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Charlie Woods tied for 2nd entering final round of Jr. PGA
Charlie Woods is in a strong position to earn a spot on the U.S. Junior Ryder Cup team as he enters the final round of the Junior PGA Championships in West Lafayette, Ind.,The 16-year-old son of Tiger Woods is tied for second place at 12-under-par 202 after shooting a 5-under 66 at the Birck Boilerm...
Yankees score early on homers, down skidding Rays
Ben Rice hit a three-run homer in the second inning after Giancarlo Stanton blasted a two-run shot in the first as the host New York Yankees raced out to a seven-run lead and recorded a 7-4 victory over the sliding Tampa Bay Rays on Thursday afternoon in the final game before the trade deadline.,The...
Joel Dahmen fires 61 to take Wyndham Championship lead
Joel Dahmen tied the lowest round of his career with a 9-under-par 61 to set the early pace at the Wyndham Championship on Thursday in Greensboro, N.C.,Dahmen needs a strong showing at the regular-season finale in order to qualify for the FedEx Cup playoffs that begin next week. A win would vault hi...
Japan’s Rio Takeda, Eri Okayama in command at Women’s Open
Rio Takeda and Eri Okayama of Japan shot matching rounds of 67 to take the lead after one round of the AIG Women's Open on Thursday in Porthcawl, Wales.,Takeda and Okayama are 5 under par after one trip around Royal Porthcawl, and Miyu Yamashita made it an all-Japanese top three on the leaderboard a...
Conor McGregor loses appeal in civil sexual assault case
Former UFC superstar Conor McGregor lost his appeal of a civil ruling against him in a sexual assault case on Thursday in Ireland.,In November 2024, a civil jury found McGregor liable of sexually assaulting a woman in a Dublin hotel room in December 2018.,McGregor, 37, was ordered by the High Court ...
Playoffs underway at Clavision Masters 2025: Snow-Ruyi
Tundra Esports and Gaimin Gladiators won their upper bracket quarterfinal matches Thursday as the playoffs got underway in the Clavision Masters 2025: Snow-Ruyi Dota 2 event in Zhangjiakou, China.,Tundra earned a 2-1 win over BetBoom Team, sandwiching two wins on red (31 and 32 minutes) around BetBo...
Fox acquires 1/3 interest in Penske Entertainment, including IndyCar
Fox Sports on Thursday acquired a one-third interest in Penske Entertainment, owner of the IndyCar Series and Indianapolis Motor Speedway.,The announcement also included a multi-year extension of IndyCar's media rights deal with Fox.,Financial terms off the deal were not disclosed. A Wall Street Jou...
Max Verstappen says he's staying at Red Bull for 2026
Four-time Formula One champion Max Verstappen will remain with Red Bull in 2026, quashing rumors he intended to depart for Mercedes.,He confirmed the decision on Thursday in Budapest ahead of Sunday's Hungarian Grand Prix.,The speculation has been stirring for weeks since Toto Wolff, the team princi...
How Adam Sandler's Happy Gilmore 2 Did What the PGA Tour and LIV Golf Still Can’t
Happy Gilmore 2 features stars from both PGA and LIV Golf, poking fun at the feud with help from legendary golfers like McIlroy, Scheffler, Koepka and DeChambeau....
Miguel Andujar homers twice to lead A's past Mariners
Miguel Andujar smashed two homers and Brent Rooker and Darell Hernaiz each hit one as the Athletics powered their way to a 5-4 victory over the Seattle Mariners on Wednesday night at West Sacramento, Calif.,Jeffrey Springs pitched six solid innings to help the Athletics win for the sixth time in the...
Miguel Andujar homers twice to lead A's in win over Mariners
Miguel Andujar smashed two homers and Brent Rooker and Darell Hernaiz each hit one as the Athletics powered their way to a 5-4 victory over the Seattle Mariners on Wednesday night at West Sacramento, Calif.,Jeffrey Springs pitched six solid innings to help the Athletics win for the sixth time in the...
Rangers' Nathan Eovaldi holds down Angels for 100th win
Nathan Eovaldi allowed one run over seven innings en route to his 100th career victory as the Texas Rangers salvaged the finale of a three-game series against the Los Angeles Angels with a 6-3 victory on Wednesday in Anaheim, Calif.,It was the 12th time in his past 13 games that Eovaldi (9-3) allowe...
Iga Swiatek cruises, Naomi Osaka rallies in Montreal second-round play
Making her first appearance since winning Wimbledon 18 days before, No. 2 seed Iga Swiatek of Poland breezed past China's Guo Hanyu 6-3, 6-1 on Wednesday to advance to the third round of the National Bank Open in Montreal.,Swiatek needed just 72 minutes to claim the victory as she won 60 percent of ...
Yankees newcomer Ryan McMahon drives home game-winner in 11th
Jazz Chisholm Jr. scored on a single by newcomer Ryan McMahon in the 11th inning as the New York Yankees outlasted the visiting Tampa Bay Rays with a 5-4 victory on Wednesday night.,The Yankees won for the third time in the four games by quickly rallying off Kevin Kelly (0-3). Kelly started the inni...
Marlins blank Cardinals for the second consecutive night
Cal Quantrill and three relievers combined on a five-hitter as the visiting Miami Marlins blanked the St. Louis Cardinals 2-0 Wednesday night,Quantrill (4-8) allowed three hits and two walks while striking out three. In his last three starts, he has allowed just one run on eight hits in 16 innings.,...
Naz Hillmon’s late triple lifts Dream past Wings
Naz Hillmon knocked down a 3-pointer with 2.6 seconds left to propel the visiting Atlanta Dream to an 88-85 victory over the Dallas Wings on Wednesday in Arlington, Texas.,Hillmon led Atlanta (16-11) with 21 points, while Allisha Gray added 15 points and Brionna Jones scored 14. Maya Caldwell had a ...
Lynx top Liberty in matchup between top two teams in WNBA standings
Napheesa Collier scored 30 points on 11-for-16 shooting and grabbed nine rebounds, and the Minnesota Lynx pulled away for a 100-93 win over the New York Liberty on Wednesday night in Minneapolis.,Kayla McBride added 24 points for Minnesota (23-5), which beat the Liberty in the teams' first matchup s...
After Shohei Ohtani leaves mound, Reds down Dodgers
Spencer Steer broke a tie with a two-run, two-out triple in the eighth inning as the Cincinnati Reds salvaged the finale of a three-game series with a 5-2 win over the visiting Los Angeles Dodgers on Wednesday.,Dodgers starter Shohei Ohtani exited as a pitcher after just three-plus innings. He flied...
Iga Swiatek cruises, Naomi Osaka rallies in National Bank second-round play
Making her first appearance since winning Wimbledon 18 days before, No. 2 seed Iga Swiatek of Poland breezed past China's Guo Hanyu 6-3, 6-1 on Wednesday to advance to the third round of the National Bank Open in Montreal.,Swiatek needed just 72 minutes to claim the victory as she won 60 percent of ...
Ben Shelton earns first win over Adrian Mannarino to advance in Toronto
Fourth-seeded Ben Shelton and sixth-seeded Andrey Rublev got past potentially tricky matches to advance to the third round of the National Bank Open in Toronto on Wednesday.,Shelton bested Frenchmen Adrian Mannarino for the first time in three tries, winning 6-2, 6-3 in 1 hour, 5 minutes. Rublev ear...