Tuesday, June 23, 2015
NASCAR backs moves on Confederate flag (Yahoo Sports)
DAYTONA BEACH, Fla. (AP) -- NASCAR is backing South Carolina Gov. Nikki Haley's call to remove the Confederate flag from the Statehouse grounds in the wake of a massacre at a Charleston church.
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NHL salary cap to increase to $71.4 million for next season (Yahoo Sports)
TORONTO (AP) -- The NHL salary cap for the 2015-16 season will be $71.4 million - a $2.1 million increase from this season.
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Cavs pick up $5M 2016 option for center Timofey Mozgov (Yahoo Sports)
CLEVELAND (AP) -- The Cavaliers have picked up center Timofey Mozgov's $5 million contract option for next season.
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Brady appeal begins at NFL headquarters (Yahoo Sports)
Tom Brady and representatives from the players' union are meeting with Commissioner Roger Goodell at NFL headquarters as the New England quarterback appeals his four-game suspension. Brady was suspended by the league for his role in the use of deflated footballs in the AFC championship game win over Indianapolis. The NFL Players Association had asked Goodell to recuse himself from hearing the appeal because he could not be impartial and might be called as a witness.
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Music mogul Diddy accused of assault with workout equipment (Yahoo Sports)
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Time for Brady to present his case in suspension appeal (Yahoo Sports)
When Tom Brady's appeal hearing kicks off Tuesday, key arguments will be about who ordered his four-game suspension and whether science supports the league's findings about deflated footballs. The NFL says Commissioner Roger Goodell authorized the discipline that was imposed by league executive Troy Vincent, who signed the letters sent to Brady and the New England Patriots informing them of the penalties. The NFL Players Association challenged Vincent's power to issue punishment, citing Article 46 of the league's collective bargaining agreement.
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Monday, June 22, 2015
Diddy released in arrest at UCLA, where son plays football (Yahoo Sports)
LOS ANGELES (AP) -- Hip-hop music mogul Diddy has been released on bail from a Los Angeles County jail after an alleged assault at UCLA, where his son plays football.
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Vandy holds Virginia to 4 hits, wins CWS finals opener 5-1 (Yahoo Sports)
Carson Fulmer combined with two relievers on a four-hitter, Will Toffey's two-run double broke a scoreless tie in the sixth, and defending national champion Vanderbilt opened the College World Series finals with a 5-1 victory over Virginia on Monday night. The Commodores (51-19) need one more win, Tuesday or Wednesday, to become the seventh team to win back-to-back national titles, and the third to do it in the last 10 years. Fulmer (14-2) struck out eight, walked two and hit two batters in his 20th consecutive start of at least five innings.
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Bryant homers twice as Cubs beat Kershaw, Dodgers 4-2 (Yahoo Sports)
Kris Bryant connected twice for his first career multihomer game, and the Chicago Cubs beat Clayton Kershaw and the Los Angeles Dodgers 4-2 on Monday night. Bryant hit a two-run drive in the third inning and a solo shot in the eighth. Matt Szczur had a solo homer against Kershaw after being promoted from Triple-A Iowa before the game for his fourth stint of the season with Chicago.
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Morgan, Lloyd score in 2-0 US victory over Colombia (Yahoo Sports)
EDMONTON, Alberta (AP) -- Alex Morgan scored her first goal of the Women's World Cup and the United States advanced to the quarterfinals with a 2-0 victory over Colombia on Monday night.
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England beats Norway 2-1 to reach World Cup quarterfinals (Yahoo Sports)
Lucy Bronze scored in the 76th minute, and England rallied to beat Norway 2-1 Monday night for its first knockout-stage victory at the Women's World Cup. Steph Houghton began the comeback for sixth-ranked England with a 61st-minute goal. The Three Lionesses, who failed to win a knockout match in three previous World Cup appearances, advanced to a quarterfinal on Friday against host Canada at Vancouver, British Columbia.
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Karl-Anthony Towns says there is 'no promise' from T-Wolves (Yahoo Sports)
MINNEAPOLIS (AP) -- Kentucky big man Karl-Anthony Towns tells The Associated Press he has ''no promise at all'' from the Minnesota Timberwolves, who hold the No. 1 overall pick in the NBA draft on Thursday.
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Browns awarded Terrelle Pryor, will try him at receiver (Yahoo Sports)
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Kings' Jarret Stoll charged with felony cocaine possession (Yahoo Sports)
LAS VEGAS (AP) -- Los Angeles Kings center Jarret Stoll has been charged with felony cocaine possession stemming from his April 17 arrest at a Las Vegas Strip pool.
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Van Gundy says Pistons not optimistic about keeping Monroe (Yahoo Sports)
AUBURN HILLS, Mich. (AP) -- Stan Van Gundy concedes the Detroit Pistons are ''not entirely optimistic'' about bringing Greg Monroe back this offseason.
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Wofford rising junior basketball player Jeremiah Tate drowns (Yahoo Sports)
SPARTANBURG, S.C. (AP) -- A Wofford basketball player has drowned.
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ESPN says it obtained notebook documenting Rose 1986 bets (Yahoo Sports)
ESPN says it obtained a notebook that shows Pete Rose bet on Cincinnati Reds games during his last season as an active player in 1986. The career hits leader agreed to a lifetime ban from baseball in 1989 after an investigation by John Dowd, a lawyer retained by Major League Baseball, concluded he bet on the Reds to win from 1985-87 while he was a player and manager. Rose repeatedly denied the allegations before admitting in a 2004 autobiography he bet on Cincinnati to win while he managed the team.
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Nets' Young opts out; GM King says he wants to keep him (Yahoo Sports)
Thaddeus Young has informed the Brooklyn Nets he will become a free agent, and general manager Billy King says they want to keep the forward and center Brook Lopez. Young told the Nets on Monday, bypassing the $10.2 million he would have made next season in the final year of his contract. King says the Nets were expecting the decision.
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Police: Ex-MLB player Hamilton killed in murder-suicide (Yahoo Sports)
Authorities say former Major League Baseball player Darryl Hamilton has been killed in a murder-suicide at a suburban Houston home. Police say Hamilton was found Sunday after he was fatally shot at the home in the community of Pearland. Police Lt. Patrick Savage says an initial investigation determined Hamilton was shot several times and that a woman in the home died of a self-inflicted gunshot wound.
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Report: Diego Maradona plans run for FIFA presidency (Yahoo Sports)
CARACAS, Venezuela (AP) -- A journalist close to Diego Maradona says the retired soccer star has told him he plans to run for president of FIFA.
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Missouri football player remains in serious condition (Yahoo Sports)
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Neymar out of Copa America after Brazil accepts his ban (Yahoo Sports)
Brazil has accepted the four-match suspension handed to Neymar following his red card in the group stage of the Copa America, ruling the Barcelona forward out of the rest of the tournament. The Brazilian Football Federation said in a statement Monday that a decision not to appeal against the sanction was taken after a meeting between Neymar and the coaching staff on Sunday. Brazil coach Dunga had said Saturday that the confederation likely would make an appeal.
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Sunday, June 21, 2015
Heartbreak and some consolation for Johnson in US Open (Yahoo Sports)
Dustin Johnson had his baby in his arms, a smile of sorts frozen on his face. An 18-hole playoff with Jordan Spieth would have been scheduled for Monday with a 3-footer coming back. Instead of holding the Open trophy on the 18th green, he was looking for a quick exit from the chamber of horrors that was Chambers Bay.
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Dodgers rout Lincecum in 10-2 win over Giants (Yahoo Sports)
LOS ANGELES (AP) -- Yasmani Grandal homered twice, Adrian Gonzalez and Justin Turner also went deep, and the Los Angeles Dodgers knocked two-time Cy Young Award winner Tim Lincecum out of the game in the second inning en route to a 10-2 victory over the San Francisco Giants on Sunday night.
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Spieth wins a stunner at Chambers Bay for US Open title (Yahoo Sports)
Chambers Bay delivered heart-stopping drama Sunday in the U.S. Open when Spieth birdied his final hole to become only the sixth player to win the Masters and the U.S. Open in the same year. Moments earlier, Spieth could only watch as Johnson had a 12-foot eagle putt for the victory. ''I'm in shock,'' Spieth said, who now goes to St. Andrews next month in his pursuit of golf's holy grail - the calendar Grand Slam.
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Belanger's goal in 52nd minute lifts Canada past Swiss 1-0 (Yahoo Sports)
Josee Belanger's big left foot propelled Canada right into the Women's World Cup quarterfinal on home soil, with her goal in the 52nd minute lifting the tournament hosts past Switzerland 1-0 in a knockout-round match Sunday. Belanger, back at her preferred forward position following a three-game stint on defense in the group stage, controlled a pass from Christine Sinclair and struck it left-footed to finish into the lower corner of the net past diving Swiss goalkeeper Gaelle Thalmann. As Belanger pumped both arms in celebration while running back, coach John Herdman jumped into the air as his squad came out energized after halftime.
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Johnson nudges ahead in US Open (Yahoo Sports)
Dustin Johnson played bogey-free on the front nine at Chambers Bay and built a two-shot lead in the final round of the U.S. Open. Jordan Spieth, trying to become only the fourth player since 1960 to win the first two majors of the year, opened with a bogey and got it back with a two-putt birdie on No. 8 to get to 4 under. Branden Grace also was at 4 under after using the slope on No. 9 to funnel the ball down to tap-in range.
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2 University of Missouri athletes hurt in Columbia crash (Yahoo Sports)
A football player and a women's basketball player from the University of Missouri have been injured after their car flipped in Columbia. The Missouri State Highway Patrol says Harold Brantley, a defensive lineman, was seriously injured in the Sunday afternoon crash on U.S. 63. The patrol report says Madeleine Stock, a women's basketball player, sustained minor injuries.
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Kazmir pitches into 8th, A's hold off Pujols, Angels 3-2 (Yahoo Sports)
OAKLAND, Calif. (AP) -- Scott Kazmir pitched into the eighth inning and the Oakland Athletics withstood another home run by Albert Pujols to beat the Los Angeles Angels 3-2 Sunday.
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Big Papi hits 476th homer, Red Sox rout Royals 13-2 (Yahoo Sports)
David Ortiz passed two Hall of Famers on the career home run chart. Ortiz launched his 476th homer to move past Stan Musial and Willie Stargell, and the Red Sox banged out 13 extra-base hits Sunday in a 13-2 victory over the Kansas City Royals. Hanley Ramirez hit his team-best 15th homer and Mookie Betts also went deep for the Red Sox, who set a season high for runs.
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The Latest: Billy Horschel rips USGA over US Open venue (Yahoo Sports)
It wasn't just the bumpy greens of Chambers Bay that upset Billy Horschel. After finishing his final round at the U.S. Open, Horschel also ripped the USGA and course designer Robert Trent Jones Jr. for the very design of the 8-year-old course. While acknowledging the dramatic setting on Puget Sound, Horschel says the massive dunes and rugged terrain made it impossible for fans to get close to the action.
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French women beat South Korea 3-0 in World Cup round of 16 (Yahoo Sports)
Marie Laure Delie scored two goals to help France beat South Korea 3-0 on Sunday and advance to the quarterfinals of the women's World Cup. France will play Germany on Friday here at Olympic Stadium, where the French-speaking crowd serenaded Les Bleues with their national anthem, ''La Marseillaise.'' German coach Silvia Neid was in the stands, scouting her next opponent after her team beat Sweden 4-1 in Ottawa on Saturday. Delie scored in the fourth minute and Elodie Thomis made it 2-0 in the eighth.
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Hardy has go-ahead hit in 9th, Orioles beat Blue Jays 13-9 (Yahoo Sports)
TORONTO (AP) -- J.J. Hardy hit a tiebreaking single in the ninth inning and the Baltimore Orioles recovered after blowing a seven-run lead to beat the Toronto Blue Jays 13-9 on Sunday.
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JD Martinez hits 3 HRs, Tigers tag Tanaka and top Yanks 12-4 (Yahoo Sports)
J.D. Martinez hit three homers and had six RBIs, and the Detroit Tigers busted out for a 12-4 victory Sunday over the New York Yankees to snap a four-game skid. Victor Martinez homered and drove in four two-out runs off Masahiro Tanaka for Detroit, which was one shy of a season high for runs after being outscored 21-5 by New York in the first two games of the series. Anibal Sanchez (6-7) lost his scoreless streak at 21 2-3 innings when Brian McCann homered with one out in the second.
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Morgan wins big league debut, leads Phils past Wacha, Cards (Yahoo Sports)
PHILADELPHIA (AP) -- Adam Morgan won his major league debut in surprising style, outpitching Michael Wacha and leading the Philadelphia Phillies past the St. Louis Cardinals 9-2 Sunday.
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Harper homers in 9-run 1st as Gonzalez, Nats beat Pirates (Yahoo Sports)
WASHINGTON (AP) -- Bryce Harper and Yunel Escobar homered during a nine-run burst in the first inning, leading the Washington Nationals over the Pittsburgh Pirates 9-2 Sunday.
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David Murphy hits sac fly in 9th, Indians edge Rays 1-0 (Yahoo Sports)
Roberto Perez slid home with the winning run on David Murphy's bases-loaded sacrifice fly in the ninth inning, and the Cleveland Indians defeated the Tampa Bay Rays 1-0 on Sunday. Rays starter Alex Colome retired his first 16 batters, but Cody Anderson kept the game scoreless in his major league debut for the Indians.
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Angels place Weaver on 15-day DL (Yahoo Sports)
Los Angeles Angels pitcher Jered Weaver has been placed on the 15-day disabled list and will undergo an MRI on his left hip. One day after Weaver suffered his fourth consecutive defeat in the Angels' 4-1 loss to the Oakland Athletics, the Angels decided to put the right-hander on the DL to give his sore hip time to rest. The move was made before Sunday's series finale between the Angels and Oakland.
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Tigers' JD Martinez hit 3 homers in 6 innings against Yanks (Yahoo Sports)
Detroit's J.D. Martinez has homered three times and drove in six runs through six innings against the New York Yankees on Sunday. Martinez connected off Masahiro Tanaka with two outs in the first inning.
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Australia scores late to knock out Brazil 1-0 at World Cup (Yahoo Sports)
MONCTON, New Brunswick (AP) -- Substitute Kyah Simon scored in the 80th minute to lift Australia to its first Women's World Cup knockout win, a 1-0 upset of Brazil and star Marta on a rainy Sunday afternoon.
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Federer beats Seppi for record 8th Halle title (Yahoo Sports)
Roger Federer showed he is ready for Wimbledon by defeating Italy's Andreas Seppi 7-6 (1), 6-4 on Sunday to claim his record eighth Gerry Weber Open title. Despite not replicating the free-flowing tennis of previous rounds, Federer dug deep to win big points. It doesn't happen without making an impression,'' Federer said.
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Nationals' Max Scherzer celebrates his no-hitter (Yahoo Sports)
''I'm doing great,'' the Nationals right-hander said the morning after he threw a no-hitter and came within a strike of a perfect game before hitting Pittsburgh's Jose Tabata in Washington's 6-0 victory. Scherzer came within one strike of throwing the 22nd perfect game in major league history since 1900. In his past two starts, Scherzer has retired 54 of 57 batters with a combined 26 strikeouts.
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Saturday, June 20, 2015
A-Rod, Beltran lead Yankees to 14-3 blowout against Tigers (Yahoo Sports)
NEW YORK (AP) -- Alex Rodriguez added to his momentous weekend with a homer and five RBIs, Carlos Beltran went deep from both sides of the plate and the New York Yankees routed the Detroit Tigers 14-3 Saturday night.
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Richardson gives $100,000 to families of Charleston shooting (Yahoo Sports)
Jerry Richardson, the owner of the NFL's Carolina Panthers, has donated $100,000 to the families of the Charleston shooting to help cover burial costs of the victims. Richardson sent a letter to the Mother Emanuel Hope Fund dated Friday along with a check for $100,000. Richardson asks in the letter that $10,000 go to each of the nine families of the victims and $10,000 for a memorial at the Emanuel African Methodist Episcopal Church honoring the memory of those killed in the shooting on Wednesday.
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Morales homers on birthday in Royals' 7-4 win over Red Sox (Yahoo Sports)
Kendrys Morales homered on his 32nd birthday and the Kansas City Royals rallied to beat the Boston Red Sox 7-4 on Saturday night. Morales hit a two-run, tie-breaking shot in a five-run fifth off Rick Porcello (4-8). The Red Sox lost third baseman Pablo Sandoval (sprained left ankle) and catcher Blake Swihart (sprained left foot) to injuries and designated hitter David Ortiz was ejected in the seventh inning by home plate umpire Bruce Dreckman.
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Longoria homers to lead Rays past Indians 4-1 (Yahoo Sports)
Evan Longoria hit a three-run homer in the first inning and the Tampa Bay Rays handed reigning Cy Young winner Corey Kluber his fourth straight loss with a 4-1 victory over the Cleveland Indians on Saturday night. The Rays have won four straight and eight of nine to climb to a season-high 10 games over .500 (40-30). Rays starter Erasmo Ramirez left the game in the fourth inning with a groin injury.
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Maxwell, Belt power SF Giants past LA Dodgers yet again, 6-2 (Yahoo Sports)
Justin Maxwell and Brandon Belt hit two-run homers and the San Francisco Giants trimmed the Dodgers' NL West lead to a half-game with a 6-2 victory over Los Angeles on Saturday. Tim Hudson pitched six-hit ball into the seventh inning and got a key single for the Giants, who have won five straight over their archrivals and nine of 11 this season. Los Angeles (38-31) has been alone in first place since May 30, but San Francisco (38-32) could reclaim the top spot with a series sweep Sunday.
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Spieth tries to hang on as US Open cranks up pressure (Yahoo Sports)
One day after he collapsed from a bout of vertigo, Jason Day was standing tall at the U.S. Open. The conditions were the toughest they have been all week, no surprise for Saturday at a U.S. Open. Grace had a one-shot lead until he made three bogeys in a five-hole stretch.
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Scherzer loses perfect game in 9th, throws no-hitter vs Bucs (Yahoo Sports)
Just one strike from a perfect game, Max Scherzer saw it slip away with a misplaced slider. Scherzer lost his bid in agonizing fashion, plunking a batter with two outs in the ninth inning before finishing off a no-hitter Saturday in the Washington Nationals' 6-0 win over the Pittsburgh Pirates. Pinch-hitter Jose Tabata was all that stood between Scherzer and pitching's ultimate achievement.
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Hahn wins third straight, A's beat Angels 4-1 (Yahoo Sports)
OAKLAND, Calif. (AP) -- Jesse Hahn pitched into the eighth inning for his third consecutive win, Josh Reddick hit a tiebreaking double in the sixth and the Oakland Athletics beat the Los Angeles Angels 4-1 on Saturday afternoon despite committing their majors-leading 70th error.
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Investigation finds no evidence of bias by Ferry (Yahoo Sports)
ATLANTA (AP) -- An independent investigation has found former Atlanta Hawks general manager Danny Ferry was not motivated by racial bias in making statements which ultimately ended his time with the team.
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Castro lifts Cubs past Twins in 10 innings (Yahoo Sports)
Starlin Castro walked out of Target Field on Friday night with his head hanging following another rough day at shortstop. Castro atoned for a costly error the previous night with a two-run single in the in the 10th inning on Saturday, helping the Chicago Cubs to a 4-1 victory over the Minnesota Twins. Castro's error and subsequent pouting at shortstop in the first inning on Friday night got the Twins rolling to a 7-2 victory.
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Scherzer pitches no-hitter after losing perfect game in 9th (Yahoo Sports)
WASHINGTON (AP) -- Max Scherzer pitched a no-hitter Saturday, losing his perfect game with two outs in the ninth inning when he hit a batter in the Washington Nationals' 6-0 win over the Pittsburgh Pirates.
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