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Jasmine Paolini beats Alexandra Eala to reach Wimbledon quarterfinals. Flavio Cobolli also wins

LONDON — Jasmine Paolini ended the historic Wimbledon run of Filipino star Alexandra Eala 6-4, 4-6, 6-3 to reach the quarterfinals Monday — all with her idol watching at Centre Court. Roger Federer sat in the Royal Box as Paolini, the 2024 singles runner-up at the All England Club, attacked the 21-year-old Eala's second serve on a hot day at the grass-court Grand Slam. The 5-foot-4 Italian tried not to let the presence of the record eight-time men's singles champion distract her. "He is my idol," the 30-year-old Paolini said in an on-court interview. "I was like during the ...

Chris Gotterup wins John Deere Classic with a 62 and late help from Ben Kohles

SILVIS, Ill. (AP) — Chris Gotterup made up a five-shot deficit Sunday by closing with a 9-under 62 to win the John Deere Classic for his fourth PGA Tour title in the last 12 months. Gotterup avoided a playoff when Ben Kohles, trying to win for the first time in his 120th start, hit his approach to the 18th left and into the water and wound up with a double bogey. Gotterup next week defends his title in the Scottish Open, where he began his remarkable run to reach the top 10 in the world. He held off Rory McIlroy a year ago in Scotland, and then won the Sony Open and the Phoenix ...

Briscoe holds off Bell in NASCAR’s return to Chicagoland Speedway

JOLIET, Ill. — Chase Briscoe was on an offseason bonding trip to the United Kingdom with crew chief James Small when the NASCAR driver discovered chocolate buttons, a popular British treat. He bought some online after he returned to the U.S., but he said it wasn't the same. Small purchased ...