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Stewart Cink takes 3-shot lead at Schwab Cup Championship
Stewart Cink might not have a chance to win the PGA Tour Champions' season-long championship, the Schwab Cup, but that won't stop him from showing off at the tour's season finale.,Cink jumped out to a three-shot lead at the Charles Schwab Cup Championship by firing a 7-under-par 64 on Thursday at Ph...

PGA Tour, LIV chiefs in same grouping; Rory McIlroy shares tee time
Two of professional golf's heavy hitters -- as executives of the rival PGA Tour and LIV Golf League -- will be in the same grouping Thursday in the pro-am format of the Alfred Dunhill Links Championship in Scotland.,PGA Commissioner Jay Monahan and his partner for the week, tour player Billy Horsche...

Stewart Cink, Y.E. Yang tied atop Ascension leaderboard with one round left
Stewart Cink tallied a 4-under-par 67 Saturday to forge a tie with Y.E. Yang atop the leaderboard at the Ascension Charity Classic in St. Louis with one round to play.,"Well, it would be amazing to win the Ascension. That is the No. 1 thing," Cink said. "There is plenty of great company out here to ...

Stewart Cink wins Ally to clinch first PGA Tour Champions title
Stewart Cink shot a 6-under-par 66 and ran away with the Ally Challenge for his first win on the PGA Tour Champions on Sunday in Grand Blanc, Mich.,The highlights of Cink's bogey-free round included a lengthy downhill birdie putt at No. 5 and three short birdie putts on the back nine (Nos. 11, 13 an...

Stewart Cink grabs 3-stroke lead at Ally Challenge in Michigan
Stewart Cink got his Saturday off to a rousing start with an eagle on the par-5 first, then put together a flawless rest of his round to shoot a 6-under-par 66 and grab the lead by three strokes at the Ally Challenge in Grand Blanc, Mich.,The 51-year-old has four top-10 finishes this season but no c...

Uzbek boxers shine, Algeria's Imane Khelif wins amid gender dispute
PARIS -- Asadkhuja Muydinkhujaev and Lazizbek Mullojonov won gold on Friday as Uzbekistan took the lead in the boxing medal tally for the Paris Olympics, while Algeria's Imane Khelif claimed victory in the women's welterweight final.,Muydinkhujaev beat Mexico's Marco Verde in the men's welterweight ...

Bobby Finke dominates the pool, sets 1,500 freestyle world record
PARIS -- American iron-man Bobby Finke smashed the men's 1,500-meter freestyle world record as he retained the Olympic gold medal in the event in a thrilling swim Sunday at the Paris pool.,Finke became the only U.S. male swimmer to win an individual gold medal in Paris. ,After 30 lung-busting laps, ...

Croatia celebrates, Irish dominate, Brits find redemption at Olympic regatta
PARIS -- Croatia's Valent Sinkovic celebrated his 36th birthday with another gold medal in the men's pair and Ireland's Paul O'Donovan and Fintan McCarthy secured a dominant victory as the curtain came down on the Olympic lightweight sculls era at the Paris Games on Friday.,Sinkovic and his brother ...

Great Britain defends 4x200 gold, Daniel Wiffen (Ireland) edges Bobby Finke
PARIS -- Great Britain retained their men's 4x200 meter freestyle relay gold medal at the Paris Olympics on Tuesday, fending off a dogged challenge by the United States at La Defense Arena.,Australia took the bronze.,The British quartet of James Guy, Tom Dean, Matthew Richards and Duncan Scott clock...

Mets add Jesse Winker, complete trade with Nationals
The New York Mets acquired outfielder Jesse Winker from the Washington Nationals to complete a trade on Sunday morning.,The Nationals received minor league right-hander Tyler Stuart in the trade.,Winker was in the lineup during Washington's 14-3 rout of the St. Louis Cardinals on Saturday when news ...

Reports: Mets trade for LF Jesse Winker
The New York Mets are acquiring left fielder Jesse Winker in a trade with the Washington Nationals, multiple media outlets reported Saturday night.,It has not yet been reported who or what is getting sent back to Washington in the deal, which is pending a physical. ,Winker was in the lineup during t...

Mizzou's Eliah Drinkwitz: Hall of Fame incomplete without Mike Leach
When the SEC returns to the College Football Hall of Fame in Atlanta for SEC Media Days in July 2025, Missouri coach Eliah Drinkwitz hopes he can celebrate the induction of late coach Mike Leach. ,Drinkwitz said on the second day of conference media days in Dallas that it's time for college football...

Dearica Hamby replaces Cameron Brink on U.S. 3x3 team
Dearica Hamby of the Los Angeles Sparks has been named to the 2024 USA 3x3 women's national team, replacing the injured Cameron Brink at the 2024 Paris Olympics.,USA Basketball announced her addition to the four-person team on Monday. She will team with Cierra Burdick, Rhyne Howard and Hailey Van Li...

Bobby Finke will defend Tokyo gold in 1500m freestyle
Bobby Finke, who earned a gold medal in the 1500m freestyle four years ago at the Tokyo Olympics, will have the opportunity to defend his title in the event after winning the qualifying final in Indianapolis Sunday.,Finke finished 12 seconds ahead of the field and will compete in Paris in the 800m f...

Sparks rookie Cameron Brink out with torn ACL
Los Angeles Sparks rookie Cameron Brink tore her left ACL during Tuesday night's loss to the Connecticut Sun.,The Sparks confirmed the diagnosis on Wednesday and said additional details will be provided at a later date.,Brink was the No. 2 pick in the 2024 draft out of Stanford, following Caitlin Cl...

Sun improve to 13-1 as Sparks lose Cameron Brink to injury
DeWanna Bonner led five Connecticut starters in double figures with 16 points as the Sun beat the visiting Los Angeles Sparks 79-70 for their fourth straight win on Tuesday night in Uncasville, Conn.,Bonner shot 6-of-12 from the floor and also grabbed seven rebounds for the Sun, who improved their W...

Regan Smith retakes world record in 100 backstroke at U.S. Trials
Getting to the Olympics was the easy part for Regan Smith. Following up her performance Tuesday night once she's in Paris may be the real challenge.,After missing out on a spot in the Olympics by a tenth of a second on Sunday, Smith left no doubt in the women's 100-meter backstroke final at the U.S....

D-backs RHP Kevin Ginkel (knee) exits after comebacker
Arizona Diamondbacks reliever Kevin Ginkel escaped a serious knee injury Saturday after being drilled by a comebacker during the sixth inning of a 10-5 victory over the host New York Mets.,The right-handed Ginkel was hit on his left knee by Brandon Nimmo's hard-hit comebacker and was down on the gro...

The Rangers have a big, dumb sideshow: Matt Rempe
It was natural to think the New York Rangers “got it” after they traded in the misguided clenched jaw ways of Gerrard Gallant behind the bench for the usually up-tempo ways of Peter Laviolette after the Devils essentially skated them out of the building last spring in the first round. The Devils wer...

Kneeling is a quiet gesture. Bob Melvin’s decision to make the Giants stand for the national anthem is a loud one
After making it known that he wants players to have “a voice” in a volatile Election Year, NFL Commissioner Roger Goodell still had six months before preseason games started in which he didn’t have to worry about any potential on-field demonstrations. But thanks to new San Francisco Giants skipper B...