Month: July 2019

9:19 PM ET Associated Press TOLEDO, Ohio — Preston Summerhays won the U.S. Junior Amateur Championship on Saturday, beating Bo Jin of China 2 and 1 in the 36-hole final at Inverness Club. “I don’t even know how to explain how it felt,” Summerhays said. “It’s just one of my goals being accomplished.” Summerhays, the
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11:44 PM ET Associated Press OCEANPORT, N.J. — Not again. That was the reaction of owner Gary West when the inquiry sign flashed after Maximum Security crossed the finish line first in the $1 million Haskell Invitational on Saturday evening at hot and steamy Monmouth Park. Unlike in the Kentucky Derby, the stewards let the
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7:54 PM ET Associated Press COOPERSTOWN, N.Y. — Jayson Stark accepted the J.G. Taylor Spink Award for meritorious contributions to baseball writing on Saturday afternoon at Cooperstown’s Doubleday Field, and he was moved by the moment. “I am literally living the dream. It feels like it is happening to somebody else,” said Stark, a Phillies
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7:37 PM ET Associated Press NEWPORT, R.I. — Top-seeded John Isner overcame extremely hot conditions and a first-set tiebreaker loss to beat fourth-seeded Ugo Humbert of France 6-7 (4), 7-6 (5), 6-3 on Saturday and advance to the Hall of Fame Open final. The 34-year-old American will face Alexander Bublik, a 7-6 (5), 3-6, 6-4
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7:20 PM ET Associated Press SAN FRANCISCO — Pete Alonso came off the bench and hit his 33rd home run, setting the Mets rookie record for RBI as New York beat San Francisco 11-4 Saturday to end the Giants’ seven-game winning streak. Dominic Smith, Jeff McNeil and Todd Frazier all went deep as the Mets
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7:26 PM ET Associated Press At Wrigley Field, misters in the back of the bleachers tried to cool the crowd. At Yankee Stadium, only one player took batting practice on the field. In Cleveland, rules were relaxed on what fans could bring into the park. Even for a sport that promotes high heat, Saturday was
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8:13 PM ET Mark KriegelESPN OXON HILL, MD. – At the end of the 11th round, Buddy McGirt told his fighter, “I’m going to stop it, Max.” Maxim Dadashev, 28, is from St. Petersburg, Russia. He was 281-20 as an amateur, undefeated in 13 professional fights, and the IBF’s third ranked junior welterweight. He aspired
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7:17 PM ET Associated Press LOUDON, N.H. — Christopher Bell moved into a tie for the NASCAR Xfinity Series victory lead with five, dominating Saturday at New Hampshire Motor Speedway. Bell led 186 of the 200 laps in Joe Gibbs Racing’s No. 20 Toyota and finished more than four seconds ahead of Cole Custer, the
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