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Jasmine Suwannapura downs Lucy Li in playoff to win NW Arkansas
Jun 24, 2022; Bethesda, Maryland, USA; A bird flies behind Jasmine Suwannapura as she putts on the 18th green during the second round of the KPMG Women’s PGA Championship golf tournament at Congressional Country Club. Mandatory Credit: Scott Taetsch-Imagn Images Jasmine Suwannapura of Thailand overcame a historic round from Lucy Li, sinking an eagle putt on the second playoff hole to emerge with a victory Sunday at the Walmart NW Arkansas Championship in Rogers, Ark.
Suwannapura forced a playoff with an eagle on her 72nd hole. Then, after a stalemate on the first playoff hole, she calmly sank an eagle after Li had already come up short on her third shot.
“Everything fell into place, you know, right place, right time,” Suwannapura said.
In winning the third LPGA tournament of her career, Suwannapura moved up to a projected 27th in the Race to the CME Globe season-long points competition, clinching her a spot at the 2024 CME Group Tour Championship in November.
Li made history Sunday by matching two LPGA high marks as she belted an 11-under-par 60, matching the low final round for a tournament this year, while she also tied an LPGA record with three eagles in a single round.
“That was crazy,” Li said. “60 is the lowest round I’ve ever shot. With two three-putts, if you told me on the fourth hole I was going to shoot 60, I would’ve thought you were out of your mind.”
Li’s long putt to score a 3 on the par-5 18th closed her final round with a remarkable flourish. Her final-round 60 tied Linnea Strom, who shot that number at the Shoprite LPGA Classic in June to win the tournament.
That put Li at 17-under 196, giving the 21-year-old and second-year pro an inside track on her first career win, following two top-10 finishes earlier this season.
But stepping up to 18 down two strokes, Suwannapura sank an eagle of her own — her first of the day — to force the playoff with a 10-under 61.
“I actually slipped on that shot,” Suwannapura said about her approach shot.
Her tying putt, from about 4 feet away, was less dramatic. “I’m already lucky enough to be that close for eagle, and I’m like, ‘Well, might as well do it,'” Suwannapura said.
The two replayed the 488-yard 18th hole for the playoff. They both made two-putt birdies on their first time through.
On the second playoff hole, also on 18, Li hit into the rough on her tee shot, setting up a long approach from the edge of the green, which she couldn’t make.
That gave Suwannapura her opening. Two strong shots gave her a makeable putt for eagle, which she sank.
Suwannapura, 31, led the field after a first-round 63 but struggled to a 1-over 72 to drop into a tie for 15th on Saturday. She saved her best golf for last, however, grabbing eight birdies to go along with her playoff-forcing eagle.
Suwannapura started Sunday off hot with back-to-back birdies. Her bogey-free round included another birdie on the sixth before she truly caught fire on the back nine. She recorded five birdies over seven holes from Nos. 10-16 before her tying eagle on 18.
Remarkably, given her record round, Li was only sitting at par after six holes, balancing birdies on Nos. 1 and 5 against bogeys on Nos. 2 and 4. Then she caught fire.
After birdieing the par-5 seventh, Li grabbed her first eagle of the day, hitting paydirt in just two shots on the par-4 eighth.
“The eagle I made on 8, that was crazy,” Li said. “I hit a low hook around the tree and couldn’t see it, but it went in. That pin is just really tough. That literally got my round going.”
From there, she added birdies on Nos. 9-11, her second eagle on the par-5 14th and a birdie on 15, setting the stage for her third eagle at 18.
Sei Young Kim of South Korea finished alone in third place at 16 under with a final-round 8-under 63. Kim also pocketed an eagle on 18 to go along with six birdies in finishing a stroke behind the leaders.
Two golfers tied for fourth at 14 under: Japan’s Mao Saigo (65) and Thailand’s Arpichaya Yubol (66).
South Africa’s Ashleigh Buhai had entered the day with the lead after a 4-under 67 Saturday gave her a one-stroke lead over the Philippines’ Dottie Ardina. But those two fell off the pace Sunday, as Buhai still netted a respectable 2-under 69 to finish sixth at 13 under. Ardina, meanwhile, suffered through a disastrous round of 75 featuring four bogeys and a double bogey to fall into a tie for 44th at 6 under.
–Field Level Media
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7 runs lead to 7th straight win for Cubs as Phillies' losing streak hits 7
Apr 21, 2026; Chicago, Illinois, USA; Chicago Cubs second baseman Nico Hoerner (2) high fives left fielder Ian Happ (8), right, after scoring during the sixth inning against the Philadelphia Phillies at Wrigley Field. Mandatory Credit: Matt Marton-Imagn Images Shota Imanaga tossed seven stellar innings, Seiya Suzuki and Michael Busch each drove in two runs and the streaking Chicago Cubs posted a 7-4 victory over the visiting Philadelphia Phillies on Tuesday.
Imanaga (2-1) allowed just one run on three hits, striking out one and walking one for the Cubs, who won their Major League-leading seventh straight game. Suzuki and Nico Hoerner each homered in the win.
Jesus Luzardo threw 4 2/3 innings for the Phillies, surrendering one run on five hits, walking four and striking out three. Bryce Harper and Kyle Schwarber both homered for the Phillies, who saw their losing streak extend to seven.
In the fifth, Ian Happ walked and Suzuki singled to begin the frame. After Luzardo retired Carson Kelly and Busch, Orion Kerkering relieved the Philadelphia starter. Kerkering then walked Dansby Swanson to load the bases and followed with a run-scoring walk of Moises Ballesteros, giving the Cubs a 1-0 lead.
Kerkering escaped further trouble, retiring Pete Crow-Armstrong to end the inning.
Philadelphia evened the score in the sixth, as Schwarber connected on his eighth home run of the season — a 386-foot shot to right center.
Tanner Banks (0-1) replaced Kerkering in the bottom of the sixth. Hoerner led off the frame with a single and advanced to third on Happ’s one-out base hit. After Carson Kelly’s two-out walk loaded the bases, Busch drove in a pair with a single to center.
Against Philadelphia reliever Tim Mayza, Hoerner launched a one-out solo homer to push the lead to 4-1. After Alex Bregman’s walk, Suzuki hit his first homer of the season — a 441-footer that extended the margin to five.
Riley Martin replaced Imanaga in the eighth, allowing Schwarber’s two-out walk and Harper’s two-run homer, pulling the Phillies within three.
The Cubs scored their seventh run in the bottom of the eighth, as Philadelphia’s Jose Alvarado’s wild pitch prolonged the visitors’ pitching woes.
Chicago pitcher Jacob Webb allowed Adolis Garcia’s leadoff single in the ninth, before J.T. Realmuto reached on third baseman Scott Kingery’s throwing error. Alec Bohm’s sacrifice fly drove in Garcia, cutting the deficit to 7-4.
After Brandon Marsh’s single, Caleb Thielbar entered for the Cubs. Thielbar retired Edmundo Sosa and Trea Turner to seal the win, securing his second save of the year.
–Field Level Media
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J.J. Moser, Lightning bounce back for OT win over Habs
Apr 21, 2026; Tampa, Florida, USA; Montreal Canadiens defenseman Kaiden Guhle (21) collides with Tampa Bay Lightning center Yanni Gourde (37) in the second period during game two of the first round of the 2026 Stanley Cup Playoffs at Benchmark International Arena. Mandatory Credit: Nathan Ray Seebeck-Imagn Images J.J. Moser scored 12:48 into overtime, giving the host Tampa Bay Lightning a 3-2 comeback victory over the Montreal Canadiens on Tuesday and evening their first-round Eastern Conference playoff series at one win each.
Tampa Bay fully controlled the game in the extra period and was rewarded when Moser found the net. He gained the puck off a faceoff win in the offensive zone, worked his way to a shooting position at the top of the right circle and wired a top-corner shot for his first career playoff tally.
Montreal, which won Game 1 in overtime, was outshot 9-0 in overtime of Game 2.
The series shifts to Montreal for Game 3 on Friday.
Tampa Bay’s Brandon Hagel collected a goal and an assist. Nikita Kucherov tallied once, Anthony Cirelli collected two assists and goaltender Andrei Vasilevskiy made 25 saves for Tampa Bay, which snapped a collection of playoff swoons.
The Lightning had lost four consecutive and 10 of 11 postseason home games, plus seven straight overtime affairs during Stanley Cup playoff action.
Lane Hutson and Josh Anderson tallied for the Canadiens, while goalie Jakub Dobes stopped 31 shots, including eight in overtime.
The clubs traded goals in a chippy first period. Hagel put the Lightning on the board at 8:40 with his team’s first shot on target. The puck came to Hagel at the top of the left circle, and he unloaded a top-corner slap shot that for his third goal of the series.
Hutson tied the clash less then six minutes later with Montreal’s fourth power-play goal in the series. Hutson sent a one-timer from the point position that ricocheted off a defender and into the net for his first career playoff tally.
Anderson gave Montreal the lead with 84 seconds remaining in the second period. Jake Evans won a battle for the puck deep in the Tampa Bay zone and Phillip Danault chipped it to the front of the net, where Anderson was waiting to chip it into the cage for his second goal of the series.
Kucherov evened the score at 12:33 of the third period. Hagel intercepted a poor clearing attempt and fired a long shot wide. Kucherov grabbed the loose puck behind the net and converted a wraparound for his first playoff goal in 17 outings. His last playoff goal came on April 18, 2023, the opener of a first-round series against the Toronto Maple Leafs.
–Field Level Media
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Rangers open homestand with victory over Pirates
Apr 21, 2026; Arlington, Texas, USA; Texas Rangers designated hitter Joc Pederson (3) celebrates with catcher Danny Jansen (9) after scoring a run against the Pittsburgh Pirates during the second inning at Globe Life Field. Mandatory Credit: Jerome Miron-Imagn Images Kumar Rocker allowed one run on four hits over a season-high six innings and the Texas Rangers began a nine-game homestand with a 5-1 win over the Pittsburgh Pirates on Tuesday.
Rocker (1-1) walked one and struck out five for Texas, which returned home after playing 16 of its first 22 games on the road. Cole Winn, Jacob Latz and Jakob Junis each pitched a scoreless inning in relief.
Jake Mangum and Nick Gonzales had two hits apiece for the Pirates, who have lost three of their last five.
Pittsburgh took a 1-0 lead in the first inning when leadoff hitter Oneil Cruz singled, stole second, moved to third on an error, and scored on Ryan O’Hearn’s single up the middle.
Texas moved ahead with two runs in the second against Carmen Mlodzinski (1-1), who had not allowed an earned run in his last 13 innings.
Joc Pederson singled to begin the inning, went to third on Josh Jung’s double to center, and scored on Evan Carter’s single. After Danny Jansen struck out, Jung scored from third on Josh Smith’s sacrifice fly.
The Pirates put two runners on with two outs in the fifth, but Rocker escaped unscathed when Carter reached over the center-field wall to rob Cruz of a three-run homer.
Texas tacked on three runs and knocked Mlodzinski out of the game in the fifth. Smith hit a leadoff double, moved to third on Brandon Nimmo’s fly out, and scored on Ezequiel Duran’s double.
Wilber Dotel replaced Mlodzinski after Corey Seager delivered an RBI single to center. Jake Burger greeted Dotel with a single and Joc Pederson walked to load the bases before Seager scored on Jung’s force out.
Mlodzinski allowed five runs on six hits over 4 1/3 innings while throwing a season-high 93 pitches. He walked two and struck out six.
Mangum singled with one out in the seventh and was stranded after Konnor Griffin flied out and Henry Davis fanned on three pitches.
Texas left fielder Wyatt Langford exited the game in the fifth inning with right forearm tightness and was replaced by Duran.
–Field Level Media
7 runs lead to 7th straight win for Cubs as Phillies' losing streak hits 7
J.J. Moser, Lightning bounce back for OT win over Habs
