Cardinals chairman DeWitt: 'Roguish' behavior to blame (Yahoo Sports)
”I still don’t know the reason for it,” DeWitt said. DeWitt and general manager John Mozeliak met with media at Busch Stadium a day after an attorney hired by the team said high-level executives were not involved in the scandal. ”We’re committed to getting this resolved, we hope sooner rather than later,” DeWitt said.
Stenson, Johnson share US Open lead; Tiger shoots 80 (Yahoo Sports)
One mystery was solved Thursday in the U.S. Open. Chambers Bay can be as hard as the USGA wants it to be. Henrik Stenson and Dustin Johnson shared the lead at 5-under 65, and the other 23 players who managed to break par in a gentle debut of the new golf course off Puget Sound agreed that it likely will only get tougher the rest of the way.
Gerrit Cole wins MLB-best 11th as Pirates top White Sox 3-2 (Yahoo Sports)
Gerrit Cole downplayed becoming the majors’ first 11-game winner by crediting his Pittsburgh Pirates teammates for his terrific start. Cole allowed two runs and three hits in seven innings and the Pirates beat the struggling Chicago White Sox 3-2 on Thursday night to extend their winning streak to a season-high eight games. ”It’s a testament to how well we’ve played when I take the mound,” Cole said.
Buchholz, Red Sox beat Braves for 2nd win in 10 games (Yahoo Sports)
Hours after benching third baseman Pablo Sandoval for using his Instagram account during a loss to Atlanta the night before, the Red Sox bounced back for its second win in 10 games, 5-2 over the Braves on Thursday. The win came thanks in part to a dropped popup and a 10-pitch at-bat by starting pitcher Clay Buchholz that ended with a strikeout. ”Regardless of what has gone on, a win
A-Rod gets hit 2,999, Yankees beat Marlins for 2-game sweep (Yahoo Sports)
On the brink of another major milestone during a surprisingly successful comeback season, Alex Rodriguez stood on first base and soaked in the adulation of an adoring crowd. A-Rod certainly didn’t expect it to be this good. Rodriguez reached 2,999 hits with a pair of singles, and Carlos Beltran and Brett Gardner each had two-run homers, leading the New York Yankees to a 9-4 victory over the Miami Marlins on
Park In-bee: South Korea's unsmiling, silent assassin
By Peter Rutherford SEOUL (Reuters) – Few golfers would describe Park In-bee’s languid, truncated swing as “textbook”, but after winning her sixth career major at the Women’s PGA Championship on Sunday, the South Korean is no doubt content to have played her way into the record books. While New Zealand teen Lydia Ko’s stunning rise from amateur to world number one hogged the global golfing headlines over the last year,
Golf-Park In-bee: South Korea's unsmiling, silent assassin
By Peter Rutherford SEOUL, June 19 (Reuters) – Few golfers would describe Park In-bee’s languid, truncated swing as “textbook”, but after winning her sixth career major at the Women’s PGA Championship on Sunday, the South Korean is no doubt content to have played her way into the record books. While New Zealand teen Lydia Ko’s stunning rise from amateur to world number one hogged the global golfing headlines over the
New York Yankees' A-Rod one hit away from 3,000
Controversial New York Yankees slugger Alex Rodriguez singled twice on Thursday to move within one hit of becoming the 29th player in Major League Baseball to record 3,000 hits. Rodriguez, who returned this season after serving a 162-game suspension for doping violations linked to the Biogenesis steroid distribution scandal, has been methodically ticking off milestones. In Thursday’s 9-4 win over the Miami Marlins, Rodriguez notched an RBI single in the
Tiger Woods in US Open horror show
Tiger Woods endured the worst US Open round of his career Thursday with a shocking 10-over 80 at Chambers Bay. It marked Woods’ third round in the 80s this season and he equalled the worst major championship round of his career, bringing back memories of his 10-over 81 at the storm-hit 2002 British Open in Muirfield. It was a tough day,” said Woods, who will turn 40 in December.
