July 24, 2026 4:29 am
BLAINE, Minn. (AP) — Ben Kohles eagled the final hole for a 9-under 62 and a two-shot lead Thursday after the first round of the 3M Open, leaving top-ranked Scottie Scheffler three shots back. Emiliano Grillo, Jackson Koivun and Gary Woodland opened with 64s, and Scheffler topped the group at 65 in his first appearance in the event. Scheffler, coming off a fourth-place finish Sunday in the British Open, was 1 under through eight holes, then birdied five of the next eight. Kohles’ second shot from 241 yards out on the par-5 finishing hole settled 4 feet from the cup. The short putt capped a career-best round for the 36-year-old who has split the season between the PGA and Korn Ferry tours.
July 23, 2026 4:22 am
NEW YORK (AP) — Max Fried allowed one hit over five innings in his return from a two-month layoff, Jasson Domínguez and Anthony Volpe drove in runs on consecutive pitches in the seventh and the New York Yankees beat the Pittsburgh Pirates 2-0 for a doubleheader split. Pittsburgh won the opener 5-3 in 10 innings. The Pirates’ Bubba Chandler pitched 6 1/3 innings of two-hit ball in his first scoreless outing this year. Brandon Eisert, acquired from the Chicago White Sox on July 11, relieved and walked Cody Bellinger. One out later, Domínguez doubled down the left-field line and scored when Volpe singled for his second RBI since June 19.
July 23, 2026 4:25 am
BOSTON (AP) — The Boston Red Sox matched a club record set 80 years ago with their 15th straight victory. Boston beat Baltimore 6-3 on Wednesday in the first game of a doubleheader. The last time the Red Sox won 15 straight, it was 1946 and Ted Williams was on the way to an MVP season. Boston was 37-48 and in last place in the AL East on July 1. Interim manager Chad Tracy is the first manager since the 19th Century to lead a win streak of 15 games or more when he didn’t begin the season in the job. Then Baltimore took the nightcap 5-1 to end it.
July 23, 2026 4:24 am
TEMPE, Ariz. (AP) — The Arizona Cardinals agreed to a four-year rookie deal with quarterback Carson Beck on Wednesday, one day before the team has its first practice of training camp. The 24-year-old Beck looks as if he’ll be part of a three-man quarterback competition when training camp begins on Thursday, facing off against veterans Jacoby Brissett and Gardner Minshew. Kedon Slovis is also on the roster. The Cardinals are led by first-year coach Mike LaFleur. Beck was drafted in the third round out of Miami after leading the Hurricanes to a runner-up finish in the College Football Playoff last season.
July 23, 2026 4:26 am
WNBA Commissioner Cathy Engelbert discussed what more can be done to protect players from online harassment during a virtual meeting with the players’ union executive committee and the union’s Justice, Equity, Diversity and Inclusion Committee. The call Tuesday night came at the union’s request. Players have been sharing threats and harassment they’ve received on social media over the last few weeks. Chelsea Gray of the Las Vegas Aces posted a message she received from a man that included a racial slur. The man was tracked down and fired from his job at Hilton Grand Vacations.
July 22, 2026 5:48 pm
NEW YORK (AP) — Jared Triolo and Jake Mangum hit run-scoring singles against Fernando Cruz in the 10th inning, Jacob Gonzalez and Nick Gonzales homered off Gerrit Cole and the Pittsburgh Pirates beat the New York Yankees 5-3 in the opener of a day-night doubleheader. Ben Rice tied the score when he hit a three-run drive in the seventh inning for his 30th home run. Triolo and Mangum drove in runs off Cruz, who allowed two hits and two walks while getting just one out. Mason Montgomery pitched 1 1/3 scoreless innings and Gregory Soto got three straight outs for his 13th save in 18 chances.
July 21, 2026 2:29 am
NEW YORK (AP) — The game between the Pirates and the New York Yankees scheduled for Tuesday night has been postponed due to rain in/around New York City. The game will be made up as part of a split doubleheader on Wednesday with both games on WJPA-AM (1450). Game one will air at 12:40 pm. The broadcast for game two will begin at 6:40 pm.
July 22, 2026 4:26 am
NEW YORK (AP) — Max Fried will come off the injured list ahead of schedule Wednesday to pitch for the New York Yankees in the second game of their day-night doubleheader against the Pittsburgh Pirates. The ace left-hander has been sidelined since May 14 because of a left elbow bone bruise and had been lined up to make a second minor league rehab start Wednesday. But when the Yankees announced their starting pitching plans Tuesday night for Wednesday’s twinbill, they listed Gerrit Cole in the opener and Fried in Game 2. Fried, a three-time All-Star, is 4-3 with a 3.21 ERA in 10 starts for New York this season. He threw 52 pitches over three innings last Friday in a rehab outing for Triple-A Scranton/Wilkes-Barre.
July 22, 2026 4:29 am
NEW YORK (AP) — Baseball players have proposed expanding eligibility for the amateur draft rather than decreasing it, maintaining 20 rounds of selections and moving it back to June. It’s another signal the sport is heading to a labor confrontation this offseason. The union proposed allowing college sophomores to be eligible for the draft along with those finishing their junior years. That’s a group eligible under the current rules along with high school seniors. Players proposed moving the draft back to June, when it was held through 2020. They asked that draft slot values continue to be increased at the same percentage as industry revenue through 2027.
July 22, 2026 4:28 am
The World Cup hosted by the U.S., Canada and Mexico wasn’t perfect, but has still been widely hailed as a success. The tournament featured 48 teams and 104 games, with stars like Lionel Messi and Kylian Mbappé captivating audiences. Despite some political issues and weather challenges, the games mostly went smoothly. Fox and Telemundo reported strong viewership, with the Spain-Argentina final drawing millions. Fox said Tuesday that the Spain-Argentina game drew 38.937 million viewers — including a peak of 51.685 million — which easily set the record as the most-watched English language soccer telecast in U.S. history, according to Nielsen Media Research.
