Sports News Roundup: Raonic withdraws from U.S. Open with glute injury; Serena versus Sharapova to headline Day One at U.S. Open
Following is a summary of current sports news briefs.
MLB roundup: Yankees hit 3 HRs off Kershaw in win
Domingo German pitched six strong innings, and the New York Yankees hit three home runs off Clayton Kershaw in a 5-1 victory over the Los Angeles Dodgers that gave them two of the three victories in an interleague series between two of the best teams in baseball. DJ LeMahieu, Aaron Judge and Mike Ford each hit home runs against Kershaw (13-3), as the Yankees went deep nine times in the series. Judge hit a home run in all three games as New York set a major league record for homers in any month, now sitting at 61 with five games left in August.
Raonic withdraws from U.S. Open with glute injury
Canadian world number 22 Milos Raonic has pulled out of the U.S. Open with a glute injury, tournament organizers said on Sunday. Raonic, whose 2019 season has been hit by injuries, has not competed since he retired from a second-round match in Montreal during a U.S. Open tune-up in early August.
Serena versus Sharapova to headline Day One at U.S. Open
There will be no shortage of big-name players in action when the U.S. Open begins on Monday but the talk around New York for days has centered around the marquee matchup between Serena Williams and Maria Sharapova. Williams and Sharapova - for years the two most recognizable names in women's tennis - will open the evening session at Arthur Ashe Stadium with their first-ever New York meeting in a match that may just have the feel of a championship final.
MLB notebook: Indians lose 3B Ramirez with a broken bone
Indians third baseman Jose Ramirez was placed on the 10-day injured list on Sunday with a broken hamate bone in his right hand. Ramirez will be replaced on the roster by Yu Chang, who was pulled from the Triple-A Columbus Clippers roster Saturday night as a provisional big-league replacement.
Golf: South African Van Rooyen clinches a breakthrough win in Sweden
South African Erik van Rooyen holed a 12-foot birdie putt on the final green to pip England's Matthew Fitzpatrick and win his maiden European Tour title at the Scandinavian Invitation on Sunday. Van Rooyen, 29, who finished runner-up in Qatar and Morocco this season, stretched the lead to three strokes on the back nine at Hills Golf & Sports Club in Gothenburg.
Golf: Ko gets fourth win of the year with the five-shot runaway in Canada
World number one Ko Jin-young picked up her fourth win of the year when she blew away the field for a five-stroke victory at the CP Women's Open in Ontario on Sunday. The South Korean capped a flawless performance with eight birdies in an eight-under-par 64 that gave her rivals no chance at Magna Golf Club.
McIlroy wins Tour Championship and FedEx Cup, gets $15 million
Rory McIlroy won the Tour Championship and the FedEx Cup in Atlanta on Sunday, collecting the biggest first prize in the sport, $15 million. Northern Irishman McIlroy emphatically outduelled Americans Brooks Koepka and Xander Schauffele with a four-under-par 66 in the final round at East Lake.
Retired baseball star David Ortiz hires private investigators after shooting: media
Retired Boston Red Sox baseball player David Ortiz has hired a private detective agency to find out why someone shot him in the back as he sat in a bar in his native Dominican Republic in June, the Boston Globe reported late Sunday. "He's damn interested in finding out what really happened," Ortiz' spokesman Joe Baerlein told the newspaper.
Reports: MRI confirms torn ACL for Texans RB Miller
Houston Texans running back Lamar Miller will miss the upcoming season after sustaining a torn ACL in his left knee, multiple outlets reported on Sunday. Miller suffered the injury when his knee was hit by the helmet and shoulder pad of Dallas Cowboys defensive tackle Maliek Collins during the first quarter of Saturday's preseason game. Miller's left foot was planted on contact, and the knee buckled inward.
NFL notebook: Dolphins' QB battle 'could go either way'
Miami Dolphins head coach Brian Flores isn't prepared to name his starting quarterback for the team's season opener. Veteran Ryan Fitzpatrick started Thursday's 22-7 win against the Jacksonville Jaguars and played into the second half before fellow offseason acquisition Josh Rosen flourished in limited time.
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