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Trea Turner hits leadoff homer to help Phillies to a 5-2 win over the Marlins

MIAMI (AP) — Trea Turner hit a leadoff homer and added two singles as the Philadelphia Phillies extended their winning streak to five games with a 5-2 victory over the Miami Marlins on Monday night in the opener of a four-game series. Max Kepler also went deep and Alec Bohm had two hits and ...

Luiz Araujo leads Flamengo to a 2-0 win over Esperance at Club World Cup

PHILADELPHIA (AP) — Luiz Araujo and Giorgian de Arrascaeta scored to lead Flamengo over Esperance 2-0 on Monday night in the Club World Cup. After the Brazilian team dominated possession for 17 minutes, de Arrascaeta opened the scoring off a cross from Araujo. Araujo scored in the 70th from ...

J.J. Spaun takes a long road of hard work to become US Open champion

OAKMONT, Pa. (AP) — J.J. Spaun faced his first big moment on a big stage in golf and he wasn't ready for it. He didn't even have a club in his hand. Spaun was a 26-year-old PGA Tour rookie at Torrey Pines in 2017. He was not eligible for the pro-am and wanted to see the North course when he ...

Happ hits a game-ending single in the 10th as the Cubs top the Pirates 3-2

CHICAGO (AP) — Ian Happ hit a game-ending single in the 10th inning, and the Chicago Cubs edged the Pittsburgh Pirates 3-2 on Sunday. The Cubs used a double steal to put runners on second and third in the 10th against David Bednar (1-5). Jon Berti struck out swinging for the first out, but ...

Elly De La Cruz has 3 RBIs, scores 3 runs as Reds rally to beat Tigers 8-4

DETROIT (AP) — Elly De La Cruz homered, scored three times and drove in three runs as the Cincinnati Reds rallied to beat the Detroit Tigers 8-4 on Sunday. De La Cruz singled and scored in the fourth, had an RBI single before scoring in a four-run eighth and hit a two-run homer in the ninth. ...

J.J. Spaun weathers the worst of wet Oakmont to win US Open

OAKMONT, Pa. (AP) — J.J. Spaun endured the toughest test in golf on the toughest course in America in the worst kind of conditions. And then he turned this miserable, wet Sunday at Oakmont into a finish as memorable as any in the U.S. Open. The champion not many expected delivered two shots ...

US Open at a glance

OAKMONT, Pa. (AP) — A brief look at the final round Sunday from the U.S. Open at Oakmont Country Club: THE VICTOR: J.J. Spaun shot 2-over 72 and was the only player under par at 1-under 279. THE SPOILS: Spaun won $4.3 million, the silver U.S. Open trophy and the Jack Nicklaus gold medal. He ...

Fans don’t appear to be snatching up tickets to the Club World Cup

If slashed ticket prices, closed stadium sections and moved seats are any indication, fans aren't exactly clamoring to attend the Club World Cup. The tournament opens Saturday with Lionel Messi's Inter Miami facing Al Ahly at Florida's Hard Rock Stadium. Thirty-two teams are taking part in the ...

Crow-Armstrong, Suzuki homer as Cubs edge Pirates 3-2

CHICAGO (AP) — Pete Crow-Armstrong hit a two-run home run in the fourth inning, Seiya Suzuki added a solo shot in the sixth, and the Chicago Cubs held on for a 3-2 win over the Pittsburgh Pirates on Thursday night. Cubs pitcher Jameson Taillon (7-3) went 6 1/3 innings against his former ...