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Kahleah Copper added 17 points for the Mercury (5-12), who pulled away with a 14-0 run to star Germany 2, Ivory Coast 1 06/20/2026 06:09pm • Ivory Coast 1 0 — 1 Germany 0 2 — 2 Springboks bring back scrumhalves Jantjies and Papier for Nations Championship 06/20/2026 06:08pm • GQEBERHA, South Africa (AP) — Scrumhalves Herschel Jantjies and Embrose Papier earned recalls from South Africa in its Nations Championship squad on Saturday. A squad of 46 players was announced after the Springboks won their season-opener against a Barbarians side 80-31 in Gqeberha and South Afri Meijer LPGA Classic for Simply Give Scores 06/20/2026 05:59pm • Saturday At Blythefield Country Club Belmont, Mich. Purse: $3.3 million Yardage: 6,611; Par: 72 Third Round Jing Yan 68-66-68—202 Lottie Woad Meijer LPGA Classic for Simply Give Par Scores 06/20/2026 05:59pm • Saturday At Blythefield Country Club Belmont, Mich. 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Daulton Varsho returned from the 10-day injured list and added a three-run shot as Toronto won for the fourth t Pink boots are everywhere at the World Cup as the color becomes a soccer star 06/20/2026 05:53pm • Gio Reyna scored an iconic goal to kick off the World Cup for the U.S. Vinícius Junior scored a dazzling one in Brazil's opener. Kylian Mbappé scored twice to become France's career goals leader. Harry Kane got two of his own to tie England's mark as he and his teammates try to bring the elusive t Dream set franchise record for points in a game in 113-96 win over Fever; Reese hits 1,000 rebounds 06/20/2026 05:46pm • ATLANTA (AP) — Rhyne Howard scored 24 points, Allisha Gray added 22, and the Atlanta Dream set a franchise record for points in a game with a 113-96 victory against Caitlin Clark and the Indiana Fever on Saturday. Angel Reese became the fastest player in WNBA history to reach 1,000 career rebounds Shinnecock Hills has a troubling history for 36-hole US Open leaders 06/20/2026 05:37pm • SOUTHAMPTON, N.Y. (AP) — No one ever leading at Shinnecock Hills the last 40 years at the halfway point has won the U.S. Open, a small slice of history that awaited Wyndham Clark. He had a four-shot lead in the fierce wind of Saturday. Dustin Johnson led by that much eight years ago and that didn' Double injury blow for Ireland as Doris and O'Brien to miss July tests in Nations Championship 06/20/2026 05:34pm • DUBLIN (AP) — Ireland suffered a double blow to its Nations Championship preparation when captain Caelan Doris and back Tommy O'Brien were ruled out of all three July tests. Both were injured as Leinster won the United Rugby Championship final against the Bulls 36-7 on Saturday in Dublin. 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