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Scottie Scheffler among 7 leading PGA as Aronimink bares its teeth
NEWTOWN SQUARE, Pa. -- Even after World No. 1 Scottie Scheffler joined a seven-way tie for the lead, the main character from the first round of the PGA Championship was Aronimink Golf Club, which stymied some of the best in the world and set the tone for a challenging week.,Scheffler shot a 3-under-...

With 'zero to lose,' '23 hero Michael Block back in the mix at PGA
NEWTOWN SQUARE, Pa. -- The PGA of America knows what a Block party can look like when one really gets going.,For now, it's nothing too raucous, just a few dozen fans who stayed late Thursday afternoon to watch the end of teaching professional Michael Block's first round of the PGA Championship. He t...

Rory McIlroy blunt after opening PGA with 74: 'S---'
NEWTOWN SQUARE, Pa. -- The PGA Championship press conference moderator asked Rory McIlroy to describe his opening round Thursday, and the six-time major winner needed just one word, not fit for print.,"S---," McIlroy said after he skidded to the finish line with bogeys on his final four holes for a ...

Ryo Hisatsune, Stephan Jaeger part of 4-way lead early at PGA
NEWTOWN SQUARE, Pa. -- Four players from four continents with a total of zero major championships share the lead midway through the first round of the PGA Championship.,Ryo Hisatsune of Japan poured in five of his seven birdies on the back nine to join South Africa's Aldrich Potgieter, Germany's Ste...

Leaders working with 'private partners' to save Whitecaps
The City of Vancouver, the government of British Columbia, First Nations leaders and the owners of BC Place are working together with "private partners" to try and save the Whitecaps.,They issued a joint statement on Thursday updating their efforts to keep the MLS team from relocating, perhaps to La...
Caleb Williams Favored to Be Madden 27 Cover Athlete
Caleb Williams currently leads the race to become the cover athlete for Madden 27 following his breakout season with the Bears....

Tardy arrival costs Garrick Higgo 2 strokes at PGA Championship
South Africa's Garrick Higgo received a two-stroke penalty Thursday after arriving late to his first-round tee time at the PGA Championship in Newtown Square, Pa.,Higgo, 27, was scheduled to tee off at 7:18 a.m. at Aronimink Golf Club alongside Michael Brennan and Shaun Micheel.,With the penalty, Hi...
PGA Championship Picks: Scottie Scheffler, Rory McIlroy and More
Scottie Scheffler, Rory McIlroy and Matt Fitzpatrick headline the top betting picks for the 2026 PGA Championship at Aronimink....

'It’s going to be fun to watch': Against Royals, .500 White Sox pursue sweep
Left-hander Anthony Kay pitched the Chicago White Sox to victory to start the team's current four-game winning streak.,On Thursday night, he'll take the ball again as the White Sox aim to sweep a three-game series against the visiting Kansas City Royals, hoping the Chicago attack duplicates its effo...

Despite win, Red Sox strive to overcome home hitting woes in clash vs. Phillies
The Boston Red Sox will look for more from their offense Thursday night when they wrap up a three-game series against the visiting Philadelphia Phillies., ,Boston, which has struggled to score at home this season, did just enough to earn a 3-1 victory on Wednesday. ,It was the 15th time the Red Sox ...

Reports: Dolphins, RB De'Von Achane agreed to $64M deal
Dolphins running back De'Von Achane agreed to a four-year, $64 million contract extension with Miami, ending one of the team's biggest offseason subplots ahead of training camp in July, according to multiple reports. ,Achane's deal is the first long-term contract the Dolphins doled out under first-y...

Sebastian Berhalter’s brace lifts Whitecaps past FC Dallas
Sebastian Berhalter recorded a brace that included the deciding goal in the 64th minute as the visiting Vancouver Whitecaps defeated FC Dallas on Wednesday in a Western Conference match in Frisco, Texas.,The win allowed the Whitecaps (9-1-2, 29 points) to extend their undefeated streak to seven matc...

White Sox reach elusive .500 mark, take down Royals
Colson Montgomery went 3-for-4 with a solo home run and Jarred Kelenic had two hits and two RBIs to lift the host Chicago White Sox to a 6-5 victory against the Kansas City Royals on Wednesday.,Reaching the .500 mark for the first time since March 31, 2025, Chicago won its fourth straight while send...

Daylen Lile's 10th-inning blast leads Nationals past Reds
Daylen Lile hit a two-run homer in the top of the 10th inning and the visiting Washington Nationals held on to beat the Cincinnati Reds 8-7 on Tuesday.,Lile, a Louisville product who hit two homers in his first game at Great American Ball Park on Monday, homered off Tony Santillan (1-2) with one out...

Martin Ojeda's brace propels Orlando City over Union
Martin Ojeda's second goal of the night and ninth of the campaign came in the 90th minute to deliver Orlando City a dramatic 4-3 win over the visiting Philadelphia Union in the rain Wednesday night.,Eleven minutes after Philadelphia tied the match, Orlando was probing and Adrian Marin sent a service...

Fire heat up late to drop D.C. United, three-game losing streak
MLS scoring leader Hugo Cuypers tallied in the 71st minute as the Chicago Fire snapped a three-game losing streak in all competitions with a 3-1 victory over D.C. United Wednesday in Washington.,Robin Lod and Maren Haile-Selassie also scored second-half goals for Chicago (6-4-2, 20 points), which av...

Braves first to 30 wins, hand Cubs fourth straight loss
Mike Yastrzemski hit a tiebreaking pinch-hit RBI double and Mauricio Dubon crushed a two-run home run in the eighth inning to help the Atlanta Braves earn a 4-1 victory over the visiting Chicago Cubs on Wednesday.,J.R. Ritchie started for Atlanta, allowing one run on two hits, striking out four and ...

Ceddanne Rafaela's pinch-hit homer powers Red Sox past Phillies
Ceddanne Rafaela hit a two-run homer and Trevor Story also went deep, propelling the Boston Red Sox to a 3-1 victory over the visiting Philadelphia Phillies on Wednesday night.,After Wilyer Abreu singled in the sixth, Rafaela pinch-hit for Masataka Yoshida and delivered his fourth home run of the se...

Chucky Lozano not included on Mexico's provisional World Cup roster
Mexican veteran Hirving "Chucky" Lozano was not included on the 55-man provisional roster for this summer's World Cup released on Wednesday by national team manager Javier Aguirre.,Lozano, 30, has 18 goals in 75 appearances since his debut with the senior Mexican national team in February 2016. He's...

2026 PGA Championship: Preview, Props & Best Bets
The second major of 2026 tees off on Thursday with the start of the 108th PGA Championship at Aronimink Golf Club outside of Philadelphia.,Can Scottie Scheffler repeat? Can Rory McIlroy claim his second consecutive major to begin the year? Or will a darkhorse emerge from the 156-player field? Our go...