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BASEBALL
PHILADELPHIA (AP) — Pete Rose dismissed questions Sunday about his first look on the sphere in Philadelphia because the franchise scrapped 2017 plans to honor him due to a lady’s declare she had a sexual relationship with baseball’s hit king when she was a minor.
Rose, although, had no bother reminiscing concerning the 1980 World Sequence champion Phillies crew that was honored earlier than Sunday’s recreation.
After initially getting booed evenly, the 81-year-old Rose acquired a standing ovation from Phillies followers — many not even born or too younger to recollect baseball’s hit king in his prime — when he walked onto the Residents Financial institution Park subject for the primary time since he acquired a lifetime ban from Main League Baseball in August 1989.
MINNEAPOLIS (AP) — Cavan Biggio hit a sacrifice fly within the tenth inning and Whit Merrifield scored on an overturned name to guide the Toronto Blue Jays to a 3-2 victory over the Minnesota Twins and break up the four-game sequence.
Merrifield was initially referred to as out on the plate attempting to attain the game-winning run, however the name was reversed after Twins catcher Gary Sanchez was deemed to have interfered with Merrifield.
Minnesota supervisor Rocco Baldelli was ejected for arguing the decision, the eighth time in his profession he was thrown out of a recreation and third this season.
Replay officers dominated Sanchez didn’t set up a transparent lane for Merrifield, whose proper foot collided with Sanchez’s left leg as he slid into residence plate. The out would have ended the inning. Sanchez argued that he left a path.
ST. LOUIS (AP) — Nolan Arenado and Paul DeJong each homered and drove in 4 runs to assist the St. Louis Cardinals outlast the New York Yankees 12-9, finishing a three-game sweep.
St. Louis received its season-high seventh straight in a slugfest that took 4 hours, 25 minutes — the longest nine-inning recreation within the majors this season.
DJ LeMahieu homered for the Yankees, who’ve misplaced 5 in a row. It’s their worst skid since a seven-game slide final September.
St. Louis (60-48) moved a season-best 12 video games over .500 with its first regular-season sequence sweep of the Yankees. The surging Cardinals moved two video games forward of second-place Milwaukee within the NL Central.
New York nonetheless has the perfect file within the American League however its lead within the AL East is right down to 9 1/2 video games over Toronto, the primary time it’s been single digits since June 15.
St. Louis turned the primary crew to comb the Yankees in a sequence of at the very least three video games this yr. Atlanta and the New York Mets are the one golf equipment within the majors to keep away from that destiny to date.
NEW YORK (AP) — Jacob deGrom struck out 12 and carried an ideal recreation into the sixth inning of his second begin all season, pitching the New York Mets previous the Atlanta Braves 5-2 for his or her twelfth victory in 14 video games.
Pete Alonso drove in two runs and the first-place Mets completed with 19 strikeouts — together with three in a row from nearer Edwin Díaz to finish it. They took 4 of 5 from Atlanta of their NL East showdown, extending their division result in 6 1/2 video games over the defending World Sequence champions.
DeGrom (1-0) retired his first 17 batters — 12 on strikeouts — earlier than strolling No. 9 batter Ehire Adrianza with two outs within the sixth. Dansby Swanson adopted with a two-run homer on the 76th and remaining pitch from deGrom, making it 5-2.
NFL
CANTON, Ohio (AP) — Tony Boselli, the primary choose in Jacksonville Jaguars historical past, was amongst eight members of the Class of 2022 enshrined Saturday at Tom Benson Corridor of Fame Stadium.
The Jaguars performed the Las Vegas Raiders within the NFL preseason opener Thursday evening, so No. 71 Boselli jerseys crammed the seats. A five-time Professional Bowl choice and three-time All-Professional left deal with in seven seasons in Jacksonville, Boselli noticed his profession minimize quick by accidents. However his dominant efficiency earned him a gold jacket.
Linebacker Sam Mills, defensive again LeRoy Butler, defensive linemen Bryant Younger and Richard Seymour, vast receiver Cliff Department, coach Dick Vermeil and longtime head of officiating Artwork McNally joined Boselli in a category of fellows who waited a number of years — some a long time — to get the decision.
Younger delivered probably the most emotional speech when he broke down honoring his son, Colby, who died of pediatric most cancers at age 15 in 2016. Younger, who excelled at defensive deal with in an period full of gifted gamers on the place, had 89 1/2 sacks and earned 4 Professional Bowl choices in a 14-year profession spent totally with the San Francisco 49ers.
Vermeil gave the longest speech, blowing previous the 8-minute restrict by 15. The previous Philadelphia Eagles, St. Louis Rams and Kansas Metropolis Chiefs coach appeared to thank everybody who helped him attain the stage. He credited gamers for his success and particularly identified fellow Corridor of Famers Kurt Warner and Isaac Bruce.
BEREA, Ohio (AP) — The Cleveland Browns’ coaching camp hasn’t lacked for drama due to quarterback Deshaun Watson’s NFL disciplinary case over sexual misconduct allegations.
Now, there’s a brand new storyline involving operating again Kareem Hunt — even when the top coach insists the 27-year-old’s struggle for an extension is “regular.”
The NFL’s speeding chief in 2017 demanded a commerce after the crew denied his request for a long-term contract extension, holding himself out of crew drills Friday and Saturday in protest, however rejoining on Sunday. Hunt was not made out there to talk with the media.
Hunt took half in all offensive units on the sunny afternoon earlier than voluntarily operating post-practice sprints within the sweltering 90-degree warmth. He was joined by backup quarterbacks Jacoby Brissett and Josh Rosen.
Hunt is within the remaining season of a two-year, $12 million extension signed in 2020. If the Cleveland-area native is on the lively roster for all 17 video games, he’ll earn $6.25 million this season.
GOLF
GREENSBORO, N.C. (AP) — Joohyung “Tom” Kim introduced his arrival on the PGA Tour when the 20-year-old South Korean closed with a 9-under 61 for a five-shot victory within the Wyndham Championship on Sunday, making him the second-youngest winner on tour since World Conflict II.
A marathon day due to storm delays become a dash for Kim. He completed the third spherical within the morning and was two photographs behind, after which shot 27 on the entrance 9 to depart the remainder of the sphere in his wake.
The victory gave Kim prompt membership on the PGA Tour, making him eligible for the FedEx Cup playoffs that begin subsequent week. He’s No. 34, assured of taking part in two postseason occasions and with an affordable shot at attending to the finale at East Lake.
Sungjae Im, who completed seven holes Sunday morning to take the 54-hole lead, had a 68 and tied for second together with John Huh (67).
Kim is the primary PGA Tour winner born after 2000. Jordan Spieth was 19 when he received the John Deere Traditional for his first tour win.
Rickie Fowler nailed down the ultimate spot among the many prime 125 within the FedEx Cup that advance to the postseason, although he missed the minimize. Justin Decrease was set to be within the prime 125 till lacking a 6-foot par putt on the final gap.
MUIRFIELD, Scotland (AP) — Ashleigh Buhai recovered from shedding a five-shot lead on the Girls’s British Open by beating In Gee Chun on the fourth gap of a sudden-death playoff Sunday to win her first main title.
With the sunshine fading, the South African golfer made an outstanding bunker shot on the 18th gap to depart herself with a brief par putt. Chun drove right into a pot bunker, needed to hit wedge out and wound up making a bogey. Buhai calmly rolled in her profitable putt from 3 toes after which clutched her face in aid, earlier than being drenched in champagne, water and different drinks by her entourage.
Buhai entered the ultimate spherical with a commanding five-shot lead and was nonetheless three strokes forward earlier than a triple bogey on the par-4 fifteenth that put her degree with Chun. She then missed a brief birdie putt on the par-5 seventeenth that will have restored a one-shot lead. Each gamers missed lengthy birdie putts on the 18th as they settled for a playoff after ending on 10-under 274.
Buhai shot a 4-over 75 within the remaining spherical, whereas Chun carded a 70. Hinako Shibuno of Japan, the 2019 champion, completed one shot again in third after lacking a chip from simply off the inexperienced that will have made it a three-way playoff.
AUTO RACING
BROOKLYN, Mich. (AP) — Kevin Harvick ended a 65-race winless drought that lasted almost two years along with his sixth victory at Michigan Worldwide Speedway on Sunday.
Harvick’s win shakes up the playoff race with simply three races remaining within the common season, leaving little time for drivers to earn a spot within the 16-car postseason, and provides a lift for a veteran that entered the weekend No. 17 in factors.
NASCAR has had 15 totally different Cup winners this season. If there are two new winners during the last three races, a driver with one win can be eradicated from the 16-car playoff with a tiebreaker primarily based on factors. Ryan Blaney and Martin Truex Jr. are top-10 drivers in factors, however they haven’t completed first to place their postseason positioning in peril.
Harvick’s No. 4 Ford pulled away from Bubba Wallace and the remainder the sphere following a restart with 35 laps to go on the FireKeepers On line casino 400. The Stewart-Haas Racing driver took benefit of fresh air, serving to him coast to his 59th victory, together with 5 wins since 2018 on the two-mile oval within the Irish Hills area of southern Michigan.
Harvick had not received since claiming a NASCAR Cup Sequence postseason race on Sept. 19, 2020, at Bristol Motor Speedway.
Wallace completed second in his No. 23 Toyota — 2.9 seconds behind Harvick — adopted by Denny Hamlin in his No. 11 Toyota.
