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Rory McIlroy botched his final hole to miss the cut, and Phil Mickelson didn't play well enough to advance. Oakmont also took its toll on a number of former champions, including Justin Rose, Ernie Els and Retief Goosen.

Shane Lowry kept his cool after a careless penalty and walked off Oakmont after a marathon Saturday with a two-shot lead in the U.S. Open.

Canada remains in the hunt for the final place in the Olympic men's rugby sevens field but will have to take a more difficult route to get there Sunday after losing 21-19 to Germany in Monaco.

Wayne Gretzky is heading Down Under. He's signed on to take part in the Wayne Gretzky Ice Hockey Classic. It involves a series of five exhibition games that began this weekend featuring current and recently retired NHL players, and minor leaguers.

Wayne Gretzky is heading Down Under. He's signed on to take part in the Wayne Gretzky Ice Hockey Classic. It involves a series of five exhibition games that began this weekend featuring current and recently retired NHL players, and minor leaguers.

Pavel Datsyuk is leaving the Detroit Red Wings and the NHL. The Russian hockey star made the announcement on Saturday that he was leaving the league with one year left on his contract.

Pavel Datsyuk is leaving the Detroit Red Wings and the NHL. The Russian hockey star made the announcement on Saturday that he was leaving the league with one year left on his contract.

Milos Raonic will face Andy Murray in the Queen's Club finals after the third-seeded Canadian beat unseeded Bernard Tomic 6-4, 6-4 Saturday in London. Raonic was never under serious threat from Tomic, with games going easily with serve until Raonic took a 5-4 lead with his fourth break point.

Andy Murray is one win away from becoming the first five-time champion at Queen's Club after he defeated fifth-seeded ​Marin Cilic of Croatia 6-3, 4-6, 6-3 to reach Sunday's final.

Canada picked up from where they left off on the court in the Czech Republic on Saturday , dispatching Egypt in straight sets, a day after doing just the same against China.

Romelu Lukaku's second-half double and a goal from Axel Witsel saw Belgium beat Ireland 3-0 at the European Championships in Bordeaux, France.

Romelu Lukaku's second-half double and a goal from Axel Witsel saw Belgium beat Ireland 3-0 at the European Championships in Bordeaux, France.

The IOC says it "welcomes and fully supports" the decision to ban Russia's track and field team from the Rio de Janeiro Olympics because of widespread doping. The IOC says it "fully respects" Friday's ruling by the IAAF to maintain its suspension of the Russians.

Russian authorities have opened a criminal case against Grigory Rodchenkov, the country's former anti-doping laboratory director, who has become a key informant for allegations of doping at the Sochi Olympics.

UEFA formally opened a disciplinary case against the Croatian soccer federation on Saturday for racism and fan disorder at a European Championship match. Play was stopped for several minutes late in Croatia's 2-2 draw with the Czech Republic in Saint-Etienne on Friday when firecrackers and lit flares were thrown on the field.

Andre De Grasse swept the men's 100 and 200 metre races at the Harry Jerome International Track Classic on Friday.

Michael Saunders set career highs with three homers and eight RBIs, and the Toronto Blue Jays blew past the Baltimore Orioles 13-3 on Friday night for their fourth straight victory.

Toronto Blue Jays third baseman Josh Donaldson started Friday's game against the Baltimore Orioles with a walk in the first inning and a home run in the third, and a two-run triple in the fourth making it 10 straight plate appearances reaching base.

Canada's Alena Sharp bogeyed her final hole to fall out of a tie for first after two rounds of the Meijer LPGA Classic in Belmont, Mich.

The acting governor of Rio de Janeiro has declared a state of financial disaster so he has more leeway to manage the state's scarce resources less than two months Brazil hosts the Olympic Games.

The Golden State Warriors are in a position every other team in the league would love to be in with an opportunity to win the NBA championship Sunday at home, says coach Steve Kerr.