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Blue Jays select pitcher Trey Yesavage with first pick in MLB amateur draft

FORT WORTH - Right-handed pitcher Trey Yesavage was selected by the Toronto Blue Jays on Sunday night with their first pick in Major League Baseball's amateur draft. The 6-foot-4 Yesavage, who plays w...

Jul 14, 2024

Fans breach security gates at Hard Rock Stadium ahead of Copa final

MIAMI GARDENS, Fla. (AP) - Fans appeared to breach the security gates at Hard Rock Stadium hours before the Copa America final between Argentina and Colombia on Sunday evening. Video posted on social ...

Jul 14, 2024

Blue Jays blow 7-run lead, but recover to beat Diamondbacks 8-7

PHOENIX (AP) - Vladimir Guerrero Jr. hit a go-ahead solo homer, Kevin Kiermaier added a grand slam and the Toronto Blue Jays recovered from blowing a seven-run lead to beat the Arizona Diamondbacks 8-...

Jul 14, 2024

Australian second baseman Travis Bazzana selected by Guardians with top MLB draft pick

FORT WORTH, Texas (AP) - Australian second baseman Travis Bazzana was taken by the Cleveland Guardians on Sunday night with the top pick in Major League Baseball's amateur draft. A former cricket, rug...

Jul 14, 2024

Spain beats England 2-1 to win record fourth European Championship title

BERLIN (AP) - Spain won a record fourth European Championship title on Sunday after Mikel Oyarzabal's 87th-minute goal clinched a 2-1 victory over England, whose painful decades-long wait for a major ...

Jul 14, 2024

MacIntyre wins his national open in Scotland with birdie to beat Adam Scott

NORTH BERWICK, Scotland (AP) - Robert MacIntyre screamed so loud when the winning putt dropped that he lost his voice. He still was drowned out by thousands of delirious Scottish fans who celebrated o...

Jul 14, 2024

Blue Jays recall pitcher Brandon Eisert, option Bowden Francis to triple-A Buffalo

The Toronto Blue Jays have recalled left-handed pitcher Brandon Eisert from triple-A Buffalo. Eisert will also be active for Sunday afternoon's game in Arizona against the Diamondbacks. In a correspon...

Jul 14, 2024

Carlos Alcaraz tops Novak Djokovic in a second consecutive Wimbledon final for a fourth Slam title

LONDON (AP) - Carlos Alcaraz defeated Novak Djokovic 6-2, 6-2, 7-6 (4) in the Wimbledon men's final Sunday to collect his fourth Grand Slam title at age 21. It was a rematch of last year's championshi...

Jul 14, 2024

Furue of Japan wins Evian Championship for her 1st major, beats Australian Kyriacou by 1 shot

EVIAN-LES-BAINS, France (AP) - Ayaka Furue of Japan made a late charge to win the Evian Championship with an eagle on the last hole to clinch her first major title on Sunday. The 24-year-old Furue hel...

Jul 14, 2024

Kate, Princess of Wales, is at Wimbledon in a rare public appearance since revealing she has cancer

LONDON (AP) - The Princess of Wales arrived at the All England Club on Sunday for the Wimbledon men's final, only her second public appearance since announcing she was diagnosed with cancer. Kate, wif...

Jul 14, 2024