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MILWAUKEE (AP) — The Pittsburgh Pirates are calling up heralded prospect Henry Davis. the top pick in the 2021 draft, to help the team that has lost six straight games and tumbled from the top spot in the NL Central. Pirates manager Derek Shelton said after Sunday’s 5-2 loss to division-leading Milwaukee that Davis, who

By GREG BEACHAM AP Sports Writer LOS ANGELES (AP) — Rickie Fowler showed off just about everything during the 123rd U.S. Open that once made him one of the most compelling figures in golf. Unfortunately for Fowler, that also includes another painful fade from title contention after he took a share of the lead into

LOS ANGELES (AP) — DeWanna Bonner scored 20 points and grabbed nine rebounds, Alyssa Thomas added 16 points, 12 assists and five steals to help the Connecticut Sun beat the Los Angeles Sparks 83-74. Brionna Jones scored 17 points on 8-of-12 shooting and grabbed eight rebounds for Connecticut. Thomas moved past Taj McWilliams-Franklin into 3rd

By EDDIE PELLS AP National Writer LOS ANGELES (AP) — Rory McIlroy got the sort of break most players need to win a U.S. Open. If only he could’ve made a putt or two to go with it. The golf gods, to say nothing of the golf rulebook, gave McIlroy a chance to save par

By DOUG FERGUSON AP Golf Writer LOS ANGELES (AP) — In the city of stars, Wyndham Clark had his own script in mind in the U.S. Open. In front of him was Rory McIlroy, one of golf’s biggest talents who looked ready to end his perplexing nine-year drought in the majors. Next to him in

By SUSIE RANTZ Associated Press Rookie Michelle Cooper scored 22 seconds into the match for the Kansas City Current, but the Washington Spirit came from behind to win 3-2 on the road in the National Women’s Soccer League. Tara McKeown scored the game-winner for the Spirit in the 88th minute. Savannah DeMelo scored her fifth

By JIMMY GOLEN AP Sports Writer BOSTON (AP) — The Boston Red Sox are among the teams in major league baseball commemorating Juneteenth. The Red Sox honored Ben Haith before the second game of their doubleheader against the New York Yankees on Synday. He’s the designer of the red and blue Juneteenth flag with an

By DAN GREENSPAN Associated Press LOS ANGELES (AP) — The San Francisco Giants have put pitcher Alex Cobb on the injured list with an oblique strain. Cobb has a 5-2 record with a 3.09 ERA in 14 games this season. He strained his left oblique in a win against the St. Louis Cardinals on Tuesday.

BELMONT, Mich. (AP) — Leona Maguire played her final six holes in 6 under and shot an 8-under 64 to win the Meijer LPGA Classic by two strokes, her second tour victory. Maguire made six birdies and an eagle in her bogey-free round at Blythefield to finish at 21-under 267. She caught playing partner Ariya

By CHRIS TALBOTT Associated Press SEATTLE (AP) — Julio Rodríguez hit a two-run double, rookie Bryce Miller pitched seven crisp innings and the Seattle Mariners overcame a dominant performance by Lance Lynn, beating the Chicago White Sox 5-1 on Sunday. Lynn matched a franchise record with 16 strikeouts in seven-plus innings, but Miller was terrific

By GREG BEACHAM AP Sports Writer LOS ANGELES (AP) — Wyndham Clark had a one-shot lead over Rory McIlroy with nine holes left in the 123rd U.S. Open at Los Angeles Country Club. Clark is a 29-year-old Denver native playing in only his seventh major. He separated from third-round co-leader Rickie Fowler with three early

By DAVID BRANDT AP Baseball Writer PHOENIX (AP) — Josh Naylor had four hits and three RBIs and the Cleveland Guardians avoided a three-game sweep by beating the Arizona Diamondbacks 12-3 on Sunday. The Guardians dropped the first two games of the series, but cruised through the finale, scoring two runs in the first, three

By RICHARD J. MARCUS Associated Press SAN DIEGO (AP) — Manny Machado drove in two runs, Joe Musgrove worked six solid innings and Fernando Tatis Jr. and catcher Austin Nola teamed up to punch out a potential tying run at home plate as the San Diego Padres beat the MLB-leading Tampa Bay Rays 5-4 to

INDIANPOLIS (AP) — Allisha Gray scored 25 points on 9-of-13 shooting, Rhyne Howard added 21 points and the Atlanta Dream beat the Indiana Fever 100-94 on Sunday. Cheyenne Parker had 15 points, seven rebounds and four steals for Atlanta. Nia Coffey made 3 of 4 from 3-point range, finished with 11 points and tied a

ARLINGTON, Texas (AP) — Corey Seager and Ezequiel Duran each had four hits, and the Texas Rangers beat the Toronto Blue Jays 11-7. Seager drove in three runs and Duran scored three times as Texas erased a 6-0 deficit on its way to the win in the rubber game of the weekend set. Leody Taveras

By DAN GREENSPAN Associated Press LOS ANGELES (AP) — The San Francisco Giants completed a rare rivalry series sweep on the road with a 7-3 win over the Los Angeles Dodgers on Sunday. It was the sixth time San Francisco swept Los Angeles in a three-game series at Dodger Stadium since both teams moved to

LAGUNA NIGUEL, Calif. (AP) — Wilt Chamberlain’s home uniform from his rookie season with the Philadelphia Warriors has sold at auction for $1.79 million. SCP Auctions says the jersey and shorts that Chamberlain wore during the 1959-60 season were sold to filmmaker Rob Gough, and that Saturday’s sale price was a record for any vintage

By GREG BEACHAM AP Sports Writer LOS ANGELES (AP) — Tommy Fleetwood has shot 63 in the final round of the U.S. Open for the second time in five years. Fleetwood missed a 7-foot birdie putt on the 18th hole Sunday that would have given him a 62 and a share of this tournament’s new