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Jim Furyk, Mike Weir ready for Presidents Cup pressures
There are different kinds of pressure on the two captains at this year's Presidents Cup, whether they let on about it or not.,Jim Furyk's job is to extend the U.S. team's dominance in the event to 10 straight victories. Mike Weir is captaining the International squad at Royal Montreal in his native ...
Stubbs: Cup Series' Round of 12 offers plenty of storylines
After Kyle Larson's dominant performance in Saturday's Bristol Night Race, the NASCAR Cup Series playoff field was whittled down from 16 drivers to 12. Ty Gibbs, Brad Keselowski, Harrison Burton and Martin Truex Jr. all saw their postseason hopes come to an end at Bristol, and four more drivers will...
How Every MLB Playoff Team Can Win 2024 World Series
Every team in the MLB Playoffs has a serious chance of contending for the World Series this year. Here's how every playoff team can win the championship....
Dodgers tangle with Padres in race to decide NL West
As the Los Angeles Dodgers close in on their 11th National League West title in 12 seasons, they carry with them a seemingly unstoppable force not with them the last 10 times they won the division.,Shohei Ohtani's offensive game is in full glory ahead of the Dodgers' key three-game series against th...
Emma Raducanu (foot) withdraws from China Open
Former U.S. Open champion Emma Raducanu withdrew from the China Open on Monday due to a foot injury.,The 21-year-old British player retired from her Korea Open quarterfinal Saturday against Daria Kasatkina.,"Last week in Seoul I sprained some ligaments in my foot which unfortunately need some more t...
Phillies get another shot at clinching division vs. Cubs
After 13 years, the Philadelphia Phillies will need to wait at least one more day to celebrate.,The Phillies will try once again to clinch their first National League East Division title since 2011 when they open a three-game series against the visiting Chicago Cubs on Monday.,Philadelphia (92-64) h...
Paul Broadhurst prevails at Pebble Beach for second win of season
Englishman Paul Broadhurst grinded out an even-par 72 at Pebble Beach Golf Links to win the PURE Insurance Championship on Sunday in Pebble Beach, Calif.,Broadhurst opened the day with a five-shot lead on the field after firing a round of 64 on Saturday. He made key par saves down the stretch to fin...
Romy Gonzalez powers Red Sox to doubleheader sweep of Twins
Romy Gonzalez hit a three-run home run and drove in four runs to help the Boston Red Sox sweep a doubleheader against the visiting Minnesota Twins with a 9-3 victory in Game 2 on Sunday., ,Gonzalez homered against Minnesota reliever Cole Irvin to give the Red Sox a 3-2 lead in the fifth inning. It w...
Padres bring up SS Nick Ahmed, place SS Mason McCoy (back) on IL
The San Diego Padres on Sunday selected the contract of veteran shortstop Nick Ahmed, who has a chance to play for his fourth National League West Division team since 2023.,To make room for Ahmed on the 40-man roster, the Padres placed shortstop Mason McCoy on the 10-day injured list because of back...
White Sox fall to Padres to equal record of 120 losses
A three-run rally in the bottom of the eighth inning Sunday lifted the San Diego Padres to a 4-2 win over the visiting Chicago White Sox, moving the winners within a victory of a National League playoff spot and the losers into a tie for history of the worst kind.,Chicago (36-120) equaled the 1962 N...
All-Pro OL Lane Johnson of Eagles, Erik McCoy of Saints out with injuries
Philadelphia Eagles All-Pro offensive tackle Lane Johnson and New Orleans Saints starting center Erik McCoy have been ruled out of their game Sunday, with Johnson sustaining a concussion and McCoy a groin injury.,Philadelphia also ruled out wide receiver Britain Covey (shoulder), while guard Mekhi B...
WTA roundup: Beatriz Haddad Maia captures title in Seoul
Third-seeded Beatriz Haddad Maia rebounded from a first-set hiccup to record a 1-6, 6-4, 6-1 win over top-seeded Daria Kasatkina of Russia on Sunday in the final of the Korea Open in Seoul.,The WTA 500 singles title was the first of the season and fourth overall for Haddad Maia, who bounced back fro...
Padres, White Sox on cusp of welcome, unwelcome milestones
When the San Diego Padres host the Chicago White Sox on Sunday, they'll shoot for a series sweep that would move the teams a step closer to destinies that seem certain for both.,San Diego (89-66) can wrap up a National League playoff berth by winning its game and seeing the Atlanta Braves fall to th...
Coming off stirring win, Twins brace for doubleheader vs. Red Sox
After rain postponed Saturday's game, the host Boston Red Sox and Minnesota Twins will be in for a long Sunday at the ballpark as they play a split doubleheader to cap their three-game weekend series.,The original Sunday game will begin an hour ahead of schedule at 12:35 p.m. ET, with the postponed ...
Shedeur Sanders, Colorado tie it late, upend Baylor in OT
Travis Hunter forced a Dominic Richardson fumble at the goal line that rolled out of the end zone, securing Colorado's 38-31 overtime win over Baylor on Saturday night in Boulder, Colo., in the Big 12 opener for both teams. ,Shedeur Sanders' 43-yard pass was caught in the end zone by LaJohntay Weste...
Padres pin White Sox with 119th loss of season
Xander Bogaerts, David Peralta and Elias Diaz all homered as the San Diego Padres sent the visiting Chicago White Sox to the brink of modern major league history with a 6-2 victory on Saturday night. ,Left-hander Martin Perez (5-5) improved to 3-0 in nine starts with San Diego, permitting one run on...
Twins, Red Sox postponed, to play split doubleheader Sunday at Fenway
The Minnesota Twins' game against the host Boston Red Sox on Saturday was postponed because of a forecast of continued rain showers.,The game originally scheduled for Sunday at 1:35 p.m. has been moved up to 12:35 p.m., and Saturday's contest has been rescheduled for the second game of a split doubl...
Alonza Barnett's 5 TDs help James Madison top UNC 70-50
Alonza Barnett III threw for five touchdowns and ran for two more as visiting James Madison scored in a variety of ways in stunning North Carolina 70-50 on Saturday afternoon in Chapel Hill, N.C.,Barnett finished 22-for-34 for 388 passing yards and cranked out 99 rushing yards on 13 carries.,Omarion...
Union meet DC United with playoff positioning on the line
D.C. United travels to Philadelphia on Sunday night for a regular-season meeting against the Union that feels like a playoff match.,Next to each other in the MLS Eastern Conference standings, while straddling the playoff line, a win for United would continue an incredible comeback in a season that l...
WTA roundup: Beatriz Haddad Maia defeats 2 sisters on same day
Third-seeded Beatriz Haddad Maia of Brazil recorded a win over both of the Kudermetova sisters on Saturday to advance to the finals of the Korea Open in Seoul.,Haddad Maia breezed to a 6-2, 6-1 victory over Polina Kudermetova of Russia in the quarterfinals before notching her 11th win in her past 13...