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Scott Piercy had one birdie in his first seven holes Thursday. Then he went on a binge. Piercy birdied eight of his final 11 holes en route to a 9-under 62 and a two-shot lead after the first round of the inaugural 3M Open. “I was thinking 4, 5-under a day would be nice. You […]

A look at what’s happening around the majors today: ROLLING The Washington Nationals go for their ninth win in 10 games when they host the Kansas City Royals in the opener of a weekend series. Washington has gone 26-10 since May 24 to move a season-high four games above .500 at 45-41. Anthony Rendon hit

Home runs have created separation between two contenders in the NL East. The Braves keep hitting homers and stretching their division lead. The Phillies keep giving up long balls — and this time it cost them a spot in the standings. Dansby Swanson hit two homers and drove in five runs, and Atlanta rallied from

Coco Gauff will be the headline act on Centre Court at Wimbledon. Not bad for a 15-year-old in her first Grand Slam tournament. The American will play the last match of the day at the All England Club’s biggest stadium when she faces Polona Hercog of Slovenia, another unseeded player. Gauff has quickly become a

The Dodgers notched their 60th victory of the season with their ninth straight home win. And compared to the last couple days, this one seemed rather dull. “I apologize for the lack of drama, theatrics at the end,” manager Dave Roberts said with a smile. Hyun-Jin Ryu tossed six scoreless innings and All-Star Cody Bellinger

The first pinch-hit home run of Marco Hernandez’s career gave the Boston Red Sox another winning getaway day. Hernandez hit a tiebreaking home run in the ninth inning and Boston beat the Toronto Blue Jays 8-7 on Thursday night. The Red Sox have won 13 times in 16 games when they’re on the move afterward.

Lance Lynn matched the major league lead with his 11th win and the Texas Rangers avoided a series sweep with a 9-3 victory over the grieving Los Angeles Angels on Thursday night, the Fourth of July game that the late Tyler Skaggs had been scheduled to start. The Angels won the first two games of

The New York Yankees and Tampa Bay Rays put together a late-game fireworks show inside domed Tropicana Field. DJ LeMahieu hit a tiebreaking two-run single and Gary Sanchez had a long three-run homer in the 10th inning, and the AL East-leading Yankees overcome a ninth-inning blown save by closer Aroldis Chapman to beat the second-place

Joe Maddon isn’t against pitching inside. It’s when the ball starts buzzing batter’s heads that the Chicago Cubs manager thinks the increasingly thin line between aggressive and dangerous can get a little too blurry. On Thursday, Maddon thought Pittsburgh starter Jordan Lyles crossed it. So Maddon stormed onto the field after All-Star shortstop Javy Báez

Marcus Semien’s second big swing of the day finally gave the Oakland Athletics some breathing room in an oh-so-tight series with the AL Central-leading Twins. Semien hit a grand slam in the eighth inning after his tying homer leading off the fifth, Chris Herrmann had a career-high four hits, and the A’s beat Minnesota 7-2