Soccer: Steffen saves twice in shootout as Crew end Atlanta’s season
(Reuters) – Columbus goalkeeper Zack Steffen saved two Atlanta United penalties in a shootout on Thursday as the Crew advanced to the Major League Soccer semi-finals 3-1 after neither team could break the deadlock through extra time.
Astros hope to bring the noise with closed roof
(Reuters) – The Houston Astros plan to keep the roof closed at their Minute Maid Park for Game Three of the World Series against the Los Angeles Dodgers on Friday in a bid to feed off the electric atmosphere created by their fans.
Motor racing: Hartley under more pressure with 2018 seat in sight
MEXICO CITY (Reuters) – Brendon Hartley was relaxed about his Formula One debut with Toro Rosso in Texas last weekend but the pressure is rising now it has turned into an extended run with a 2018 race seat up for grabs.
National Football League roundup
(The Sports Xchange) – New England Patriots middle linebacker Dont’a Hightower will miss the rest of the season with a torn pectoral muscle, an injury that was suffered in the third quarter of last Sunday’s win over the Atlanta Falcons.
Motor racing: Perez expects Mexican fans to show respect for Ocon
MEXICO CITY (Reuters) – Sergio Perez expects his home fans to treat Force India team mate Esteban Ocon fairly at this weekend’s Mexican Grand Prix despite bad relations between the two drivers earlier in the Formula One season.
Major League Baseball roundup
(The Sports Xchange) – Joe Girardi will not return as manager of the New York Yankees, the team announced on Thursday.
Motor racing: Vettel hails Arrivabene as a key man for Ferrari
MEXICO CITY (Reuters) – Sebastian Vettel has hailed Ferrari team principal Maurizio Arrivabene as the right man for the job amid speculation about the future leadership of Formula One’s most successful and glamorous team.
National Hockey League roundup
(The Sports Xchange) – Ottawa Senators top-line center Kyle Turris will miss at least the team’s next two games due to a viral infection, coach Guy Boucher said on Thursday.
Golf: Landry hooks record, ties for first-round lead in Mississippi
(Reuters) – Aspiring fishing guide Andrew Landry played his way into the record books on his way to a six-under-par 66 and a share of the first-round lead at the Sanderson Farms Championship in Mississippi on Thursday.
Houston Astros’ World Series rally catches eye of NFL’s Texans
(Reuters) – The Houston Astros’ stunning Game Two win in the World Series has caught the attention of one of the city’s other professional teams with the NFL’s Texans finding it hard not to take a break from preparing for their next game.
