Sports (Page 34)

Neither the wind at Pebble Beach nor the stage of a U.S. Women’s Open could stop Nasa Hataoka, who delivered the best round in the toughest conditions Saturday for a 6-under 66 and a one-shot lead. Hataoka not only posted the low score of the championship, she played bogey-free onContinue Reading

Chase Elliott says he can’t rely on repeating last summer’s success, starting with his home track at Atlanta Motor Speedway, as his path to NASCAR’s playoffs. Elliott, the 2020 Cup Series champion, has endured too much adversity in 2023 to assume he’ll extend his streak of seven consecutive appearances inContinue Reading

Coming soon: the NBA Cup. The NBA unveiled the details Saturday of its inaugural in-season tournament, which will have a prize pool of about $18 million and will be capped by a championship game — which won’t count in the standings — in Las Vegas on Dec. 9. It’s anContinue Reading

Elly De La Cruz became the first Reds player since 1919 to steal second, third and home in the same inning, the latest electrifying play from the franchise-changing rookie, and Cincinnati beat the Milwaukee Brewers 8-5 on Saturday. De La Cruz broke a 5-5 tie in the seventh inning withContinue Reading

Victor Wembanyama freely acknowledged that he was often confused in his first NBA Summer League game, going as far as to say that there were times when he didn’t know what he was doing. He’s in good company. Wembanyama shared the stage for a conversation on Saturday at NBA ConContinue Reading

Gregg Popovich evidently doesn’t plan to leave the San Antonio Spurs anytime soon. The NBA’s winningest coach has signed a five-year contract to remain coach and president of the team, the Spurs announced Saturday. There has often been speculation about the 74-year-old Popovich’s future, though after the team landed theContinue Reading

Trinity Christian alum and New England Patriots cornerback Shaun Wade hosted his first-ever free youth football camp at his alma mater Saturday. Around 100 kids participated in drills for speed, agility and skills challenges. “Coming back home to the high school that I participated at from sixth to my 12thContinue Reading

Ribault High School alum and current Las Vegas Raiders fullback Jakob Johnson returned home to host a free youth football camp for local kids in the community. This is the second edition of the camp. “I want to establish this as an annual camp,” Johnson said. “Just giving back toContinue Reading

Two years ago, it was Giovanny Gallegos’ hat. This time, it was rosin on his left arm. It’s just something about Gallegos and Chicago’s South Side. Gallegos pitched the eighth inning in the St. Louis Cardinals’ 3-0 victory over the White Sox on Saturday. But it wasn’t exactly a routineContinue Reading