Yang wins first major title at Women’s PGA Championship
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June 23, 2024
The 34-year-old South Korean is the oldest major winner on the LPGA Tour in six years. SAMAMMISH, Wash. (AP) — Amy Yang built a huge lead and survived a couple of late mistakes to win her long-awaited...
Scheffler outlasts protest for win at Travelers
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June 23, 2024
His sixth victory of the year is the most by any golfer since Tiger Woods in 2009. CROMWELL, Conn. (AP) — Scottie Scheffler had to wait out a climate protest on the 18th green and Tom Kim’s tying bird...
U.S. blanks Bolivia, 2-0, in opener
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June 23, 2024
ARLINGTON, Texas (AP) — Christian Pulisic spread his arms wide with a big smile, then wanted to find the coach in the stands who drew up the fastest goal for the U.S. against a South American team. Pl...
PONY League World Series has new sponsor
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By By LIAM BELAN lbelan@yourmvi.com 
June 20, 2024
Printscape will take over that role for the August tournament. The PONY League World Series will have a new title sponsor, but the same community-driven mission, when it brings baseball teams from aro...
DeChambeau morphs into a man of the people
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June 17, 2024
PINEHURST, N.C. (AP) — It was late on Saturday night at the U.S. Open when Bryson DeChambeau, having hit a few last balls on the practice range in preparation for one of the biggest rounds of his life...
Blaney wins inaugural race at Iowa Speedway
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June 17, 2024
NEWTON, Iowa (AP) — Ryan Blaney had his concerns heading into the final laps Sunday night in the inaugural NASCAR Cup Series race at Iowa Speedway. The problem was he didn’t hear his crew chief’s reas...
DeChambeau’s clutch finish bests McIlroy
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June 16, 2024
Rory McIlroy missed two short putts on 18 to bogey the hold and open things up for DeChambeau. PINEHURST, N.C. (AP) — Bryson DeChambeau won the U.S. Open on Sunday for the second time with the best sh...
‘Tank’ Davis knocks out Martin in 8th round
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June 16, 2024
LAS VEGAS (AP) — Gervonta “Tank” Davis made a triumphant return to the ring after more than a year away, once again showing why he is one of the top pound-forpound boxers. Armed with a punching power ...
Germany outclasses Scotland to open Euro
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June 14, 2024
MUNICH (AP) — Host Germany opened the European Championship with a confidence-boosting 5-1 win over 10-man Scotland on Friday. Goals from Florian Wirtz and Jamal Musiala had Germany firmly in control ...
U.S. Open: Pinehurst greens will challenge pros
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June 13, 2024
PINEHURST, N.C. (AP) — Michael McGowan had the honor of hitting the opening tee shot in the U.S. Open on Thursday and it didn’t take long to realize what kind of test awaited at Pinehurst No. 2. The t...
30 years ago, Palmer played in final U.S. Open at Oakmont; Els reigned
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By By BILL BECKNER JR. Trib Total Media 
June 13, 2024
The 124th U.S. Open starts Thursday morning at Pinehurst. Thirty years ago, South African Ernie Els won the national championship at famed Oakmont Country Club, another historic venue in the USGA anch...
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June 13, 2024
PINEHURST, N.C. (AP) — Rory McIlroy sent his 20-foot birdie putt on its way at the 18th hole Thursday and started walking toward the cup when the ball was still some 6 feet away from falling. It looke...
U.S., Brazil battle to 1-1 draw
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June 12, 2024
ORLANDO, Fla. (AP) — Four days after one of their worst matches, Christian Pulisic and the U.S. soccer team stopped an 11-game losing streak to Brazil with a spirted 1-1 draw that left them with a pos...
Calm, chill Schauffle motivated to win U.S. Open
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June 12, 2024
PINEHURST, N.C. (AP) — Xander Schauffele may exude an ultracool California chill vibe, but don’t let that easygoing demeanor fool you into believing there isn’t an intense competitive fire inside that...
Alcaraz wins French Open in 5-set thriller
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June 9, 2024
PARIS (AP) — As Carlos Alcaraz began constructing his comeback in Sunday’s French Open final, a 6-3, 2-6, 5-7, 6-1, 6-2 victory over Alexander Zverev for a first championship at Roland Garros and thir...
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June 9, 2024
SONOMA, Calif. (AP) — The Indianapolis 500 is over and the worried wait to see if Kyle Larson’s participation in that event would cost him a shot at winning a NASCAR championship has been resolved. So...
Teen Yohannes scores as U.S. shuts out S. Korea
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June 5, 2024
ST. PAUL, Minn. (AP) — Sixteen-year-old Lily Yohannes scored in her national team debut and the United States defeated South Korea 3-0 in an exhibition on Tuesday night. Crystal Dunn and Sophia Smith ...
Saso wins another U.S. Women’s Open — this one was for Japan
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June 2, 2024
LANCASTER, Pa. (AP) — Yuka Saso became a U.S. Women’s Open champion for the second time Sunday and took her place in history with a rare footnote — the first Filipino to win the Women’s Open in 2021, ...
Cindric claims NASCAR Cup series win after Blaney runs out of gas on final lap
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June 2, 2024
MADISON, Ill. (AP) — Austin Cindric emerged as the surprise winner of the NASCAR Cup series race Sunday at World Wide Technology Raceway when teammate Ryan Blaney ran out of gas while leading on the f...
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May 30, 2024
PARIS (AP) — One player said a French Open spectator spat chewed gum toward him. Another, No. 1-ranked Iga Swiatek, chastised the crowd at the main stadium for making too much noise during points. So ...