PONTE VEDRA BEACH, Fla. (AP) — Jason Day wanted to win The Players Championship so badly that he wasn’t going to let anything stop him. Not the super slick greens that nearly derailed him Saturday. Not the three muffed chips that turned potential birdie into a unsettling bogey as he made the turn Sunday. And certainly not the best field…
TORONTO (AP) — Toronto fans chanted ‘We Want Cleveland!’ in the final seconds. They got it. Kyle Lowry scored 35 points, DeMar DeRozan had 28 and the Raptors beat the Miami Heat 116-89 in Game 7 on Sunday to advance to the conference finals for the first time in franchise history. Bismack Biyombo added 17 points and 16 rebounds for…
BOSTON (AP) — Xander Bogaerts hit a three-run homer and Ryan Hanigan had three singles and drove in four to lead the Boston Red Sox to a 10-9 victory over the Houston Astros on Sunday. It was the seventh win in eight games for the Red Sox, and completed a 6-1 homestand in which they score 73 runs. Boston’s Jackie…
DOVER, Del. (AP) — Matt Kenseth held off Kyle Larson in a thrilling run down the stretch to win a wreck-filled race Sunday at Dover International Speedway. Kenseth snapped a 17-race winless skid with his 37th career victory — and denied Larson his first win. “I got digging the best I could and tried to hold him off,” Kenseth said….
STATESBORO, GA. (CAC) — For the second time in the series, Chris Williams and Chris Okey both hit three-run homers to lead No. 23 Clemson to a 17-4 win over Georgia Southern at J.I. Clements Stadium on Sunday afternoon. The Tigers, who won the series 2-1, improved to 34-18, while the Eagles dropped to 31-22. It was Clemson’s ninth weekend…
COLUMBIA, S.C. (USC SID) — Ryne Birk went 3-for-4 with a homer and a pair of runs driven in and Andrew Vinson pitched 4.1 scoreless innings of relief as second ranked Texas A&M defeated third ranked South Carolina 5-2 on Saturday night at Founders Park. The Aggies are 39-10 and 18-8 in the SEC with the Gamecocks 37-13 and 16-9…
STATESBORO, GA. (CAC) — Jordan Wren’s two-out single in the ninth inning scored Evan McDonald for the winning run in Georgia Southern’s 7-6 walkoff victory over No. 23 Clemson at J.I. Clements Stadium on Saturday night. The Eagles, who evened the series 1-1, improved to 31-21, while the Tigers fell to 33-18. Seth Beer’s long two-run homer to right…
KANSAS CITY, Mo. (AP) — Mike Foltynewicz pitched the best game of his young career and it came against the defending World Series champions. Foltynewicz pitched a career-high eight scoreless innings, Kelly Johnson and A.J. Pierzynski each drove in two runs, and the Atlanta Braves beat the Kansas City Royals 5-0 Saturday night. “This guy did a lot of special…
COLUMBIA, SC (Fireflies) — The Fireflies scored two runs in the bottom of the ninth on Saturday night, but still fell to the Tourists, 3-2. Columbia and Asheville have played three games in the series decided by five total runs. The home team was blanked through the first eight by Asheville (17-16) starter Peter Lambert (W, 2-1) and reliever Drasen…
INDIANAPOLIS (AP) — Plenette Pierson scored 17 points and the Wings beat the Fever. Dallas, formerly the Tulsa Shock, started the season ranked seventh in the AP WNBA Power Rankings. Indiana opened the season fifth. Odyssey Sims had 14 points, Karima Christmas scored 13 and Theresa Plaisance added 12 for the Wings, who played without star Skylar Diggins. She tore…
