Jennifer Kupcho leads U.S. Women\u2019s Open<\/p>\n
From Sam Farmer<\/a>: Nelly Korda\u2019s bid for a U.S. Women\u2019s Open title began Thursday with a foot fault.<\/p>\n The No. 1-ranked player opened her round at Riviera wearing a pair of golf shoes provided to her by LeBron James, Nike Victory Pro 4s with white uppers, gold swooshes, red-and-navy details and an American flag pin on the laces.<\/p>\n Snazzy as they looked, the shoes were a little loose fitting for Korda, who swapped them for a more familiar pair after she played the first six holes at one over par. She never really found her groove and finished the opening round with a two-over-par 73.<\/p>\n \u201cJust hit it really poorly off the tee,\u201d said Korda, who immediately headed to the practice range after meeting with the media following her round. \u201cFound myself in a lot of trouble on the wrong side of a lot of these pins. I just felt like I was kind of just grinding to make safe pars. It wasn\u2019t a great day. I hit it really good Monday through Wednesday, so I have honestly no idea where this came from.\u201d<\/p>\n For others, Riviera \u2014 playing host to the major championship for the first time \u2014 was as comfortable as an old shoe.<\/p>\n In the long shadows of the afternoon sun, Jennifer Kupcho finished her round of 66 to claim the first-round lead. Her round started with three consecutive birdies. According to Elias Sports Bureau, it marked the first time in her career she made birdie or better three consecutive holes.<\/p>\n Korea\u2019s Sei Young Kim finished just behind Kupcho with a 67, making back-to-back birdies on the 10th and 11th holes, then three in a row on Nos. 6, 7 and 8.<\/p>\n Continue reading here<\/a> <\/p>\n U.S. Women\u2019s Open leaderboard<\/a> <\/p>\n Go beyond the scoreboard <\/p>\n Get the latest on L.A.’s teams in the daily Sports Report newsletter.<\/p>\n By continuing, you agree to our Terms of Service<\/a>, which include arbitration and a class action waiver. You agree that we and our third-party vendors may collect and use your information, including through cookies, pixels and similar technologies, for the purposes set forth in our Privacy Policy<\/a> such as personalizing your experience and ads. <\/p>\n Dodgers lose on walk-off homer<\/p>\n From Maddie Lee<\/a>: Dodgers<\/a> third baseman Max Muncy<\/a> appeared to escape serious injury Thursday, despite being involved in a violent collision during a 3-2 loss<\/a> to the Arizona Diamondbacks at Chase Field on Thursday.<\/p>\n Although Muncy left the game after colliding hard with Arizona first baseman Ildemaro Vargas<\/a>, Dodgers manager Dave Roberts<\/a> said he thinks Muncy will be available over the weekend. Muncy won\u2019t play Friday against the Angels, but that was already the plan.<\/p>\n \u201cThe head got banged up a little bit,\u201d Muncy said after the game, a cut on the brim of his nose still visible. \u201cI think it was my glasses, maybe, that cut my nose. I\u2019m not entirely sure. And then as I was on the ground, just had shortness of breath. Once I was able to kind of get my breath back, then I was able to get off the field.\u201d<\/p>\n Continue reading here<\/a> <\/p>\n Why Dave Roberts didn\u2019t pinch-hit Shohei Ohtani in Dodgers\u2019 walk-off loss<\/a> <\/p>\n Dodgers box score<\/a> <\/p>\n MLB standings<\/a> <\/p>\n Casey Wasserman says he will not resign<\/p>\n From Thuc Nhi Nguyen<\/a>: The list of politicians grew daily. Major stars from his talent agency joined the chorus calling for Casey Wasserman<\/a> to resign as the chairman of LA28<\/a> after emails the mogul exchanged with Ghislaine Maxwell<\/a> were revealed in the Epstein files<\/a> in February.<\/p>\n But four months after the controversy appeared to threaten his position leading the effort for L.A.\u2019s first Olympic Games since 1984<\/a>, Wasserman said he never saw it the same way.<\/p>\n \u201cNo and yes,\u201d Wasserman said matter of factly Thursday when asked if he considered stepping down as chairman of LA28<\/a> and whether he has spoken with Mayor Karen Bass<\/a> since she was one of several local politicians to call for his resignation.<\/p>\n When asked about the nature of any discussions he\u2019s had with Bass, Wasserman said he speaks with the mayor weekly if not more frequently.<\/p>\n \u201cOur conversations are between us,\u201d Wasserman said in his first public comments in months. \u201cThey continue to be thoughtful and productive with a completely shared vision on delivering the greatest Games for the city and our community.\u201d<\/p>\n Continue reading here<\/a> <\/p>\n USC baseball wants to keep the train rolling<\/p>\n From Jose de Jesus Ortiz<\/a>: As USC baseball coach Andy Stankiewicz<\/a> noted the next additions that will be made to USC\u2019s refurbished baseball stadium, he paused Monday night as a train rumbled loudly behind Blue Bell Park.<\/p>\n Stankiewicz, 61, smirked at the fitting metaphor after the Trojans clinched their first NCAA super regional berth in 21 years. He, after all, has rebuilt the USC program over his four seasons as head coach.<\/p>\n \u201cNow we have a beautiful stadium,\u201d he said of Dedeaux Field. \u201cWe\u2019re going to have a beautiful clubhouse next year, batting cages and all that.\u201d<\/p>\n As Stankiewicz attempted to utter another sentence, the train\u2019s ear-piercing horn sounded.<\/p>\n \u201cThat\u2019s appropriate because we tell people the train\u2019s moving,\u201d Stankiewicz said. \u201cNow we have a train honking its whistle. The train\u2019s moving. We\u2019re certainly excited to see where we\u2019re going.\u201d<\/p>\n The Trojans are definitely going places these days thanks to many players who believed in Stankiewicz\u2019s vision<\/a> despite knowing their on-campus stadium would be under construction for at least two seasons.<\/p>\n Continue reading here<\/a> <\/p>\n This day in sports history<\/p>\n 1870 \u2014 Ed Brown becomes the first Black jockey to win the Belmont Stakes, with Kingfisher.<\/p>\n 1927 \u2014 The United States wins the first Ryder Cup golf tournament by beating Britain 9\u00bd-2\u00bd.<\/p>\n 1932 \u2014 Faireno, ridden by Tommy Malley, wins the Belmont Stakes by 1\u00bd lengths over Osculator. Burgoo King, the Kentucky Derby and Preakness winner, doesn\u2019t race.<\/p>\n 1966 \u2014 Ameroid, ridden by Bill Boland, wins the Belmont Stakes by 2\u00bd lengths over Buffle. Kauai King, the Kentucky Derby and Preakness winner, finishes fourth.<\/p>\n 1974 \u2014 NFL grants franchise to Seattle Seahawks.<\/p>\n 1984 \u2014 1960 champion Arnold Palmer fails to qualify for the US Open Golf Championship for the first time in 32 years.<\/p>\n 1987 \u2014 Danny Harris defeats Edwin Moses in the 400 hurdles at a meet in Madrid, ending the longest winning streak in track and field. Moses, had won 122 consecutive races dating to Aug. 26, 1977.<\/p>\n 1988 \u2014 West Germany\u2019s Steffi Graf beats 17-year-old Natalia Zvereva of the Soviet Union in 32 minutes with a 6-0, 6-0 victory to win the French Open for the second straight year.<\/p>\n 1990 \u2014 Penn State is voted into the Big Ten. The school becomes the 11th member of the league and first addition to the Midwest-based conference since Michigan State in 1949.<\/p>\n 1994 \u2014 Haile Gebrselassie becomes the first Ethiopian to set a world track record with a time of 12:56.96 in the men\u2019s 5,000 meters at Hengelo, Netherlands.<\/p>\n 1998 \u2014 Harut Karapetyan of the Galaxy scores three goals in five minutes for the fastest hat trick in MLS history in an 8-1 rout of the Dallas Burn. The seven-goal margin sets an MLS record.<\/p>\n 2005 \u2014 Justine Henin-Hardenne beats a rattled and fumbling Mary Pierce 6-1, 6-1 to win the French Open, capping a comeback from a blood virus with her fourth Grand Slam title and her second at Roland Garros.<\/p>\n 2005 \u2014 Eddie Castro sets a North American record for most wins by a jockey in one day at one track, winning nine races on the 13-race card at Miami\u2019s Calder Race Course.<\/p>\n 2008 \u2014 The Detroit Red Wings win the Stanley Cup for the fourth time in 11 seasons with a 3-2 victory over the Pittsburgh Penguins in Game 6 .<\/p>\n 2011 \u2014 Li Na becomes the first Chinese \u2014 man or woman \u2014 to win a Grand Slam singles title. She beats Francesca Schiavone 6-4, 7-6 (0) in the French Open final for her fifth career title and first on clay.<\/p>\n 2016 \u2014 Garbine Muguruza wins her first Grand Slam title by beating defending champion Serena Williams 7-5, 6-4 at the French Open, denying the American her record-equaling 22nd major trophy.<\/p>\n Compiled by the Associated Press<\/p>\n This day in baseball history<\/p>\n 1940 \u2014 The Pirates beat the Boston Bees 14-2 in the first night game at Pittsburgh\u2019s Forbes Field.<\/p>\n 1940 \u2014 The St. Louis Cardinals play their first night game at Sportsman\u2019s Park, defeating the Brooklyn Dodgers 10-1.<\/p>\n 1951 \u2014 Pittsburgh\u2019s Gus Bell hit for the cycle to lead the Pirates to a 12-4 victory over the Phillies at Philadelphia.<\/p>\n 1964 \u2014 Sandy Koufax pitched his third no-hitter, striking out 12, as the Dodgers beat the Phillies 3-0 in Philadelphia.<\/p>\n 1968 \u2014 Don Drysdale of the Dodgers blanked the Pirates 5-0 for his sixth straight shutout en route to a record 58 2\/3 scoreless innings.<\/p>\n 1972 \u2014 A major league record eight shutouts were pitched in 16 major league games: five in the American League, three in the National League. The Oakland Athletics swept a pair from the Baltimore Orioles by identical 2-0 scores.<\/p>\n 1974 \u2014 The game between the Cleveland Indians and the Texas Rangers at Cleveland\u2019s Municipal Stadium was forfeited to Texas. Umpire Nestor Chylak had problems with fans all night on 10-cent beer night. The crowd got out of control when Cleveland tied the score 5-5 in the bottom of the ninth.<\/p>\n 1989 \u2014 Toronto beats Boston 13-11 in 12 innings after trailing 10-0 after six innings. Red Sox starter Mike Smithson threw six scoreless innings before leaving in the seventh because of a foot blister. The Jays then scored two in the seventh, four in the eighth and five in the ninth and two more in the 11th on Junior Felix\u2019s home run. It was the biggest lead the Red Sox have blown and their 12th consecutive loss to the Blue Jays at Fenway Park.<\/p>\n 1990 \u2014 Ramon Martinez struck out 18 and pitched a three-hitter, sending the Dodgers past the Atlanta Braves 6-0.<\/p>\n 1996 \u2014 Pamela Davis pitched one inning of scoreless relief and got the win in a minor league exhibition game. She is believed to be the first woman to pitch for a major league farm club under the current minor league system. The 21-year-old right-hander pitched for the Jacksonville Suns, a double-A affiliate of the Detroit Tigers, against the Australian Olympic team.<\/p>\n 2000 \u2014 Esteban Yan of the Tampa Bay Devil Rays becomes the 77th major league player to hit a home run in his first at bat, but just the fourth American League pitcher and the first since the Angels\u2019 Don Rose in 1972, the year before the designated hitter rule took the bat out of AL pitchers\u2019 hands.<\/p>\n 2005 \u2014 Rafael Palmeiro and Melvin Mora each hit grand slams to help Baltimore rally for a 14-7 win over Detroit.<\/p>\n 2007 \u2014 Mark Ellis hit for the cycle and Eric Chavez had a two-out homer in the 11th inning to lift Oakland to a 5-4 win over Boston.<\/p>\n 2009 \u2014 Randy Johnson became the 24th major league pitcher to win 300 games by leading San Francisco to a 5-1 victory over the Washington Nationals in the first game of a doubleheader.<\/p>\n 2012 \u2014 Angels manager Mike Scioscia became the ninth manager in AL history to manage 2,000 games with one club. The Mariners beat the Angels 8-6.<\/p>\n 2018 \u2014 In a doubleheader with the Detroit Tigers, New York Yankees OF Aaron Judge sets a record by striking out eight times.<\/p>\n 2019 \u2014 San Francisco Giant Manager Bruce Bochy wins his 1,000th game as the manager of the Giants with a 9-3 victory over the New York Mets.<\/p>\n 2022 \u2014 The rule preventing position players from pitching in a close game is invoked for the first time when Crew chief C.B. Bucknor objects to Dodgers manager Dave Roberts calling on utility player Zach McKinstry to pitch the ninth inning gainst the Mets with his team trailing, 9-4. The rule, adopted before the 2020 season but not implemented until this year due to the upheavals caused by the coronavirus pandemic, states that a team cannot use a position player on the mound unless there is a difference of six or more runs between the two teams. Roberts is thus forced to use a real pitcher, Evan Phillips, to pitch the final inning.<\/p>\n Compiled by the Associated Press<\/p>\n Until next time…<\/p>\n That concludes today\u2019s newsletter. If you have any feedback, ideas for improvement or things you\u2019d like to see, email me at houston.mitchell@latimes.com<\/a>. 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