Greinke making solid Cy Young case
(Reuters) – Los Angeles right-hander Zack Greinke gave up three hits in eight scoreless innings and strengthened his case for the NL Cy Young Award in the Dodgers’ 4-3 victory over the Arizona Diamondbacks at Chase Field on Sunday.
Yankees avoid sweep with win over Blue Jays
(The Sports Xchange) – Masahiro Tanaka pitched seven outstanding innings and the New York Yankees averted a four-game sweep with a 5-0 victory over the Toronto Blue Jays on Sunday.
Revolution down Toronto to claim fifth straight win
(Reuters) – New England Revolution beat Toronto 3-1 on Sunday to claim their fifth straight win, while Orlando’six-game winless streak in Major League Soccer came to an end with victory over Sporting Kansas City.
Ravens lose linebacker Suggs for season to injury
(Reuters) – Six-times Pro Bowl linebacker Terrell Suggs will miss the rest of the 2015 NFL campaign after tearing his left Achilles in the Baltimore Ravens’ season-opening game, the team said on Sunday.
Swiss to probe contract signed by FIFA’s Blatter: officials
Zurich/New York (Reuters) – The Swiss Attorney General’s Office will investigate a contract for media rights to the 2010 and 2014 World Cups, two Swiss law enforcement officials said over the weekend.
Djokovic-Federer final begins after three-hour delay
NEW YORK (Reuters) – The U.S. Open men’s final between top seed Novak Djokovic and second seed Roger Federer began three hours after the originally scheduled start due to rain at the U.S. National Tennis Center on Sunday.
Czechs stun Croatia as other favorites go through
LILLE, France (Reuters) – The Czech Republic pulled off the biggest upset of the European basketball championship after mauling Croatia 80-59 to reach the quarter-finals of the 24-nation tournament on Sunday.
Jets rookie hospitalized with apparent neck injury
(Reuters) – New York Jets rookie Lorenzo Mauldin was taken to a local hospital after suffering a potentially serious head and neck injury on Sunday during the team’s first game of the 2015 National Football League season.
Aru seals debut grand tour triumph in Spain
MADRID (Reuters) – Italian Fabio Aru wrapped up a debut grand tour triumph when the Astana rider coasted over the line on the final day’s ceremonial ride into Madrid to win the 70th edition of the Tour of Spain on Sunday.
Hansen breaks 57-year record for consecutive grand tours
MADRID (Reuters) – Australian Adam Hansen broke a 57-year-old record for the most consecutive grand tours when he completed his 13th in a row at the Tour of Spain on Sunday.
