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Penguins Announce Roster For Preseason Finale Against Sabres

The Pittsburgh Penguins announced the roster for their final preseason game on Friday against the Buffalo Sabres.

As expected, this game will serve as the “dress rehearsal” for the A squad, but not everyone on the roster will play. Friday’s roster includes 14 forwards, nine defensemen, and three goaltenders. The morning skate at 10:30 a.m. ET will be pretty telling when it comes to who will be in the lineup.

Here’s the full roster:

Forwards

Sidney Crosby

Evgeni Malkin

Rickard Rakell

Filip Hallander

Justin Brazeau

Blake Lizotte

Tommy Novak

Connor Dewar

Anthony Mantha

Ville Koivunen

Philip Tomasino

Noel Acciari

Ben Kindel

Avery Hayes

Defensemen

Ryan Shea

Matt Dumba

Ryan Graves

Parker Wotherspoon

Harrison Brunicke

Caleb Jones

Erik Karlsson

Kris Letang

Connor Clifton

Goaltenders

Tristan Jarry

Arturs Silovs

Sergei Murashov

All 26 of these players practiced with the main NHL group on Thursday at Noon ET. The practice lasted for 90 minutes and was intense and competitive, just like the other training camp practices.

There will be a morning skate before Friday’s game at 10:30 a.m. ET in Cranberry at the UPMC Lemieux Sports Complex. Puck drop from PPG Paints Arena is set for 7 p.m. ET.

Fans in Pittsburgh can watch the game on SportsNet Pittsburgh+ or listen to it on 105.9 ‘The X.’

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Tigers lose regular-season finale, to play Guardians in Wild Card Series

BOSTON — The manually operated out-of-town scoreboard got a workout on Sunday at Fenway Park, with crew members scrambling to update 14 games going on simultaneously. The Tigers could peek to their left from the third-base dugout and check how results elsewhere affected their potential postseason scenarios.

After entering the regular-season finale with four potential scenarios, the Tigers are heading back to Cleveland for their American League Wild Card Series starting on Tuesday. Of course theyâ€re heading back to Cleveland.

Riley Greene didnâ€t need to look at the scoreboard. As he told reporters after Sundayâ€s 4-3 loss to the Red Sox, it was as if the “writers in the sky†penned the script.

“We’ve played Cleveland 50 times in the past four days,†Greene said. “We know them. They know us. Itâ€s going to be fun.â€

Greene is only slightly exaggerating. If the series goes the distance, the Tigers and Guardians will have played nine games against each other in a 17-day span, a rarity even back when schedules were more unbalanced towards division rivalries.

Those matchups helped flip the AL Central race. Sunday finished it. The Tigers†loss, coupled with the Guardians†walk-off victory over the Rangers, secured the title outright for Cleveland.

Detroit became the first team in Major League history to hold a double-digit division lead and not hold on for the title. The Tigers will begin the postseason with a chance to knock out the team that surpassed them.

“Obviously, we know what kind of team they have,†catcher Dillon Dingler said. “We’ve played them six times in the past two weeks. We’re going to have a good game plan going in. The biggest thing is it’s a clean slate now, so we’re not going to worry about anything that’s happened. We’re going to move forward and we’re going to have a lot of fun.â€

Itâ€s not only a rematch of the past two weeks, itâ€s a rematch of last yearâ€s AL Division Series, a dramatic five-game battle that turned on Lane Thomas†grand slam off Tarik Skubal in Game 5. The Tigers will send Skubal to the mound on Tuesday in Game 1. Itâ€ll be his third consecutive start against the Guardians; he struck out 17 batters over 12 innings with two earned runs allowed in his previous two starts combined, but the Tigers lost both contests.

Thereâ€s very little these teams can do to surprise each other at this point, so it likely comes down to which executes its game plan best.

“We’ll make sure our guys don’t take for granted that we know them well,†manager A.J. Hinch said. “The biggest concern when you play a division opponent is familiarity can be a blessing or a curse depending on how you look at it, from being a little bit too comfortable. So we’re going to have to turn over every rock to make sure we’re prepared.â€

Said Dingler: “I think we’re just going to go and do what we’ve been doing the entire season. I don’t think we’re going to look into it all that much. We obviously always lean on our pitchers’ strengths more than anything, but we’ll have a good game plan.â€

In many ways, Hinch seemed prepared for the matchup. A day after the Tigers clinched a postseason berth by beating the Red Sox, he gave a rare day off to Greene, Spencer Torkelson, Gleyber Torres and Dingler. With Skubal pushed back to the postseason opener, Hinch turned to Chris Paddack for his first start since Aug. 29, followed by Paul Sewald and Tanner Rainey.

The skipper whoâ€s known for playing in-game matchups to get favorable at-bats stuck with his lineup. Jahmai Jones, Saturdayâ€s hero, was the only pinch-hitter available off the bench, Hinch said, and he left Jones on the bench when the Red Sox brought in lefty reliever Steven Matz to face Zach McKinstry with the potential tying run on third base in the seventh.

“Going back and forth on that, really from last night to today,†Hinch said. “There’s so many downstream effects that come with that, with the guys that have been going at it. We’ve got guys going through things. We’ve got guys that really did deserve a day off. What you saw was what we had.â€

The Guardians†win made it moot.

“Obviously, we wanted to win today to get the division,†Dingler said, “but at the end of the day, we are playing in the postseason. We just have to look forward now.â€

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Ryder Cup 2025: Europe win after epic singles finale – as it happened | Ryder Cup 2025

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… and here’s a reminder of how everything panned out on yet another memorable Singles Sunday at the Ryder Cup. Team USA regained their pride after two days of struggle, and while Team Europe made their task significantly harder than it should have been, there’s no doubting they were the better team over the three-day piece, and thoroughly deserved their victory. Congratulations to Europe, commiserations to the USA, and thanks to you, dear reader, for reading. Back in a couple of years time at Adare Manor? Great, see you then, it’s a date!

1UP Young v Rose
1UP Thomas v Fleetwood
DeChambeau A/S Fitzpatrick
1UP Scheffler v McIlroy
Cantlay v Ã…berg 2&1
4&3 Schauffele v Rahm
2&1 Spaun v Straka
Henley A/S Lowry
1UP Griffin v Højgaard
Morikawa A/S Hatton
Burns A/S MacIntyre
English A/S Hovland
USA 13-15 Europe

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This is only Europe’s fifth win on American soil. Here’s the updated roll of honour.

  • 1987: USA 13-15 Europe (Muirfield Village)

  • 1995: USA 13½-14½ Europe (Oak Hill)

  • 2004: USA 9½-18½ Europe (Oakland Hills)

  • 2012: USA 13½-14½ Europe (Medinah)

  • 2025: USA 13-15 Europe (Bethpage Black)

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Post-stress postbag. “Bob MacIntyre getting half a point in the final match was not insignificant. Had Europe won on 14.5 points people could say it was only thanks to the half point obtained by Hovland’s injury, a half point they might not have obtained had he actually played and lost†– Chris Healy

“I can’t help thinking Europe’s captain and vice-captains, going all the way back to Tony Jacklin, and their preparation of the team, continues to have a lasting influence on the destination of the Sam Ryder trophy†– Simon McMahon

“Just entranced watching the best sporting event in the world†– Colin Livingstone

“Maybe it shows an insight into the team dynamics that individually the US showed more fight than as pairs†– Fin

“Shane Lowry dancing: Michael Flatley eat your heart out!†– Pól Ó Dochartaigh

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Ewan Murray’s report has landed …

… as has Bryan Armen Graham’s view from a US perspective.

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The president of the PGA of America, Don Rea Jr., rocks up to congratulate Team Europe on winning the 45th Ryder Cup … and then it’s handed over to Luke Donald, who raises it to wild cheers. Then it’s lifted again and again by the team. First Shane Lowry, Justin Rose, Tommy Fleetwood, Ludvig Ã…berg, Rasmus Højgaard, Robert MacIntyre (who theatrically switches from a right-handed lift to a leftie), Sepp Straka, Tyrrell Hatton (who spins around a-la Lowry on the 18th), Jon Rahm (who does the hide-the-trophy-then-come-up-with-nothing gag), Viktor Hovland, Matt Fitzpatrick, and finally Rory McIlroy, who gives it a kiss. And then Shane Lowry gathers up the cup and races down the bank to the fans, disappearing momentarily into the gallery. What a celebration! What a team! Let’s be honest with ourselves: what relief!

Rory McIlroy of Team Europe kisses the Ryder Cup trophy. Photograph: Jared C Tilton/Getty ImagesShare

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“I don’t think my heart can take two more years,†Donald adds. Some proper disappointed boos now, so he quickly backtracks. “We’ll see!†Cheering again.

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There’s that booing sound again … we’ve heard it so often this week … though this time it’s Luuuuuuuuke! He takes the microphone to address the gallery. “I must congratulate Team US and Captain Keegan for the amazing job they did and the fight they showed … but we got it done … to win in New York, they said it couldn’t be done, but we did it! … Shane [Lowry] is a legend! … honestly so proud of each and every one … that putt at the end was dead centre, right?! … only 37 players have ever won away … now we’ve got 47 … this is for Europe, for the legends that came before us, and the future generations that will be talking about this team for a long time!â€

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All of the players line up on the 18th green to clasp hands, offer congratulations and commiserations, and hug each other. It was a hell of a battle, but now it’s over, there’s so much respect between everyone involved. Europe congregate for the victory ceremony and the award of their prize.

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Keegan Bradley, grim-faced but proud, delivers a magnanimous verdict. “The players are a tough group … we didn’t play our best the first couple of days but we did today … that was a really fun day … we had all of our fun in one day … I really enjoyed doing this … I will never forget it … it was amazing … I think I would have set the course up a little different … but they played better than us … they deserved to win … they’re a great team … in my eyes Luke Donald is the best European Ryder Cup captain of all time … I got a real weird relationship with this tournament … a lot of heartbreak … but I still love it … I love the guys … I don’t know if I’ll ever get to do this again, so I’ll remember this all of my life.â€

The US team stand together on the 18th green. Photograph: Michael Reaves/PGA of America/Getty ImagesShare

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Rory McIlroy has arrived for the party, and, after choking up for a moment, he tells US television: “I’m extremely proud to be part of this team … every single one of the players, the VCs, the captain, all the backroom support staff … it was an unbelievable collective effort … as soon as we won in Rome we turned our attention to trying to do something everyone thought was pretty impossible … win here in New York … it’s been an amazing week … to here the olés here in America … the comments after Whistling Straits [where the USA won a record 19-9 in 2021] about decades of American dominance, we took a lot from that … we let it fuel us … we got so lucky in getting an incredible leader in Luke Donald …we are going to celebrate like there’s no tomorrow!â€

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Result: USA 13-15 Europe

Sam Burns races his long birdie putt eight feet past the hole. Bob MacIntyre, to the soundtrack of some glorious lone eejit singing Flower of Scotland, rolls up to pick-up distance. Burns can’t make the putt coming back, and that’s the hole and a half-point for Bob Mac. It’s ended way closer than anyone expected six hours ago … but Europe won’t care a jot right now!

Burns A/S MacIntyre (F)
USA 13-15 Europe

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Shane Lowry meanwhile continues to sob. He’s hugged by Jose Maria Olazabal, the man who oversaw the Miracle of Medinah. Fancy reliving that as well?

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Tyrrell Hatton, blissfully relaxed, speaks to Sky. “To be honest it’s been one of the hardest days I’ve ever experienced on a golf course … going out number 10 of 11 matches, you are obviously hoping that everything’s wrapped up … but you still want to take pride in your individual record … the US lads put up an incredible fight … it was to be expected, they’re amazing players … selfishly I was really hoping that it wouldn’t have to come down to me … the last five, six, seven holes were just horrible to be honest … I’m just so happy we’ve managed to win … it’s a special team … I’m very fortunate to be a very small part of it … the greatest golf weeks of your life!â€

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There’s still one match out on the course, and here it comes up 18. Bob MacIntyre knocks his second into the heart of the green. Sam Burns can only spin his ball off the front and onto the fringe. While that plays out, the European fans – who have taken over the main grandstand, nearly all of the USA supporters having gone home – serenade the absent Rory McIlroy, who having been put through the emotional ringer all week is currently nowhere to be seen.

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Luke Donald – who has just become only the second European captain after Tony Jacklin to win home and away – speaks to Sky Sports. “It’s got to be the most stressful 12 hours of my life … shout out to the Americans … Keegan and his captaincy … we knew they would be tough but I didn’t think this tough! … on Sunday they fought so hard and all the respect to them … but this means a lot to me and the team … we came here knowing the task was very difficult … I couldn’t be more proud of the guys and what they have gone through … I was fortunate to have a team that knew me and trusted me … I just tried to be the best prepared I could be … I am so, so happy for them.â€

What about another “two more years / two more yearsâ€? “I think I wanna enjoy tonight first, thank you!â€

European captain Luke Donald. Photograph: Mike Egerton/PAShare

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The European team flood the green. Hatton raises his arms more in relief than pure celebration. But there’s plenty of time to celebrate properly later. Europe to a man look utterly exhausted. Delighted, but spent. They hug and chat. Wow, that was harder than anyone thought it would be. Hats off to Team USA for giving Europe such a huge fright … and congratulations to Europe for hauling it over the line. Ludvig Åberg, Shane Lowry and Tyrrell Hatton the heroes of the day!

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USA 12½-14½ Europe: Europe win Ryder Cup!

… Collin Morikawa’s putt never looks like making it to the hole. He’s three feet short. Tyrrell Hatton isn’t taking any chances, and doesn’t go for the heroic win. He rolls carefully up to kick-in distance, and the Ryder Cup is Europe’s once again! Collin Morikawa ties with Tyrrell Hatton.

Morikawa A/S Hatton (17)
1UP Burns v MacIntyre (16)
USA 12½-14½ Europe

Tyrrell Hatton celebrates with Shane Lowry. Photograph: Paul Childs/ReutersShare

Updated at 17.56 EDT

… while in the meantime, Sam Burns and Bob Mac share the spoils on 17. They’ll be coming up 18 too. Then up on the green …

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Collin Morikawa up first from 116 yards. He reaches the green, but he’s short and it spins back to that 50-foot range, McIlroy-Griffin-Hojgaard Country. Tyrrell Hatton barges through the open door, his approach landing 15 feet short. Serious advantage to Europe here! So close to the half-point they need for victory. Can Morikawa do anything about it?

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Back on 17, Sam Burns sends an average tee shot into the green. He’ll have a 35-foot look at birdie. Over to Robert MacIntyre, who lands his tee shot pin high. He’s got an 18-footer coming up. Meanwhile up on 18, both Collin Morikawa and Tyrrell Hatton send decent drives away. Hatton a bit longer, but in the first cut, while Morikawa sits on the fairway. This is sporting melodrama at its heightened best!

Morikawa A/S Hatton (17)
1UP Burns v MacIntyre (16)
USA 12-14 Europe

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USA 12-14 Europe

Ben Griffin rolls his long birdie putt up to kick-in distance. That turns things over to Rasmus Højgaard, who has the chance to win the Ryder Cup … albeit from 50 feet. He prowls. He ponders. He leaves the pin in. He surely won’t die wondering. He gives it a good rattle, but it slides by on the right. Ben Griffin beats Rasmus Højgaard 1UP.

1UP Griffin v Højgaard (F)
Morikawa A/S Hatton (17)
1UP Burns v MacIntyre (15)
USA 12-14 Europe

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Shane Lowry is already on the Magners. Fair play, he’s done more than most to earn a cold one. He watches on from the side of 18 as Rasmus Højgaard, who had sent his tee shot into sand, whips into the middle of the green. Backspin costs him a quite a few feet. But the same thing happens to Ben Griffin from the centre of the fairway, and the pair will have a look at birdie from McIlroy Country. Meanwhile Collin Morikawa and Tyrrell Hatton halve 17 in par.

1UP Griffin v Højgaard (17)
Morikawa A/S Hatton (17)
1UP Burns v MacIntyre (15)
USA 11-14 Europe

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There’s still work to be done. Can anyone find the half-point for a European victory? Or will the USA force the first tie since 1989 at the Belfry?

1UP Griffin v Højgaard (17)
Morikawa A/S Hatton (16)
1UP Burns v MacIntyre (15)
USA 11-14 Europe

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Lowry then announces that Luke Donald is “the greatest captain that’s ever lived … the most amazing man in the world … he’s done the best job … I honestly don’t know what to say … I dunno … [the 2027 match at Adare Manor, Ireland] will be a little bit nicer than playing here, I know that!â€

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Updated at 17.44 EDT

A lovely moment as Justin Thomas, who did so much to drag Team USA back into contention, arrives to offer Lowry his warm congratulations. The crowd may have acted up once or twice this week, but that’s a gorgeous gesture. Lowry unfurls the Ireland flag – the Eamonn Darcy de nos jours – then is asked by US television how this ranks in his career. He crumbles, sobbing sweetly, before gathering himself: “I’ve been so lucky to experience amazing things … aw! … that was the hardest couple of hours of my life … I can’t believe that ball went in … I stood over it going, this is it … I said to [my caddie] walking down 18 I have the chance to do the coolest thing in my life here … the Ryder Cup means everything to me … I won the Open in Ireland and it was a dream come true … but the Ryder Cup for me is everything … so to do that today … fair play to the US lads … I just hope one of the boys can get the half point for the win!â€

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USA 11-14 Europe: Europe retain Ryder Cup!

… rolls it in! Shane Lowry leaps around, as elegantly as he can! He skips and spins and runs and skips and hops and skips and screams! A huge release of pressure! He’s fought back for the half point that means the Ryder Cup stays in Europe’s possession! Russell Henley ties with Shane Lowry.

Henley A/S Lowry (F)
1UP Griffin v Højgaard (16)
Morikawa A/S Hatton (15)
Burns A/S MacIntyre (14)
USA 11-14 Europe

Europe: Europe retain the Ryder Cup! Photograph: Carl Recine/Getty ImagesShare

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… leaves it a smidgen short! Shane Lowry will have a chance to make a putt that’ll secure half a point, and ensure Europe will retain – if not win – the trophy! What absurd drama. This is sport, right here. Lowry prowls, and prowls, and …

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… and while we wait for that, Ben Griffin and Rasmus Højgaard take turns to nearly make long birdie putts on 16. Nearly, but not quite. The pressure immense! Back to 18 now, and Russell Henley, one of the best putters around, steps up with another chance to win the match, and …

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One of the shots of the week by Russell Henley! He whips his wedge over the high face of the bunker, through some tall grass, and sends a draw towards the back-left of the green. He’s just ten feet from the flag! Over to Shane Lowry, who needs something very special now. He responds by wedging to six feet. But will he get the chance to take his putt? Because if Henley makes it, this point is America’s.

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… or how about Tyrrell Hatton, who betters Collin Morikawa’s approach at 15 from 162 yards to 22 feet with an iron from 165 yards to 12 feet? Morikawa is one joule of energy away from draining his putt; Hatton’s is always missing on the high side. Meanwhile Bob MacIntyre flays his tee shot at 15 off some poor punter’s leg down the right. A lot of hopping around in pain ensues. The tension is off the scale!

1UP Henley v Lowry (17)
1UP Griffin v Højgaard (15)
Morikawa A/S Hatton (15)
Burns A/S MacIntyre (14)
USA 1o½-13½ Europe

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USA have celebrated many heroes this afternoon. Europe not so much. They desperately need one. Someone to step up. As things stand, only Ludvig Åberg is coming out of this potential fiasco blameless. What about Shane Lowry? He zips his drive down the track at 18, turning the pressure back on Russell Henley … who pulls his tee shot into a bunker down the left. He’s up against a steep face, too. He’ll probably be able to get his ball up, out and onto the green … but let’s just see.

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Shane Lowry does his best with the long putt across 17. But it stops four feet short. That gives Russell Henley the chance to win the match from ten feet … but he underhits a nervous one. That gives Lowry the opportunity to salvage a half, and at least take the match up 18. He strides around the putt, before rolling it home confidently. Lowry still alive. Just. But he needs to win 18.

1UP Henley v Lowry (17)
1UP Griffin v Højgaard (15)
Morikawa A/S Hatton (14)
Burns A/S MacIntyre (14)
USA 1o½-13½ Europe

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The opera star is clearing her throat once again on 17. Shane Lowry’s tee shot topples down the ridge on the right side of the green; Russell Henley knocks his to ten feet. Lowry will most likely have to sink a putt from 55 feet to stay alive. Meanwhile on 15, Ben Griffin has two putts from distance for the win. He overhits his first one, but it clanks into Rasmus Højgaard’s marker, which takes some pace off the ball. It stops near the cup. A stroke of luck for Team USA, but my goodness they’re earning it!

1UP Henley v Lowry (16)
1UP Griffin v Højgaard (15)
Morikawa A/S Hatton (14)
Burns A/S MacIntyre (14)
USA 10½-13½ Europe

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USA 10½-13½ Europe

Straka’s putt from the back of 17 doesn’t reach the hole. That gives JJ Spaun two putts to put another point on the board for the hosts, and he nudges the first close enough to earn the concession. Bethpage Black en fête! JJ Spaun beats Sepp Straka 2&1.

2UP Spaun v Straka (F)
1UP Henley v Lowry (16)
Griffin A/S Højgaard (14)
Morikawa A/S Hatton (14)
Burns A/S MacIntyre (13)
USA 10½-13½ Europe

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Updated at 16.56 EDT

Sepp Straka, three down with three to play, wins 16 to stay clinging on by his fingernails. He then sends his tee shot at 17 to 25 feet … but JJ Spaun knocks his to 15. Meanwhile Bob Mac birdies 13 to draw level again in his to-and-fro match with Sam Burns. And a sickener for Shane Lowry on 16: he was odds-on to draw level after sending his second from 170 yards to three feet, only for Russell Henley to make a 16-footer for birdie. Lowry makes one too, but there’s a half that’ll feel like a loss. Especially under these circumstances!

2UP Spaun v Straka (16)
1UP Henley v Lowry (16)
Griffin A/S Højgaard (14)
Morikawa A/S Hatton (14)
1UP Burns v MacIntyre (13)
USA 9½-13½ Europe

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Updated at 17.14 EDT

USA 9½-13½ Europe

In fact Rory McIlroy’s birdie putt is a 60-foot behemoth. He rolls it 61 feet up the green, just past, and it’s not enough. Scottie Scheffler cradles his birdie putt to kick-in distance, and world number one beats number two. McIlroy offers his congratulations but this will sicken him … especially if Europe fail to close the deal. Scottie Scheffler beats Rory McIlroy 1UP.

1UP Scheffler v McIlroy (F)
3UP Spaun v Straka (15)
1UP Henley v Lowry (15)
Griffin A/S Højgaard (14)
Morikawa A/S Hatton (14)
1UP Burns v MacIntyre (12)
USA 9½-13½ Europe

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Updated at 17.14 EDT

Europe still need half a point to retain the cup, and absolutely nothing is certain. Time is running out for Shane Lowry, but from the semi-rough to the right of 15, he whips an iron to a couple of feet, and slices his deficit against Russell Henley in half. Meanwhile Tyrrell Hatton shoves a short putt wide right on 14; a chance to take the lead over Collin Morikawa gone. Repeat: absolutely nothing is certain.

1UP Scheffler v McIlroy (17)
3UP Spaun v Straka (15)
1UP Henley v Lowry (15)
Griffin A/S Højgaard (14)
Morikawa A/S Hatton (14)
1UP Burns v MacIntyre (12)
USA 8½-13½ Europe

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Rory McIlroy’s tee shot on 18 finds a big bunker down the right of the fairway. Before he can take his second, he’s heckled again, and is forced to step away. Can he find the heart of the green with his wedge? Not quite. Just the front fringe, and he’ll have a 50-footer for the birdie he realistically needs to snatch half a point. And even then … Scottie Scheffler lands his second pin high from the centre of the fairway. He’s got an 18-footer to seal the deal.

1UP Scheffler v McIlroy (17)
3UP Spaun v Straka (15)
2UP Henley v Lowry (14)
Griffin A/S Højgaard (14)
Morikawa A/S Hatton (13)
1UP Burns v MacIntyre (12)
USA 8½-13½ Europe

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USA 8½-13½ Europe

Bryson DeChambeau rolls in from three feet to secure a half on 18. So nearly one of the all-time Ryder Cup comebacks. Coming from 5DOWN after seven holes, it was still pretty damn remarkable! Bryson DeChambeau ties with Matt Fitzpatrick.

DeChambeau v Fitzpatrick (F)
1UP Scheffler v McIlroy (17)
3UP Spaun v Straka (15)
2UP Henley v Lowry (14)
Griffin A/S Højgaard (13)
Morikawa A/S Hatton (12)
1UP Burns v MacIntyre (12)
USA 8½-13½ Europe

Bryson DeChambeau ties with Matt Fitzpatrick. Photograph: Jared C Tilton/Getty ImagesShare

Updated at 16.52 EDT

USA 8-13 Europe

… par is enough for Ludvig Åberg on 17! His tee shot lands 25 feet away, from where he tickles down for a tap-in par. Patrick Cantlay can’t steer home from the fringe at the back, and that’s Europe’s first win of the day! Ludvig Åberg beats Patrick Cantlay 2&1.

Ludvig Aberg celebrates winning his singles match against Patrick Cantlay. Photograph: David Davies/PAShare

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DeChambeau putting first on 18. From 45 feet. A left-to-right slider that doesn’t slide enough. It stays high on the left, and rolls a couple of feet past. Fitzpatrick hits a similar putt. Nothing conceded yet. But before that’s tidied up …

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Matt Fitzpatrick finds the fairway at 18. Bryson DeChambeau sends his drive into the thick stuff down the right. Fitzpatrick can only find the front of the green, 40 feet away, nerves taking their toll. Bryson powers from the filth to similar distance. He’ll be putting first. Huge moments coming up! Meanwhile Ludvig Åberg has a putt on 16 to close out his match against Patrick Cantlay, but can’t make it. He’s dormie two, though, so is guaranteed at least half a point. Europe will take anything and everything right now!

DeChambeau v Fitzpatrick (17)
1UP Scheffler v McIlroy (17)
Cantlay v Ã…berg 2UP (16)
3UP Spaun v Straka (15)
2UP Henley v Lowry (14)
Griffin A/S Højgaard (13)
Morikawa A/S Hatton (12)
1UP Burns v MacIntyre (12)
USA 8-12 Europe

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USA 8-12 Europe

Xander Schauffele won 10, 11, 12 and 14, and now closes out his match against Jon Rahm with par on 15. Rahm running out of gas over the closing stretch. The USA closing in on something quite remarkable! Xander Schauffele beats Jon Rahm 4&3.

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Updated at 17.05 EDT

USA 7-12 Europe

… and in it goes! Never missing! JT drops his putter and emits a huge COME ON! The crowd go ballistic. Tommy Fleetwood, ever the gentleman, offers his warm congratulations. What a moment in the heat of battle. What a comeback the USA are threatening here! Justin Thomas beats Tommy Fleetwood 1UP.

1UP Thomas v Fleetwood (F)
DeChambeau v Fitzpatrick 1UP (16)
1UP Scheffler v McIlroy (16)
Cantlay v Ã…berg 2UP (15)
4UP Schauffele v Rahm (14)
2UP Spaun v Straka (14)
1UP Henley v Lowry (13)
Griffin A/S Højgaard (12)
1UP Morikawa v Hatton (11)
Burns A/S MacIntyre (11)
USA 7-12 Europe

Justin Thomas beats Tommy Fleetwood 1UP. Photograph: Mike Stobe/Getty ImagesShare

Updated at 16.32 EDT

Tommy Fleetwood’s putt never looks like dropping. Always dying to the left. Just a par. The door’s wide open for Justin Thomas. If he makes this birdie putt, the roof will come off every house in the state of New York…

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No he can’t. Fitzpatrick’s putt doesn’t catch enough of the right-hand lip, and horseshoes out. Bryson was 5DOWN but now they’re level going up 18! What drama here! And up on the 18th green, Justin Thomas sends his approach inside Tommy Fleetwood’s. He’ll have a look at birdie from 11 feet, while Tommy is putting from 20. Wow.

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Bryson sets his birdie putt at 17 off on the correct line, a left-to-right glider. But it stops one turn short. A chance for Fitzpatrick to halve the hole and secure at least a half-point coming up. But can he take it? Huge putt coming up.

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Bryson finds the heart of the par-three 17th. Matt Fitzpatrick’s tee shot topples into the fringe at the back … and he doesn’t hit the putt coming down the green at all. Very timid. He’s got seven feet still to travel. Bryson with a putt from 25 feet for the win? Birdie meanwhile for Russell Henley on 13, and he takes the lead against Shane Lowry for the first time, while JJ Spaun re-establishes his two-hole lead over Sepp Straka on 14.

Thomas A/S Fleetwood (17)
DeChambeau v Fitzpatrick 1UP (16)
1UP Scheffler v McIlroy (16)
Cantlay v Ã…berg 2UP (15)
3UP Schauffele v Rahm (14)
2UP Spaun v Straka (14)
1UP Henley v Lowry (13)
Griffin A/S Højgaard (12)
1UP Morikawa v Hatton (11)
Burns A/S MacIntyre (11)
USA 6-12 Europe

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Like Justin Rose before him, Tommy Fleetwood has the chance to secure at least half a point for Europe with a gettable birdie putt on 17. But he leaves it short. Match two will be going up 18 as well. What drama here! Fleetwood finds the fairway, while Justin Thomas’s drive fades into the semi-rough down the right.

Thomas A/S Fleetwood (17)
DeChambeau v Fitzpatrick 1UP (16)
1UP Scheffler v McIlroy (15)
Cantlay v Ã…berg 2UP (14)
3UP Schauffele v Rahm (14)
1UP Spaun v Straka (13)
Henley A/S Lowry (12)
Griffin A/S Højgaard (12)
1UP Morikawa v Hatton (11)
Burns A/S MacIntyre (11)
USA 6-12 Europe

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… this one’s not missing! A left-to-right curler that’s perfectly judged! Cameron Young nearly threw that point away, shipping a three-hole lead on the home stretch. But he came good again when it really counted. Rookie of the week? Rookie of the week. Cameron Young beats Justin Rose 1UP.

1UP Young v Rose (F)
Thomas A/S Fleetwood (16)
DeChambeau v Fitzpatrick 1UP (16)
1UP Scheffler v McIlroy (15)
Cantlay v Ã…berg 2UP (14)
3UP Schauffele v Rahm (13)
1UP Spaun v Straka (13)
Henley A/S Lowry (12)
Griffin A/S Højgaard (12)
1UP Morikawa v Hatton (11)
Burns A/S MacIntyre (10)
USA 6-12 Europe

Cameron Young defeats Justin Rose. Photograph: Mike Stobe/Getty ImagesShare

Updated at 16.27 EDT

Justin Rose and Cameron Young still can’t be separated. Both take turns to send their second at 18 towards the back-left portion of the green. Rose to putt first. He leaves his 15-footer on the high side. Over to Young, who has one from 13 feet. A similar line. And …

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Ben Griffin has just missed a tiddler on 11. So golf being golf, he tramlines a 50-footer across 12 for birdie! But it’s not enough for the win, because Rasmus Højgaard rattles in a staunch 12-footer for the half. Meanwhile birdie for Sepp Straka on 13 to half the deficit against JJ Spaun.

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So much depends upon a red wheel barrow this lead match between Cameron Young and Justin Rose. Young was 3UP and cruising; now it’s in the balance going up 18. And both men have just split the fairway. Young’s a few yards further along, so it’ll be Rose approaching first. A classic matchplay situation straight out of the top drawer!

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Rory McIlroy’s second into 15 sticks on the fringe at the back of the green. Scottie Scheffler is nine feet away. Something has to happen for Europe. And it does, as McIlroy tickles in his downhill right-to-left slider. He turns to face the crowd, throws his arms wide, soaking up the cheers from a European contingent nearby, and bashes the European crest upon his heart. But it’s only enough for a half, as Scheffler teases in his missable left-to-right swinger. The hardest hole on the course, halved in birdie. The world numbers one and two took a while to get going, but they’ve done so in some style here!

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… this one stays up on the left! The crowd celebrate the half as they would a win. A huge let-off for Young there; a huge missed opportunity for Rose. Meanwhile on 13, Jon Rahm spurns another promising European position, a ten-footer that dies on the low side. A chance to eat into his arrears against Xander Schauffele gone.

Young A/S Rose (17)
Thomas A/S Fleetwood (15)
DeChambeau v Fitzpatrick 1UP (15)
1UP Scheffler v McIlroy (14)
Cantlay v Ã…berg 2UP (14)
3UP Schauffele v Rahm (13)
2UP Spaun v Straka (12)
Henley A/S Lowry (11)
Griffin A/S Højgaard (11)
Morikawa A/S Hatton (10)
Burns A/S MacIntyre (10)
USA 5-12 Europe

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Justin Rose whistles his iron at the par-three 17th to 13 feet. Cameron Young hits an almost identical shot, to 15 feet. Young up first. His downhill left-to-right tickler dies to the right on its last turn. Just a par. A chance for Rose to complete the comeback and guarantee at least half a point, and his putt is a little bit straighter. He steps up, and …

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Bryson continues to close in on Matt Fitzpatrick! He makes his fourth birdie in a row, this time at 15, after nearly slam-dunking his second into the hole from 143 yards. He tidies up and now there’s just one hole in it. Fitzpatrick looks stunned. Can he hold onto his point? Even a half? Meanwhile Ben Griffin watches in horror as a par tiddler lips out on 11. His match with Rasmus Højgaard is all-square again.

Young A/S Rose (16)
Thomas A/S Fleetwood (15)
DeChambeau v Fitzpatrick 1UP (15)
1UP Scheffler v McIlroy (14)
Cantlay v Ã…berg 2UP (13)
3UP Schauffele v Rahm (12)
2UP Spaun v Straka (12)
Henley A/S Lowry (11)
Griffin A/S Højgaard (11)
Morikawa A/S Hatton (10)
Burns A/S MacIntyre (9)
USA 5-12 Europe

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Cameron Young’s birdie putt from 13 feet on 16 skates by the left-hand lip. Justin Rose’s putt from four-and-a-half feet is never missing. Rose has won three of the last four holes, and the lead match is now level. Better news for the USA on 12, where JJ Spaun whips a fairway wood from 226 yards to three feet! In goes the birdie putt, and there was very little Sepp Straka could do about that. The US Open champion moves 2UP.

Young A/S Rose (16)
Thomas A/S Fleetwood (15)
DeChambeau v Fitzpatrick 2UP (14)
1UP Scheffler v McIlroy (14)
Cantlay v Ã…berg 2UP (13)
3UP Schauffele v Rahm (12)
2UP Spaun v Straka (12)
Henley A/S Lowry (11)
1UP Griffin v Højgaard (10)
Morikawa A/S Hatton (10)
Burns A/S MacIntyre (9)
USA 5-12 Europe

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Baseball

Cubs beat Cardinals in 2025 regular-season finale

CHICAGO — The fans out in the Wrigley Field bleachers on Sunday afternoon continued their season-ending tradition of holding a potluck dinner prior to the final home game of the year. The Cubs†grounds crew took the field for the seventh-inning stretch and led the crowd in a singing of “Take Me Out to the Ballgame.â€

For the past several years, these would be signs that the season was coming to a close. This yearâ€s Cubs squad, however, is not finished. The 2-0 victory over the rival Cardinals on Sunday was mere formality to conclude the regular-season portion of this Chicago teamâ€s journey. The playoffs arrive on Tuesday.

With the win over St. Louis, the Cubs put the period on a 92-70 showing that secured the National Leagueâ€s top Wild Card spot. The North Siders are set to host the Padres in the best-of-three NL Wild Card Series, beginning with Game 1 on Tuesday at 2:08 p.m. CT at the Friendly Confines.

In the regular-season finale, Seiya Suzuki launched a solo homer in the fifth, marking his 32nd blast of the year and his fifth in the past four games. Rookie Moisés Ballesteros contributed a run-scoring single in the seventh inning for some added insurance, helping Chicago to its highest win total since collecting 95 in 2018.

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Cricket

County Championship: All you need to know for the finale to the 2025 season

Realistically, it is a two-horse race, with Nottinghamshire’s fate in their own hands as they seek to win their first title since 2010.

Notts need 11 points from their final match, at home to Warwickshire, to ensure they cannot be caught by Surrey.

A win, worth 16 points, would be more than enough, but eight points for a draw, coupled with three of the available eight bonus points accrued via either bat, ball or some combination of the two, would also do the job for Peter Moores’ men.

Batting bonus points are achieved by reaching 250, 300, 350, 400 or 450 runs inside 110 overs of a side’s first innings. Bowling points are earned by picking up three, six or nine wickets in the same 110-over span of a first innings.

Surrey need to win at Hampshire to stand any realistic chance. However, if Notts were to somehow lose and emerge without any bonus points at Trent Bridge, then a draw and seven bonus points would secure another title for Gareth Batty’s charges against all the odds.

Should the top two somehow end up level on points, the tie-breaker is the number of wins they have achieved over the season, with Notts’ current six wins, two more than Surrey, meaning they would take the title.

T20 Blast winners Somerset once again took their fight for a first title to the dying embers of the season, but a determined rearguard action from Hampshire and the announcement on Friday of a four-point deduction by the Independent Cricket Discipline Panel for a sub-par pitch at Taunton for their game against Durham in July ended their slim hopes.

That is barring any further points deductions, and then only if both sides above them lose their final game while they take a maximum 24 points from their trip to Essex.

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