Red Sox left-hander Chris Sale injured his throwing hand when he was struck by a comebacker during the first inning of Sunday’s game against the Yankees.
Ryan Garcia impressed in a sixth-round knockout win over Javier Fortuna on Saturday, then called for big fights at 140 pounds against the likes of Gervonta Davis and Devin Haney.
Fred Kerley led the first American sweep of the 100 meters at the worlds in 31 years Saturday, barely edging teammates Marvin Bracy and Trayvon Bromell to stamp a red-white-and-blue exclamation point on the first championships ever held in the U.S.
Jasper Philipsen braved a heat wave to win the 15th stage of the Tour de France in a sprint as Jonas Vingegaard kept the leader’s yellow jersey but lost a key teammate to injury.
Rory McIlroy moved into the void left by the departure of Tiger Woods at The Open, holing a bunker shot for eagle and revving up the gallery at St. Andrews at every turn Saturday as he moved closer to ending eight years without a major.
