DeGrom, Mets snap Orioles’ four-game winning streak
(The Sports Xchange) – New York right-hander Jacob deGrom allowed one run over 7-2/3 innings while Curtis Granderson hit two homers as the Mets beat the Baltimore Orioles 5-3 on Tuesday.
Another strong outing for Iwakuma as Mariners defeat Rangers
(The Sports Xchange) – Seattle starter Hisashi Iwakuma again showed he was in a groove as he allowed just two runs in seven innings to help the Mariners beat the Texas Rangers 3-2 on Tuesday.
Withdrawals hit Cincinnati event as Bencic rolls on
(Reuters) – Maria Sharapova and Venus Williams were big-name withdrawals from the Western and Southern Open in Cincinnati on Tuesday as they attempt to fully recover from injury and illness ahead of the U.S. Open.
Rodriguez grand slam lifts Yankees past Twins
(The Sports Xchange) – Alex Rodriguez broke out of a prolonged slump in the bottom of the seventh inning to hit a grand slam home run off rookie J.R. Graham to lead the New York Yankees to an 8-4 victory over the Minnesota Twins on Tuesday.
Federer eases through, Kyrgios out in Cincinnati
(Reuters) – Roger Federer returned from a month-long layoff with a 6-4 6-4 second round victory over Roberto Bautista Agut on Tuesday at the Western and Southern Open in Cincinnati.
Outgoing IAAF president defends doping record
BEIJING (Reuters) – Outgoing IAAF President Lamine Diack has defended the work done by world athletics’ governing body to combat doping, saying on Wednesday the organization had an “unparalleled” record among sports in detecting and punishing drug chea…
College athletes look to antitrust case as best hope for payday
NEW YORK/DETROIT (Reuters) – Football players at Northwestern University may have lost a bid to unionize on Monday, but a broader legal challenge has targeted the practice of excluding college athletes from sharing in the multibillion dollar bonanza th…
College athletes look to antitrust case as best hope for payday
NEW YORK/DETROIT (Reuters) – Football players at Northwestern University may have lost a bid to unionize on Monday, but a broader legal challenge has targeted the practice of excluding college athletes from sharing in the multibillion dollar bonanza th…
Bencic continues winning ways in Cincinnati
(Reuters) – Swiss giant-killer Belinda Bencic continued her brilliant winning run with a 7-5 6-3 victory over Germany’s Angelique Kerber in the first round of the Western and Southern Open in Cincinnati in Tuesday.
WADA considering banning countries for doping: Reedie
(Reuters) – The World Anti-Doping Agency (WADA) is considering a blanket ban on countries whose athletes regularly dope in the wake of a series of damaging blows for the sport in recent days, according to its president Craig Reedie.
