Brazil lead Switzerland 1-0 at halftime
ROSTOV-ON-DON, Russia (Reuters) – A spectacular Philippe Coutinho goal gave Brazil a 1-0 halftime lead over Switzerland in their opening Group E match on Sunday.
Mexico stun champions Germany 1-0 in World Cup opener
MOSCOW (Reuters) – Defending champions Germany crashed to defeat in their first game at the World Cup on Sunday as an enterprising Mexico refused to be intimidated by history and ran out 1-0 winners in a thrilling Group F opener.
Mexico spring perfect trap to catch naive Germans napping
MOSCOW (Reuters) – Mexico sprang the perfect trap for confident and overwhelming pre-game favorites Germany on Sunday to take advantage of the champions’ defensive weakness in their opening match at the World Cup.
Mexico stun holders Germany 1-0 in World Cup opener
MOSCOW (Reuters) – Germany were stunned 1-0 by Mexico in the opening game of their World Cup defense on Sunday as Hirving Lozano finished off a sharp counter-attack that exposed the ragged defending that the four-times winners had displayed in their wa…
Fowler shoots 65 after Shinnecock greens watered overnight
SOUTHAMPTON, N.Y. (Reuters) – Rickie Fowler took advantage of benign conditions with a closing five-under-par 65, the best round of the championship as birdies were plentiful early on Sunday in the final round at the U.S. Open.
All-action Mexico lead Germany 1-0 at halftime
MOSCOW (Reuters) – Defending champions Germany were trailing Mexico 1-0 at halftime in their World Cup Group F opener on Sunday after Hirving Lozano finished off a sweeping move to smash the ball in after 34 minutes and release an explosion of noise in…
Major League Baseball notebook: Giants get back Belt, expect Longoria out 6-8 weeks
San Francisco Giants third baseman Evan Longoria told reporters Saturday he’ll have surgery to repair a fractured fifth metacarpal in his left (non-throwing) hand and expects to miss six to eight weeks. He says the surgery will be performed on Tuesday….
Manziel stays on sideline as CFL’s Tiger-Cats open season
When the Hamilton Tiger-Cats of the Canadian Football League signed 2012 Heisman Trophy winner and NFL bust Johnny Manziel, it came with no promise of playing time.
NCAA baseball roundup: Mississippi State walks off Washington at College World Series
Mississippi State shortstop Luke Alexander drove in Hunter Stovall with one out in the bottom of the ninth Saturday to score the game’s first and only run as the Bulldogs beat Washington 1-0 to cap the first day of the College World Series in Omaha, Ne…
On heels of unpopular trade, Domi reaches out to Montreal Canadiens fans
Max Domi didn’t waste time trying to make friends in his new hometown.
