7:26 PM ET Paolo UggettiESPN SOUTHERN PINES, N.C. — Australian Minjee Lee won the U.S. Women’s Open at Pine Needles Lodge & Golf Club on Sunday by five strokes after shooting an even-par 71 in the final round to finish 13-under on the tournament and secure the second major victory of her career. Twenty-one years
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11:53 PM ET Dan HajduckyESPN Close Hajducky is a reporter/researcher for ESPN. He has an MFA in creative writing from Fairfield University and played on the men’s soccer teams at Fordham and Southern Connecticut State universities. Wayne Gretzky’s final Edmonton Oilers jersey, worn during the team’s 1987-88 playoff run that saw the Oilers win their
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6:19 PM ET Associated Press DUBLIN, Ohio — Billy Horschel had a five-shot lead and a good game plan for the Memorial that he had learned by watching tournament host Jack Nicklaus and five-time winner Tiger Woods. There was no need to try anything special on a course playing as tough as Muirfield Village. And
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8:01 PM ET Associated Press MADISON, Ill. — Joey Logano jockeyed for the lead with Kyle Busch in overtime, got around him for good just before the white flag flew and cruised to victory Sunday in the NASCAR Cup Series’ debut at World Wide Technology Raceway. Logano made it a banner day for Team Penske,
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3:46 PM ET Associated Press LAGUNA NIGUEL, Calif. — A Los Angeles Lakers jersey worn by Kobe Bryant in his rookie season, including two playoff games, has sold at auction for $2.73 million. SCP Auctions said Sunday the buyer wished to remain anonymous, as did the seller, who had the jersey for 25 years. David
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12:58 PM ET ESPN News Services Baltimore Orioles pitching prospect Grayson Rodriguez may be out until at least September with a lat muscle strain. Orioles general manager Mike Elias offered an update on Sunday, saying that the pitcher’s injury is of the Grade 2 variety, which would mean a recovery timeline of up to 12
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1:28 AM ET Associated Press CHICAGO — Cardinals rookie Brendan Donovan apologized Saturday night for tweets he sent with anti-gay language as a teenager that surfaced during St. Louis’ game against the Chicago Cubs. Twitter users directed Donovan’s tweets to the attention of reporters during a doubleheader in Chicago, including at least one that used
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