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Sierra Leone heads Belmont Stakes field at Saratoga
The 156th running of the Belmont Stakes on Saturday will not produce a Triple Crown winner. However, it may very well prove decisive in determining which colt will be crowned Champion Three-Year Old for 2024.,Part of the reason is that the winners of the series' first two jewels, Mystik Dan and Seiz...
Ketel Marte's RBI single lifts D-backs past Padres
Ketel Marte's two-out RBI single in the seventh inning Thursday night snapped a tie and lifted the visiting Arizona Diamondbacks to a 4-3 win over the slumping San Diego Padres.,Corbin Carroll doubled off reliever Jeremiah Estrada (2-1) before Marte delivered the hit that gave Arizona its fifth win ...
Ketel Marte’s RBI single lifts Diamondbacks past Padres
Ketel Marte's two-out RBI single in the top of the seventh inning Thursday night snapped a tie and lifted the visiting Arizona Diamondbacks to a 4-3 win over the slumping San Diego Padres.,Collin Carroll reached scoring position with a double off reliever Jeremiah Estrada (2-1) before Marte delivere...
Adam Hadwin on top, Scottie Scheffler one back at Memorial
Adam Hadwin of Canada racked up eight birdies and secured the first-round lead at the Memorial Tournament on Thursday at Muirfield Village Golf Club in Dublin, Ohio.,In a stacked field of 73 players at the $20 million signature event, Hadwin posted a 6-under 66 and leads World No. 1 Scottie Scheffle...
Diamondbacks claim RHP Thyago Vieira off waivers from Orioles
The Arizona Diamondbacks claimed right-hander Thyago Vieira off waivers on Thursday following his one-game stint with the Baltimore Orioles.,Vieira, 31, was designated for assignment on Monday by the Orioles, who acquired him and minor-league pitcher Aneuris Rodriguez from the Milwaukee Brewers on M...
Evian Championship boosts prize money to $8M
The Amundi Evian Championship increased its prize money total to $8 million, with the winner of the major pocketing $1.2 million, the LPGA announced Thursday.,The prize money has risen more than 146 percent since the tournament received a major designation in 2013. The winner received $1 million in ...
With Manny Machado in question, Padres open set vs. D-backs
After playing Wednesday's 3-2 loss at the Los Angeles Angels almost as though it were a self-fulfilling prophecy, the San Diego Padres start a seven-game homestand Thursday with the first contest of a four-game set against the Arizona Diamondbacks.,San Diego limped home with injury added to the insu...
Wilmer Flores' slam sinks D-backs, helps Giants end 6-game slide
Wilmer Flores hit a grand slam in the six-run third inning and the San Francisco Giants ended a six-game losing streak with a 9-3 win against the Arizona Diamondbacks in the finale of their three-game series on Wednesday afternoon in Phoenix.,Heliot Ramos and Jorge Soler also homered and Thairo Estr...
Wilmer Flores' grand slam helps Giants end six-game slide
Wilmer Flores hit a grand slam in the six-run third inning and the San Francisco Giants ended a six-game losing streak with a 9-3 win against the Arizona Diamondbacks in the finale of their three-game series on Wednesday afternoon in Phoenix.,Heliot Ramos and Jorge Soler also homered and Thairo Estr...
Collin Morikawa back after missed opportunity at Memorial Tournament
Collin Morikawa recalled that he was nearly moved to tears when he had to withdraw from the 2023 Memorial Tournament on the morning of the final round because of a back injury. ,But Morikawa has returned for this year's edition of the Memorial, which starts on Thursday at Muirfield Village Golf Club...
Top players tee off in major tune-up at Memorial Tournament
It is fitting that, to prepare for the U.S. Open, the best golfers in the world will play the invitational hosted by golf's greatest major champion., ,Nine of the top 10 players in the world rankings and the entire top 30 of the FedEx Cup standings will tee off Thursday in the Memorial Tournament, w...
Jackson Koivun meets Jack Nicklaus, ready to try luck at Memorial
Jackson Koivun added to his ever-growing resume by winning all four major awards in the same season while guiding Auburn to its first men's golf national title.,Koivun followed up winning the Fred Haskins Award (top male U.S. collegiate golfer), Ben Hogan Award (best college golfer in U.S.) and Phil...
Diamondbacks go for sweep against slumping Giants
Jordan Montgomery will attempt to bounce back from a woeful outing when the Arizona Diamondbacks try to complete a three-game sweep of the San Francisco Giants on Wednesday afternoon in Phoenix.,Montgomery (3-3, 5.48 ERA) allowed eight runs, six earned, and nine hits in just four innings while takin...
Diamondbacks top slumping Giants for fourth straight win
Lourdes Gurriel Jr., Gabriel Moreno and Kevin Newman had two RBIs apiece to help the Arizona Diamondbacks notch an 8-5 victory over the slumping San Francisco Giants on Tuesday night at Phoenix.,Blaze Alexander had three hits, two runs and one RBI as Arizona stretched its winning streak to four game...
Golf Glance: the Memorial hosts elite field for $20M signature event
Field Level Media's Golf Glance provides weekly news and storylines from each of the major North American golf tours.,PGA TOUR,LAST TOURNAMENT: RBC Canadian Open (Robert MacIntyre),THIS WEEK: the Memorial Tournament, Dublin, Ohio, June 6-9,Course: Muirfield Village Golf Club (Par 72, 7,571 Yards),Pu...
Xander Schauffele doesn’t feel defined by recent PGA Championship
Following a publicized switch away from his father Stefan as his primary coach, Xander Schauffele might have reveled in keeping parts of his life constant.,After beginning to work with accomplished coach Chris Como and winning his first major tournament at the PGA Championship almost immediately aft...
Jack Nicklaus says reuniting men’s golf ‘above my pay grade’
Jack Nicklaus would like to see the best golfers in the world in the same place more than four times a year, but figuring out how is another matter.,Speaking on Tuesday ahead of the Memorial Tournament this week, where he is the tournament host, the 84-year-old golf legend was asked how critical he ...
After catching his breath, Davis Riley ready for Memorial
Davis Riley does not need any reminders that life can change in an instant, especially after his whirlwind three-week stretch.,He will head into his third career Memorial Tournament on Thursday at Muirfield Village in Dublin, Ohio, two weeks after securing his first individual tournament title when ...
Reflective Scottie Scheffler discusses arrest, baby, Grayson Murray
Rested -- at least in terms of golf -- and free of legal worries, World No. 1 Scottie Scheffler said Tuesday he's ready for The Memorial Tournament.,Scheffler took time off last week ahead of back-to-back challenges at The Memorial and the U.S. Open. He spent the week in Dallas at home with wife, Me...
D-backs ride walk-off momentum into rematch with Giants
Pavin Smith's first walk-off homer at any level of baseball put a charge into the Arizona Diamondbacks in the series opener.,Now Arizona will look to keep the momentum going as it searches for its fourth straight win when it meets the San Francisco Giants again on Tuesday night in Phoenix.,Smith's t...