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Steve Flesch fired a course-record 9-under 62 Sunday to win the Ascension Charity Classic in St. Louis by three strokes.Read more...

No. 2 seed Novak Djokovic defeated No. 3 seed Daniil Medvedev 6-3, 7-6 (5), 6-3 to win the U.S. Open for his 24th Grand Slam title on Sunday night in New York.Read more...

Jordan Love passed for 245 yards and three touchdowns, Aaron Jones tallied 127 total yards and two touchdowns, and the Green Bay Packers rolled to a 38-20 win over the host Chicago Bears on Sunday afternoon.Read more...

Kyren Williams rushed for the first two touchdowns of his career as the visiting Los Angeles Rams scored 23 unanswered points in the second half to defeat the injury-riddled Seattle Seahawks 30-13 Sunday afternoon in the opening week of the NFL season.Read more...

Jimmy Garoppolo passed for two touchdowns in his Las Vegas debut, and the Raiders spoiled Sean Payton's first game as Denver's coach with a 17-16 victory over the host Broncos on Sunday afternoon.Read more...

Rarely does heartbreak come dressed as a Week 1 rout over a hapless opponent on your home field, but this is the NFL-and the Baltimore Ravens, specifically-where injuries love mocking the faithful.

Triston Casas hit a three-run home run to help the Boston Red Sox avoid a three-game sweep by beating the visiting Baltimore Orioles 7-3 Sunday.Read more...

Tyler Reddick won a thrilling two-lap dash Sunday afternoon at Kansas Speedway in the Hollywood Casino 400, NASCAR's second playoff race, in Kansas City, Kansas.Read more...

Minjee Lee played a magnificent approach shot on the second playoff hole to defeat Charley Hull and win the Kroger Queen City Championship on Sunday in Cincinnati.Read more...

Miguel Rojas produced four hits and James Outman homered as the Los Angeles Dodgers took the rubber match of a three-game series with the host Washington Nationals, winning 7-3 on Sunday afternoon.Read more...

Giancarlo Stanton hit a tying two-run homer in the 12th inning and Kyle Higashioka hit a game-winning double in the 13th as the New York Yankees beat the Milwaukee Brewers 4-3 Sunday after being held without a hit into the 11th.Read more...

DJ Stewart had a late two-run double and five New York pitchers combined for a four-hit shutout as the Mets overcame 14 strikeouts by Minnesota starter Pablo Lopez to beat the Twins 2-0 on Sunday afternoon in Minneapolis.Read more...

Marcus Semien had two home runs among his four hits to help the Texas Rangers to a 9-4 win against the Oakland Athletics in the rubber game of their three-game series on Sunday afternoon in Arlington, Texas.Read more...

Watching Joe Burrow slinging a wet ball against Cleveland's bloodthirsty defense in Week 1 was akin to noticing a shark fin circling towards a helpless swimmer. Kevin Stefanski hired blitzing connoisseur Jim Schwartz this offseason to install a pressure scheme to activate his lethargic defense an he couldn't have...Read more...

A'ja Wilson scored 36 points and the defending WNBA champion Las Vegas Aces concluded the regular season with a 100-85 victory over the visiting Phoenix Mercury on Sunday afternoon.Read more...

Jewell Loyd scored a game-high 28 points to lock up the WNBA single-season scoring record, but the visiting Los Angeles Sparks rallied from down as many as 19 points to spoil the occasion and beat the Seattle Storm 91-89 in the finale for both teams.Read more...

This hasn't been a great weekend for women in sports. Disgraced Baylor coach Art Briles somehow made his way onto the field of an Oklahoma game to celebrate a win with his son-in-law, Sooners' offensive coordinator Jeff Lebby. Lebby then had the nerve to get indignant when asked why Briles was on the field of an NCAA...Read more...

Ronald Acuna Jr. and Matt Olson each drove in a pair of runs during a four-run, seventh-inning rally, leading the Atlanta Braves to a 5-2 victory over the visiting Pittsburgh Pirates on Sunday as the first team to clinch a playoff spot.Read more...

[Updated at 4:17 pm ET] The Title IX investigation into sexual harassment claims against head football coach Mel Tucker has been ongoing since December of 2022, but it only took a few hours of media scrutiny for MSU to decide to discipline him. Funny how that works.Read more...

Behind the rushing duo of Tyler Allgeier and Bijan Robinson and three forced turnovers by safety Jessie Bates III, the Atlanta Falcons downed the visiting Carolina Panthers 24-10 in their season opener.Read more...

Sawyer Gipson-Long pitched five innings and won his major league debut, Spencer Torkelson had a two-run double and the host Detroit Tigers edged the Chicago White Sox 3-2 on Sunday.Read more...

Josh Lowe collected three hits, including two doubles, and Harold Ramirez delivered a two-run double on Sunday to help propel the Tampa Bay Rays to a 6-3 win over the Seattle Mariners in St. Petersburg, Fla.Read more...

Baltimore Ravens running back J.K. Dobbins left Sunday's game with a leg injury the team fears could be a season-ending ruptured Achilles.Read more...

Courtney Williams piled up a triple-double Sunday and the Chicago Sky scored the first 13 points of overtime to claim a 102-91 win over the Connecticut Sun in Uncasville, Conn.Read more...

Miami All-American safety Kamren Kinchens, who was airlifted to a trauma center Saturday night at the end of the Hurricanes' game, wrote on social media Sunday that he is "doing better."Read more...

The Pittsburgh Steelers defense made Brock Purdy look like the second coming of Joe Montana and Steve Young rolled into one. Seriously, Mr. Purdy was nearly flawless during the first two quarters, completing over 66 percent of his passes, connecting for two touchdowns with Brandon Aiyuk and 154 yards. Mike Tomlin's...Read more...

The Los Angeles Angels are open to trading Mike Trout if the All-Star outfielder wants to move on after spending his 13 years in the majors with the team, USA Today on Sunday.Read more...

Cleveland Browns starting right tackle Jack Conklin suffered a right knee injury midway though the second quarter of Sunday's season and home opener against the Cincinnati Bengals.Read more...

The Los Angeles Dodgers continued to tinker with their pitching staff on Sunday, bringing right-handed pitcher Wander Suero back from the minor leagues for his third stint on the roster this season.Read more...

The Cincinnati Reds activated first baseman Joey Votto and second baseman Jonathan India from the 10-day injured list on Sunday and right-hander Hunter Greene from the COVID-19 injured list.Read more...

Indianapolis Colts running back Jonathan Taylor is expected to pass his physical as soon as Sunday, according to multiple media reports.Read more...

Versatile Cordarrelle Patterson has been ruled inactive for the Atlanta Falcons' season opener against the visiting Carolina Panthers on Sunday.Read more...

David Wells was fortunate to win 18 games and finish in top 3 of the AL Cy Young voting as a starting ace on the 1998 Yankees club that won an AL-record 114 games. Twenty-five years after he pitched a perfect game (allegedly hungover), Boomer Wells lived up to his nickname by ruining the good vibes around the Yankees s...Read more...

Former Baylor coach Art Briles apparently was an unwelcome visitor on the field at Oklahoma after the Sooners beat SMU 28-11 in Norman, Okla., on Saturday night.Read more...

It's hard to remember that baseball players were wide-eyed kids like all of us at one point. Sure, there's plenty of antics caught on camera in the dugout that remind us they're playing a kids' game. But given the amount of work, training, and coaching these guys get, it's hard to picture them riding their bikes to...Read more...

Michigan State football coach Mel Tucker is the subject of a recently concluded, months-long investigation into whether he violated the school's policy banning sexual harassment and exploitation, USA Today reported Sunday.Read more...

New York Giants tight end Darren Waller is expected to make his debut during the team's season opener against the visiting Dallas Cowboys on Sunday night, multiple media outlets reported.Read more...

New York Red Bulls midfielder Lewis Morgan has been ruled out for the remainder of the season after undergoing hip surgery.Read more...

Baltimore Ravens tight end Mark Andrews is inactive for the team's season opener against the visiting Houston Texas on Sunday due to a quadriceps injury.Read more...

Dillon Brooks scored 39 points and Shai Gilgeous-Alexander added 31 points and 12 assists on Sunday, helping Canada capture the bronze medal of the FIFA World Cup with a 127-118 overtime victory over the United States in Manila, Philippines.Read more...

The San Francisco Giants will go for their first three-game series sweep in more than a month when they host the last-place Colorado Rockies again on Sunday night.Read more...

The Los Angeles Angels and visiting Cleveland Guardians both will feature rookie starting pitchers in the finale of their four-game series Sunday in Anaheim, Calif.Read more...

Even on their home field against the team with one of the worst records in the majors, the Texas Rangers can't afford to take wins for granted the rest of the season.Read more...

After answering a four-run inning from the San Diego Padres with a five-run frame of their own, the Houston Astros knew that victory wouldn't come easy on Saturday, especially given their recent lack of success at home.Read more...

The Arizona Diamondbacks will look to complete a four-game road sweep of the Chicago Cubs on Sunday in a contest with National League playoff implications.Read more...

The Cincinnati Reds are gaining some reinforcements as they continue their quest for a National League wild-card berth.Read more...

The American League Central-leading Minnesota Twins will turn to All-Star right-hander Pablo Lopez as they try to complete a three-game series sweep of the New York Mets on Sunday afternoon in Minneapolis.Read more...

The visiting Baltimore Orioles will attempt to sweep the Boston Red Sox and extend their winning streak to eight games when the teams wrap up a three-game series Sunday.Read more...

Left-hander Cole Ragans will try to extend his 21-inning scoreless string Sunday afternoon and help the visiting Kansas City Royals avoid a three-game series sweep by the Toronto Blue Jays.Read more...