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Ernie Els won the Kaulig Companies Championship on Sunday for his first senior major title, closing with a 2-under 68 for a one-stroke victory over Y.E. Yang at breezy Firestone. A stroke behind defending champion Steve Stricker entering…

Gareth Southgate is leaving his future as England manager open for now after his team’s 2-1 loss to Spain in the Euro 2024 final. Southgate’s contract expires in December and it’s unclear whether he might sign an extension that would cover…

Joey Bart and Bryan Reynolds homered, Ke’Bryan Hayes had three hits and the Pittsburgh Pirates won their fourth straight game, beating the Chicago White Sox 9-4. Nick Gonzales tripled and drove in two runs for the Pirates, who have won six…

Police say a bombing outside a café in the Somali capital of Mogadishu killed at least five people. Some people were watching the European soccer final between Spain and England on a screen inside the café when a car loaded with explosives…

With around 270,000 homes and businesses still without power in the Houston area almost a week after Hurricane Beryl hit Texas, Gov. Greg Abbott says he’s demanding an investigation into the response of the utility that serves the Houston…

Adrián Beltré took a side trip on the way to his induction in Cooperstown. The third baseman is back where he finished his Hall of Fame career, serving as an ambassador for Tuesday night’s MLB All-Star Game in Arlington, Texas. Beltré also…

Yohan Ramírez had two consecutive errors in the ninth inning, paving the way for the Detroit Tigers to beat the Los Angeles Dodgers 4-3 on Sunday for their second straight comeback win over the NL West leaders. Wenceel Pérez had a sacrifice…

Willy Adames had a homer and four RBIs, Garrett Mitchell homered for the first time in more than a year and the Milwaukee Brewers avoided a series sweep with a 9-3 victory over the Washington Nationals. Adames hit his 15th homer off Amos…

Xavier Edwards’ RBI single in the eighth inning gave the Miami Marlins a 3-2 victory over the Cincinnati Reds. Edwards’ two-out hit drove in Jake Burger for the Marlins, who salvaged the series finale. The Reds finished 5-5 on their 10-game…

Pete Crow-Armstrong and Christopher Morel each homered twice to lead the Chicago Cubs to an 8-3 victory over the St. Louis Cardinals on Sunday. Tomas Nido and Ian Happ also homered for the Cubs, who split the four-game set against their NL…

Michael Toglia became the first Colorado switch-hitter to homer three times in a game, leading the Rockies to an 8-5 victory over the New York Mets on Sunday. Ezequiel Tovar homered twice and red-hot Brennan Doyle homered again as the…

Josh Smith homered twice with four RBIs to lead the Texas Rangers to a 4-2 win over the Houston Astros. Smith had a two-run shot in the first and added another one in the eighth. Sunday was the first multi-homer game of the 26-year-old’s…

Lawrence Butler hit three home runs, Brent Rooker and Seth Brown each had two homers, and the Oakland Athletics routed the first-placed Philadelphia Phillies 18-3. Butler had six RBIs. Rooker tied his career high with five RBIs for Oakland,…

Rafael Devers hit a two-run homer that broke a seat deep in right field at Fenway Park, Dominic Smith also had a two-run shot and the Boston Red Sox beat the Kansas City Royals 5-4 on Sunday to take the series. The Red Sox won their second…

Ryan Pepiot allowed two hits in six scoreless innings, Jose Siri and Brandon Lowe homered, and the Tampa Bay Rays beat the struggling AL Central-leading Cleveland Guardians 2-0. Despite losing 11 of 18, the Guardians (58-37) have the AL’s…