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Late entrant Martin Laird takes 1-stroke lead in Myrtle Beach
Scotland's Martin Laird fired a 7-under-par 64 to take a one-stroke lead after the first round of the Myrtle Beach (S.C.) Classic on Thursday.,The opposite-field event offers 300 FedEx Cup points, a two-year PGA Tour exemption and a spot in next week's PGA Championship if not otherwise qualified to ...

Matt McCarty in front as weather interrupts Truist Championship
Matt McCarty is the surprise leader at the Truist Championship with play suspended on Thursday in Charlotte, N.C.,McCarty birdied his last three holes to fire an 8-under-par 63. South Korea's Sungjae Im was on his tail after eagling his third-to-last hole (No. 7) to leap to 7 under.,After Im parred ...

Jake McCarthy's first career grand slam seals Rockies' comeback over Mets
Jake McCarthy hit a grand slam in the eighth inning and drove in five runs, and the Colorado Rockies beat the New York Mets 6-2 in Denver on Thursday.,Antonio Senzatela (2-0) tossed two innings of relief for the victory for Colorado, which ended a six-game skid and salvaged the final game of its hom...

Yankees' Jasson Dominguez to hit IL with shoulder sprain
New York Yankees left fielder Jasson Dominguez sustained a low-grade AC sprain in his left shoulder in a collision with the auxiliary scoreboard in Thursday afternoon's 9-2 victory over the visiting Texas Rangers.,The team announced after the game that concussion tests were negative at the time on D...

Yankees' Jasson Dominguez carted off after collision with wall
New York Yankees left fielder Jasson Dominguez exited Thursday afternoon's game against the visiting Texas Rangers in the first inning after colliding with the auxiliary scoreboard.,Dominguez raced back to the warning track and crashed into the chain-link portion of the scoreboard as he fell to comp...

Cubs LHP Matthew Boyd out one month after knee surgery
Cubs left-hander Matthew Boyd began the road to recovery following left knee surgery necessary to repair a meniscus tear suffered Wednesday playing with his kids. ,Boyd was placed on the 15-day injured list on Wednesday and the Cubs are refraining from an official timetable for his return, but he's ...

Report: Joe Gibbs Racing lawsuit vs. Spire, Chris Gabehart gets trial date
Joe Gibbs Racing desired an earlier trial date for its lawsuit against Spire Motorsports and Chris Gabehart, while the defendants wanted a later trial date.,Neither side got what it wanted on Wednesday, as the judge presiding over the case split the difference and settled on a January start date, ac...

With new CBA, WNBA may be entering its golden era
For the WNBA, the last few years featured a sudden growth in mainstream attention thanks to Caitlin Clark and her cohorts -- coupled with heightened concerns whether that would translate into better salaries amid contentious collective bargaining negotiations.,That uncertainty is in the past. Warm-u...

A’ja Wilson favored for another WNBA MVP in GM poll
Las Vegas Aces star A'ja Wilson became the first woman to win four WNBA Most Valuable Player awards last year, and those around the league feel there's nothing stopping her from claiming a fifth.,A majority of the league's general managers picked Wilson as the MVP favorite in the WNBA GM Survey, rel...

Joe Gibbs Racing seeks to amend Spire, Chris Gabehart lawsuit
Joe Gibbs Racing is requesting an amended refiling of its lawsuit against Spire Motorsports and Chris Gabehart.,The original lawsuit was filed against Gabehart, who was previously JGR's competition director, and Spire on Feb. 24, three days after he left to be Spire's Chief Motorsports Officer. Joe ...

MLB suspends Pirates RHP Chris Devenski, skipper Don Kelly
Pittsburgh Pirates right-hander Chris Devenski received a three-game suspension and an undisclosed fine from Major League Baseball on Tuesday for intentionally throwing at Sal Stewart of the Cincinnati Reds on Saturday.,MLB also announced Pirates manager Don Kelly was handed a one-game suspension an...

Stewart Cink wins Regions Tradition to clinch back-to-back majors
Less than a month ago, Stewart Cink had never won a PGA Tour Champions major.,Now he has won two.,Cink shot a 3-under-par 69 on Sunday at the Regions Tradition in Birmingham, Ala., taking home the title by three strokes over nearest competitor Scott Hend of Australia in breezy conditions.,"It wasn't...
