>>Spieth Wins British Open
(Southport, England) — American Jordan Spieth is the winner of the 146th Open Championship. Spieth finished at 12-under par at Royal Birkdale in England to win his third major. The 23-year-old fired a final round of one-under to beat runner-up Matt Kuchar by three strokes.
>>James Won’t Waive No-Trade Clause
(Cleveland, OH) — LeBron James is staying with the Cavaliers this season. ESPN reports James will not waive his no-trade clause no matter what happens with the team. The news comes after Kyrie Irving reportedly requested a trade.
>>Cardinals Drop Rubber Match To Cubs
(Chicago, IL) — Michael Wacha gave up a tiebreaking homer to Willson Contreras in the sixth inning as the Cardinals lost 5-3 to the Cubs at Wrigley Field. Randal Grichuk and Paul DeJong homered for St. Louis, which had leads of 2-0 and 3-2 before dropping the rubber match.
>>Royals Sweep White Sox
(Kansas City, MO) — The Royals completed a three-game sweep of the White Sox with a 5-4, walk-off win. Adam Engel smacked a three-run double for Chicago, which has lost nine in-a-row. Gregory Infante suffered his first career loss.
>>Cubs Clash With White Sox At Wrigley
(Chicago, IL) — The Cubs and White Sox open a four-game, home-and-home series today at Wrigley Field. The set shifts to the Southside on Wednesday. Kyle Hendricks will be on the mound for the Cubs. The Sox counter with Miguel Gonzalez.
>>Dodgers’ Kershaw Likely Going On DL
(Los Angeles, CA) — Dodgers ace Clayton Kershaw is expected to go on the disabled list after leaving yesterday’s start due to tightness in his back. Kershaw missed more than two months with back issues last season. Kershaw is 15-and-2 with a 2.04 ERA this year.
>>Yankees Knock Off Mariners
(Seattle, WA) — Didi Gregorius hit two solo homers as the Yankees knocked off the Mariners 6-4 in Seattle. Brett Gardner also went deep and plated two for New York, which won a series for the first time in six weeks. The Yanks are two-and-a-half games behind Boston for first place in the AL East.
>>Colts’ Training camp today
(Indianapolis, IN) — Rookies for the Colts are due to report to training camp today, while veterans will arrive with the team the following Saturday. Indianapolis is holding camp at the Indiana Farm Bureau Football Center after seven straight seasons at Anderson University. The Colts will host the Lions on August 13th to open preseason action.
>>Kahne Wins At Indy
(Indianapolis, IN) — Kasey Kahne took the checkered flag at the Brickyard 400 at Indianapolis Motor Speedway. Kahne ended a 102-race winless streak with his first victory since August 2014. Brad Keselowski, Ryan Newman, Joey Logano and Matt Kenseth rounded out the top five.