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PITTSBURGH (AP) — Pete Crow-Armstrong was 4 for 5 with a home run and three RBIs as the Chicago Cubs cruised past the Pittsburgh Pirates 11-0. Shota Imanaga held Pittsburgh to four hits in six innings, striking out four and walking one. Pittsburgh’s Paul Skenes, who had allowed five runs in 18 1/3 innings to win his previous three starts, gave up five earned runs on six hits in 5 1/3 innings while striking out 11, matching a career high. Miguel Amaya and Michael Busch hit two-run singles for the Cubs.

MEADOWLANDS, PA — Al Papi led a sweep of the exacta for trainer Ron Burke in the $420,500 Delvin Miller Adios for 3-year-old male pacers on Saturday afternoon at Hollywood Casino at The Meadows. Driven by Yannick Gingras in the 60th edition of the Pace for the Orchids, Al Papi won on the front-end in 1:48.1, defeating stablemate Melillo. Starting from post four off a win in his elimination a week ago, Al Papi blasted out and cleared another Burke Brigade member in Frantic Hanover well before the 26.3 quarter. North America Cup champion Odds On Mr Mamba lined up third, followed by Burke-trained Melillo, who was able to slide down from post nine. At the half-mile marker, Al Papi was still on top, but behind him a two-wide Sweet Lovin Lou was trying to flush Melillo. Al Papi was strong on the front-end while Odds On Mr Mamba was only able to advance up to Gingras’ wheel as they raced on the backstretch for the final time. It looked like Al Papi was heading for a romping win passing three-quarters in 1:20.2, but he got rough-gaited for a bit on the final turn, which allowed the competition to get back into the race. Despite losing his momentum, Al Papi responded when asked by Gingras and wouldn’t let anybody go by, defeating the rallying Melillo by a head. Odds On Mr Mamba was third, followed by Frantic Hanover and Sweet Lovin Lou. “In the middle of the last turn, honestly I thought I was going to win by ten lengths. That’s how he felt,” Gingras said. “He was so strong and I had the plugs in. I was still just letting him rock, and he just got a little bumpy on me for a couple of strides. Once he gathered himself, I couldn’t get him going again. He just kind of lost his focus. Thankfully we still came out on top.” This was the third win in the Adios for both Gingras and Burke, but the first time they teamed up to capture it. “I’ve won it a few times, but never for the Burke Brigade. I know this race means the world to them, so it’s probably the most special one,” Gingras remarked.

BLAINE, Minn. (AP) — PGA Tour rookie Jackson Koivun shot a 61 in the third round of the 3M Open to take a three-stroke lead at 20-under par. Koivun set a tournament record with a 28 on the back nine at the TPC Twin Cities after eagles on Nos. 12 and 18. Emiliano Grillo and Ben Kohles each had 65s to tie for second at 17 under. Michael Brennan shot a 63 and shared fourth with Chandler Phillips at 16 under. Denny McCarthy, Billy Horschel and Michael Kim were in sixth at 15 under. Top-ranked Scottie Scheffler was tied for ninth at 14 under.

CHICAGO (AP) — Jonquel Jones had 22 points, 13 rebounds and eight assists, helping Caitlin Clark and Team Spoon outlast Marina Mabrey and Team Coop 129-122 in the WNBA All-Star Game. Dominique Malonga had a first-half dunk for Team Coop, but Team Spoon had eight players score in double figures in an All-Star Game that featured 127 3-point attempts and very little defense. Allisha Gray had 19 points for Team Spoon, and Clark finished with 17. The WNBA celebrated its 30th season by holding its first All-Star Game in Chicago since 2022.

PARIS (AP) — Tadej Pogacar is poised to win a record-equaling fifth Tour de France title when the showcase race ends with its final stage. Barring mishap or a crash, the 27-year-old Slovenian star will join Belgian Eddy Merckx, Spaniard Miguel Indurain and Frenchmen Jacques Anquetil and Bernard Hinault as the only men to win five Tours. He has a big lead of 6 minutes, 26 seconds over Belgian rider Remco Evenepoel. Pogacar had won five stages and 26 overall heading into Sunday’s 21st stage, an 88.7-kilometer (55-mile) loop around Paris scheduled to start just before 6 p.m. local time.