LOS ANGELES (AP) — Brooks Koepka says he enjoys the chaos and there’s no shortage of that in this U.S. Open, even for those who manage to avoid the traffic. Players are still trying to digest the blockbuster announcement of the PGA Tour ending a legal and moral battle with LIV Golf by becoming partners with the Saudi Arabia national wealth fund that paid for all those PGA Tour defections. And then came news late Tuesday night that PGA Tour Commissioner Jay Monahan was turning over day-to-day operations while he recovers from what was described as a medical situation. And today, they take on the North course at Los Angeles Country Club that won’t look like most U.S. Opens except for usual doses of frustration from the toughest test in golf.
COSTA MESA, Calif. (AP) — Justin Herbert hopes he doesn’t have to answer questions about a contract extension much longer. However, the Los Angeles Chargers quarterback did hint that missing practices is a possibility if a deal isn’t reached by the start of training camp. Talks between the Chargers and Herbert’s agents remain ongoing. Los Angeles is expected to begin training camp on July 26. Herbert and Cincinnati’s Joe Burrow are likely to cash in before the start of the regular season. Both quarterbacks, who were selected in the 2020 draft, could eclipse the five-year extensions Philadelphia’s Jalen Hurts ($255 million, $179.3 million guaranteed) and Baltimore’s Lamar Jackson ($260 million, $185 guaranteed) signed earlier this year.
NEW YORK (AP) — New York Mets pitcher Drew Smith was suspended for 10 games by Major League Baseball on Wednesday, the fifth pitcher and second on his team penalized for using banned sticky stuff. The penalty was announced by MLB senior vice president for on-field operations Michael Hill, one day after Smith entered in the seventh inning of a Subway Series game against the Yankees at Citi Field and was ejected without throwing a pitch. Smith declined to appeal the discipline to John McHale Jr., a special assistant to baseball Commissioner Rob Manfred, and started serving the penalty Wednesday night.
WEDNESDAY'S MLB SCORES
AMERICAN LEAGUE
Toronto 3, Baltimore 1
Texas 6, Anaheim 3
Tampa Bay 6, Oakland 3
NATIONAL LEAGUE
San Francisco 8, St. Louis 5
Chicago 10, Pittsburgh 6
Philadelphia 4, Arizona 3
INTERLEAGUE
Atlanta 10, Detroit 7 game one
Atlanta 6, Detroit 5 game two
Minnesota 4, Milwaukee 2
NY Mets 4, NY Yankees 3
Boston 6, Colorado 3
Cincinnati 7, Kansas City 4
Houston 5, Washington 4
Miami 4, Seattle 1
San Diego 6, Cleveland 0
Chicago White Sox 8, Los Angeles 4