Month: June 2019

12:11 AM ET CINCINNATI — The Chicago Cubs will place veteran pitcher Cole Hamels on the injured list after he suffered a left oblique strain in the first inning of Friday’s game against the Cincinnati Reds. “It felt more like a cramp,” Hamels said after the 6-3 loss. “Continued to throw the next two pitches
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8:46 PM ET Associated Press ROGERS, Ark. — Inbee Park had five consecutive birdies in a 9-under 62 to take the first-round lead Friday in the Walmart NW Arkansas Championship. Seeking her 20th LPGA Tour victory and first since early last year, the South Korean star began the birdie run on the second hole of
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8:11 PM ET Associated Press DETROIT — Cameron Champ played one of the best stretches on the PGA Tour this season, matching the lowest nine-hole score and the longest birdie-eagle streak. Champ had an 8-under 28 on the front nine, shooting under par for six straight holes. “The hole looked pretty big for a while,”
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7:13 PM ET New York Mets rookie Pete Alonso, whose 27 home runs rank second in the majors, said he’s accepted an invitation to take part in the Home Run Derby July 8 in Cleveland. Alonso told reporters Friday that while he’s hoping to have fun in the event televised on ESPN, he’s going to
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8:01 PM ET Associated Press SOUTH BEND, Ind. — The boys from Madison are making it look easy at Notre Dame in the U.S. Senior Open. For the second straight day, Steve Stricker and Jerry Kelly, friends and competitors since their junior years in Madison, Wisconsin, took apart the rain-softened Warren Golf Course, each carding
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6:52 PM ET ESPN News Services BUFFALO, N.Y. — The Buffalo Sabres have acquired defenseman Colin Miller from the Vegas Golden Knights for a pair of draft picks, the Sabres announced Friday. The Golden Knights acquired a second-round pick in the 2021 draft and a 2022 fifth-round selection.. It’s the second trade in two days
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7:47 PM ET Magic Johnson says he received word that Kawhi Leonard had an interest in speaking with him as the free agent prepares to meet with the Los Angeles Lakers but that he is not permitted by NBA rules to be part of official team meetings with prospective free agents. Leonard, who is expected
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6:01 PM ET The inaugural 3M Championship next week near Minneapolis is attracting a strong field, but it won’t include Tiger Woods. As expected, Woods is passing on what likely would have been his last chance to get in an event before competing in the last major championship of the year — The Open at
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5:55 PM ET The Houston Astros have placed right-hander Brad Peacock on the 10-day injured list with shoulder discomfort. In a 10-0 loss to the Pirates on Thursday, Peacock gave up six earned runs on seven hits and a walk in three innings. In his last five starts, he has allowed eight home runs and
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