Harukyo Nomura moved up to a share of fourth place at the U.S. Women’s Open on Friday after shooting a 3-under 69 in the second round to stay three strokes off the pace. Starting the day in 11th, Nomura carded four birdies and one bogey at the par-72 CordeValle for a 5-under 139 total in […]
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Larry Brown is leaving SMU after turning down a contract extension, ending a four-year run during which the Mustangs made the NCAA Tournament for the first time since 1993 and then were banned from postseason play last season. SMU athletic director Rick Hart said Friday that Brown, who was signed through next season, had been […]
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Next week, Japan professional baseball will play its annual two-game All-Star series with contests scheduled at Fukuoka Yafuoku Dome on July 15, and Yokohama Stadium on July 16. The All-Star games are like a festival in Japan, and the series will most likely draw capacity crowds, but has the idea of All-Star games in any […]
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U.S. Open champion Dustin Johnson withdrew from the Rio Games on Friday because of concerns over the Zika virus, costing golf three of the world’s top four players for its return to the Olympics after a 112-year absence. Jordan Spieth is the only player from the top four who has not said if he is […]
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The Chicago Cubs on Saturday recalled infielder Munenori Kawasaki from Triple-A Iowa. Kawasaki, 35, joined the Cubs on a minor league contract this year and played in 24 spring training games, batting .367 with one home run, eight RBIs, and one stolen base. He started the season in the minors but was called up as […]
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The Yokohama BayStars have acquired San Francisco Giants reliever Mike Broadway, BayStars general manager Shigeru Takada announced Saturday. The 29-year-old Broadway has pitched in 25 MLB games since last season for San Francisco. In four games this season with the Giants, he is 0-2 with an 11.81 ERA. In 29⅔ innings for Triple-A Sacramento, Broadway […]
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Harukyo Nomura struggled with a 3-over-par 75 on Saturday to drop five shots back going into the final round of the U.S. Women’s Open, the third major of the season. Nomura began the day three shots off the pace tied for fourth, but she slid into a share of eighth at 2-under 214 after making […]
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The Chicago Cubs aren’t going to panic. Not over their suddenly struggling starting staff, and not over their dwindling division lead, either. Josh Bell’s grand slam in his second major-league at bat was one of four homers by the Pittsburgh Pirates in a 12-6 win over Chicago on Saturday. The Pirates have won nine of […]
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The Sunwolves showed Saturday that no matter how big the heart is, if the legs are gone then there is only one result. The toll of a long tough first season in Super Rugby showed at Loftus Versfeld as Mark Hammett’s side was beaten 50-3 by the Bulls. The hosts, desperate for a win to […]
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Defending champion Chris Froome took his rivals by surprise with a daring downhill attack that earned him the race leader’s yellow jersey on the eighth stage of the Tour de France on Saturday. Leading at the top of the final climb of the Tour’s second Pyrenean stage, a tough 184-km ride from Pau to Bagneres-de-Luchon, […]
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