The Chicago Cubs aren’t going to panic. Not over their suddenly struggling starting staff, and not over their dwindling division lead, either. Josh Bell’s grand slam in his second major-league at bat was one of four homers by the Pittsburgh Pirates in a 12-6 win over Chicago on Saturday. The Pirates have won nine of […]
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Harukyo Nomura struggled with a 3-over-par 75 on Saturday to drop five shots back going into the final round of the U.S. Women’s Open, the third major of the season. Nomura began the day three shots off the pace tied for fourth, but she slid into a share of eighth at 2-under 214 after making […]
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The Yokohama BayStars have acquired San Francisco Giants reliever Mike Broadway, BayStars general manager Shigeru Takada announced Saturday. The 29-year-old Broadway has pitched in 25 MLB games since last season for San Francisco. In four games this season with the Giants, he is 0-2 with an 11.81 ERA. In 29⅔ innings for Triple-A Sacramento, Broadway […]
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The Chicago Cubs on Saturday recalled infielder Munenori Kawasaki from Triple-A Iowa. Kawasaki, 35, joined the Cubs on a minor league contract this year and played in 24 spring training games, batting .367 with one home run, eight RBIs, and one stolen base. He started the season in the minors but was called up as […]
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CBS broadcaster James Brown has won the Pete Rozelle Radio-Television Award presented by the Pro Football Hall of Fame. The award recognizes long-time exceptional contributions to radio and television in professional football.” Brown will be presented with the award at the hall’s enshrinement ceremony Aug. 6. Brown hosts “The NFL Today” on CBS, and “Thursday […]
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Soccer legend Pele is getting married Tuesday for the third time, tying the knot with his girlfriend of six years Marcia Cibele Aoki. Pele, 75, told O Estado de Sao Paulo newspaper that this time, he has found “love forever.” Pele and Aoki met in New York in the 1980s but only started seeing each […]
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Ozeki Kisenosato kick-started his bid for promotion to yokozuna with a comfortable win over Mitakeumi on Sunday, the opening day of the Nagoya Grand Sumo Tournament. Kisenosato was all business against the top-ranked maegashira — a former amateur yokozuna who posted an impressive 11-4 mark at the Summer Basho in May — setting himself up […]
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Sanfrecce Hiroshima have agreed to sign Brazilian striker Anderson Lopes on loan from Tombense, the J. League champions announced on Sunday. Lopes will be counted on to plug the hole that will be left by Arsenal-bound Takuma Asano, who plays his final game for Hiroshima on July 17. Lopes’ deal is pending a medical, and […]
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England wicketkeeper-batsman Jos Buttler is set for a stint on the sidelines after suffering a fractured thumb, his county side Lancashire said on Sunday. It is not known how long Buttler will be out of action, but having been overlooked by England for the first test of a four-match series against Pakistan, he will be […]
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Steffi Graf hailed Serena Williams for an “incredible performance” in matching her long-standing Open era record of 22 Grand Slam wins. Williams won her seventh Wimbledon title with a 7-5, 6-3 win over Graf’s German compatriot Angelique Kerber at the All England Club on Saturday. “What an incredible performance by Serena at Wimbledon,” Graf wrote […]
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