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Lucas Herbert goes wire-to-wire at LIV Golf Virginia, earns U.S. Open spot
Lucas Herbert has won golf tournaments around the world. He finally has his first title on LIV Golf.,The Australian completed a wire-to-wire victory at LIV Golf Virginia by posting a final-round 3-under-par 69 on Sunday at Trump National DC in Potomac Falls, Va.,Herbert went 24 under par for the wee...

Nick Castellanos homers in 9th, Padres beat Cardinals
Manny Machado's sacrifice fly in the bottom of the 10th inning Sunday capped a San Diego Padres' comeback that gave them a 3-2 win over the visiting St. Louis Cardinals.,Ramon Laureano was placed on second to start the bottom of the 10th and Jackson Merrill was intentionally walked. But Gordon Grace...

Shane van Gisbergen pulls off stunning comeback at Watkins Glen
NASCAR's road-racing superstar put on a comeback for the ages on Sunday afternoon.,After a pit stop with 24 laps to go at Watkins Glen International, Trackhouse Racing's Shane van Gisbergen amazingly erased a 29-second deficit as he chased down leader Ty Gibbs and roared away to win the NASCAR Cup S...

Pistons say Kevin Huerter, Caris LeVert questionable for Game 4
The Detroit Pistons upgraded guard Kevin Huerter to questionable but downgraded fellow guard Caris LeVert to questionable ahead of Game 4 against the Cleveland Cavaliers on Monday.,Huerter (adductor) made brief appearances in four games during the first round against the Orlando Magic, posting six p...

Shane van Gisbergen pulls off comeback win at Watkins Glen
Shane van Gisbergen amazingly erased a 28-second deficit in the final 24 laps after a pit stop, chasing down leader Ty Gibbs and roaring away to win the NASCAR Cup Series' Go Bowling At The Glen on Sunday at Watkins Glen International in Watkins Glen, N.Y.,The New Zealand-born driver fell to 22nd af...

World No. 2 Jeeno Thitikul goes back-to-back at Mizuho Americas
Jeeno Thitikul finished a successful defense of her title at the Mizuho Americas Open, carding a final-round 3-under-par 69 to win by four strokes Sunday in West Caldwell, N.J.,Thitikul, who topped the leaderboard for the final three days, won the tournament in back-to-back years on different course...

Randal Grichuk helps White Sox rally past Mariners
Randal Grichuk hit a tying home run leading off the bottom of the eighth inning and the Chicago White Sox went on to defeat the visiting Seattle Mariners 2-1 on Sunday afternoon.,The White Sox won two of three games in the series.,Grichuk greeted reliever Eduard Bazardo (2-2) with a home run that ju...

Twins score 4 in fifth and hold off Guardians
Kody Clemens had three hits, including two doubles, and scored twice to spark the visiting Minnesota Twins to a 5-4 win over the Cleveland Guardians on Sunday.,Josh Bell and Austin Martin each had two hits and one RBI while Brooks Lee was 2-for-3 with a run and an RBI.,Kendry Rojas (1-0) scattered f...

Spain's Nico Williams leaves Athletic game with injury ahead of World Cup
Spain's World Cup roster appeared to take another blow when midfielder Nico Williams departed Sunday's La Liga game for Athletic Club with an apparent left leg injury.,Williams was replaced in the 36th minute against Valencia with a distraught look on his face. He was later on the bench with a pad o...

Double steals, clutch hits lift Marlins over Nationals
Heriberto Hernandez delivered a two-run single to cap a three-run eighth and the Miami Marlins held on for a 5-2 win against the visiting Washington Nationals on Sunday afternoon in the rubber match of their three-game series.,Miami starter Sandy Alcantara went six innings, allowing two runs and fiv...

Sparks sign Kate Martin to player development contract
Guard Kate Martin signed a development contract with the Los Angeles Sparks on Sunday, three days after she was waived by the Golden State Valkyries.,Martin, who played alongside Caitlin Clark at Iowa, was the 18th overall pick (second round) by the Las Vegas Aces in the 2024 WNBA Draft.,Martin play...

Phillies' Bryce Harper returns to lineup for finale vs. Rockies
Philadelphia Phillies first baseman Bryce Harper returned to the starting lineup in the Sunday's series finale against the visiting Colorado Rockies.,Harper apparently is no worse for wear after he was removed in the first inning of the Phillies' 9-3 victory over the Rockies on Saturday with what th...

Jessica Pegula, Naomi Osaka advance to Italian Open 4th round
The top-seeded players competing early on Sunday in Rome cruised to victories in the third round at the Italian Open.,Second-seeded Elina Rybakina of Kazakhstan routed Alexandra Eala of the Philippines 6-4, 6-3, while fifth-seeded Jessica Pegula had an easy time against Rebeka Masarova, blanking the...

Reds RHP Rhett Lowder (shoulder) headed to 15-day IL
The Cincinnati Reds will place right-handed rookie Rhett Lowder on the 15-day injured list with an injury to his throwing shoulder, manager Terry Francona announced Sunday.,Lowder, 24, received an injection in the AC joint of his right shoulder after an MRI on Friday came back negative.,"We're going...

Twins recall LHP Kendry Rojas, option LHP Kody Funderburk
The Minnesota Twins recalled Kendry Rojas from Triple-A St. Paul on Sunday and optioned fellow left-hander Kody Funderburk to the affiliate.,Rojas will be making his second stint with the Twins this season. He made his major league debut on April 22 and allowed two hits and three walks over two scor...
NBA Playoff Bet Picks: Spurs vs. Timberwolves & Knicks vs. 76ers Predictions
Victor Wembanyama and the Spurs look to take control against the Timberwolves while the 76ers try to avoid elimination against the Knicks....

Fernando Tatis Jr., Padres seek to secure split with Cardinals
Craig Stammen saw something in the at-bats of Fernando Tatis Jr. Friday night that no one else did.,The first-year manager of the San Diego Padres liked Tatis' approach, even as he was going 0-for-2 with a walk as his team was being one-hit by the St. Louis Cardinals in a 6-0 shutout. So Stammen mov...

White Sox RHP Davis Martin putting up serious numbers, takes on Mariners
Right-hander Davis Martin had delivered seven shutout innings for the Chicago White Sox on Monday when fellow starter Anthony Kay approached him with a question.,"Why couldn't you go eight?",Chicago calls that "chirping," and the club credits it in part for the success of a starting rotation that ha...

Guardians, buoyed by addition of C Patrick Bailey, take on Twins
The Cleveland Guardians go into their game on Sunday afternoon against the visiting Minnesota Twins with possibly the best defensive catching duo in baseball.,`,That's because the Guardians acquired two-time Gold Glove-winning catcher Patrick Bailey from the San Francisco Giants on Saturday for left...

Marlins tab ace Sandy Alcantara for rubber game vs. Nats
The Miami Marlins look to end their 10-game homestand on a winning note when they host the Washington Nationals in the rubber match of their three-game series on Sunday.,After splitting the first two games, Miami is 3-6 on its homestand which began with series losses to the Philadelphia Phillies and...