Carpenter and Judge go yard twice in Yankees win...Soto turns down massive contract offer...and a Dunkirk High School alum to hoop it up at the Division 1 level. Greg Larson has more details on today's Sunday Sports Update...
Sunday Sports Update
Top left: Matt Carpenter had himself a night against the Boston Red Sox on Saturday. He hit a pair of three-run home runs and tallied seven RBI in a 14-1 win for the New York Yankees. The former St. Louis Cardinal has proven himself to be a key acquisition for the Yanks this season, hitting .360 with 13 homers and 31 RBI since they acquired him in late May. So far, he is hitting .462 clip in July. Image by the New York Yankees
Top right: Juan Soto is going to be a target for contending MLB teams in the coming weeks. On Saturday, multiple reports indicated that the Washington Nationals slugger rejected a 15-year, $440 million offer from the team, which would have been the biggest contract in MLB history. Soto, an All-Star outfielder, is hitting .250 with 19 homers and 42 RBI for the Nationals, who have the worst record in baseball. Image by the Washington Nationals
Bottom left: Rory McIlroy (left) and Viktor Hovland (right) surged into a share of the lead on Saturday at the British Open. Both shot a 66 in Round 3 at St. Andrews and began today with a four-stroke lead at -16. McIlroy's round included a chip-in for eagle out of a bunker on the 10th hole. Photo from the Open Championship Twitter page
Bottom right: She was a key component of Dunkirk High School's girls basketball program for five years. Now, Kymi Nance is taking her talents to the Division 1 level. This week, Nance announced that she will be playing college basketball for the University of Hartford after spending the past two seasons at Jamestown Community College. Nance, who is Dunkirk's all-time leading scorer, helped lead the Lady Marauders to a 24-1 record and Section VI title in 2020.
