KANSAS CITY, Mo. (AP) — Pete Crow-Armstrong, who came into the game hitting .183, was 3 for 4 with a run and the go-ahead RBI as the Chicago Cubs defeated the Kansas City Royals 7-3. The Cubs won the three-game series two games to one. The Cubs are 12-8 in their last 20 games after going 3-9 in their previous 12. Javier Assad allowed three runs on five hits in six innings. Cole Ragans took the loss, allowing four runs in 5 2/3 innings.
ST. LOUIS (AP) — Paul Goldschmidt hit a game-ending homer in the ninth inning, and the St. Louis Cardinals beat the Washington Nationals 4-3 to snap a three-game skid. Leading off the ninth, Goldschmidt hit a 2-2 sinker from Dylan Floro into the left field stands for his 16th homer of the season and eighth career walk-off shot. It was the Cardinals’ second walk-off win of the season and first since Nolan Gorman homered on April 22 against Arizona. Ryan Helsley got the win with a scoreless ninth. Willson Contreras homered in the first inning for St. Louis.
MILWAUKEE (AP) — Miami’s Xavier Edwards became the second Marlins player ever to hit for the cycle Sunday in a 6-2 loss to the Milwaukee Brewers. Edwards hit his first career homer on the opening pitch of the game, drew a leadoff walk in the third, doubled in the fifth and tripled in the seventh. He capped his afternoon by beating out an infield single against two-time NL reliever Devin Williams with two outs in the ninth inning. Luis Arráez became the first Marlins player ever to hit for the cycle last year when he went 4 of 5 with two runs and a pair of RBIs in an 8-4 victory over the Philadelphia Phillies.
ST. JOSEPH, Mo. (AP) — Kansas City Chiefs defensive tackle Chris Jones sat out training camp practice Sunday with a groin strain. Reid declined to specify how much practice time Jones could miss but stressed Jones was dealing with a legitimate issue. Jones observed practice without pads or a helmet. Jones wasn’t the only Kansas City player out Sunday. Receiver Hollywood Brown and running back Clyde Edwards-Helaire also missed practice because of an illness.
OXNARD, Calif. (AP) — Dallas Cowboys defensive end Sam Williams suffered torn ligaments in his left knee while taking part in special teams drills and will need season-ending surgery. Williams got hurt during a blocking drill with the Cowboys not yet in pads in Oxnard, California. He was tended to by trainers for several minutes and didn’t put any weight on his leg while being helped onto a motorized cart that took him off the field. The 6-foot-4, 261-pound Williams was a second-round draft pick out of Mississippi in 2022. He played in 32 regular-season games over the past two seasons, including all 17 last year. He has 8 1/2 career sacks.
NANTERRE, France (AP) — Torri Huske thought she might have finally won her first Olympic gold but couldn't yet be sure. Her American teammate and reigning world-record holder Gretchen Walsh swam to her right and they were millimeters apart over the fantastic finish in the 100-meter butterfly. Huske caught Walsh this time, something she couldn’t do at the Olympic trials last month. Husked finished just .04 seconds ahead of Walsh in a captivating 1-2 U.S. finish ahead of Chinese bronze medalist Zhang Yufei.
PARIS (AP) — Simone Biles posted an all-around total of 59.566 during Olympic qualifying inside a packed and star-studded Bercy Arena in Paris despite complaining of a left calf injury that had her limping. Biles appeared to tweak the leg while warming up on floor exercise during the second rotation. She had the ankle taped and then returned to put on the kind of show-stopping performance that has long been her signature.
PARIS (AP) — Concerns about the water quality in the Seine River led officials to call off the swimming portion of an Olympic triathlon training session for a second straight day. Organizers overseeing the event at the Paris Games are optimistic that triathletes will be able to swim in the city’s famed waterway when the competition starts Tuesday. The sport’s governing body, its medical team and city officials, are banking on sunny weather and higher temperatures to bring the levels of E. coli bacteria below the necessary limits to stage the swim portion of a race that also includes biking and running.
NANTERRE, France (AP) — With a flag-waving crowd cheering his every stroke, Léon Marchand delivered a swimming gold for France with a dominating victory in the men’s 400-meter individual medley. Marchand fulfilled the hopes of his nation with a performance that sets him up to be one of the biggest stars of the Paris Games. He came up just short of his world record but set an Olympic mark with a winning time of 4 minutes, 2.95 seconds — nearly six seconds ahead of everyone else. In other finals on Day 2 of swimming, Torri Huske beat world-record holder Gretchen Walsh in a 1-2 finish for the U.S. in the 100 butterfly. And Adam Peaty's streak in the 100 breaststroke came to an end when he tied for the silver with American Nic Fink, just two-hundredths behind winner Nicolo Martinenghi of Italy.
VILLENEUVE-D'ASCQ, France (AP) — LeBron James made his Olympic return after a 12-year absence. Kevin Durant played for the first time this summer. And the two most-experienced Olympians on this U.S. team opened the Paris Games — not to mention a bid for a fifth consecutive gold medal for the Americans — with a near-perfect show. Durant made his first eight shots on the way to 23 points in less that 17 minutes, James added 21 points, nine assists and seven rebounds and the U.S. rolled to a 110-84 win over Serbia in the Olympic opener for both teams on Sunday. Three-time NBA MVP Nikola Jokic scored 20 points for Serbia.
PARIS (AP) — Rafael Nadal made a last-minute decision to play singles at the Paris Olympics and won his first-round match against Marton Fucsovics 6-1, 4-6, 6-4. Sunday’s victory by Nadal sets up a blockbuster showdown against rival Novak Djokovic on Monday. Nadal was greeted by a standing ovation from spectators, many of whom used cameras on their phones to capture the moment when he strode into Court Philippe Chatrier. That's the same stadium where he has captured his record 14 French Open titles. There is a statue of Nadal outside, and fans gathered around it Sunday morning, when it was still unclear whether the 38-year-old Spaniard would be competing in the afternoon.
SUNDAY SCORES
MAJOR LEAGUE BASEBALL
INTERLEAGUE
Final Tampa Bay 2 Cincinnati 1
Final Cleveland 4 Philadelphia 3
Final Chicago Cubs 7 Kansas City 3
Final Baltimore 8 San Diego 6
Final L.A. Dodgers 6 Houston 2
AMERICAN LEAGUE
Final Toronto 7 Texas 3
Final Minnesota 5 Detroit 0
Final Seattle 6 Chicago White Sox 3
Final L.A. Angels 8 Oakland 6
Final N.Y. Yankees 8 Boston 2
NATIONAL LEAGUE
Final Atlanta 9 N.Y. Mets 2
Final St. Louis 4 Washington 3
Final Milwaukee 6 Miami 2
Final San Francisco 5 Colorado 4