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Brandt Snedeker wins Myrtle Beach Classic, qualifies for PGA Championship
Brandt Snedeker won his first PGA Tour title in nearly eight years and punched a last-minute ticket to the PGA Championship by capturing the ONEflight Myrtle Beach Classic title on Sunday in South Carolina.,Snedeker cruised through the week with two rounds of 67 and two 66s for an 18-under-par 266. ...
Thunder look to complete sweep of Lakers in Game 4
The Oklahoma City Thunder will be out to remain perfect in the playoffs when they face the host Los Angeles Lakers on Monday in Game 4 of the Western Conference semifinals with a chance to move on to the next round.,The top-seeded Thunder, who swept the Phoenix Suns in the first round before buildin...
Shane van Gisbergen pulls off comeback win at Watkins Glen
Shane van Gisbergen amazingly erased a 28-second deficit in the final 24 laps after a pit stop, chasing down leader Ty Gibbs and roaring away to win the NASCAR Cup Series' Go Bowling At The Glen on Sunday at Watkins Glen International in Watkins Glen, N.Y.,The New Zealand-born driver fell to 22nd af...
Marine Johannes lifts Liberty past Mystics in OT
Marine Johannes had a career-high 25 points and made two key plays in overtime as the visiting New York Liberty held off the Washington Mystics 98-93 Sunday afternoon.,Johannes also tied a career high with six 3-pointers. Breanna Stewart had 23 points for the Liberty, who played without injured star...
Kristoffer Reitan nabs first PGA win at signature Truist Championship
Norway's Kristoffer Reitan shot 2-under-par 69 to win for the first time on the PGA Tour, capturing the Truist Championship on Sunday in Charlotte.,While others in a four-way tie for first place on the back nine dropped strokes, Reitan stayed steady in his 15th start on tour and became the second No...
Alexander Zverev, Rafael Jodar forge ahead in Rome
No. 2 seed Alexander Zverev defeated fast-rising Belgian Alexander Blockx for the second time in as many weeks while Spanish phenom Rafael Jodar battled past a home favorite during the third round of the Italian Open on Sunday.,Zverev defeated Blockx 6-4, 6-1 in Rome nine days after the German hande...
Orioles spin 4-hitter to salvage finale against A's
Dylan Beavers hit a go-ahead single in the sixth inning and four Baltimore pitchers combined on a 4-hitter for a 2-1 victory over the visiting Athletics on Sunday afternoon that avoided a series sweep.,Chris Bassitt (3-2) struck out six and allowed one run over six innings. Rico Garcia worked the ni...
Brice Turang's blast helps Brewers finish sweep of Yankees
Brice Turang launched a two-out walkoff homer in the ninth inning off New York Yankees closer David Bednar to give the host Milwaukee Brewers a 4-3 victory on Sunday and a sweep of the three-game series.,Bednar (1-3) relieved to open the ninth and struck out the first two hitters before Turang lined...
Jacob deGrom strikes out 10 to lead Rangers over Cubs
Jacob deGrom struck out 10 batters over seven scoreless innings, and Evan Carter belted a two-run homer, fueling the Texas Rangers to a 3-0 victory over the Chicago Cubs on Sunday in Arlington, Texas.,deGrom (3-2) scattered three hits -- two to Nico Hoerner -- and did not walk a batter to record his...
World No. 2 Jeeno Thitikul goes back-to-back at Mizuho Americas
Jeeno Thitikul finished a successful defense of her title at the Mizuho Americas Open, carding a final-round 3-under-par 69 to win by four strokes Sunday in West Caldwell, N.J.,Thitikul, who topped the leaderboard for the final three days, won the tournament in back-to-back years on different course...
Randal Grichuk helps White Sox rally past Mariners
Randal Grichuk hit a tying home run leading off the bottom of the eighth inning and the Chicago White Sox went on to defeat the visiting Seattle Mariners 2-1 on Sunday afternoon.,The White Sox won two of three games in the series.,Grichuk greeted reliever Eduard Bazardo (2-2) with a home run that ju...
Twins score 4 in fifth and hold off Guardians
Kody Clemens had three hits, including two doubles, and scored twice to spark the visiting Minnesota Twins to a 5-4 win over the Cleveland Guardians on Sunday.,Josh Bell and Austin Martin each had two hits and one RBI while Brooks Lee was 2-for-3 with a run and an RBI.,Kendry Rojas (1-0) scattered f...
Orioles pitch well, drop Athletics to salvage finale of set
Dylan Beavers hit a go-ahead single in the sixth inning and four Baltimore pitchers combined on a four-hitter in a 2-1 victory against the visiting Athletics, avoiding a series sweep Sunday afternoon.,Chris Bassitt (3-2) threw six strong innings and Rico Garcia worked the ninth and earned his third ...
Rays earn 4-1 win, take two of three from rival Red Sox
The visiting Tampa Bay Rays scored three runs in the first three innings and Nick Martinez threw one-run ball for 5 2/3 en route to a 4-1 win over the Boston Red Sox in the final of a shortened three-game series.,Junior Caminero's solo homer in the first opened the scoring, and a two-run second exte...
Lottery jackpot: Wizards land No. 1 overall pick in NBA Draft
The Washington Wizards traded for injured veterans Anthony Davis and Trae Young over the winter as part of a plan to turn around one of the league's worst teams.,Another crucial piece of the Wizards' plan fell into place during Sunday's NBA draft lottery when they won the first pick in a year when t...
Andrew Abbott, Elly De La Cruz lead Reds past Astros
Andrew Abbott worked six shutout innings, Elly De La Cruz recorded a three-hit game, and the Cincinnati Reds claimed the rubber match of a three-game interleague series against the visiting Houston Astros with a 5-0 victory on Sunday.,Abbott (2-2) dazzled in his second career appearance against the ...
Spain's Nico Williams leaves Athletic game with injury ahead of World Cup
Spain's World Cup roster appeared to take another blow when midfielder Nico Williams departed Sunday's La Liga game for Athletic Club with an apparent left leg injury.,Williams was replaced in the 36th minute against Valencia with a distraught look on his face. He was later on the bench with a pad o...
Kyle Schwarber, Bryce Harper help Phillies bash Rockies
Kyle Schwarber and Bryce Harper hit back-to-back homers in the first inning, part of a two-homer day for Schwarber, and the host Philadelphia Phillies beat the Colorado Rockies 6-0 on Sunday.,Schwarber finished with three hits and Brandon Marsh had four singles for Philadelphia, which has won 10 of ...
Angels' Jose Soriano, Jo Adell overpower Blue Jays
Jose Soriano retired 20 consecutive batters, Jo Adell homered twice with a double and the visiting Los Angeles Angels defeated the Toronto Blue Jays 6-1 on Sunday afternoon.,Soriano (6-2) allowed one run, five hits and one walk over 7 2/3 innings while striking out seven. Oswald Peraza added a two-r...
Lexie Brown's 3-point spree sends Storm past Sun
Lexie Brown scored 17 points off the bench and the Seattle Storm secured their first win of the season with an 89-82 victory over the Connecticut Sun on Sunday in Uncasville, Conn.,A former first-round pick of the Sun in 2018, Brown shot 5 of 6 from beyond the 3-point arc to lead Seattle (1-1). She ...