July 27, 2026 4:28 am
CHICAGO (AP) — The Chicago White Sox have acquired right-hander José Urquidy from Pittsburgh in a trade that sent minor league pitcher Félix Doroteo to the Pirates. The 31-year-old Urquidy, who was designated for assignment by the Pirates on Friday, was 0-1 with an 8.53 ERA and one save in six relief appearances for Pittsburgh this season. He had six strikeouts in 6 1/3 innings. Urquidy is 27-17 in seven big league seasons with Houston, Detroit and Pittsburgh. He has a 4.07 ERA and 335 strikeouts in 413 2/3 innings. The 21-year-old Doroteo was 3-2 with a 4.50 ERA and 24 strikeouts in one start and 15 relief outings during his first professional season with the Arizona Complex League White Sox.
July 27, 2026 4:32 am
COOPERSTOWN, N.Y. (AP) — Puerto Rico and Curaçao may be small islands, but the support they showed was massive as elite center fielders Carlos Beltrán and Andruw Jones were inducted into the Baseball Hall of Fame on Sunday. Both joined slugging second baseman Jeff Kent as the newest members before an estimated crowd of 12,000 fans at the Clark Sports Center in Cooperstown, with 57 other Hall of Famers on stage, creating the largest gathering of current Hall of Famers. Jones’ speech was almost like a love letter to his home country of Curaçao. Chants of “Puerto Rico” broke out before Beltrán even uttered a word. And whenever he mentioned his home island, the crowd cheered for him and waved flags.
July 27, 2026 4:31 am
BLAINE, Minn. (AP) — Jackson Koivun won the 3M Open by three strokes in only his third start as a professional by holding off Scottie Scheffler with a closing 5-under 66 for a tournament-record 25-under 259 total. Koivun went bogey-free for the second straight day after a 61 on Saturday gave him a three-shot cushion. The 21-year-old player led Auburn to the NCAA championship last month. Scheffler surged into contention with a 63 while playing five groups ahead of Koivun. The world’s top-ranked player had his fifth runner-up finish this season. His lone win this year came at The American Express in California.
July 27, 2026 4:34 am
CHICAGO (AP) — Caitlin Clark had a memorable weekend that started with meeting former President Barack Obama and ended with a stellar effort in her first traditional All-Star Game. In between were sponsor events with Nike, State Farm and Wilson that had hundreds of fans of all ages and genders — many wearing her No. 22 jersey — lined up for hours, hoping to get a high-five, autograph or even just a glimpse of the Indiana Fever star.
July 26, 2026 7:19 am
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.
July 26, 2026 8:26 am
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.
July 26, 2026 7:25 am
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.
July 26, 2026 7:23 am
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.
July 26, 2026 7:27 am
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.
July 25, 2026 3:34 am
PITTSBURGH (AP) — Dansby Swanson hit an RBI single and Seiya Suzuki drew a bases-loaded walk in the 10th inning as the Chicago Cubs held on for a 3-2 win over the Pittsburgh Pirates on Friday night. Swanson’s single scored automatic runner Ian Happ, who barely beat center fielder Jake Mangum’s throw to make it 2-1. The call was upheld after a video review. Suzuki’s walk came off Yohan Ramírez (6-3). Gavin Holliwell allowed a run on Nick Gonzales’ groundout in the bottom of the 10th but hung on for his first save. Caleb Thielbar (3-2) worked a scoreless ninth. The Pirates opened the scoring in the fifth inning on back-to-back walks to Marcel Ozuna and Brandon Lowe and consecutive infield singles by Jared Triolo and Henry Davis. Pittsburgh had the bases loaded with none out, but Matthew Boyd escaped the jam. Pete Crow-Armstong tied it at 1-1 in the sixth when he hit his 22nd home run of the season into the right-field stands off Jared Jones. Left fielder Happ helped to keep the score 1-1 in the seventh when he threw out Davis at home for an inning-ending double play. Crow-Armstrong also doubled in the third. Boyd surrendered only one run in seven innings despite giving up seven hits and three walks. The left-hander did not factor in the decision, but his six-game winning streak stayed intact. Jones pitched one-run ball over six innings, allowing two hits, striking out five and walking one. In his last four starts, Jones has given up three runs in 21 innings.
