George Kambosos wasn’t expected to ever be in this spot — defending three of the lightweight world titles in front of a massive home crowd — but he deserves every moment it.
Jim Kaat has apologized to Nestor Cortes, with the Yankees left-hander tweeting Friday that he doesn’t believe the comment made a night earlier by the longtime Minnesota Twins announcer was done with ill intentions.
Top-ranked Iga Swiatek beat 18-year-old American Coco Gauff 6-1, 6-3 in the French Open women’s final Saturday to collect her second title at Roland Garros and stretch her winning streak to 35 matches.
Caleb Kilian, the Cubs’ top pitching prospect who they acquired in last year’s Kris Bryant trade with the Giants, will make his major league debut vs. the Cardinals on Saturday.