LLANO — The 2019 U.S. Amateur Sectional Qualifying tournament is today at Crystalaire Country Club.
PORTRUSH, Northern Ireland — Golf’s oldest championship is all about tradition, and this is one Francesco Molinari could have done without.
Clarke’s double-double leads Grizzlies to Summer League title over Timberwolves
LONDON — An epic day of sports in London came down to two unprecedented endings a few minutes — and miles — apart.
WIMBLEDON, England — Novak Djokovic never has been this close to Roger Federer and Rafael Nadal in the Grand Slam trophy count.
Giants 19, Rockies 2, 1st game
ALBI, France — Geraint Thomas and his teammates don’t need a mountain to deliver a hammer blow on their rivals at the Tour de France.
LANCASTER — The JetHawks tied the game four times on Monday night before finally taking the lead in a 6-5 win over the San Jose Giants at The Hangar.
ARLINGTON, Texas — Lincoln Riley has already won consecutive Big 12 titles and been to the College Football Playoff twice with different Heisman Trophy-winning quarterbacks in his two seasons as Oklahoma’s head coach.
HOOVER, Ala. — LSU’s hiring of the gruff-talking, barrel-chested Ed Orgeron was met with widespread skepticism a few years ago. Two full seasons and 19 wins later, he’s proving doubters wrong and the program is on solid ground.
Pernell Whitaker, an Olympic gold medalist and four-division champion who was regarded as one of the greatest defensive fighters ever, has died after being hit by a car in Virginia. He was 55.
PHILADELPHIA — Cody Bellinger saw a sea of blue behind him in right field and heard “M-V-P” chants throughout the night — in Philly.
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LA PALMA — The Quickening men’s U23 team defeated Spartan 3-1 in a SoCal Premier League North Division game at Kennedy High School on Sunday.
ANAHEIM — Albert Pujols got three hits and drove in three runs, and the Los Angeles Angels remained unbeaten since the All-Star break with a 9-6 victory over the AL West-leading Houston Astros on Monday night.
FARMINGDALE, N.Y. — It’s both muted and majestic.
Williams hits 5 3s, scores 23 as Sparks beat Dream in OT
BOSTON — It was 88 degrees. But it felt like October.
BRIOUDE, France — On days at the Tour de France when the top racers decide to take it easy, that’s the signal for other riders not chasing the overall title to seize the opportunity to shine.
ANAHEIM — Matt Thaiss hit the first homer of his major league career and rounded the bases into the arms of his overjoyed teammates. After the win was secured an inning later, the rookie gratefully accepted the dual dousing from the dugout drink coolers given to every hero of an Angels victory.
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LANCASTER — Lancaster fell to San Jose, 5-3, Sunday evening at The Hangar. The Giants needed just two pitchers to hold the JetHawks to three runs and win the series.
TORONTO — Simon Pagenaud won his third race of the season and Alexander Rossi tightened the championship race with Josef Newgarden in IndyCar’s Sunday race through the streets of Toronto.
WIMBLEDON, England — Roger Federer won more points than Novak Djokovic in the Wimbledon final.
SILVIS, Ill. — While the rest of the leaders faltered, Dylan Frittelli surged to his first PGA Tour title.
WIMBLEDON, England — For nearly five tight, tense and terrific hours, Novak Djokovic and Roger Federer traded the lead, playing on and on and on until an unprecedented fifth-set tiebreaker was required to settle their memorable Wimbledon final.
BOSTON — It was the second game of the second half of the season, sure.
ANAHEIM — Mike Trout hit a two-run home run, Albert Pujols had four RBIs and the Los Angeles Angels followed up a no-hitter with a 9-2 win over the Seattle Mariners on Saturday night.
EL SEGUNDO — Anthony Davis’ year of uncertainty finally felt finished when he stood in the Los Angeles Lakers’ training complex and proudly held up his new gold jersey while LeBron James looked on approvingly.
ANAHEIM — The shrine that has become Tyler Skaggs’ locker in the Los Angeles clubhouse had a new addition Saturday — the ball from the final out of the no-hitter the Angels pitched while wearing their late teammate’s jersey.
ANAHEIM — When the Los Angeles Angels think about Tyler Skaggs in the months and years ahead, Andrew Heaney is grateful they’ll have the memory of one incredible night to assuage their sadness.
ANAHEIM — The shrine that has become Tyler Skaggs’ locker in the Los Angeles clubhouse had a new addition Saturday — the ball from the final out of the no-hitter the Angels pitched while wearing their late teammate’s jersey.
WIMBLEDON, England — If Roger Federer’s going to win a record ninth championship at Wimbledon, he’ll need to follow up a victory over Rafael Nadal with one over defending champion Novak Djokovic.
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LANCASTER — The San Jose Giants put up some crooked numbers to support starting pitcher Matt Hjelle, defeating the JetHawks 17-5 on a long Saturday night.
SAINT-ETIENNE, France — As their country prepares to celebrate Bastille Day, Julian Alaphilippe and Thibaut Pinot were in the mood for fireworks a day in advance at the Tour de France.
LAS VEGAS — Tyler Harvey scored 20 points to lead No. 8 seed Memphis past top-seeded Boston 94-88 on Saturday night in the quarterfinals of the NBA Summer League tournament.
SILVIS, Illinois — Cameron Tringale and Andrew Landry topped the John Deere Classic leaderboard Saturday, with a half-dozen guys right behind them.
Orioles 2, Rays 1, 1st game
WIMBLEDON, England — Clutching her trophy 20 minutes after becoming Wimbledon’s champion, Simona Halep checked out the board inside Centre Court that lists tournament winners. Below all of the mentions of Serena Williams, her opponent in Saturday’s final, there already was inscribed: “Miss S…
SPARTA, Ky. — Kurt Busch did everything possible to get the upper hand on his little brother in a door-to-door overtime battle at Kentucky Speedway.
Cubs 4, Pirates 3
SPARTA, Ky. — Daniel Suarez couldn’t wait to see what strong practice sessions would yield during provisional qualifying at Kentucky Speedway.
SPARTA, Ky. — Cole Custer was never really challenged down the stretch. He just acted like Christopher Bell was in his rear-view mirror, an approach that motivated him to keep a safe distance.
CHALON-SUR-SAONE, France — Less than a week ago in Brussels, Dylan Groenewegen sat dejected in the middle of a road, his body language oozing disappointment as he was attended by the Tour de France doctor.
WIMBLEDON, England — There are, of course, many reasons why Serena Williams has been as successful as she’s been, for as long as she’s been.
NEW YORK — Oakland Raiders guard Richie Incognito has been suspended without pay by the NFL for the first two games of the regular season for violating the league’s personal conduct policy.
BOSTON — The first round of the rematch between Los Angeles and Boston turned out much like the 2018 World Series. The Red Sox beat the Dodgers handily.
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