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Ben Shelton leads American men’s quest to break US Open drought

The last time an American man won the U.S. Open, or any major championship, Ben Shelton was still in diapers and not even a year old. But the hard-serving left-hander says breaking the drought is “inevitable,” and he’s leading the charge that might end it two weeks from now at Flushing Meadows. “The gradual improvement […]

Francisco Alvarez making ‘no excuse’ for concerning Mets power drought

DENVER — Francisco Alvarez has been a great addition to pitching staffs this season, but he’s lacking the offensive numbers for which he’s made a name for himself. The Mets catcher entered Tuesday’s game batting .263/.327/.419, which are the numbers most teams want from their starting catcher. But Alvarez hit just five home runs in […]

3M Open: Jhonattan Vegas grinds out victory to end his PGA Tour drought

Jonathan Vegas won the 3M Open at TPC Twin Cities, beating PGA Tour rookie Max Glaserman by one stroke. Vegas shot a 1-under 70 to finish at 17-under par on Sunday afternoon. The win was Vegas’ fourth career PGA Tour victory and his first since winning the RBC Canadian Open in 2017. Glazerman fired an […]

Pete Alonso snaps homer drought in Mets’ blowout win

Pete Alonso still has time to turn around a lackluster year. Perhaps the first baseman will thrive playing in the same spot where Aaron Judge had his best season ever heading into free agency. Alonso, who had hit just one home run in 69 at-bats, hit a two-run homer off Gerrit Cole in the top […]

Rory McIlroy’s drought hits 11 years after missed British Open cut

TROON, Scotland — Rory McIlroy has not won a major championship in 11 years, including 38 since his last win in 2014. That’s because McIlroy missed the cut at the British Open and finished a surprisingly disappointing 11 over par over two days. McIlroy made a triple bogey on the par-5 fourth hole to fall […]

Giants’ Jalin Hyatt plans to snap lengthy touchdown drought

Shortly after helping about 30 kids pile toppings onto their burgers, Jalynn Hiatt realized she was hungry. That means touchdown. The Giants’ second-year receiver finished second in the NCAA with 15 touchdown catches in his final season at Tennessee, but failed to reach the end zone as an NFL rookie. When is he going to […]

Bryson DeChambeau wins US Open as Rory McIlroy’s drought continues

Rory McIlroy’s major slump continues. After a chance to win the U.S. Open but bogeying the final hole, Bryson DeChambeau made par on the 18th hole, hitting his third shot from a bunker right on the hole to win at 6-under. McIlroy and DeChambeau were in a fierce battle on the final day of the […]

Anthony Rizzo snaps home run drought in hopeful sign for Yankees

KANSAS CITY, Mo. — It had been a long, 27-game stretch since Anthony Rizzo last took a swing like this. Maybe his eighth-inning home run — which he hit over John Schreiber’s sweeper to give the Yankees their first run of the game — was a blip in a losing season. Or maybe, after going […]

Who’ll join Yankees in trying to end New York’s headliner drought?

The championship thirst of local teams playing in the MLB, NFL, NBA and NHL continues after the Rangers’ quest for their first title since 1994 ended Saturday night just after the sun went down at sunrise (don’t blame me, NYCFC and Gotham FC supporters!). It’s so long ago since the Giants beat Brady and Belichick’s […]