• The Canadian Press

    Mackenzie Hughes 'gutted' after falling short at RBC Canadian Open

    HAMILTON — Mackenzie Hughes had the dream scenario of winning the RBC Canadian Open in his hometown within reach but then it all slipped away. Hughes started the final round of the men's national golf championship tied for second, four shots back of Scotland's Robert MacIntyre. Hughes had three birdies on his first four holes and MacIntyre bogeyed No. 1 to lift the Canadian to the top of the leaderboard. The final 10 holes were tough on Hughes, with three bogeys dropping him back down as MacInty

  • The Canadian Press

    Saso wins 2nd US Women’s Open title; MacIntyre takes Canadian Open

    LANCASTER, Pa. (AP) — Yuka Saso became a U.S. Women’s Open champion for the second time Sunday and took her place in history with a rare footnote — the first Filipino to win the Women’s Open in 2021, and now the first from Japan to win women’s golf’ biggest event. No matter the flag, the 22-year-old Saso delivered a masterful performance at Lancaster Country Club with a 2-under 68. She ran off four birdies in a five-hole stretch on the back nine amid a series of collapses and won without much dr

  • The Canadian Press

    Ketel Marte tries to waken NL champion Arizona Diamondbacks from season-long slumber

    NEW YORK (AP) — Ketel Marte hit the way he did last October, doing his best to wake the Arizona Diamondbacks from their season-long slumber. Marte homered on Jose Quintana's third pitch of the game, then hit a go-ahead, two-run drive off Jake Diekman in the ninth inning that lifted the reigning NL champions over the New York Mets 5-4 on Sunday. “He’s so incredibly talented," Diamondbacks closer Paul Sewald said. “We're so fortunate that he is motivated to try and make the All-Star team to play a

  • The Canadian Press

    Luis Castillo shines as the Mariners continue to roll at home, sweeping the Angels with 5-1 win

    SEATTLE (AP) — Luis Castillo threw seven shutout innings, Mitch Garver hit a three-run double and the Seattle Mariners beat the Los Angeles Angels 5-1 on Sunday for a sweep of their weekend series. Castillo was brilliant in his first win since May 12. The right-hander struck out six and walked three — all on 3-2 pitches. Castillo (5-6) surrendered two hits on Taylor Ward's double in the first and Kyren Paris' broken-bat single in the third. It was his third occasion this season when he threw at