Asterisk Talley wins the US Women’s Amateur and gets her 2nd USGA title

August 11, 2026

OOTELAH, Tenn. (AP) — California teenager Asterisk Talley picked up her biggest win yet Sunday when she surged past Anna Iwanaga of Japan for an 8-and-6 victory to win the U.S. Women's Amateur. The 17-year-old Talley earned her second USGA title before even leaving high school. She also teamed to win the U.S. Women's Amateur Four-Ball in 2024, the same year she was runner-up in the U.S. Women's Amateur and U.S. Junior Girls. There was no stopping her at The Honors Course once she began to pull away. Iwanaga, who shared the medalist honors during the 36-hole qualifying, won the ...

Olympic gold medalist Hezly Rivera rallies to capture second straight U.S. women’s gymnastics title

August 11, 2026

PHOENIX — Hezly Rivera listened more than she talked two summers ago in Paris when she was the "wait, who?" member of the star-laden U.S. women's Olympic gymnastics team. Those days are over. Long over. The wide-eyed newcomer is gone, replaced by a poised and professional 18-year-old who ...

MLB’s worst teams in 2026 are still pretty bad, but at least they are reasonably bad

August 11, 2026

The full-blown tank is no longer trending in Major League Baseball. After a handful of infamous team performances in recent seasons — like the Colorado Rockies losing 119 games last season and the Chicago White Sox dropping an MLB-record 121 games in 2024 — the worst teams have been much ...

Driver who broke the sound barrier attempts another land speed record in Utah

August 11, 2026

WENDOVER, Utah — The first — and only — person to break the sound barrier in a car hits the track in Utah this week with new wheels and his eye on another record. Twenty years ago, British driver Andy Green set the land speed record for a diesel-powered car, reaching 350.092 mph (563.4 ...

Undrafted rookie quarterback Haynes King leads Panthers to 33-30 comeback win over Cardinals

August 10, 2026

CANTON, Ohio — Maybe a team should've drafted Haynes King. The rookie quarterback ran in from the 5 on the final play to give the Carolina Panthers a 33-30 victory over the Arizona Cardinals in the Hall of Fame game that kicked off the NFL preseason on Thursday night. King, who was the ...

Andrew Vaughn knocks home go-ahead run in 8th inning as Brewers defeat Twins 4-3

August 10, 2026

MILWAUKEE — Andrew Vaughn singled home the tiebreaking run in the eighth inning as the Milwaukee Brewers edged the Minnesota Twins 4-3 on Saturday night. William Contreras led off the eighth with a bloop single to center off Jeff Hoffman (6-8). Brandon Lockridge pinch-ran for Contreras and stole second. After Hoffman retired Garrett Mitchell on a fly to center, Vaughn singled to right. Lockridge made a head-first slide across the plate as the throw from Austin Martin was off line. Brice Turang went 3 for 4 and drove in two runs for Milwaukee. Trevor Megill retired the side in ...