minicamp on June 16-18, head coach Sean Payton said Thursday.,The Broncos' first three days of voluntary OTAs concluded Thursday, the first session open to the media. Nix was...

Rangers SS Corey Seager (back) set to be in lineup on Friday
The Texas Rangers activated star shortstop Corey Seager from the 10-day injured list Thursday and he's expected to be in the lineup for Friday's home game against the Cleveland Guardians.,Seager was on the IL due to lower-back inflammation. He last appeared in a game on May 13.,The 32-year-old is ba...

Japan ditch pre-World Cup pitch in Monterrey due to poor conditions
Japan are making a brief stay in Monterrey, Mexico, during their World Cup journey, but the early returns have not been encouraging.,In fact, Japan changed practice venues within the city Thursday after encountering subpar conditions at Tigres UANL's field.,Video of Japan training at Tigres' facilit...

Las Vegas signs 10-year extension for Formula 1 race
Formula 1 announced a 10-year extension Thursday to keep a race in Las Vegas through 2037.,F1 came to the agreement with Las Vegas Grand Prix Inc., officials in Clark County and the city's tourism agency, the Las Vegas Convention and Visitors Authority.,The Las Vegas Grand Prix debuted in November 2...

Wyndham Clark, J.J. Spaun part of 4-way tie for Memorial lead
Former U.S. Open winners Wyndham Clark and J.J. Spaun share the first-round lead of the Memorial Tournament with Ryan Gerard and Englishman Tommy Fleetwood after they each shot 5-under-par 67 on Thursday in Dublin, Ohio.,Two weeks out from the U.S. Open at Shinnecock Hills, Clark and Spaun showed wh...

Giants rack up 20 hits, stave off Brewers 12-9
Eric Haase hit a grand slam and Jung Hoo Lee had four hits to extend the longest current hitting streak in the major leagues to 12 games as the visiting San Francisco Giants hung on for a 12-9 win over the Milwaukee Brewers on Thursday.,Casey Schmitt homered and Bryce Eldridge and Matt Chapman each ...

Reports: Duke-Michigan hoops game moving to Marlins’ ballpark
Instead of playing in the World's Most Famous Arena, Duke and Michigan will clash in a baseball park more than a thousand miles away.,The highly anticipated matchup between the Blue Devils and national champion Wolverines is in the process of moving to the Miami Marlins' loanDepot Park rather than M...