SOUTHAMPTON, N.Y. — The comparisons with Tiger Woods began a few years ago when Scottie Scheffler started to separate himself by miles over the rest of golf with alarming control of his shots from tee-to-green that resulted in big wins and a No. 1 ranking for more than three straight ...
MILWAUKEE — Garrett Mitchell hit a solo homer in the seventh inning to lift the Milwaukee Brewers to a 2-1 victory over the Cleveland Guardians on Tuesday night. After the Guardians tied it 1-all in the seventh, Hunter Gaddis (1-2) relieved and Mitchell opened the bottom half of the inning ...
SOUTHAMPTON, N.Y. — The U.S. Open brought big wind and not nearly as much activity for a Monday, typical these days of practice rounds at majors that move to a different course each year. More players are coming early, not so much to avoid the rush but to avoid the wait. “It’s gotten terrible,” Justin Thomas said leading into the third major of the year. “You have to sign up for tee times at the (British) Open and U.S. Open, and then people sign up with you and play in a foursomes. You can’t play nine holes in less than three hours.” The way around that is to follow a ...
COLUMBUS — After not earning a spot on the podium last spring, Warren John F. Kennedy found success during this year’s OHSAA Jesse Owens Track & Field State Championships. Placing in the relay events requires teamwork, chemistry, speed, and trust. The Eagles displayed that in the ...
PHILADELPHIA — Zack Wheeler struck out nine in six scoreless innings of two-hit ball, Gabriel Rincones Jr. homered for his first career hit and the Philadelphia Phillies defeated the Miami Marlins 7-0 on Monday night. J.T. Realmuto also went deep and Bryce Harper had an RBI for Philadelphia, which opened a six-game homestand. Liam Hicks had two of Miami’s four hits. The Marlins lost for just the third time in 13 June games. Wheeler (6-1) allowed a leadoff single to Hicks to start the contest and then walked Otto Lopez before fanning four straight batters to set the tone for his ...
CINCINNATI — Eugenio Suarez homered twice and drove in a career-high six runs, including a grand slam in the second inning as the Cincinnati Reds rolled to a 12-0 victory over the New York Mets on Monday night. JJ Bleday added a three-run shot and Chase Burns (8-1) struck out seven over five innings in Cincinnati’s most lopsided shutout since a 13-0 win against Philadelphia on April 15, 2023. Burns and three Reds relievers combined on a six-hitter for the team’s fifth shutout this year. Bo Bichette had three hits for the Mets, who were blanked for the eighth time. It was ...
