I was going to title this post “Sean Newcomb had the worst day possible,” but then I remembered that we live on a planet where tragedies and poverty and suffering happen, and things could be considerably worse. But in the realm of people who aren't experiencing true misery, Braves pitcher Sean Newcomb had a really tough day. And the whole thing was made worse by the fact that it started out as an awesome day.
Through eight innings, two outs, and two strikes, Newcomb was having the game of his life. He's only in his second year as a pro, but in that time his longest start was seven innings. Now, he was on the verge of a complete game no-hitter, which would put him in baseball's history books. Quite an opportunity! Facing the Dodgers' Chris Taylor with two outs in the ninth, he worked the count to 2-2. And then, on his 134th pitch of the night, this happened:
https://twitter.com/RoutineBaseball/status/1023672169581240321
Newcomb joins a fairly extensive list of pitche..

Phil InglisST ANDREWS, SCOTLAND – JULY 29: Miguel Angel Jimenez of Spain in media interview after the final round of the Senior Open presented by Rolex played at The Old Course on July 29, 2018 in St. Andrews, Scotland. (Photo by Phil Inglis/Getty Images)It was raining at St. Andrews on Sunday, but that didn't stop Miguel Angel Jimenez from stashing a pair of shades under his hat just in case. Such is the tao of of the Most Interesting Senior Golfer in the World. Shooting a three-under 69 to hold off Bernhard Langer by a stroke, Jimenez stooped to pick up his clinching putt, removing his hat to reveal a pair of (very) blue aviators perched atop his trademark shock of curls. As Golf Twitter soon pointed out, THEY MUST HAVE BEEN THERE THE WHOLE TIME:
https://twitter.com/RyanBallengee/status/1023628258896752640
Ordinarily, a 54-year-old man winning a major championship while wearing sunglasses on the wrong side of his hat would be cause for alarm, but for MAJ—the cigar-huffing tomcat..

Allen John of Germany played in his home country on a sponsor's invitation, then nearly walked off with the title. The amateur finished second by one stroke.

OAKVILLE, Ontario (AP) Top-ranked Dustin Johnson pulled away Sunday in the RBC Canadian Open for his third victory of the season and 19th on the PGA Tour.

Dustin Johnson grabbed his third win of the 2018 season at the RBC Canadian Open. Here's how much money DJ and the rest of the field earned at Glen Abbey

OAKVILLE, Ontario (AP) Top-ranked Dustin Johnson pulled away Sunday in the RBC Canadian Open for his third victory of the season and 19th on the PGA Tour.

HAMBURG, Germany (AP) Richard McEvoy has won his first European Tour title at the age of 39 after a dramatic finish to the European Open in Hamburg.

GULLANE, Scotland (AP) Thailand's Ariya Jutanugarn hit six birdies in a final round 5-under 66 to win the Ladies Scottish Open by one shot on Sunday.

ST. ANDREWS, Scotland (AP) Miguel Angel Jimenez became the first Spaniard to win the Senior British Open on Sunday, edging defending champion Bernhard Langer by one shot.

LONDON (AP) U.S. President Donald Trump's family business partially destroyed legally protected sand dunes in Scotland when it built a golf course north of Aberdeen, according to government reports released in response to a freedom of information request.