LOUISIVLLE, Ky. (AP) β Ryan Palmer, Lee Westwood and Kevin Chappell are the first-round co-leaders at the PGA Championship, the final major of the PGA Tour season. All shot 6-under 65s. British Open champ Rory McIlroy, Jim Furyk (FYOOR’-ihk), Henrik Stenson and Edoardo Molinari are lurking just one off the lead.
TORONTO (AP) β Baltimore catcher Caleb Joseph homered for the fourth consecutive game, Miguel Gonzalez won for the first time in three starts and the Orioles beat the Toronto Blue Jays 2-1. The Orioles won for the fourth time in five games and lead the AL East by five games over Toronto and the New York Yankees.
UNDATED (AP)__ The first two 14-game winners in baseball are in the books. Wily Peralta (WIH’-lee peh-RAHL’-tah), the Milwaukee right-hander, improved to 14-6 by pitching the Brewers past the San Francisco Giants 3-1. Adam Wainwright joined Peralta in the 14-victory club by pitching St. Louis past Boston 5-2.
WASHINGTON (AP)_The Washington Nationals head to Atlanta for their three-game weekend series against the slumping Braves taking a four and a-half game lead with them atop the NL East. Bryce Harper’s two-run, opposite field home run in the 13th inning gave the Nats a 5-3 walk-off victory over the Mets.
CLEVELAND (AP)β It looks like LeBron James is getting some considerable help in his bid to give the Cleveland Cavaliers their first NBA title next season. Two people with knowledge of the deal say Minnesota and Cleveland have agreed in principle to a trade that will send Kevin Love to the Cavaliers for Andrew Wiggins, Anthony Bennett and a first-round draft pick
