Yankees’ Jeter injured, out until after All-Star break
(Reuters) – The New York Yankees hurried Derek Jeter back to the lineup to aid their anemic offense and now will have to wait to see how long the shortstop will be out after straining his quadriceps in his first game back.
Drivers brace for rare double duty at Toronto Indy
TORONTO (Reuters) – They have doubleheaders in baseball and think nothing of pulling double duty in tennis and golf.
Els misses cut as Scot Doak leads way at Inverness
(Reuters) – Four-times major winner Ernie Els, who will defend his British Open title at Muirfield next week, missed the cut in the Scottish Open at Inverness on Friday.
Nets finalize blockbuster trade with rebuilding Celtics
(Reuters) – The Brooklyn Nets officially acquired Kevin Garnett and Paul Pierce from the Boston Celtics on Friday as part of a nine-player blockbuster trade that puts them on the short list of NBA title contenders.
Tactical masterstroke helps Contador recover time
SAINT-AMOND-MONTROND, France (Reuters) – Alberto Contador made up lost time with a tactical masterstroke in Friday’s 13th stage of the Tour de France, showing he would not let an opportunity slip to topple overall leader Chris Froome.
Vintage Mercedes sets $29.6 million auction record
LONDON (Reuters) – A rare Mercedes race car became the most expensive car ever sold at auction when an anonymous bidder bought it for 19.6 million pounds ($29.6 million) at a sale in Britain on Friday.
Sky look forward to better days as Saxo attack
SAINT-AMAND-MONTROND, France (Reuters) – Chris Froome’s Team Sky were full of fighting talk despite the Tour de France leader taking a blow to the jaw, losing more than a minute of his advantage in Friday’s 13th stage.
Lorenzo out of German MotoGP, needs more surgery
(Reuters) – MotoGP world champion Jorge Lorenzo has withdrawn from Sunday’s German grand prix and needs another operation on his left shoulder after he crashed in practice at the Sachsenring on Friday.
Bruins sign gritty Bergeron to eight-year extension
(Reuters) – Patrice Bergeron, who led the Boston Bruins in post-season goals and played the Stanley Cup Finals with a punctured lung, was rewarded with an eight-year $52 million contract extension, the NHL team said on Friday.
America’s Cup jury rejects disputed rule change
SAN FRANCISCO (Reuters) – An America’s Cup jury on Thursday threw out changes to boat design rules that two challengers said would have given software mogul Larry Ellison’s team an unfair advantage in the problem-plagued international regatta.
