Right-hander Ryan Thompson (Campbell) is 2-0 on the mound in a relief role for the Triple-A Durham Bulls with 12 strikeouts in nine innings. Thompson was assigned to the Bulls from Tampa Bay on June 15. Thompson has 17 appearances for the Rays this season. … Alec Burleson (East Carolina) had two hits with a double, an RBI and a run as host St. Louis defeated the New York Yankees, 11-4, in the first game of a doubleheader on Saturday. The Yankees won the nightcap, 6-2. … Dunn Area Sports has received its 285,000th view. Thank you! … Atlanta extended its winning streak to seven games with a 7-0 shutout of visiting Miami on Saturday. … Alex McGough threw for 243 yards and four touchdowns as Birmingham defeated Pittsburgh, 28-12, for the USFL championship in Canton, Ohio, on Saturday night. … The NASCAR Cup runs on a street course in Chicago today (NBC, 5:30 p.m.). … Bernhard Langer leads the U.S. Senior Open by two shots at 6-under par going into the final round today (NBC, 2 p.m.). … Rickie Fowler leads the PGA Tour event in Detroit by one shot at 20-under par after three rounds (CBS, 3 p.m.). … San Francisco visits the New York Mets in the Sunday night MLB matchup (ESPN, 7:10 p.m.).