Jennifer Kupcho Leads After First Round Of U.s. Women's Open

Jennifer Kupcho leads U.S. Women’s Open

From Sam Farmer: Nelly Korda’s bid for a U.S. Women’s Open title began Thursday pinch a ft fault.

The No. 1-ranked subordinate opened her information astatine Riviera wearing a brace of play shoes provided to her by LeBron James, Nike Victory Pro 4s pinch achromatic uppers, golden swooshes, red-and-navy specifications and an American emblem pin connected nan laces.

Snazzy arsenic they looked, nan shoes were a small loose fitting for Korda, who swapped them for a much acquainted brace aft she played nan first six holes astatine 1 complete par. She ne'er really recovered her groove and vanished nan opening information pinch a two-over-par 73.

“Just deed it really poorly disconnected nan tee,” said Korda, who instantly headed to nan believe scope aft gathering pinch nan media pursuing her round. “Found myself successful a batch of problem connected nan incorrect broadside of a batch of these pins. I conscionable felt for illustration I was benignant of conscionable grinding to make safe pars. It wasn’t a awesome day. I deed it really bully Monday done Wednesday, truthful I person honestly nary thought wherever this came from.”

For others, Riviera — playing big to nan awesome title for nan first clip — was arsenic comfortable arsenic an aged shoe.

In nan agelong shadows of nan day sun, Jennifer Kupcho vanished her information of 66 to declare nan first-round lead. Her information started pinch 3 consecutive birdies. According to Elias Sports Bureau, it marked nan first clip successful her profession she made birdie aliases amended 3 consecutive holes.

Korea’s Sei Young Kim vanished conscionable down Kupcho pinch a 67, making back-to-back birdies connected nan 10th and 11th holes, past 3 successful a statement connected Nos. 6, 7 and 8.

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Dodgers suffer connected walk-off homer

From Maddie Lee: Dodgers 3rd baseman Max Muncy appeared to flight superior wounded Thursday, contempt being progressive successful a convulsive collision during a 3-2 loss to nan Arizona Diamondbacks astatine Chase Field connected Thursday.

Although Muncy near nan crippled aft colliding difficult pinch Arizona first baseman Ildemaro Vargas, Dodgers head Dave Roberts said he thinks Muncy will beryllium disposable complete nan weekend. Muncy won’t play Friday against nan Angels, but that was already nan plan.

“The caput sewage banged up a small bit,” Muncy said aft nan game, a trim connected nan brim of his chemoreceptor still visible. “I deliberation it was my glasses, maybe, that trim my nose. I’m not wholly sure. And past arsenic I was connected nan ground, conscionable had shortness of breath. Once I was capable to benignant of get my activity back, past I was capable to get disconnected nan field.”

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Casey Wasserman says he will not resign

From Thuc Nhi Nguyen: The database of politicians grew daily. Major stars from his talent agency joined nan chorus calling for Casey Wasserman to resign arsenic nan president of LA28 aft emails nan mogul exchanged pinch Ghislaine Maxwell were revealed successful nan Epstein files successful February.

But 4 months aft nan contention appeared to frighten his position starring nan effort for L.A.’s first Olympic Games since 1984, Wasserman said he ne'er saw it nan aforesaid way.

“No and yes,” Wasserman said matter of factly Thursday erstwhile asked if he considered stepping down arsenic president of LA28 and whether he has spoken pinch Mayor Karen Bass since she was 1 of respective section politicians to telephone for his resignation.

When asked astir nan quality of immoderate discussions he’s had pinch Bass, Wasserman said he speaks pinch nan politician play if not much frequently.

“Our conversations are betwixt us,” Wasserman said successful his first nationalist comments successful months. “They proceed to beryllium thoughtful and productive pinch a wholly shared imagination connected delivering nan top Games for nan metropolis and our community.”

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USC shot wants to support nan train rolling

From Jose de Jesus Ortiz: As USC shot coach Andy Stankiewicz noted nan adjacent additions that will beryllium made to USC’s refurbished shot stadium, he paused Monday nighttime arsenic a train rumbled loudly down Blue Bell Park.

Stankiewicz, 61, smirked astatine nan fitting metaphor aft nan Trojans clinched their first NCAA ace location berth successful 21 years. He, aft all, has rebuilt nan USC programme complete his 4 seasons arsenic caput coach.

“Now we person a beautiful stadium,” he said of Dedeaux Field. “We’re going to person a beautiful clubhouse adjacent year, batting cages and each that.”

As Stankiewicz attempted to utter different sentence, nan train’s ear-piercing horn sounded.

“That’s due because we show group nan train’s moving,” Stankiewicz said. “Now we person a train honking its whistle. The train’s moving. We’re surely excited to spot wherever we’re going.”

The Trojans are decidedly going places these days acknowledgment to galore players who believed successful Stankiewicz’s vision contempt knowing their on-campus stadium would beryllium nether building for astatine slightest 2 seasons.

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This time successful sports history

1870 — Ed Brown becomes nan first Black jockey to triumph nan Belmont Stakes, pinch Kingfisher.

1927 — The United States wins nan first Ryder Cup play tourney by beating Britain 9½-2½.

1932 — Faireno, ridden by Tommy Malley, wins nan Belmont Stakes by 1½ lengths complete Osculator. Burgoo King, nan Kentucky Derby and Preakness winner, doesn’t race.

1966 — Ameroid, ridden by Bill Boland, wins nan Belmont Stakes by 2½ lengths complete Buffle. Kauai King, nan Kentucky Derby and Preakness winner, finishes fourth.

1974 — NFL grants franchise to Seattle Seahawks.

1984 — 1960 champion Arnold Palmer fails to suffice for nan US Open Golf Championship for nan first clip successful 32 years.

1987 — Danny Harris defeats Edwin Moses successful nan 400 hurdles astatine a meet successful Madrid, ending nan longest winning streak successful way and field. Moses, had won 122 consecutive races making love to Aug. 26, 1977.

1988 — West Germany’s Steffi Graf thumps 17-year-old Natalia Zvereva of nan Soviet Union successful 32 minutes pinch a 6-0, 6-0 triumph to triumph nan French Open for nan 2nd consecutive year.

1990 — Penn State is voted into nan Big Ten. The schoolhouse becomes nan 11th personnel of nan convention and first summation to nan Midwest-based convention since Michigan State successful 1949.

1994 — Haile Gebrselassie becomes nan first Ethiopian to group a world way grounds pinch a clip of 12:56.96 successful nan men’s 5,000 meters astatine Hengelo, Netherlands.

1998 — Harut Karapetyan of nan Galaxy scores 3 goals successful 5 minutes for nan fastest chapeau instrumentality successful MLS history successful an 8-1 rout of nan Dallas Burn. The seven-goal separator sets an MLS record.

2005 — Justine Henin-Hardenne thumps a rattled and fumbling Mary Pierce 6-1, 6-1 to triumph nan French Open, capping a comeback from a humor microorganism pinch her 4th Grand Slam title and her 2nd astatine Roland Garros.

2005 — Eddie Castro sets a North American grounds for astir wins by a jockey successful 1 time astatine 1 track, winning 9 races connected nan 13-race paper astatine Miami’s Calder Race Course.

2008 — The Detroit Red Wings triumph nan Stanley Cup for nan 4th clip successful 11 seasons pinch a 3-2 triumph complete nan Pittsburgh Penguins successful Game 6 .

2011 — Li Na becomes nan first Chinese — man aliases female — to triumph a Grand Slam singles title. She thumps Francesca Schiavone 6-4, 7-6 (0) successful nan French Open last for her 5th profession title and first connected clay.

2016 — Garbine Muguruza wins her first Grand Slam title by beating defending champion Serena Williams 7-5, 6-4 astatine nan French Open, denying nan American her record-equaling 22nd awesome trophy.

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This time successful shot history

1940 — The Pirates hit nan Boston Bees 14-2 successful nan first nighttime crippled astatine Pittsburgh’s Forbes Field.

1940 — The St. Louis Cardinals play their first nighttime crippled astatine Sportsman’s Park, defeating nan Brooklyn Dodgers 10-1.

1951 — Pittsburgh’s Gus Bell deed for nan rhythm to lead nan Pirates to a 12-4 triumph complete nan Phillies astatine Philadelphia.

1964 — Sandy Koufax sounded his 3rd no-hitter, striking retired 12, arsenic nan Dodgers hit nan Phillies 3-0 successful Philadelphia.

1968 — Don Drysdale of nan Dodgers blanked nan Pirates 5-0 for his sixth consecutive shutout en way to a grounds 58 2/3 scoreless innings.

1972 — A awesome convention grounds 8 shutouts were sounded successful 16 awesome convention games: 5 successful nan American League, 3 successful nan National League. The Oakland Athletics swept a brace from nan Baltimore Orioles by identical 2-0 scores.

1974 — The crippled betwixt nan Cleveland Indians and nan Texas Rangers astatine Cleveland’s Municipal Stadium was forfeited to Texas. Umpire Nestor Chylak had problems pinch fans each nighttime connected 10-cent brew night. The crowd sewage retired of power erstwhile Cleveland tied nan people 5-5 successful nan bottommost of nan ninth.

1989 — Toronto thumps Boston 13-11 successful 12 innings aft trailing 10-0 aft six innings. Red Sox starter Mike Smithson threw six scoreless innings earlier leaving successful nan seventh because of a ft blister. The Jays past scored 2 successful nan seventh, 4 successful nan eighth and 5 successful nan ninth and 2 much successful nan 11th connected Junior Felix’s location run. It was nan biggest lead nan Red Sox person blown and their 12th consecutive nonaccomplishment to nan Blue Jays astatine Fenway Park.

1990 — Ramon Martinez struck retired 18 and sounded a three-hitter, sending nan Dodgers past nan Atlanta Braves 6-0.

1996 — Pamela Davis sounded 1 inning of scoreless alleviation and sewage nan triumph successful a insignificant convention accumulation game. She is believed to beryllium nan first female to transportation for a awesome convention workplace nine nether nan existent insignificant convention system. The 21-year-old right-hander sounded for nan Jacksonville Suns, a double-A connection of nan Detroit Tigers, against nan Australian Olympic team.

2000 — Esteban Yan of nan Tampa Bay Devil Rays becomes nan 77th awesome convention subordinate to deed a location tally successful his first astatine bat, but conscionable nan 4th American League pitcher and nan first since nan Angels’ Don Rose successful 1972, nan twelvemonth earlier nan designated hitter norm took nan bat retired of AL pitchers’ hands.

2005 — Rafael Palmeiro and Melvin Mora each deed expansive slams to thief Baltimore rally for a 14-7 triumph complete Detroit.

2007 — Mark Ellis deed for nan rhythm and Eric Chavez had a two-out homer successful nan 11th inning to assistance Oakland to a 5-4 triumph complete Boston.

2009 — Randy Johnson became nan 24th awesome convention pitcher to triumph 300 games by starring San Francisco to a 5-1 triumph complete nan Washington Nationals successful nan first crippled of a doubleheader.

2012 — Angels head Mike Scioscia became nan ninth head successful AL history to negociate 2,000 games pinch 1 club. The Mariners hit nan Angels 8-6.

2018 — In a doubleheader pinch nan Detroit Tigers, New York Yankees OF Aaron Judge sets a grounds by striking retired 8 times.

2019 — San Francisco Giant Manager Bruce Bochy wins his 1,000th crippled arsenic nan head of nan Giants pinch a 9-3 triumph complete nan New York Mets.

2022 — The norm preventing position players from pitching successful a adjacent crippled is invoked for nan first clip erstwhile Crew main C.B. Bucknor objects to Dodgers head Dave Roberts calling connected inferior subordinate Zach McKinstry to transportation nan ninth inning gainst nan Mets pinch his squad trailing, 9-4. The rule, adopted earlier nan 2020 play but not implemented until this twelvemonth owed to nan upheavals caused by nan coronavirus pandemic, states that a squad cannot usage a position subordinate connected nan mound unless location is simply a quality of six aliases much runs betwixt nan 2 teams. Roberts is frankincense forced to usage a existent pitcher, Evan Phillips, to transportation nan last inning.

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