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Central Michigan football coach diagnosed with cancer (Yahoo Sports)
MOUNT PLEASANT, Mich. (AP) — Central Michigan football coach John Bonamego has announced he has cancer and plans to continue working during treatment.
Astros' GM Luhnow disputes details related to hacking probe (Yahoo Sports)
Houston Astros general manager Jeff Luhnow is refuting some information surrounding the FBI’s investigation into whether St. Louis Cardinals officials breached the team’s computer database. Speaking to Sports Illustrated, Luhnow shoots down the theory that hackers could access Houston’s system because he didn’t change passwords. Luhnow scoffed at speculation that he was disliked in St. Louis and the hack is about revenge.
Hernandez outpitches Bumgarner as Mariners beat Giants 2-0 (Yahoo Sports)
It didn’t take long for Felix Hernandez to bounce back from the worst outing of his career. Making his first start since he allowed eight runs in one-third of an inning, Hernandez pitched eight innings of four-hit ball to lead the Seattle Mariners to a 2-0 win over the Giants on Wednesday night. ”I thought he was a little bit more pumped up (than usual),” Mariners manager Lloyd McClendon said.
Goldschmidt, Castillo homer; Diamondbacks edge Angels 3-2 (Yahoo Sports)
Goldschmidt and Castillo each hit a solo home run, and the Arizona Diamondbacks held on to beat the Los Angeles Angels 3-2 Wednesday night. Both homers came off Hector Santiago (4-4). Yasmany Tomas had three hits for Arizona, including an RBI triple.
Cubs crush Indians 17-0 (Yahoo Sports)
Kris Bryant and Kyle Schwarber provided a major boost to the Chicago Cubs’ offense on Wednesday night. Bryant had a grand slam and Schwarber was 4 for 5, including his first major league hit and RBI, and the Cubs hit four home runs to rout the Cleveland Indians 17-0. The Cubs scored seven times in the ninth inning, which ended with Indians position players Ryan Raburn and David Murphy pitching.
U.S. Open gets underway at Chambers Bay
By Mark Lamport-Stokes UNIVERSITY PLACE, Washington (Reuters) – U.S. Open organizers were preparing for the likelihood of four days of mainly sunshine as the 115th edition of the year’s second major got underway on the links-style Chambers Bay layout on Thursday. Local PGA Tour professional Michael Putnam struck the first shot on the par-four opening hole and England’s Jason Palmer began proceedings at the par-four 10th to launch the first
US Open underway with McIlroy out early
The 115th US Open got underway early Thursday on an untested Chambers Bay layout that has left the world’s top golfers scratching their heads over how best to play it. Conditions overlooking the scenic Puget Sound in Washington state were ideal for scoring with light cloud cover and no wind as locally-born Michael Putnam hit the first ball. World number one Rory McIlroy is seeking a fifth major title, Masters
Golf-Thai Atthaphon overcomes poor start to grab Queen's Cup lead
Local favourite Atthaphon Sriboonkaew shrugged off a poor start to card a five-under-par 66 and grab the opening round lead at the Queen’s Cup on Thursday. Looking for a breakthrough win, the 36-year-old Thai dropped a bogey on the first hole but did not let it bog him down and sank six birdies, including three on the trot, to stay one shot ahead of Sri Lankan Mithun Perera. “I didn’t