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WTA signs multi-year partnership with Saudi Arabia's PIF
The WTA entered a "multi-year partnership" with Saudi Arabia's Public Investment Fund (PIF) that will see the PIF become the first naming rights sponsor of the WTA rankings.,The controversial wealth fund, known for bankrolling LIV Golf and pursuing a merger agreement with the PGA Tour, has worked to...
Visiting Rangers look to slow down Phillies, Ranger Suarez
The Philadelphia Phillies are fresh off a three-game sweep against the Washington Nationals.,After a day off, the task will be much more daunting when the Phillies host the defending World Series champion Texas Rangers on Tuesday.,On Sunday, Kody Clemens hit a clutch two-run double that helped prope...
Xander Schauffele’s father: ‘No chance’ of LIV Golf defection
Xander Schauffele's first major breakthrough came with major perks.,By winning the PGA Championship on Sunday with a birdie at the 72nd hole, Schauffele is exempt into the PGA Championship for the rest of his career, and he's guaranteed a spot at the other three majors for the next five years.,Of co...
Yankees place RHP Ian Hamilton on 7-day COVID list
The New York Yankees placed reliever Ian Hamilton on the seven-day COVID-19 injured list on Monday.,The move is retroactive to Sunday for the right-hander, who is tied for second on the team with 19 appearances.,Hamilton, 28, has no decisions and a 3.18 ERA with six holds and 19 strikeouts in 22 2/3...
Report: Chiefs WR Rashee Rice participating in OTAs
Kansas City Chiefs second-year wide receiver Rashee Rice, embroiled in legal issues stemming from two separate offseason incidents, will be a participant in all of the team's voluntary offseason activities, ESPN reported Monday.,Monday is the start of the Chiefs' Phase 3 of OTAs, bringing together r...
White Sox reinstate RHP Dominic Leone from IL
The Chicago White Sox reinstated right-handed reliever Dominic Leone from the 15-day injured list on Monday.,The journeyman has been sidelined since May 5 with lower back tightness.,The White Sox also designated right-hander Brad Keller for assignment. The moves drop Chicago's 40-man roster to 39.,L...
Jays' Jose Berrios eyes another strong start vs. White Sox
Chicago White Sox right-hander Erick Fedde will try to extend his 13-inning scoreless streak on Monday afternoon in the opener of a three-game series against the host Toronto Blue Jays.,The scoreless string has come over the past two starts in which Fedde (4-0, 2.60 ERA) has held hitters to a .192 b...
Rory McIlroy rues six-hole stretch, but game ‘clicking more’
Rory McIlroy won the 2014 PGA Championship at Valhalla Golf Club in a photo finish, but on Sunday in Louisville, Ky., it was another player's turn for major championship glory.,While Xander Schauffele won his first major with a birdie putt at the final hole, McIlroy was left to think about the could...
Xander Schauffele birdies 18th, wins PGA Championship for first major
Xander Schauffele birdied the 72nd hole to break a late tie with Bryson DeChambeau and win the PGA Championship for his first career major championship on Sunday at Valhalla Golf Club in Louisville, Ky.,Schauffele, 30, posted a final-round, 6-under 65 to finish the week 21-under 263 and beat a charg...
Scottie Scheffler closes PGA with 65, 'ready to go home'
Scottie Scheffler took a long look at the scoreboard off the 18th green at Valhalla Golf Club after finishing his final round at the PGA Championship on Sunday in Louisville, Ky.,A few minutes later after signing for his 6-under-par round of 65, Scheffler put his head on the scorer's table and "abou...
Aaron Nola earns sixth win as Phillies cruise past Nationals
Aaron Nola pitched seven strong innings, Alec Bohm homered and drove in five runs and the Philadelphia Phillies beat the visiting Washington Nationals 11-5 on Sunday to complete the three-game sweep.,Bryce Harper had three hits and drove in two runs for the Phillies, who have won six of seven. Nick ...
Yankees win seventh straight in sweep of White Sox
Jon Berti hit a tiebreaking three-run homer in the fourth inning and Aaron Judge followed with a two-run home run in the fifth as the host New York Yankees extended their winning streak to a season-high seven games with a 7-2 victory over the Chicago White Sox on Sunday afternoon.,The Yankees are on...
Spirit rallies for revenge on Xtreme to win PGL Wallachia title
Team Spirit got its revenge Sunday, winning the Dota PGL Wallachia Season 1 grand final in Bucharest with a 3-2 victory over Xtreme Gaming.,The grand final was a rematch of a best-of-three upper-bracket semifinal Friday, when Xtreme Gaming defeated Team Spirit in dominating fashion by winning a pair...
Report: Chelsea, Arsenal women set for U.S. visit
The women's teams at England's Chelsea and Arsenal are set to play games in the United States this summer, ESPN reported, with each matching up against an NWSL club.,Chelsea, the Women's Super League champion, will face Arsenal in a friendly at Washington D.C. on Aug. 19. Arsenal also will face the ...
Seeking sweep of Nats, Phillies turn to Aaron Nola
The Philadelphia Phillies, who own the majors' best record, go for a three-game sweep when they host the Washington Nationals on Sunday.,Philadelphia won for the fifth time in six games on Sunday by rallying for a dramatic 4-3 10-inning victory.,Aaron Nola (5-2, 3.10 ERA) goes for the Phillies on Su...
Streaking Yankees look to remain on roll vs. White Sox
Left-hander Carlos Rodon has a pretty simple strategy when he takes the mound Sunday afternoon as the New York Yankees try to complete a three-game series sweep over the visiting Chicago White Sox.,"I just want to go out there and give our team a chance to win every night," Rodon told the New York P...
Ryan Gauld, Whitecaps come away with tie vs. Sounders
Ryan Gauld scored on a penalty kick in second-half stoppage time as the Vancouver Whitecaps rallied for a 1-1 draw with the host Seattle Sounders on Saturday night. ,The penalty came after a video review determined Sounders defender Nouhou Tolo committed a foul while making a sliding block of a shot...
Phils edge Nationals in 10th thanks to sacrifice fly
Bryce Harper drove in the winning run with a sacrifice fly and the Philadelphia Phillies beat the visiting Washington Nationals 4-3 in 10 innings on Saturday night.,The Nationals intentionally walked Kyle Schwarber to put runners on first and second with no outs in the 10th, and Whit Merrifield pinc...
Louisville police: No body cam footage in Scottie Scheffler case
Louisville police confirmed Saturday night that the body camera of a police officer who was allegedly "dragged to the ground" by a vehicle driven by golfer Scottie Scheffler was not in operation during a Friday morning incident.,A spokesman for the Louisville Metro Police Department confirmed what t...
After dramatic win, Cubs seeks series split vs. Pirates
Jameson Taillon is set to face his original team when the Chicago Cubs right-hander takes the mound in the finale of a four-game series against the visiting Pittsburgh Pirates on Sunday.,The Cubs are seeking a series split after winning 1-0 in dramatic fashion on Saturday. Cody Bellinger narrowly sc...