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Kim gets back on track with Scottish Open victory

NORTH BERWICK, Scotland (AP) — Tom Kim played bogey-free during a tight race to the finish Sunday and closed with a 6-under 64 for a two-shot victory in the Scottish Open, his first PGA Tour title since the fall of 2023. It was the latest and best sign the 24-year-old Kim had his game on track after spending all season outside the top 100 in the world. He finished third in the U.S. Open, and then outlasted a strong field and a marathon day at The Renaissance Club. Kim, who reached as high as No. 11 in the world at age 21 when he won in Las Vegas nearly three years ago, delivered ...

Royal Birkdale is different test these days

SOUTHPORT, England — Peter Uihlein was back at Royal Birkdale for the first time in nine years, and there were times late Sunday afternoon when he felt as though he was seeing the links course for the first time. The turf was more brown than green, a sign of hot weather that has been baking ...

World Cup semis feature 4 previous champs

ATLANTA — It's a World Cup semifinal lineup for the ages. Four previous champions and the four top-ranking teams in the world. Five of the six top scorers, one GOAT and one of the bitterest rivalries in soccer. Argentina, Spain, France and England went into the tournament as the top four ...

Rays prospect Flewelling is Futures Game MVP

PHILADELPHIA — Only 19 years old and a scant 61 years younger than his All-Star Futures Game manager, Nathan Flewelling has tried not to put a timetable on his potential big league debut. Going deep in a major league ballpark sure gives hope in Tampa Bay that Flewelling could fit in fine ...

Spain edges Belgium 2-1 in quarterfinals

INGLEWOOD, Calif. — Mikel Merino is Spain's World Cup hero once again, and even he finds it hard to believe. A mere four days after Merino scored a clutch goal as a substitute in injury time to beat Portugal, he found himself in the right spot again in the quarterfinals when Belgium's ...

Djokovic ‘blessed and cursed’ by success of career

LONDON — Novak Djokovic didn't dwell on Centre Court after getting dominated by Jannik Sinner in the Wimbledon semifinals. The 39-year-old Djokovic enjoyed a warm, smile-filled embrace with his 24-year-old opponent at the net after the 6-4, 6-4, 6-4 defeat Friday, quickly packed up his ...