FULTON — It’s been a crazy year for Great River Gymnastics.

CAMANCHE — The answer to Dylan Darsidan’s question was a simple, “Yes.”

ST. LOUIS — Yadier Molina grounded an RBI single down the third base line in the ninth inning and the St. Louis Cardinals edged the Miami Marlins 1-0 Wednesday to sweep the season series.

CHICAGO — Yasmani Grandal hit a game-ending RBI single in the 10th inning and the Chicago White Sox beat Tampa Bay 8-7 on Wednesday, taking two of three from the Rays in a matchup of division leaders.

Cristiano Ronaldo set the record for most goals at the European Championship with two of them in Portugal’s 3-0 victory over Hungary at a packed Puskas Arena.

GREEN BAY — Green Bay Packers wide receiver Devin Funchess hasn’t played a game in nearly two full seasons but remains confident he can make a successful comeback.

Nikita Kucherov would have much rather ground through the season with his Tampa Bay Lightning teammates than sit out all 56 games while recovering from hip surgery.

It seems like Chris Paul relishes the notion of being the underdog.

NEW YORK — Pitchers will be ejected and suspended for 10 games for using illegal foreign substances to doctor baseballs in a crackdown by Major League Baseball that will start June 21.

It started with Garbiñe Muguruza beating Serena Williams in the 2016 French Open final.

CHICAGO — The Chicago Bears signed first-round draft pick Justin Fields to a four-year contract on Friday.

The question put to Novak Djokovic after he won the French Open for his 19th Grand Slam title, moving within one of rivals Roger Federer and Rafael Nadal for the men’s record, was whether he ever was resigned to not being able to catch them.

The return to track and field this spring featured state medals and a school record for Morrison senior Jordan Gallentine as the shortened Illinois girls’ track season wrapped up at state last week at Eastern Illinois University.

CHICAGO — Anthony Rizzo could feel the fans hanging onto each pitch as he fouled off one after another.

CAMANCHE – The formerly ranked Iowa City Regina Regals were too much for the Camanche softball team on Thursday night, pulling away in the second half of the River Valley Conference contest to beat the Indians 15-2.

CAMANCHE — The Camanche baseball team worked their way to a 3-1 win over Iowa City Regina behind a couple of big hits and the pitching of Zach Erwin on Thursday night.

OKLAHOMA CITY — Giselle Juarez re-emerged as the star pitcher Oklahoma needed to complement its high-powered offense, and now the Sooners are national champions again.

I’ve been getting a question a lot recently that I’ve been asked several times before: “What’s your favorite sport to cover?”

The Clinton baseball team defeated Bettendorf 13-3, then fell 8-7 in a doubleheader Thursday at Clinton.

MIAMI — The NBA told its teams Thursday that it intends to return to a normal schedule next season, with training camps opening in late September and the regular season set to begin on Oct. 19.

IOWA CITY — Iowa will expand alcohol sales at Kinnick Stadium and its other athletic venues as part of a pilot program beginning this fall, the athletic department announced Thursday.

CHICAGO — The White Sox will return to 100% capacity at Guaranteed Rate Field starting with a June 25 against Seattle.

The College Football Playoff announced Thursday it will consider expanding from four to 12 teams to settle the national championship, with six spots reserved for the highest-ranked conference champions and the other six going to at-large selections.

KANSAS CITY — The offensive line that the Kansas City Chiefs aggressively overhauled this offseason has taken a hit with a knee injury to veteran Kyle Long during voluntary workouts that could require surgery and keep him out of training camp.

The Northeast softball team defeated Clinton 7-6 Wednesday at Clinton.

CLINTON — The Clinton LumberKings and the team’s roster are starting to get into more of a routine.

MILES — Easton Valley softball coach Taylor Bell said the River Hawks are trying to find consistency.

SAN DIEGO — Joc Pederson of the Chicago Cubs hit a towering, game-tying home run off San Diego ace Yu Darvish and, as he approached third base on his trot, mimicked the stutter step Padres star Fernando Tatis Jr. does after he homers.

PARIS — Novak Djokovic wheeled toward his guest box in a nearly empty Court Philippe Chatrier as midnight neared and let out one yell, two yells, three, four.

PHOENIX — It would have been an awesome play even when Phoenix Suns Arena was empty: Cameron Payne floated a pass to a streaking Torrey Craig, who soared through the air before grabbing the alley-oop and flushing a powerful dunk with two hands.

PARIS — LOOKAHEAD TO WEDNESDAY

PARIS — Stefanos Tsitsipas and Alexander Zverev both have been viewed as potential future stars of tennis. Both have come close to Grand Slam titles.

DENVER — Nikola Jokic was selected with the 41st draft pick when he entered the NBA seven years ago.

Jim Fassel, whose bold guarantee of a playoff bid late in the 2000 season seemingly catapulted the New York Giants to a spot in the Super Bowl, has died. He was 71.

The Camanche baseball team defeated Anamosa 11-1/12-2 Monday in a doubleheader at Camanche.

STERLING — Davis Ludin picked a heck of a time to hit his first home run.

CLINTON — The Clinton LumberKings defeated the Quincy Gems 7-0 Saturday at home, then followed that up with an 18-15 win Sunday at Quincy.

PARIS — LOOKAHEAD TO TUESDAY

PARIS — If Coco Gauff keeps playing like this, she’s going to go from teenage prodigy to Grand Slam champion in a hurry.

PARIS — For two sets and more than two hours at the French Open on Monday, Novak Djokovic found himself being outplayed by a 19-year-old opponent from Italy making his Grand Slam debut.

CHICAGO — The Chicago White Sox placed Billy Hamilton on the 10-day injured list Sunday and reinstated fellow outfielder Adam Engel from the IL.

CHICAGO — Tony La Russa credited a long list of mentors. He paid tribute to his players, staff and family. He talked about working with strong ownership and front offices over the years.

ST. LOUIS — Jesse Winker hit a tiebreaking home run off Alex Reyes in the ninth inning for his second three-homer game this season, and the Cincinnati Reds completed their first four-game sweep of the St. Louis Cardinals in 21 years with an 8-7 victory on Sunday.

GREEN BAY, Wisconsin — Green Bay Packers CEO Mark Murphy says he believes the uncertainty surrounding MVP Aaron Rodgers’ future has divided the team’s fan base.

Detroit players joined a coordinated effort by the NFLPA to say they were going to stay away from the team’s voluntary offseason program before most of them showed up for practices.

CLINTON — Members of the Clinton LumberKings’ regular roster will start to arrive soon, meaning the temporary players the team signed will no longer be with the team.