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Davis Thompson sizzles at John Deere Classic for first PGA win
Davis Thompson shot 7-under par 64 to run away with the John Deere Classic for his first PGA Tour victory Sunday at Silvis, Ill.,Thompson finished with a tournament-record 28-under 256 for a four-shot victory on a trio of contenders, breaking away from a two-shot lead from the beginning of the day a...

Kevin Durant misses start of Team USA camp with calf strain
Kevin Durant has been held out of the start of Team USA camp ahead of the Olympics later this month, the team's coach Steve Kerr confirmed to reporters Sunday.,The Athletic reported earlier in the day that Durant missed the first two days of camp with a calf strain. Kerr said Durant sustained the in...

No. 19 Emma Navarro sweeps No. 2 Coco Gauff out of Wimbledon
No. 19 seed Emma Navarro continued her breakout season Sunday by dispatching No. 2 seed Coco Gauff 6-4, 6-3 at Wimbledon to reach the first Grand Slam quarterfinal of her career.,Navarro controlled the round of 16 match against her fellow American while winning in just 74 minutes. She will face seve...

Brady Singer, Royals salvage series finale vs. Rockies
Brady Singer threw seven dominant innings to lead the Kansas City Royals to a 10-1 win over the Colorado Rockies on Sunday in Denver.,Singer (5-5) allowed one run on six hits while striking out seven and walking a pair, earning his first victory since May 19. The win snapped a three-game losing stre...

T1 defeats Top Esports to win Esports World Cup
T1 took down Top Esports 3-1 in the grand final of the Esports World Cup's League of Legends tournament on Sunday in Riyadh, Saudi Arabia.,T1 won the inaugural event and will bring home $400,000 of the $1 million prize pool. Top Esports settled for a $200,000 second prize.,For the second straight ro...

Marlins beat White Sox on walk-off home run
Down to their last strike, the Miami Marlins rallied for a 7-4 walk-off win over the Chicago White Sox on Sunday afternoon as Jake Burger slugged a three-run homer against his former team.,With two outs in the ninth, and the Marlins trailing 4-3, first baseman Josh Bell -- mired in a 0-for-23 slump ...

Hayden Wesneski's pitching helps Cubs blank Angels
Hayden Wesneski pitched 6 1/3 innings of one-hit ball and Michael Busch hit a two-run home run during the Chicago Cubs' 5-0 win over the visiting Los Angeles Angels on Sunday afternoon.,After getting shutout by the Angels on Saturday, the Cubs returned the favor in the final meeting of a three-game ...

Wilson Contreras, Cards pull away from Nats
Wilson Contreras hit a two-run home run and drove in three runs as the visiting St. Louis Cardinals beat the Washington Nationals 8-3 on Sunday.,Nolan Arenado and Nolan Gorman each had two hits and drove in two runs for the Cardinals, who notched 13 hits and have won five of seven. ,Cardinals starte...

Braves ride four home runs, stellar pitching to shutout of Phillies
The Atlanta Braves hit four home runs, three coming in the second inning, and Reynaldo Lopez pitched six scoreless innings to overpower the visiting Philadelphia Phillies 6-0 in the rubber game of their series on Sunday.,The Braves won the final two games of the series, improved to 4-2 against the P...

Bobby Grier, Pitt legend, dies at 91
Bobby Grier, a Pitt Athletics Hall of Famer who was the first Black player to play in the Sugar Bowl, died on June 30. He was 91.,The university confirmed Grier's death on Sunday.,In a 2023 interview, Grier said he wasn't thinking about breaking a color barrier when he played in the 1956 Sugar Bowl ...

Four-star QB Tait Reynolds commits to Clemson
The Clemson Tigers secured their first commitment for the 2026 class when four-star quarterback Tait Reynolds committed Sunday.,The No. 2 player in Arizona and No. 16 quarterback overall per On3 rankings is a dual-sport athlete, having previously committed to play baseball at Arizona State after pre...

Madison Keys (leg) retires in Wimbledon fourth round
Seventh-seeded Jasmine Paolini advanced to her first Wimbledon quarterfinal on Sunday when No. 12 Madison Keys retired because of a left leg injury with the third set tied at 5-5.,Italy's Paolini, who had never won a Wimbledon match before this year, was leading the fourth-round match following a 6-...

No. 1 Jannik Sinner, Carlos Alcaraz reach Wimbledon quarters
World No. 1 Jannik Sinner of Italy and defending champion Carlos Alcaraz of Spain are one win away from another Grand Slam semifinal showdown after both advanced to the quarterfinals Sunday at Wimbledon.,Sinner saved four set points in the third set in a 6-2, 6-4, 7-6 (9) victory over No. 14 seed Be...

Dodgers call up LHP Justin Wrobleski, trade RHP Matt Gage to Mets
The Los Angeles Dodgers promoted left-handed pitching prospect Justin Wrobleski on Sunday, shortly on the heels of trading righty Matt Gage to the New York Mets.,Wrobleski, a fast-rising prospect in the Dodgers organization, is slated to make his major league debut Sunday in a start against the Milw...

Cubs put RHP Colten Brewer (broken hand) on 60-day IL
The Chicago Cubs placed right-handed pitcher Colten Brewer on the 60-day injured list Sunday due to a broken left hand. The injury occurred Saturday, reportedly when he punched the dugout wall in frustration.,Brewer entered the game in relief of starter Kyle Hendricks in the third inning with the Cu...

Pirates place LHP Bailey Falter (triceps) on 15-day IL
The Pittsburgh Pirates placed left-handed starter Bailey Falter on the 15-day injury on Sunday because of left triceps tendinitis.,In a corresponding move, the Pirates selected the contract of right-hander Brent Honeywell Jr. from Triple-A Indianapolis.,Falter, 27, lasted only until the third inning...

Flyers re-sign D Egor Zamula to 2-year pact
The Philadelphia Flyers re-signed defenseman Egor Zamula to a two-year contract on Sunday.,The team said the deal carries an average annual value of $1.7 million.,The 24-year-old Zamula put up 21 points (five goals, 16 assists) in 66 regular-season games in Philadelphia in 2023-24. He had two power-...

Lewis Hamilton wins record ninth British Grand Prix
Lewis Hamilton won his ninth British Grand Prix in a thriller on Sunday, challenged by rain and a charging Max Verstappen to win at the Silverstone track.,With his win in front of a record-breaking crowd of 164,000, Hamilton became the first driver with nine wins at a single circuit. He was tied at ...

Timberwolves G Jaylen Clark cleared to play after missing last season
Minnesota Timberwolves guard Jaylen Clark, who missed all of his rookie season recovering from a left Achilles tendon rupture, has been cleared for full-contact, 5-on-5 basketball activities, the team said Sunday.,The Timberwolves said the 6-foot-4 Clark, 22, would participate in the NBA summer leag...

Ohio State adds key LB to top 2025 recruiting class
Ohio State's top-ranked 2025 recruiting class continues to grow.,Blue-chip prospect Riley Pettijohn from McKinney, Texas, committed Saturday to the Buckeyes. According to the 247Sports composite, he's a five-star recruit, the No. 4 overall linebacker and No. 31 player in the class. ,Former NFL lineb...