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By LARRY FLEISHER Associated Press NEW YORK (AP) — Anthony Rizzo hit his first home run since May 20 and went 4 for 4 as the New York Yankees beat the Kansas City Royals 8-5 to complete their third series sweep of the season. Gleyber Torres’ two-run homer sparked New York’s four-run first inning against

By JEFF WALLNER Associated Press CINCINNATI (AP) — Elly De La Cruz hit his first career leadoff homer and Nick Senzel connected for a two-run shot, helping the Cincinnati Reds sweep the Arizona Diamondbacks with a 7-3 victory. Christian Encarnacion-Strand had two hits and two RBIs as Cincinnati earned its fifth straight victory overall. It

By DENNIS WASZAK Jr. AP Pro Football Writer FLORHAM PARK, N.J. (AP) — Garrett Wilson vs. Sauce Gardner is a must-see matchup during New York Jets training camp this summer. It’s the reigning AP Offensive Rookie of the Year vs. the reigning AP Defensive Rookie of the Year. Coach Robert Saleh says the two have

HOYLAKE, England (AP) — Facts and figures from the final round of the British Open at Royal Liverpool, where Brian Harman became a major champion for the first time.

By STEVE DOUGLAS and TALES AZZONI AP Sports Writers HOYLAKE, England (AP) — Matthew Jordan’s first shot at the British Open was a special one. It was the first of the tournament at his home course. His last on Sunday might have meant even more. It was a 7-footer for birdie that guaranteed he will

By STEVE DOUGLAS AP Sports Writer HOYLAKE, England (AP) — Jon Rahm was so eager to begin chasing down Brian Harman at the British Open that he was putting his tee in the ground on No. 1 when the starter said: “On the tee, Viktor Hovland.” Rahm was on a mission at Royal Liverpool. After

By GREG BEACHAM AP Sports Writer ANAHEIM, Calif. (AP) — Shohei Ohtani’s next scheduled mound start for the Los Angeles Angels has been pushed back one day to Friday. Angels manager Phil Nevin announced the decision Sunday on Ohtani, who had been tentatively scheduled to make his regular turn in the rotation on Thursday in

By MATT DERRICK Associated Press ST. JOSEPH, Mo. (AP) — The defending Super Bowl champion Kansas City Chiefs held their first full-squad workout of training camp Sunday under a bright sunny sky and without All-Pro defensive tackle Chris Jones. Coach Andy Reid says he’s not worried yet about the absence of his star lineman, who

By DAVE HOGG Associated Press DETROIT (AP) — Spencer Torkelson and Andy Ibañez homered, and the Detroit Tigers beat the San Diego Padres 3-1 to avoid a weekend sweep. Alex Faedo, who entered with a 6.98 ERA, pitched six shutout innings for Detroit. The right-hander allowed one hit and walked four. Beau Brieske and Jason

By TALES AZZONI AP Sports Writer HOYLAKE, England (AP) — Rory McIlroy again was roaming near the top of the leaderboard of a major but saw his winless streak increase to 34 after a tie for sixth at the British Open. The four-time major winner says he won’t dwell about going into what will be

ARLINGTON, Texas (AP) — The Dodgers are once again backing off on the throwing program for injured ace Clayton Kershaw. Los Angeles is postponing a bullpen session while saying the left-hander hasn’t had any setbacks with his shoulder. Manager Dave Roberts says there isn’t a timetable for when Kershaw would throw in the bullpen or

By TOM WITHERS AP Sports Writer WHITE SULPHUR SPRINGS, W.Va. (AP) — Cleveland Browns star Nick Chubb was one of several NFL running backs to take part in a Zoom call on Saturday night to discuss the current trend of their position being underpaid and devalued by some teams. Chubb is under contract through next

By MARK ANDERSON AP Sports Writer HENDERSON, Nev. (AP) — Quarterback Jimmy Garoppolo passed a physical on his injured left foot and will begin training camp with the Las Vegas Raiders, a person with knowledge of the situation told The Associated Press on Sunday. The person spoke to the AP on condition of anonymity because

By DOUG FERGUSON AP Golf Writer HOYLAKE, England (AP) — Brian Harman turned back every challenge in the British Open, from big names to bad weather, and took his place among major champions Sunday with a victory that was never seriously in doubt at Royal Liverpool. Harman twice responded to a rare bogey with back-to-back

PARIS (AP) — Danish rider Jonas Vingegaard has won the Tour de France for a second straight year as cycling’s most storied race finished on the famed Champs-Élysées. With a huge lead built up over main rival Tadej Pogačar, Vingegaard knew the victory was effectively already his again ahead of the largely ceremonial stage Sunday

By LARRY FLEISHER Associated Press NEW YORK (AP) — New York Yankees slugger Aaron Judge faced live pitching on Sunday for the first time since tearing a ligament in his right toe on June 3. In a simulated game against Jonathan Loáisiga, who is rehabbing from right elbow surgery, Judge saw 16 pitches. He did

BUDAPEST (AP) — Formula One defending champion Max Verstappen needs only a few seconds to stamp his authority on the Hungarian Grand Prix and win his seventh straight race of a crushingly dominant season. Seven-time F1 champion Lewis Hamilton started from pole position ahead of Verstappen, who muscled him out at the first corner and