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Double swim-off steals spotlight at U.S. trials
At an event where everyone aims for a top-two finish and a spot on the U.S. Olympic team, a pair of swimmers battling for eighth place stole the show at the U.S. Olympic Team Swimming Trials in Indianapolis on Thursday.,In the men's 50-meter freestyle semifinals, Adam Chaney and Jonny Kulow (each ra...
Rehabbing Max Scherzer's next start could be with Rangers
The reigning World Series champion Texas Rangers began Monday lagging 8 1/2 games out of the lead in the American League West, but they have three notable players on rehab assignments, and hopeful news about a fourth.,Max Scherzer, the three-time Cy Young Award winner whom Texas acquired during last...
Lilia Vu wins three-way playoff at Meijer LPGA Classic
Lilia Vu birdied the third playoff hole to defeat Lexi Thompson and Australian Grace Kim and win the Meijer LPGA Classic on Sunday in Belmont, Mich.,Vu, Thompson and Kim all finished at 16-under 272 after 72 holes at Blythefield Country Club. After they replayed the par-5 18th hole twice, with each ...
Grace Kim opens 5-shot lead at LPGA Classic
Australian Grace Kim birdied four of her final six holes -- including No. 18 -- to open a five-shot lead after 54 holes at the Meijer LPGA Classic on Saturday in Belmont, Mich. ,Kim sits at 17 under for the tournament, leading five players by five strokes, including second-round co-leader Ally Ewing...
Ally Ewing, Grace Kim tied for lead at Meijer LPGA Classic
Ally Ewing shot a scorching, 9-under 63 to move into a tie with Australia's Grace Kim for the 36-hole lead at the Meijer LPGA Classic on Friday in Belmont, Mich.,Ewing and Kim stand at 11-under 133 after two trips around Blythefield Country Club after Kim posted a 65 Friday. They are two shots ahead...
Alison Lee gains confidence in her swing, leads Meijer
Alison Lee shot a 7-under-par 65 to grab the first-round lead at the Meijer LPGA Classic on Thursday in Belmont, Mich.,Lee had a busy opening round that featured an eagle, seven birdies and two bogeys at Blythefield Country Club. That afforded her a two-shot lead over a group of nine golfers tied fo...
Linnea Strom shoots 60 for historic win at ShopRite LPGA Classic
Linnea Strom made LPGA history by shooting a final-round 60 to win the ShopRite LPGA Classic on Sunday in Galloway, N.J.,The 27-year-old from Sweden began the day tied for 52nd, making her performance Sunday at Seaview Hotel and Golf Club's Bay Course the largest come-from-behind win in terms of lea...
The MongolZ rally past Ninjas to win YaLLa Compass
The MongolZ recorded a 2-1 victory over Ninjas in Pyjamas in the grand final of the YaLLA Compass event on Sunday in Abu Dhabi, United Arab Emirates.,Ninjas in Pyjamas got the early jump by posting a 16-12 win on Ancient before The MongolZ responded with a flourish. The MongolZ notched a 13-7 victor...
MongolZ, Ninjas advance to grand final at YaLLa Compass
The MongolZ and Ninjas in Pyjamas will meet on Sunday in the grand final of the YaLLA Compass event in Abu Dhabi, United Arab Emirates.,In the semifinals on Saturday, the MongolZ opened with a 2-1 win over Astralis, and the Ninjas took out FURIA Esports in the second match, 2-0. ,Sunday's winner wil...
Nassourdine Imavov scores Fight Night win over Jared Cannonier
Nassourdine Imavov finished Jared Cannonier in the fourth round in their middleweight bout on the main card of UFC Fight Night in Louisville, Ky., on Saturday night.,Imavov, of France, peppered Cannonier with punches along the fence, leading to the TKO. The Dallas native thought the stoppage came to...
Jenny Shin leads in N.J., looking to end 8-year win drought
Jenny Shin's lone LPGA victory came more than eight years ago.,Shin is in contention to end that drought as she holds the lead at 10-under 132 entering the final round of the ShopRite LPGA Classic in Galloway, N.J.,The South Korean shot a 2-under 69 on Saturday and sits one shot ahead of Switzerland...
Ninjas in Pyjamas, Astralis advance at YaLLa Compass
Ninjas in Pyjamas and Astralis claimed berths in the semifinals with wins Friday at the YaLLA Compass event in Abu Dhabi, United Arab Emirates.,The Ninjas swept their quarterfinal match against Fnatic in two maps, while Astralis needed three to subdue BetBoom Team. ,The Ninjas will take on Group B c...
Arpichaya Yubol fires 61, leads ShopRite LPGA Classic
Arpichaya Yubol of Thailand fired a 10-under 61 to tie the course record at Seaview Hotel and Golf Club's Bay Course, establishing a two-shot lead after one round of the ShopRite LPGA Classic on Friday in Galloway, N.J.,Yubol rode a hot stretch in the middle of her round to the low number, but South...
F Andres Jasson departs NYCFC for Danish club
New York City FC announced Friday that homegrown forward Andres Jasson has departed to join Denmark's Aalborg BK.,Jasson, 22, tallied three goals and three assists in 59 MLS matches (21 starts) for NYCFC from 2020-24.,He appeared in only three matches (two starts) this season, most recently as a lat...
MongolZ, FURIA win groups at YaLLa Compass
The MongolZ and FURIA Esports emerged atop their respective groups at the end of Group Stage action on Thursday at the YaLLA Compass event in Abu Dhabi, United Arab Emirates.,The MongolZ went 2-1 over three matches on Thursday and beat Ninjas in Pyjamas 13-6 in a pivotal showdown to win Group A. FUR...
Complexity start hot at YaLLa Compass
Complexity Gaming hold sole possession of first place in Group B after the opening day of the YaLLa Compass event on Wednesday in Abu Dhabi, United Arab Emirates.,Complexity won both of their Wednesday matches, as did both Ninjas in Pyjamas and The MongolZ in Group A.,The $400,000 Counter-Strike: Gl...
Brewers place LHP Robert Gasser (flexor strain) on IL
The Milwaukee Brewers placed rookie left-hander Robert Gasser on the 15-day injured list Wednesday due to a left flexor strain.,The move is retroactive to Sunday. In other moves, the Brewers recalled right-hander Tobias Myers and left-hander Aaron Ashby from Triple-A Nashville, and optioned RHP Jans...
Jim Furyk names assistants for '24 Presidents Cup
U.S. captain Jim Furyk on Tuesday named Stewart Cink, Justin Leonard and Kevin Kisner as his assistants for the 2024 Presidents Cup in Montreal this September.,"The three of them have a tremendous history with this event, but more importantly, they will be trusted voices in the team room and on the ...
Miles Russell, 15, to make PGA Tour debut in Detroit
High school freshman Miles Russell will make his PGA Tour debut at the Rocket Mortgage Classic in Detroit later this month.,The 15-year-old from Jacksonville Beach, Fla., received a sponsor's exemption Monday for the June 27-30 tournament at Detroit Golf Club.,"The Rocket Mortgage Classic is known a...
Nick Saban, Urban Meyer lead College FB HOF ballot
Coaches Nick Saban and Urban Meyer and defensive tackle Aaron Donald headline the 2025 College Football Hall of Fame ballot released Monday by the National Football Foundation.,The ballot, emailed to more than 12,000 NFF members, includes 77 players and nine coaches from the Football Bowl Subdivisio...