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Tadej Pogacar confirms status as great

PARIS — Tadej Pogacar confirmed his status as one of cycling’s all-time greats after winning a record-equaling fifth Tour de France title in emphatic style. Daring mountain attacks from deep, multiple stage wins and an ice-cool temperament all helped the 27-year-old Slovenian seal his ...

Newcomer Jackson Koivun holds off Scheffler

BLAINE, Minn. — Jackson Koivun felt the nerves but never flinched, securing his first PGA Tour win in the face of a strong finish by the world’s top-ranked player and clear fan favorite in Scottie Scheffler. Koivun won the 3M Open by three strokes Sunday in only his third start as a ...

Heim’s daring pass gives him Brickyard 400 victory

INDIANAPOLIS — Corey Heim started Sunday by talking about being more aggressive on his restarts. Then he showed everyone — including his team co-owner Denny Hamlin — what he’d learned. The 24-year-old part-time NASCAR Cup Series driver first made a daring outside move to pass Hamlin ...

Crow-Armstrong powers the Cubs to an 11-0 rout of the Pirates

PITTSBURGH — Pete Crow-Armstrong was 4 for 5 with a home run and three RBIs to lead the Chicago Cubs to an 11-0 rout of the Pittsburgh Pirates on Saturday night. Shota Imanaga (7-8) held Pittsburgh to four hits in six innings, striking out four and walking one. Pittsburgh's Paul Skenes ...

Pirates’ bats are silenced by Cub pitchers

PITTSBURGH — Dansby Swanson hit an RBI single and Seiya Suzuki drew a bases-loaded walk in the 10th inning as the Chicago Cubs held on for a 3-2 win over the Pittsburgh Pirates on Friday night. Swanson’s single scored automatic runner Ian Happ, who barely beat center fielder Jake ...

Pirates get Marinaccio from San Diego

The Pittsburgh Pirates acquired right-handed pitcher Ron Marinaccio from San Diego, in exchange for International signing bonus pool considerations. The 31-year-old Marinaccio went 1-0 with a 4.79 ERA in 47 innings and had 38 strikeouts across his 33 relief appearances with the Padres this ...