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Steven Fisk beats Taylor Pendrith on 3rd playoff hole to win ISCO
Steven Fisk won his second PGA Tour title in nine months by prevailing on the third hole of a playoff against Canadian Taylor Pendrith to claim the ISCO Championship on Sunday in Louisville, Ky.,Fisk shot a 3-under 67 and Pendrith a 5-under 65 at Hurstbourne Country Club to finish regulation tied at...
Conor McGregor's knee 'never an issue' ahead of UFC 329, says coach
John Kavanagh, Conor McGregor's longtime coach, confirmed on Sunday afternoon that the fighter was not battling an injury entering his UFC return bout vs. Max Holloway.,The fight was stopped by the referee after just 69 seconds when the former two-division champion sustained a right leg injury in th...
MLB draft, Day 2: Yankees take Luke Pettitte, son of Andy
A Pettitte could be back in pinstripes before long.,The New York Yankees selected Dallas Baptist two-way player Luke Pettitte, the son of franchise legend Andy Pettitte, with their eighth-round pick as the 2026 MLB Draft concluded Sunday in Philadelphia.,Andy Pettitte was a 22nd-rounder back in 1990...
White Sox crush Athletics to complete sweep
Braden Montgomery went 2-for-4 with four RBIs, including a three-run home run in a six-run first inning, and Sam Antonacci also homered as the host Chicago White Sox routed the skidding Athletics 9-1 on Sunday.,Chicago, which has lost 100 games in each of the past three seasons, completed a three-ga...
Phillies' Cristopher Sanchez, Blue Jays' Dylan Cease selected to start All-Star Game
Cristopher Sanchez of the Philadelphia Phillies has been tabbed to start for the National League, while Dylan Cease of the Toronto Blue Jays will start for the American League in the All-Star Game on Tuesday in Philadelphia.,Sanchez, a 29-year-old left-hander making his second All-Star Game appearan...
Yankees RHP Cam Schlittler won't pitch in All-Star Game
New York Yankees right-hander Cam Schlittler has opted against pitching in Tuesday's All-Star Game, manager Aaron Boone said on Sunday.,Boone told reporters that the healthy Schlittler expressed apprehension about pitching on his throw day, and that he wants to rest up for the second half of the sea...
Hanwha Life rally to top Bilibili Gaming, win Mid-Season Invitational
Hanwha Life Esports came from behind to defeat Bilibili Gaming on Sunday in the grand final in the League of Legends Mid-Season Invitational in Daejeon, South Korea. ,The winners walked away with the $500,000 top prize and an automatic entry in the 2026 World Championship this fall.,<blockquote clas...
Noah Schultz on a mission to control walks, A's in first-half finale
After a frustrating sweep by the Boston Red Sox, the Chicago White Sox have a pair of home wins over the Athletics and will look to complete a sweep of their own on Sunday afternoon in the series finale.,White Sox manager Will Venable said his club's performance in the first two games against the sl...
Argentina oust Switzerland in extra time, advance to semifinals
Julian Alvarez scored the tiebreaker in the 112th minute and Lautaro Martinez added an insurance goal in stoppage time as defending champion Argentina defeated 10-man Switzerland 3-1 in the World Cup quarterfinals on a hot and humid Saturday night in Kansas City, Mo.,Alexis Mac Allister also tallied...
White Sox select Landon Thome, son of Hall of Fame slugger
The Chicago White Sox selected a player with a familiar name with the No. 34 choice in Saturday's Major League Draft when they chose infielder Landon Thome from Nazareth Academy outside Chicago.,Landon Thome is the son of Hall of Famer Jim Thome, who works for the White Sox as a special assistant to...
Five White Sox pitchers combine to blank A's
Chase Meidroth's RBI double lifted the Chicago White Sox to a 1-0 win over the visiting Athletics on Saturday.,Meidroth was 2-for-3 and Luisangel Acuna had two hits, while five Chicago pitchers combined for a four-hit shutout.,Erick Fedde (5-6) earned the win after allowing two hits and no runs, whi...
Matt Fitzpatrick surges, Rory McIlroy struggles in fog-shortened Scottish Open
Michael Thorbjornsen and England's Matt Fitzpatrick are tied at 11 under through a partial third round of the fog-hampered Genesis Scottish Open after play was suspended Saturday in North Berwick, Scotland.,That sets up a potentially long day of play Sunday at The Renaissance Club. ,Johnny Keefer sh...
White Sox draft UCLA SS Roch Cholowsky at No. 1
The Chicago White Sox selected UCLA shortstop Roch Cholowsky with the first overall pick Saturday afternoon at the 2026 Major League Baseball Draft in Philadelphia.,Cholowsky, who turned 21 in April, is considered by draft analysts to be the best college shortstop prospect since Troy Tulowitzki in 2...
Hanwha Life outlast LYON, gain finals berth in Mid-Season Invitational
Hanwha Life rallied to a 3-2 win over LYON on Saturday to advance to the grand final in the League of Legends Mid-Season Invitational in Daejeon, South Korea.,Hanwha Life will square off against Bilibili Gaming in the grand final, with the winner receiving $500,000 and qualifying for this fall's 202...
After scoring outburst, White Sox want repeat against Athletics
An overdue outburst propelled the Chicago White Sox to a lopsided victory against the visiting Athletics on Friday night.,The White Sox will aim to keep slugging and earn a series victory on Saturday afternoon.,Chicago rolled 14-1 in the series opener after managing two combined runs over three stra...
Tristan Peters hits for cycle as White Sox blast Athletics
Tristan Peters finished 4-for-4 with four RBIs while hitting for the cycle and Sean Burke pitched seven sharp innings as the host Chicago White Sox routed the slumping Athletics 14-1 on Friday.,Chicago stopped a three-game losing streak while sending the Athletics to their season-high seventh straig...
Samuel Basallo powers Orioles past Royals with late HR
Samuel Basallo hit a two-run tiebreaking home run in the bottom of the eighth inning to lift the host Baltimore Orioles to a 5-3 victory against the Kansas City Royals in the opener of a three-game series Friday night.,Blaze Alexander homered in the fourth inning and was the only Oriole with two hit...
Tigers rack up runs late to win sixth straight, down Phillies
Kevin McGonigle and Spencer Torkelson hit two-run homers and the streaking Detroit Tigers powered past the visiting Philadelphia Phillies, 10-2, on Friday.,Colt Keith added a solo shot in Detroit's sixth straight victory and ninth in its last 10 games. Riley Greene reached base four times and scored...
Rain postpones Brewers-Pirates; set for split DH on Saturday
The opener of the three-game series between the Milwaukee Brewers and host Pittsburgh Pirates was postponed because of rain on Friday night.,The Brewers and Pirates, who didn't start their game on Friday after a delay of one hour and 27 minutes, will play a split doubleheader on Saturday. The makeup...
White Sox reinstate All-Star 1B Munetaka Murakami from IL
The Chicago White Sox reinstated rookie slugger Munetaka Murakami from the 10-day injured list on Friday.,Prior to striking out in his first at-bat Friday night against the Athletics, Murakami was named to the American League All-Star team as a replacement for injured Minnesota Twins outfielder Byro...