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DeChambeau a one-man show at Pinehurst No. 2 and leads US Open by 3
PINEHURST, N.C. (AP) — Bryson DeChambeau turned Pinehurst No. 2 into a one-man show Saturday in the U.S. Open. When he wasn't smashing eight drives of 340 yards or more, he was getting his right hip worked on between holes. He pumped fists and entertained thousands of sunbaked fans...
Near-identical triple bogeys by Tony Finau and Ludvig Aberg minutes apart derail their US Open hopes
PINEHURST, N.C. (AP) — Tony Finau and Ludvig Aberg had their U.S. Open dreams dealt a major dent when they ping-ponged their way around the exact same green about 30 minutes apart Saturday during a third round played in oppressive heat at Pinehurst No. 2. Finau began the day two...
Kyrie Irving ends his personal Celtics skid, so now the Mavs will try to win in Boston in NBA Finals
DALLAS (AP) — Kyrie Irving's personal 13-game losing streak against the Celtics is over. Now it's back to the parquet floor in Boston to face his former team again, the Dallas Mavericks still alive in the NBA Finals after avoiding a sweep with a 122-84 blowout in Game 4 on Friday...
Tarasenko is playing a key role for Florida after winning the Stanley Cup with St. Louis in 2019
EDMONTON, Alberta (AP) — Minutes after winning Game 3 of the Stanley Cup Final to move to the verge of a second championship in six years, Vladimir Tarasenko had no interest in revisiting the events that occurred on the ice. “The game is over,” he said. “There is no need to...
Olympic spots are on the line for Patrick Cantlay and Corey Conners at the US Open
PINEHURST, N.C. (AP) — David Puig of Spain knew the score even before he teed off in the U.S. Open at Pinehurst No. 2. All he had to do was make the cut to move past Jorge Campillo and earn a spot in the Olympics this summer in Paris. “Unless someone like Eugenio Chacarra...
Scheffler has another tough day fighting the Pinehurst No. 2 greens at the US Open
PINEHURST, N.C. (AP) — Scottie Scheffler didn't expect 5-over par through two days at the U.S. Open would be enough to play the weekend. Yet the world's top-ranked player was back on Saturday. And the reward? Another chance to tussle with Pinehurst No. 2's tricky, domed greens,...
Italy concedes goal after 23 seconds but recovers to beat Albania 2-1 at Euro 2024
DORTMUND, Germany (AP) — By conceding a goal after just 23 seconds, Italy made the worst possible start to its European Championship title defense. Thankfully for the Azzurri, it soon got much better. Italy recovered from letting in the quickest goal in the...
Mbappé wants to erase bad memory of decisive penalty miss and leave Euro 2024 as a champion
PARIS (AP) — The last time Kylian Mbappé kicked a ball at the European Championship, it sent France out of the competition. He was the only player to miss in a penalty shootout against Switzerland, and France was eliminated from Euro 2020 in the round of 16 in a game where they...
Gretchen Walsh sets a world record in the 100-meter butterfly at the U.S. Olympic trials
INDIANAPOLIS (AP) — Gretchen Walsh set a world record in the women's 100-meter butterfly Saturday night, posting a time of 55.18 seconds in a semifinal heat at the U.S. Olympic swimming trials. Walsh was more than a half-second under world-record pace at the turn and finished...
McGregor says he will return to the UFC octagon after he recovers from an injury
LAS VEGAS (AP) — In his first public comments since pulling out of UFC 303 on Thursday because of an undisclosed injury, Conor McGregor called it a postponement rather than a cancellation of his fight with Michael Chandler that had been scheduled for later this month. McGregor said...
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Martinez homers twice, Quintana ends 10-start winless streak and Mets beat Padres 5-1
NEW YORK (AP) — J.D. Martinez homered twice, Jose Quintana ended a 10-start winless streak and the New York Mets beat the San Diego Padres 5-1 Saturday for their eighth win in 10 games. Martinez walked in his first two plate appearances against Adam Mazur (0-2), then homered off...
Near-identical triple bogeys by Tony Finau and Ludvig Aberg minutes apart derail their US Open hopes
PINEHURST, N.C. (AP) — Tony Finau and Ludvig Aberg had their U.S. Open dreams dealt a major dent when they ping-ponged their way around the exact same green about 30 minutes apart Saturday during a third round played in oppressive heat at Pinehurst No. 2. Finau began the day two...
Gretchen Walsh sets a world record in the 100-meter butterfly at the U.S. Olympic trials
INDIANAPOLIS (AP) — Gretchen Walsh set a world record in the women's 100-meter butterfly Saturday night, posting a time of 55.18 seconds in a semifinal heat at the U.S. Olympic swimming trials. Walsh was more than a half-second under world-record pace at the turn and finished...
DeChambeau a one-man show at Pinehurst No. 2 and leads US Open by 3
PINEHURST, N.C. (AP) — Bryson DeChambeau turned Pinehurst No. 2 into a one-man show Saturday in the U.S. Open. When he wasn't smashing eight drives of 340 yards or more, he was getting his right hip worked on between holes. He pumped fists and entertained thousands of sunbaked fans...
Gretchen Walsh set a world record in 100-meter butterfly with a time of 55.18 seconds at U.S. Olympic swimming trials
INDIANAPOLIS (AP) — Gretchen Walsh set a world record in 100-meter butterfly with a time of 55.18 seconds at U.S. Olympic swimming trials.
Collin Morikawa thought a 66 would give him a shot at the US Open. Then came Bryson DeChambeau
PINEHURST, N.C. (AP) — Collin Morikawa woke up Saturday nine shots off the lead and figuring he would have to get back to even par to have any chance of winning the U.S. Open. He did his part, shooting a bogey-free 66. What Morikawa wasn’t counting on was big...
Ortiz and Wilson lead Brewers to 3-1 win over the Reds
MILWAUKEE (AP) — Joey Ortiz hit a three-run homer, Bryse Wilson gave up three hits in 5 1/3 innings and the Milwaukee Brewers beat the Cincinnati Reds 3-1 on Saturday. The Reds, who had won nine of 11 games, dropped to 34-36 and missed a chance to climb back to .500 for the first...
Greene homers twice and has a career-best 6 RBIs as Tigers rout Astros 13-5
HOUSTON (AP) — Riley Greene homered in each of the first two innings and set career highs with four hits and six RBIs as the Detroit Tigers raced to a huge lead and cruised to a 13-5 win over the Houston Astros on Saturday. “He’s learning. He’s growing,” manager A.J. Hinch...
Luis Rengifo's go-ahead RBI single lifts Angels past Giants 4-3
SAN FRANCISCO (AP) — Luis Rengifo hit a go-ahead RBI single in the seventh inning, Logan O’Hoppe hit a two-run homer and the Los Angeles Angels rallied to beat the San Francisco Giants 4-3 on Saturday. With two outs in the seventh, Nolan Schanuel walked, stole his first career...
Marcell Ozuna hits 1 of 4 Braves home runs in 9-2 rout of Rays
ATLANTA (AP) — Marcell Ozuna had three hits including one of four Braves home runs and Atlanta's offensive resurgence continued in a 9-2 rout of the Tampa Bay Rays on Saturday. Jarred Kelenic, in his first game batting leadoff for the Braves after a hamstring injury to Michael...
