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Astros’ Jeremy Pena misplays fly during in-game interview

[ad_1] Jun 28, 2024, 09:35 PM ETNEW YORK -- Houston Astros shortstop Jeremy Pena misplayed a fly ball in Friday night's 7-2 loss to the New York Mets while participating in an in-game interview.Peña was involved in an interview with Apple TV+ just before New York's Jeff McNeil popped up toward the shortstop area with one out in the bottom of the second inning. Peña was shaded toward the second-base
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Yuka Saso wins U.S. Women’s Open as Minjee Lee collapses on back 9

[ad_1] Yuka Saso became a U.S. Women's Open champion for the second time Sunday and took her place in history with a rare footnote — the first Filipina to win the Women's Open in 2021, and now the first from Japan to win women's golf' biggest event.No matter the flag, the 22-year-old Saso delivered a masterful performance at Lancaster Country Club with a 2-under 68. She ran off four birdies
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Seacoast Am: Former champ back in form, back on top after first round; Lown 2 strokes back

[ad_1] GREENLAND – A year ago Harvin Groft led the Seacoast Amateur Golf Championship after the first round but had to withdraw following the second with a torn oblique muscle on his left side.Portsmouth CC's Peter Lown is tied for second after the first round of the Seacoast Am golf tournament Friday at Portsmouth Country Club.More: 43 years at the Seacoast Amateur Golf Championship. Who won each year.Fast forward 12
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Indian Sports Wrap, June 28: Tvesa Malik makes solid start in Swiss Ladies Open 2024

[ad_1] GOLFSwiss Ladies Open 2024: Tvesa Malik makes solid startIndia’s Tvesa Malik got off to a solid start at the VP Bank Swiss Ladies Open as she carded 3-under 68 in the opening round of the Ladies European Tour event here.Though the first round was far from complete, Tvesa, who is making a comeback from indifferent form, had four birdies and one bogey at Golfpark Holzhausern.Among Indians in fray, only
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2024 Rocket Mortgage Classic scores, takeaways: Akshay Bhatia, Aaron Rai share lead after Round 2

[ad_1] Akshay Bhatia heads into the weekend for the second straight tournament with a great chance to win. After contending last week at the Travelers Championship, the wiry left hander is at again at the 2024 Rocket Mortgage Classic. Backing up his opening 8-under 64 with a 67 on Friday, Bhatia stands at 13 under alongside Englishman Aaron Rai, who utilized two late birdies to join Bhatia at the top."For
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U.S. Adaptive Open showcases golf as ‘the ultimate sport for inclusion’

[ad_1] Jun 28, 2024, 11:00 AM ETDennis Walters remembers sobbing as his father cradled his head in his arms. It was late January 1975. The Bing Crosby National Pro-Am was playing on the TV in the Walters' living room in Neptune Township, New Jersey.The celebrity-studded annual PGA event from Pebble Beach included players Walters had competed against, while he led the North Texas State University golf team to four Missouri
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USMNT’s maturity issues exposed in Copa América loss to Panama

[ad_1] Jeff Carlisle, U.S. soccer correspondentJun 27, 2024, 11:44 PM ETCloseJeff Carlisle covers MLS and the U.S. national team for ESPN FC.ATLANTA -- Coming into the 2024 Copa América, the U.S. men's national team was supposed to show growth following its solid showing at the 2022 World Cup. It was supposed to have matured. It was supposed to take the next step toward moving into the world's elite.But on Thursday,
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Weekend recap: Canadians ramp up for the Paris Olympics

[ad_1] This is an excerpt from The Buzzer, which is CBC Sports' daily email newsletter. Stay up to speed on what's happening in sports by subscribing here.Canadian golfers moved closer to qualifying for the Games, the women's soccer team won a warmup match and a sprinter broke another national record. Here's a look at the top performances by Canada's potential summer Olympians over the weekend:Corey Conners boosted his Olympic golf hopes
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Golf instruction: How to stop ‘chicken winging’ your swing

[ad_1] Delivering the club head through impact straight and efficiently during the golf swing can be difficult when your arms are working against you.This week, Golfweek’s fitness guru and long driver Averee Dovsek demonstrates a tip to help get rid of the dreaded ‘chicken wing’ in the golf swing. This forces the golfer to flip the golf club through impact with inconsistent results.Oftentimes, this causes the golfer to top the ball
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Indian Sports Wrap, June 20: Tennis National Championships to begin from September 30

[ad_1] TENNISNew Delhi to host National Championship from September 30The Fenesta National Tennis Championship is scheduled to be held at the DLTA Complex here from September 30 to October 5. The men’s, women’s and under-18 events for boys and girls will be staged in the first week.The following week will feature the under-16 and under-14 events for boys and girls as has been the practice over the years.However, except for