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Monster Explosions: Giants designated hitter Jorge Soler hit the longest home run of the season (478 feet) on Sunday in San Francisco. Hours later, Shohei Ohtani hit the second-longest home run in Dodger Stadium history (473 feet).
Saban Field: Alabama’s board of governors voted Friday to name the field at Bryant-Denny Stadium after Nick Saban. The official name is Saban Field at Bryant-Denny Stadium.
Back to the derby: Churchill Downs on Friday lifted its three-year suspension of Bob Baffert after the Hall of Fame trainer released a statement taking responsibility for Medina Spirit’s positive drug test in 2021.
Mall Champions: The Billings Outlaws defeated the Albany Firebirds, 46-41, in the Arena League title game, which was Played inside a huge New Jersey mall.
Double: Xander wins again
Xander Schauffele He shot a final-round 65 on Sunday at Royal Troon to win the 152nd Open Championship and claim his second major title after winning the PGA Championship in May.
Elite Company: Schauffele is the first player since Brooks Koepka in 2018 to win two majors in the same year, and is just the seventh player to finish inside the top 10 at all four majors and win at least two in the same season.
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Arnold Palmer (1960)
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Gary Player (1974)
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Jack Nicklaus (1975)
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Tom Watson (1977, 1982)
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Tiger Woods (2000, 2005)
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Jordan Spieth (2015)
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Schauffele (2024)
American Sweep: This is the first time in 42 years that Americans have won all four majors. In 1982, it was Craig Stadler (Masters), Tom Watson (US Open, Open) and Raymond Floyd (PGA); this year, it was Scheffler (Masters), Schauffele (PGA, Open) and Bryson DeChambeau (US Open).
From Jay Busbee of Yahoo Sports…
Sometimes you win a major by outplaying the field, as Scheffler did at this year’s Masters. Sometimes you win a major by taking on a rival, as Schauffele did at the PGA and DeChambeau did at the U.S. Open. And sometimes you win a major by simply hanging in there, waiting for the right moment — and then launching into orbit.
In a week when Scotland gave its best at Royal Troon Golf Club – three-way wind, sideways rain, fog and cold – Schauffele outlasted the elements and 158 other rivals to win the British Open.
On Sunday, twelve players entered the course within four strokes of the leader and four of them held the lead alone for at least a moment. But Royal Troon defeated them all, one after the other, and only Schauffele was able to score a low point.
He made six birdies in 11 holes halfway through his round, turning a three-shot deficit into a three-shot lead and virtually etching his name into the Claret Jug long before Saturday’s leaders came into view of the clubhouse.
A season to remember: Schauffele, who will move up to second in the Official World Golf Ranking, has 12 top-10 finishes this year and has not missed a cut. If not for Scheffler’s historic campaign, he would be the favorite to win Player of the Year.
Whats Next: Schauffele, the reigning Olympic gold medalist, will travel to Paris as part of Team USA.
Pogačar dominates the third victory of the Tour
Tadej Pogacar He concluded three absolutely dominant weeks of cycling on Sunday to win the 111th Tour de France and become just the ninth three-time champion in history.
Race summary: The 25-year-old Slovenian, who also won in 2020 and 2021, finished 6 minutes and 17 seconds ahead of two-time defending champion Jonas Vingegaard, taking the yellow jersey for the first time after the fourth stage (of 21) and never relinquishing it. Tour debutant Remco Evenepoel completed the podium.
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Pogačar won each of the final three stages and six overall, the most by a Tour champion since Bernard Hinault won seven stages in 1979.
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He was particularly dominant in the mountains, joining Gino Bartali in 1948 as the only riders to win five mountain stages in a single Tour.
A rare double: Pogačar is only the eighth cyclist – and the first since 1998 – Winning the Giro d’Italia and the Tour de France in the same year.
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Marco Pantani (1998)
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Miguel Indurain (1992-93)
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Stephen Roche (1987)
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Hinault (1982, 1985)
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Eddy Merckx (1970, 1972)
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Jacques Anquetil (1964)
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Fausto Coppi (1949, 1952)
More from the Tour:
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Ending outside Paris: The race ended in a time trial for the first time since 1989 and, to avoid the Olympic Games, finished outside Paris for the first time in history.
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Other winners: Eritrean Biniam Girmay won the green jersey (points), Ecuadorian Richard Carapaz took the polka dot jersey (mountains) and Belgian Evenepoel, 24, the white jersey (young cyclist).
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Go out in style: Sprint specialist Mark Cavendish, 39, has won a record 35th stage of the Tour de France in what was likely his last race.
What to see: Pogačar will represent Slovenia at the Olympics but is “99% sure” he will not compete in next month’s Vuelta a Espana. If he changes his mind, he will have the chance to become the first rider to win all three Grand Tour stages in a calendar year.
Photos from all over America
Cooperstown, New York — The Baseball Hall of Fame welcomed its four newest members on Sunday, officially inducting Adrian Beltre, Joe Mauer, Todd Helton and Jim Leyland.
Phoenix — The WNBA team beat Team USA 117-109 in Saturday’s thrilling All-Star Game. It’s only possible every four years, but this format (in which the national team faces players they believe should have been selected) is fantastic.
Indianapolis — Two months ago, rain ruined Kyle Larson’s bid to win the Indy 500 and Coca-Cola 600. On Sunday, he returned to Indianapolis Motor Speedway and won the Brickyard 400.
Photos around the world
London — Noah Lyles won the 100-meter final at Saturday’s Diamond League event, running a personal-best time of 9.81 seconds in his final race before the Olympics.
Budapest — Oscar Piastri claimed his first F1 win at the Hungarian Grand Prix*, where team-mate Lando Norris, who reluctantly stopped to let Piastri pass, finished second for McLaren’s first one-two since 2021.
Dublin, Ireland – Clare beat Cork on Sunday in an Irish hurling final that will go down in history. ICYMI: Check out these highlightsWhat sport!
*Max’s run of form: Red Bull’s Max Verstappen, who finished fifth, has now gone three consecutive races without a win for the first time since 2021, a span of 58 races.
July 22, 1997: Maddux’s 76-pitch gem
Today is 27 years ago, Greg Maddux pitched the most Maddux* game of his career, sweeping the Cubs to a 4-1 complete-game victory on just 76 pitches.
Mr. Efficient: Of Maddux’s 76 pitches that day, only 13 were balls, which perfectly sums up his hyper-efficient season. He faced 893 batters that year, walked just 20, and got into a 3-0 count just five times (!!).
More about this day:
*TO “Maddux“It’s a complete-game shutout on fewer than 100 pitches, something Greg accomplished a record 13 times. While this wasn’t one of them thanks to the Cubs’ only run, it was the fewest pitches he’s thrown in a complete game.
Watchlist: Team USA’s latest tune-up
Team USA faces Germany This afternoon in London (3:00 p.m. ET, Fox) for his fifth and last exhibition before traveling to Paris.
Attention call: The Americans* cruised to a 101-100 victory over 43-point underdogs South Sudan on Saturday thanks to a late-game winning layup by LeBron James. They’ll be hoping for a better showing today.
More to see:
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MLB: Rays at Yankees (1:00 p.m., MLB)
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CONCACAF U-20 Championship: United States vs Cuba (10:00 p.m., FS2) …group stage.
*Are reinforcements coming? Kevin Durant, who sat out Team USA’s first four exhibitions with a calf strain, is expected to return tonight.
Curiosities about the Olympic Games
Paris It is one of two cities that have hosted the Olympic Games three times (1900, 1924, 2024).
Ask: Can you name the other city?
Answer at the end.
Baker’s Dozen: The 13 best plays of the weekend
Trivia Answer: London (1908, 1948, 2012)
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