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Arrieta picks up 15th win, Cubs pound Braves 7-1 (Yahoo Sports)

Jake Arrieta had no desire to tout his high win total or his place in the NL Cy Young Award race. All that mattered to him was the Cubs stopped their recent skid. Arrieta pitched six scoreless innings for his major league-leading 15th win, and Anthony Rizzo and Addison Russell homered to lead Chicago to a 7-1 victory over the Atlanta Braves on Thursday night.

Golf-European and Asian tours in new 'joint vision for future'

By Tony Jimenez LONDON, Aug 21 (Reuters) – The European Tour and the Asian Tour, who first collaborated for a co-sanctioned event 16 years ago, have announced “an innovative joint vision for the future of professional golf”. Both organisations are lagging behind the PGA Tour in terms of prize money and international gravitas and Friday’s news may be an indication of Europe and Asia joining forces in an effort to

European, Asian golf tours announce strategic tie-up

The European and Asian tours on Friday said they would combine their business dealings and playing memberships in a “joint vision” which is likely to alter the landscape of world golf. “We have enjoyed a wonderful relationship with the Asian Tour for many years and today’s announcement is the first step in the next stage of that partnership,” European Tour CEO Keith Pelley said in the statement. It is likely

Ko in contention at LPGA Canadian Women's Open

Lydia Ko made it look easy again at the Vancouver Golf Club making birdie on three of her final four holes to shoot a 67 and put herself in contention at the Canadian Women’s Open. The 18-year-old world number two seized the early clubhouse lead and finished on Thursday just two strokes back of first-round leader Karine Icher, of France, who shot a seven-under 65 in the afternoon. Not only