Soccer: Canada edges past Costa Rica to grab Tokyo Olympics ticket
A second-half strike by Jordyn Huitema earned Canada a grinding 1-0 win over Costa Rica in a CONCACAF women’s Olympic qualifying championship semi-final on Friday, to secure their place at the 2020 Tokyo Summer Games.
NFL notebook: Browns hire ex-49ers aide Woods as DC
The Cleveland Browns officially hired former San Francisco 49ers defensive backs/run-game coordinator Joe Woods as defensive coordinator on Friday.
NBA notebook: Bucks, Lakers remain favorites after trade deadline
The Los Angeles Lakers and Milwaukee Bucks remain the betting favorites at most sportsbooks despite standing pat at the NBA’s trade deadline.
Astros front office set sign-stealing scheme in motion: WSJ
New details emerged on Friday in the Houston Astros sign-stealing scandal that has engulfed professional baseball, with the Wall Street Journal reporting https://www.wsj.com/articles/houston-astros-cheating-scheme-dark-arts-codebreaker-11581112994 that…
Day, Mickelson close in on leader Taylor at Pebble Beach
Australian Jason Day and defending champion Phil Mickelson put the pressure on leader Nick Taylor with sizzling play but could not catch the Canadian in a low-scoring second round at Pebble Beach Pro-Am on Friday.
Veteran Morales retires after 13 seasons
Kendrys Morales is retiring after 13 seasons, ESPN reported on Friday.
Brazier eyes NFL future — after Olympics
Not satisfied with being an 800m world champion, Donavan Brazier is looking at life beyond the track – perhaps even the NFL.
Kobe Bryant helicopter engines showed no sign of ‘catastrophic internal failure’: NTSB
The two engines of the helicopter that crashed in hazy, cloudy weather on a California hillside last month, killing basketball great Kobe Bryant and eight others, showed no evidence of a “catastrophic internal failure,” federal investigators said on Fr…
Bolt says no way speedy receiver Hill will make Olympic team
Usain Bolt has some advice for speedy Kansas City Chiefs wide receiver Tyreek Hill: Forget trying to make the U.S. team for the Tokyo Olympics.
Factbox: Key facts about rowing at the 2020 Tokyo Games
The 2020 Tokyo Olympics includes 33 sports. Rowing, one of the Games’ oldest sports, is broken down into sculling and sweep.
