MLB:
In baseball, in the American League, Minnesota beat the Yankees 7-1, Texas tripled up Boston 6-2, the Angels won against Oakland 7-6, Kansas City topped Houston 6-1, the White Sox bested Toronto 5-2, Baltimore defeated Tampa Bay 12-5, and it was Cleveland over Detroit 9-3.
In the National League, Atlanta won against the Mets 5-2, Miami bested the Cubs 6-1, Cincinnati blanked San Diego 3-0, Washington edged Milwaukee 3-2, Colorado won against Arizona 9-7, Pittsburgh slid past the Dodgers 4-3, and it was San Francisco over Philadelphia 8-7.
In interleague play, St. Louis beat Seattle 11-6.
Chris Sale became baseball's first 13-game winner by pitching eight innings of two-run, five-hit ball in the Chicago White Sox's 5-2 verdict over Toronto. Sale blanked the Blue Jays until Troy Tulowitzki and Junior Lake homered in the eighth. Tim Anderson and J.B. Shuck hit solo shots for the White Sox, who are back at .500 following their fifth win in seven games.
The Toronto Blue Jays have placed right-handed reliever Gavin Floyd on the 15-day disabled list with shoulder tightness. He left after facing two batters in the sixth inning of Toronto's 10-8 win over the White Sox on Saturday. Floyd is 2-4 with a 4.06 ERA in 28 games.
COPA:
Lionel Messi says he is quitting Argentina's national team. Argentina and Messi lost a final for the third year in a row, with Chile winning the Copa America 4-2 on penalty kicks following a 0-0 tie Sunday night. His nation's career scoring leader with 55 international goals, Messi sent Argentina's first penalty kick over the crossbar.
Messi tells the Argentine network TyC Sports "the national team is over for me. It's been four finals, it's not meant for me. I tried. It was the thing I wanted the most, but I couldn't get it, so I think it's over." Messi and Argentina lost to Brazil in the 2007 Copa final and to Germany in extra time in the 2014 World Cup final. They lost last year's Copa final to host Chile on penalty kicks. The 29-year-old Messi has led Barcelona to four Champions League titles.
WNBA:
In the WNBA, Phoenix won against the Liberty 104-97, Washington bested Minnesota 87-63, and it was the Sparks over Connecticut 80-73.
NCAA:
The family of former Tennessee women's basketball coach Pat Summitt says that the last few days have been difficult for the 64-year-old as her Alzheimer's disease progresses. Her family issued a statement amid reports of Summitt's failing health, asking for prayers and saying that she is surrounded by the people who mean the most to her. Many of her former players are flying to Knoxville to visit the Hall of Fame coach. Summitt stepped down as Tennessee's coach in 2012, one year after announcing her diagnosis of early onset dementia, Alzheimer's type. She went 1,098-208 with eight national titles.
Olympics:
Rhode Island swimmer and 2012 silver medalist Elizabeth Beisel has made a third U.S. Olympic team. Beisel finished second in the 400 IM at the Olympic trials in Omaha, Nebraska behind Maya DiRado of California.
NHL:
Former Boston Bruins star Ray Bourque, who's facing a drunken driving charge, says he accepts the responsibility of his actions. Bourque was charged Friday night with operating under the influence of alcohol and following too closely. He posted bail and was released. According to The Boston Globe, Bourque currently owns Tresca, a restaurant on Boston's North End.
PGA:
Craig Bowden and Ryan Helminen each shot 5-under 67 on Sunday at Turning Stone to share the first-round lead in the PGA Professional Championship. The final top 20 will earn spots next month in the PGA Championship at Baltusrol in New Jersey.
Billy Hurley III has picked up his first PGA Tour victory by capturing the Quicken Loans National at Congressional near Washington, D.C. Hurley entered the tournament as the 607th-ranked player before posting a three-shot win over Vijay Singh. The 34-year-old Hurley closed with a 2-under 69 for a 17 under total in his hometown tournament. The Naval Academy graduate earned over $1.2 million and a spot in next month's British Open.
Kirk Triplett rallied to win the inaugural American Family Insurance Championship for his fifth PGA Tour Champions title. Triplett birdied four straight holes on the back nine in a 7-under 65 that left him 17 under at University Ridge in Wisconsin, two strokes ahead of Bart Bryant and Mike Goodes. Bryant had the lead with four holes remaining before a triple-bogey 7 on 15
LPGA:
Top-ranked Lydia Ko is the winner of the LPGA's Walmart Northwest Arkansas Championship. Ko followed Saturday's 62 with a 3-under 68 to end up 17 under, three shots ahead of Morgan Pressel and Candie Kung. It's the third win of the year for the 19-year-old New Zealander, who has 13 career LPGA Tour victories.
NBA:
NBA Commissioner Adam Silver and WNBA President Lisa Borders marched in New York City's pride parade Sunday. The two leagues became the first pro sports organization to have a float in the parade.Silver and deputy commissioner Mark Tatum both wore "#OrlandoUnited" shirts to show their support for victims of the night club attack earlier this month. The NBA and WNBA have done a lot to try and help victims of the Orlando shooting. From financial donations to blood drives and silent auctions, the WNBA and its players have been lending their support to those affected by the massacre.
Former NBA player Jason Collins, who became the first openly gay player to play in the league, was also on the float along with other representatives from the two organizations. Silver has discussed the possibility that the NBA could move its All-Star Game from Charlotte, North Carolina next year due to a law that limits anti-discrimination protections for LGBT people.
NASCAR:
Tony Stewart has earned his first Sprint Cup victory since 2013. Stewart ended an 84-race losing streak by holding off Denny Hamlin over the final lap of Sunday's event at Sonoma Raceway. The 45-year-old Stewart took the lead on fuel strategy during a caution with 24 laps to go and held on after another yellow flag stalled the race. The final restart came with 14 laps remaining before he fought off a trio of Toyota drivers for his third career victory at Sonoma. Joey Logano was third, followed by pole-sitter Carl Edwards and Martin Truex Jr.
IndyCar:
Pole-sitter Will Power picked up his second win of the IndyCar season by taking the checkered flag at Road America in Elkhart Lake, Wisconsin. Tony Kanaan was second in the first race held at the Wisconsin road course since 2007.
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