Major League Baseball roundup
(The Sports Xchange) – Cincinnati Reds second baseman Brandon Phillips will miss eight to 12 weeks after surgery for a torn thumb ligament, the team announced Thursday.
National Football League roundup
(The Sports Xchange) – Andre Johnson spent months away from the team and ultimately decided his future is not with the Houston Texans.
Mayweather set for September re-match with Maidana
(Reuters) – Undefeated welterweight Floyd Mayweather Jr., widely regarded as the world’s top pound-for-pound boxer, announced on Thursday that he will return to the ring in September for a re-match with Argentina’s Marcos Maidana.
Emotional Neymar cries as he recalls Zuniga challenge
TERESOPOLIS Brazil (Reuters) – An emotional Neymar cried as he recalled the challenge that ended his World Cup on Thursday and said he felt blessed not to have ended up in a wheelchair.
Argentina and Germany start final preparations
RIO DE JANEIRO (Reuters) – Argentina and Germany were both back at work on Thursday, secretly hatching their plans for Sunday’s World Cup final at the Maracana in Rio de Janeiro.
McIlroy blows hot with course record 64 in Scotland
(Reuters) – Rory McIlroy made light work of the windy conditions to fire a course record seven-under 64 in the opening round of the Scottish Open at Royal Aberdeen on Thursday.
Sale, Rizzo win last spots in All-Star Game vote
(Reuters) – White Sox pitcher Chris Sale and Cubs first baseman Anthony Rizzo made it a Chicago sweep on Thursday by winning an online fan vote to claim the last two spots in next week’s Major League Baseball All-Star Game.
‘Relaxed’ Monty sets early Golfpace at U.S. Senior Open
(Reuters) – Scotland’s Colin Montgomerie, making the most of a “relaxed” grouping, birdied four of his last seven holes to seize an early one-shot lead in the opening round of the U.S. Senior Open in Edmond, Oklahoma on Thursday
Cardinals’ Molina out 8-12 weeks with torn ligament
(Reuters) – St. Louis Cardinals All-Star catcher Yadier Molina will miss the next eight to 12 weeks after suffering a ligament tear in his right thumb, the Major League Baseball team said on Thursday.
Sizzling Johnson in early tie for John Deere lead
(Reuters) – Former champion and ‘local’ favorite Zach Johnson charged into a share of the early lead with a sizzling, bogey-free display in Thursday’s opening round of the John Deere Classic in Silvis, Illinois.
