Carrasco hit on right arm by liner, Twins beat Indians 9-3 (Jun 16, 2018)
CLEVELAND (AP) Cleveland pitcher Carlos Carrasco was pulled after he was struck on the right arm by a line drive, and the Minnesota Twins got four hits from Eddie Rosario in a 9-3 victory over the Indians
Russia beats Canada 43-20 for the first time
RICHMOND, Ontario (AP) Russia beat Canada for the first time by a comfortable 43-20 in rugby on Saturday.
Courtney Force tops NHRA Funny Car qualifying
BRISTOL, Tenn. (AP) Courtney Force topped Funny Car qualifying for the fifth time in the last six events and the seventh time this season Saturday at the Fitzgerald USA NHRA Thunder Valley Nationals.
Giants’ Longoria having hand surgery, hopes to return soon
LOS ANGELES (AP) San Francisco Giants third baseman Evan Longoria has elected to have surgery on his broken left hand, hoping that can speed his return to the field.
Pirates hit 3 homers, top listless Reds 6-2
Josh Harrison hit a two-run homer, Colin Moran and Elias Diaz added solo shots and the Pittsburgh Pirates pulled away from the Cincinnati Reds 6-2 on Saturday
Alexi Lalas: ‘It’s always about Messi vs. Ronaldo’ | STATE OF THE UNION
Alexi Lalas breaks down the very different opening performances in the FIFA World Cup by Ronaldo and Messi.
Column: On 48th birthday, Mickelson acts like a 10-year-old
SOUTHAMPTON, N.Y. (AP) Phil Mickelson turned 48 on Saturday, an occasion marked by fans singing ”Happy Birthday” at every turn.
Beltre triples as Texas beats Rockies 5-2 to end 7-game skid (Jun 16, 2018)
ARLINGTON, Texas (AP) Adrian Beltre hit a tiebreaking two-run triple in the eighth inning, and the Texas Rangers stopped a seven-game slide with a 5-2 win over the Colorado Rockies on Saturday.
Pirates hit 3 homers, top listless Reds 6-2 (Jun 16, 2018)
PITTSBURGH (AP) Josh Harrison hit a two-run homer, Colin Moran and Elias Diaz added solo shots and the Pittsburgh Pirates pulled away from the Cincinnati Reds 6-2 on Saturday.
Manaea survives rough fifth inning, A's beat Angels 6-4 (Jun 16, 2018)
OAKLAND, Calif. (AP) Stephen Piscotty hit a tiebreaking, two-run single with two outs in the sixth inning and the Oakland Athletics held on to beat the Los Angeles Angels 6-4 on Saturday.
DiVincenzo's path: NCAA title-game star to NBA draft hopeful
Donte DiVincenzo’s plan was to come out and test the NBA draft waters this spring, with the expectation that he would be returning to Villanova for another season.
Denmark break through for a 1-0 lead vs. Peru
Denmark took the lead on a brilliant counterattack.
Everything you need to know about Brazil heading into the FIFA World Cup
Everything you need to know about Brazil heading into the FIFA World Cup
Springboks beat England 23-12 and clinch series
BLOEMFONTEIN, South Africa (AP) South Africa bounced back from another soft start to overpower England 23-12 in the second test and take an unassailable 2-0 lead in the three-match series.
Josef Fendt remains International Luge Federation president
BRATISLAVA, Slovakia (AP) Josef Fendt has been elected to another term as International Luge Federation president.
Amid bitter UK-Russia relations, police link up at World Cup
VOLGOGRAD, Russia (AP) Just as Bob Green was about to leave for a World Cup voyage across Russia, it became tense in the England supporter’s household, as his girlfriend worried about his safety.
RECAP: France depends on technology to outlast Australia, 2-1
Pogba netted the winning goal for France in the 81st
Jenny Taft breaks down Iceland’s 1-1 draw vs. Argentina | FIFA World Cup™
Iceland came away with a huge result in their first ever FIFA World Cup game against Lionel Messi and Argentina.
Christian Cueva skies his PK attempt late in the first half
CUEVA (Peru) has a shot which is off target
RECAP: Messi squanders penalty kick as Iceland secures historic draw vs. Argentina
Messi has now missed four of his last seven PKs in international and club matches