— Bald Head Island Club is ranked No. 9 among public access courses in North Carolina by Golfweek’s Best. Thistle Golf Club in Sunset Beach is rated No. 11 by an evaluating panel.
— South Carolina won three Diamond Yputh Baseball World Series championships in Dunn, including the Division I (larger leagues) AA (8-and-under), the Division II (smaller leagues) AA, and the Division I AA. Texas won the DI title in the A age group.
— Alec Burleson (East Carolina) had a home run and two RBIs for host St. Louis in a 7-1 win over Miami on Monday night.
— Zach Neto (Campbell) had a run-scoring double for the Los Angeles Angels in a 6-4 win over visiting Texas.
— Cedric Mullins (Campbell) had a double, a home run and two RBIs for host Baltimore in an 11-4 win over Toronto.
— Katie Ledecky of the USA won the 1,500-meter freestyle in the world Aquatic Championships in Singapore in 15 minutes, 26,44 seconds.
— Baseball Hall of Famer Ryne Sandberg has passed away at the age of 65.
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