danielle kang, meanwhile, when on something of a charge over the back nine.he 24—year—old from san francisco fired infour 24—year—old from san francisco fired in four successive birdies from the 11th as she inched her way towards the title. her nearest challenger was now the defending champion, brooke henderson, of canada. the teenagerfrom 0ntario brooke henderson, of canada. the teenager from ontario was aiming to become only the sixth player to retain the women's pga championship title and a birdie at the 18th moved her into a share of the lead alongside danielle kang, on par. yet that near miss for an eagle would ultimately prove very costly. danielle kang, in the final group, still had one to play, and when she birdied the last, the title was hers. at the 144th attempt, she has claimed the fifth title of her career and is also now a major champion. afterwards at the press conference, the 24—year—old was asked how about what her father, who passed away three years ago, would have made of her win. i think that it has been a really difficult road for me, for

hard to believe for danielle kang. and as we approach the top of the hour, coming up next on golf channel, you'll be able to be updated on the conclusion of this kpmg women's pga championship third round. tomorrow, we're got the final round coverage coming your way on nbc at 3:00 easteim so, just the final group to finish up here. at the 18th. while we have a moment, let's just check in with the leaderboard real quickly. chella choi with a 67 has the lead. kang can tie her with a short birdie putt here at 18. jiyai shin round of the day, 64. and brooke henderson lurking just 3 back. in fact, henderson was tied for fourth entering the final round last year. she was two shots back. so henderson in position. and don't forget about lexi thompson, so yeon ryu. and michelle wie, five back, not out of the question. >> no, she's been playing really well. when you're that far back you have a great chance to post a number. >> you can you? you have nothing to lose, oftentimes can produce a low score. >> this would be a nice birdi

hard to believe for danielle kang. and as we approach the top of the hour, coming up next on golf channel, you'll be able to be updated on the conclusion of this kpmg women's pga championship third round. tomorrow, we're got the final round coverage coming your way on nbc at 3:00 eastern time. so, just the final group to finish up here. at the 18th. while we have a moment, let's just check in with the leaderboard real quickly. chella choi with a 67 has the lead. kang can tie her with a short birdie putt here at 18. jiyai shin round of the day, 64. and brooke henderson lurking just 3 back. in fact, henderson was tied for fourth entering the final round last year. she was two shots back. so henderson in position. and don't forget about lexi thompson, so yeon ryu. and michelle wie, five back, not out of the question. >> no, she's been playing really well. when you're that far back you have a great chance to post a number. >> you can free-wheel it, can't you? you have nothing to lose, oftentimes can produce a low score. >>

not only a champion but a major champion, danielle kang wins the kpmg women's pga championship. birdie. one shot winner over brooke henderson who made a great run to make it back-to-back. but now the emotions beginning to fully set in for kang. there's her mom. grace here with her. you know, thoughts of her father in her mind as well. caddied for her two amateur championships. she now has the thought that she is now a major champion. first win as a professional, moving in the tenth spot and a race to the cme globes, and ryu staying on top. and lexi thompson in second position as we go down to steve. >> dan, thank you. and emotional danielle and after 144 lpga starts, you are not a victor out here on the world's grandest stage. what is the difference this week? >> i just trusted in my game and didn't worry about anything else. it's all about believing in yourself and be confident and that is what i did. >> congratulations. >> thank you very much. >> congratulations to you. for the golf channel and the nbc team, so long from olympia fields. danielle kang wins for the first time an

danielle kang wins for the first time and it is a major. y2d1iy y16fy >>> i'm darcy spencer live in prince george's county where police are trying to figure out who shot and killed a man inside his car on the beltway late last night. i'll have a live report. >>> and storm chances are creeping into our independence day. i'll have timing and details in your full forecast. >>> critics are slamming president trump after he tweeted a mock video of him wrestling cnn to the ground. why they say this latest controversy is no laughing matter. >> announcer: news4 at 6:00 starts now. >>> a father from maryland found dead inside of a car on the beltway. good evening. i'm kristen wright in for e gonzalez. tonight detectives are looking for this man's killer. prince george's county police found him last night on the outer loop of the beltway at pennsylvania avenue. news4's darcy spencer is live with what we're learning about this investigation. darcy? >> reporter: kristin, we are here in the largo neighborhood where the victim lived, waiting to speak to

american danielle kang wins her first major title by clinching the women's pga championship.espite a hip problem. hello and welcome to the programme, where world champions germany have won a first confederations cup title, after victory against copa america winners chile in sunday's final in st petersburg. paul frostick watched the action. just three of germany's 2014 world cup winners have been present at this confederations cup, a young squad who have exceeded expectations. the game's only goal came after a mistake in the chilly defence. stindl hit the first half when it into an open goal. they continue the attacking pressure, but couldn't find a second. fifa's decision to trial the video referee system has led to a series of debatable moments throughout the tournament, and the final provided one more. the referee use the video replay to assess this challenge and decided it was

while the women's pga champion danielle kang has moved bacjk to level par — with three to play.ongs to feng shanshan. i think everything was great to day. i think everything was great to day. i think out a mean, i think i left some out there for maybe the weekend. i really love the course. i just had a really good round. it suits my game because it really requires aggressive... especially for the second shot into the greens and that is what i did really well today. i am and that is what i did really well today. iam happy and that is what i did really well today. i am happy about the round. 66, that is my lowest score at the us open and hopefully i can keep that going. meanwhile on the european tour finland's marko ilonen leads after the first round of the scottish open at dundonald. he carded a 7—under—par 65 and leads by two shots from a group of players that includes ian poulter, rickie fowler and padraig harrington. the defending champion is sweden's alexander noren. he's well—placed after the first round. he opened up with a 2—under—par round of 70 — so he's five shots off t

san francisco native danielle kang shot a three under 68, including four straight birdies on 11 throughs the leader at 12 under. but brooke henderson right behind her. a five under 66. eagle attempt on 18 for the lead. it's going to come up one rotation short, but she's in the clubhouse at 12 under. now, kang had two putts for birdie on the par 5 18th, and wins her first career professional victory, and if is a major. >>> the end of an era. patrick marleau, drafted by the sharks 20 years ago, has agreed to a three-year contract with the toronto maple leafs with an average of $6.25 million for a year. marleau played all 19 seasons of his career in teal. the most senior member of the sharks. numerous franchise records including 1493 games. the all time fan favorite will be missed. >>> well, this abc7 sports report brought to you by river rock casino. we'll take a look back at patrick marleau's career as a shark coming up. stick around. he's a hall of famer on and off the ice. at at&t, we believe in access. the opportunity for everyone to explore a digital world. connecting with the things

>> final round of the women's pga championship, second major of the year, san francisco native danielle kang had four straight birdies on 11 through 14. she was the leader at 12 under. brooke henderson, eagle attempt on 18 for the lead. and she is one rotation short. she's in the clubhouse tied with kang at 12 under. kang would two-putt for birdie on 18th cping off her first professional win and it's a major. >> i just trusted in my game and i didn't worry about anything else. it's all about believing in yourself and just being confident. that's what i did. >>> senior u.s. open salem country club in massachusetts, kurt triplett with five bogeys. 56-year-old has won four majors on the senior tour. this is his second open title after he did not win a major on the pga tour. kenny perry, your 2017 senior u.s. open champion. >>> pga tour final round of the quicken loans national, charles howell iii hasn't won a tournament since 2007. needed to drain this putt on 18. oh, my. goes to a playoff with kyle stanley. first playoff hole, howell needed this putt to put the pressure on stanley. misses agai

>> final round of the women's pga championship, second major of the year, san francisco native danielle kangraight birdies on 11 through 14. she was the leader at 12 under. brooke henderson, eagle attempt on 18 for the lead. and she is one rotation short. she's in the clubhouse tied with kang at 12 under. kang would two-putt for birdie on 18th capping off her first professional win and it's a major. >> i just trusted in my game and i didn't worry about anything else. it's all about believing in yourself and just being confident. that's what i did. >>> senior u.s. open salem country club in massachusetts, kurt triplett with five bogeys. 56-year-old has won four majors on the senior tour. this is his second open title after he did not win a major on the pga tour. kenny perry, your 2017 senior u.s. open champion. >>> pga tour final round of the quicken loans national, charles howell iii hasn't won a tournament since 2007. needed to drain this putt on 18. oh, my. goes to a playoff with kyle stanley. first playoff hole, howell needed this putt to put the pressure on stanley. misses again. stanley

blemish—free round of 66, to move to within one shot of the leaders, who are, se young kim and danielle kangue to dominate rugby league's super league. they held off a strong fightback, from hull fc, to win by 2a points to 22, to go eight points clear at the top of the table, with just three games, of the regular season to play, before the super 8s. chris froome has signed a three—year contract with team sky on the eve of the tour de france. the tour, gets under way in dusseldorf in germany this afternoon — and froome's hoping to complete, his third straight win, and fourth victory in five years. but he knows it won't be easy. the level of my rivals and the course leads it to be an open race, it's going to be the biggest challenge for me, i am sure. it would be up there, to win a fourth title would be incredible. it would be, i mean, yeah, i don't want... it would just be... unreal. good luck to chris and the rest of the riders in the tour de france that starts in germany. that's all the sport. you can keep up to date with all those stories on the website. we may be able to hear cheering...

blemish—free round of 66, to move to within one shot of the leaders, who are sei young kim and danielle kangwith team sky on the eve of the tour de france. the tour gets underway in dooosseldorf in germany this afternoon — and froome's hoping to complete his third straight win, and fourth victory in five years. but he knows it won't be easy. the level of my rivals and the course we are racing on this year makes it a much more open race and it going to be the biggest challenge for me, for sure. it would be right up there, to win a fourth tour de france title would be incredible. i mean, i don't want tojinx it. it would just be. ..unreal. that's all sport for now. now the weather. hello. a quiet weekend of weather awaits. we started off quite cloudy in actual fact is you can see from this weather watcher picture from earlier on. a lot of cloud generally across the country. there were some breaks. beautiful start across cornwall. not a cloud in the sky along that cornish heel. but you can see it is this slice or break in the cloud that is all going to gradually drift away steadily eastwards. an

san francisco native golfer made history in olympia fields, illinois 24-year-old, danielle kang won the women's p-g-a championship. in her first l-p-g-a tournament she took a major. she birdied the last hole to win the tournament with a 13-under par kang entered the tournament as the 43rd player in the world (justine) coming up next... k-f-c is taking their ad campaign to the next level... what they are doing that makes it this world.. literally... who are these people? the energy conscious people among us say small actions can add up to something... humongous. a little thing here. a little thing there. starts to feel like a badge maybe millions can wear. who are all these caretakers, advocates too? turns out, it's californians it's me and it's you. don't stop now, it's easy to add to the routine. join energy upgrade california and do your thing. (justine) kentucky fried chicken has a sandwich that's out of this world....literally. (jr stone) k-f-c sent it's spicy 'zinger' sandwich to the edge of the atmosphere thursday. it is part of unique ad campaign. the sandwich is sitting aboard a

a blemish—free round of 66 to move to within one shot of the leaders, who are se young kim and danielle kanghe french open and he's on 7—under par, and that is just one shot offjoint leaders peter uihlein and alexander bjork. the 6/1 shot capri, trained by aidan o'brien and ridden by seamie heffernan, won the irish derby at the curragh — just ahead of cracksman. another o'brien horse, the 2/1 favourite wings of eagles, who won the epsom derby, was third. some football news for you, chelsea have been busy in the transfer market. they've signed the former manchester city goalkeeper willy caballero on a free transfer. the argentine was out of contract and will now be back up for thibaut courtois at stamford bridge. the blues have also signed 16—year—old defender ethan ampadu from exeter city. he became exeter‘s youngest player last season when he was still 15. the two clubs are negotiating compensation, rather than a transfer fee, because no scholarship forms had been signed. england's women are playing their final friendly ahead of this month's european championship. they're in copenhagen play

a blemish—free round of 66 to move to within one shot of the leaders, who are se young kim and danielle kangndy sullivan went round in 68 at the french open. he's on 7—under par and that is just one shot offjoint leaders peter uihlein and alexander bjork. the 6/1 shot capri, trained by aidan o'brien and ridden by seamie heffernan, won the irish derby at the curragh — just ahead of cracksman. another o'brien horse, the 2/1 favourite wings of eagles, who won the epsom derby, was third. and there was heartbreak for the super league's bottom club leigh centurions, as this last minute try by julian bousquet gave catalan dragons a 40—36 victory. england's women are playing their final friendly ahead of this month's european championship. they're in copenhagen playing denmark where it's just approaching full time and it's1—1. ellen white the scorer for england. women's football has been steadily growing in popularity, helped by having a team at the london olympics, and then england's third place finish at the 2015 world cup. but there are still concerns that many young girls are leaving the sport w

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this is depending on where you are getting their pga championships. 24-year-old danielle kang born inan francisco was in position to win her first major. kang with a nice touch for birdie on the 16th hole. that's one of four straight birdies finishing her round with a tap-in birdie on the par 5 18. she shoots a 68 and wins half a million dollars. not only her first major win, but also the first win on tour period. >>> kenny perry after his fourth major on the senior tour the u.s. open in massachusetts. he got his round off with a good start on the very first hole. at the time perry parred 18 putting together a round of 68 for a senior record total of .264. terry also won the open four years ago. >>> you just can't get enough golden state warriors these days. mark ibanez has a chance to sit down with draymond green this week. we'll have the interview coming up at 11:30 on sports wrap. that's it for me for now. jason appelbaum and i will see you at 11:30. now here are frank and alyana with the 11:00 news. >> all right, joe, thanks a lot. >>> next at 11:00. >> a 3-month-old baby left fig

birdies in a blemish—free round of 66, to move to within one shot of the leaders, se young kim and danielle kangleague. they held off a strong fightback, from hull fc, to win by 24 points to 22, to go eight points clear at the top of the table, with just three games, of the regular season to play, before the super 8s. chris froome has signed a three—year contract with team sky on the eve of the tour de france. the tour, gets under way in dusseldorf in germany this afternoon and froome's hoping to complete, his third straight win, and fourth victory in five years. but he knows it won't be easy. the level of my rivals and the course we are racing on this year makes it a much more open race and it will be the biggest challenge for me, for sure. to win a fourth tour de france would be incredible. i mean, ido de france would be incredible. i mean, i do not want tojinx it. it would just be... unreal. now its a big weekend of sailing, with the "round the island race", which happens around the isle of wight, and i've been in those waters, for an exclusive look at how, the sport of foiling, in which you

blemish—free round of 66, to move to within one shot of the leaders, who are se young kim and danielle kang bottom club leigh centurions are away to catalans dragons in rugby league's super league. decisive play at the break down helped danny tickle crash over the line to give leigh a 10—0 lead. the centurians scored again six minutes later, when ben reynolds forced his way over. since then the home side have told two tries back. the score is 10—18. the final spots in the great britain team for next month's world championships will be sorted this weekend at the british athletics team trials in birmingham. world champions, such as mo farah, or diamond league series winners, such as laura muir, are given a pass into the world championship team. both 100m sprint finals have taken place in the last half an hour. the womens race was won by asha phillip, her fourth british title. daryll neita came second, while dina asher—smith, the british record holder who is returning from injury, finished in fourth. in the men's race, favourite cj ujah withdrew from the final. reece prescod won the race, the

blemish—free round of 66, to move to within one shot of the leaders, who are, se young kim and danielle kangk from hull fc, to win by 24 points to 22, to go eight points clear at the top of the table, with just three games, of the regular season to play, before the super 8s. chris froome has signed a three—year contract with team sky on the eve of the tour de france. the tour gets under way in dooosseldorf in germany this afternoon — and froome's hoping to complete his third straight win, and fourth victory in five years. but he knows it won't be easy: the level of my rivals and the course we are racing on this year makes it a much more open race and it going to be the biggest challenge for me, for sure. i would be right up there, to win a fourth tour de france title would be incredible. i mean, i don't want tojinx it. it would just be. ..unreal. another tour de france winner, sir bradley wiggins, is returning to competition, at the london velodrome, but in the, british indoor rowing championships. wiggins, a five—time olympic champion, retired from cycling in december, and took up rowing to