Freiburg secures Lienhart on loan from Real Madrid 2nd team
BERLIN (AP) Promoted Bundesliga team Freiburg has secured Austria Under-21 captain Philipp Lienhart on loan from Real Madrid’s second team.
Messi to extend contract with Barcelona until 2021
BARCELONA, Spain (AP) Barcelona says Argentina forward Lionel Messi has agreed to extend his contract through 2021.
Dodgers' Wood hopes to emulate Kershaw vs. D-backs (Jul 05, 2017)
LOS ANGELES — Dodgers left-hander Alex Wood has been the ideal complement to Los Angeles ace Clayton Kershaw, and Wood will try to follow in the veteran’s footsteps again Wednesday when he starts against the Arizona Diamondbacks
Barcelona says Lionel Messi to extend contract through 2021
BARCELONA, Spain (AP) Barcelona says Lionel Messi to extend contract through 2021.
Royals' Vargas faces M's, seeking 13th win (Jul 05, 2017)
SEATTLE — Salvador Perez had a simple answer when asked why Kansas City Royals teammate Jason Vargas should be the starting pitcher for the American League in next week’s All-Star Game in Miami.
Rockies lean on Gray against Reds (Jul 05, 2017)
DENVER — After missing 2 1/2 months due to a stress fracture in his left foot, Jon Gray started Friday for Colorado at Arizona and was a big reason the Rockies ended a season-high, eight-game losing streak.
Marlins' Mattingly wants pitching consistency against Cards (Jul 05, 2017)
ST. LOUIS — It is not that manager Don Mattingly expects his Miami Marlins rotation to be like the ones he had with the Los Angeles Dodgers.
Relaxation over as Lions focus on 3rd test
After three days spent relaxing in the South Island resort of Queenstown, the British and Irish Lions have resumed in earnest their preparation for Saturday’s third and deciding rugby test against New Zealand.
Descalso's late HR not enough to overcome Kershaw, Dodgers
Clayton Kershaw carried a no-hitter into the seventh inning and struck out 11 Diamondbacks in a 4-3 victory.
Pacquiao backs call for WBO review of his loss to Horn
MANILA, Philippines (AP) Manny Pacquiao has asked the World Boxing Organization to act on a request by Philippine sports officials for a review of his welterweight world title loss to Jeff Horn, saying he didn’t want to
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COMMERCE CITY, Colo. (AP) Clint Dempsey scored two goals, Will Bruin had a goal and an assist, and the Seattle Sounders beat the Colorado Rapids 3-1 on Tuesday night.
Kershaw gets MLB-best 13th win as Dodgers top D-backs 4-3 (Jul 04, 2017)
LOS ANGELES (AP) Clayton Kershaw carried a no-hitter into the seventh inning and struck out 11 to become the first 13-game winner in the majors this season, helping the first-place Los Angeles Dodgers beat the Arizona Diamondbacks
Savarino scores 2 goals in 5 minutes, RSL tops Galaxy 6-2 (Jul 04, 2017)
CARSON, Calif. (AP) Jefferson Savarino scored two of Real Salt Lake’s five unanswered goals in a 6-2 victory over the Los Angeles Galaxy on Tuesday night.
Jeff Banister talks Yu Darvish, loss to Red Sox
Hear from The Texas Rangers skipper Jeff Banister after the tough loss Tuesday against the Boston Red Sox.
Wednesday Preview | Cashner vs. Fister | Rangers Live
Andrew Cashner takes the mound for the Texas Rangers in the series finale against Boston.
Reds plate 8 to support Bailey, even series with Rockies
Cincinnati’s three-homer, ten-hit attack helped Homer Bailey notch his first win of the season.
Benintendi leads Red Sox past Rangers 11-4 for 6th straight (Jul 04, 2017)
ARLINGTON, Texas (AP) Andrew Benintendi went 5 for 5 with two homers, six RBIs and a terrific catch in left field, and David Price struck out nine over six scoreless innings as the Boston Red Sox stretched
2 held without bail after fatal shooting of 3 Chicago men
CHICAGO (AP) — Two Chicago men are being held without bond in connection with a shooting that left three people dead.
Bloomington zoo leads breeding initiative for snow leopards
BLOOMINGTON, Ill. (AP) — An Illinois zoo is heading a program that breeds snow leopards as part of the Snow Leopard Species Survival Plan, which was created after the leopard population began declining in the 1970s.
Man drowns in attempt to rescue boy from Lake Michigan
CHICAGO (AP) — A Chicago man has died after trying to rescue an 11-year-old who fell from a small motorboat into Lake Michigan.