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| Soccer-U.S. coach Klinsmann suspended from Gold Cup Final Friday, Jul 26, 2013 09:11 PM PDT July 26 (Reuters) - United States coach Jurgen Klinsmann has been suspended for the CONCACAF Gold Cup final for showing dissent on the sideline following his side's 3-1 semi-final victory over Honduras. The suspension was announced on Friday by the CONCACAF disciplinary committee after it reviewed a report from the referee of the match on Wednesday. Klinsmann, who had been unhappy with a series of what he perceived as non-calls and hard tackles against his team, was asked to leave the technical area after "showing dissent towards the referee by throwing the ball in a violent manner". The U.S. ... Full Story | Top |
| Baseball-Highlights of Friday's Major League Baseball games Friday, Jul 26, 2013 08:56 PM PDT July 26 (The Sports XChange) - Highlights of Friday's Major League Baseball games. - - - - Braves 4, Cardinals 1 Mike Minor out-pitched National League wins-leader Adam Wainwright, and the Braves defeated the St. Louis Cardinals 4-1 in a match-up of division leaders before a sellout crowd of 50,124 at Turner Field. Minor (10-5) handcuffed the Cardinals except for a second-inning homer by Yadier Molina as he lowered his ERA to 2.89. He gave up four hits, walked none and struck out five, throwing 70 of his 103 pitches for strikes. ... Full Story | Top |
| Baseball results Friday, Jul 26, 2013 08:43 PM PDT July 27 (Infostrada Sports) - Results from the MLB games on Friday (home team in CAPS) NY Mets 11 WASHINGTON 0 BALTIMORE 6 Boston 0 CLEVELAND 11 Texas 8 (11 innings) Tampa Bay 10 NY YANKEES 6 WASHINGTON 2 NY Mets 1 TORONTO 12 Houston 6 DETROIT 2 Philadelphia 1 MIAMI 2 Pittsburgh 0 ATLANTA 4 St. Louis 1 Kansas City 5 CHICAGO WHITE SOX 1 COLORADO 8 Milwaukee 3 Full Story | Top |
| Sprinter Gay's B sample positive, fails another test Friday, Jul 26, 2013 08:35 PM PDT  By Gene Cherry RALEIGH, North Carolina (Reuters) - Former world sprint champion Tyson Gay's 'B' sample from an out-of-competition test in May has been confirmed positive for a banned substance, the U.S. Anti-Doping Agency (USADA) said on Friday, while adding he had returned another positive test. "We can confirm that the 'B' sample analysis of a sample collected from Mr. Gay has been completed and that the 'B' sample analysis has confirmed the 'A' sample findings," USADA chief executive Travis Tygart said in a statement to Reuters. ... Full Story | Top |
| Athletics-Sprinter Gay's B sample positive, fails another test Friday, Jul 26, 2013 08:30 PM PDT * Second positive expected, USADA says * Gay working with anti-doping agency on case * 'I basically put my trust in someone and I was let down' (Adds quotes, background) By Gene Cherry RALEIGH, North Carolina, July 26 (Reuters) - Former world sprint champion Tyson Gay's 'B' sample from an out-of-competition test in May has been confirmed positive for a banned substance, the U.S. Anti-Doping Agency (USADA) said on Friday, while adding he had returned another positive test. "We can confirm that the 'B' sample analysis of a sample collected from Mr. ... Full Story | Top |
| Tennis-Atlanta Open men's singles quarterfinal results Friday, Jul 26, 2013 08:23 PM PDT July 27 (Infostrada Sports) - Results from the Atlanta Open Men's Singles Quarterfinal matches on Friday 2-Kevin Anderson (South Africa) beat Denis Istomin (Uzbekistan) 6-3 3-6 6-3 Ryan Harrison (U.S.) beat Santiago Giraldo (Colombia) 6-3 3-6 7-6(2) 1-John Isner (U.S.) beat James Blake (U.S.) 7-6(1) 7-6(5) 7-Lleyton Hewitt (Australia) beat 3-Ivan Dodig (Croatia) 1-6 6-3 6-0 Full Story | Top |
| Athletics-Sprinter Gay's B sample positive, fails another test - USADA Friday, Jul 26, 2013 06:58 PM PDT By Gene Cherry RALEIGH, North Carolina, July 26 (Reuters) - Former world sprint champion Tyson Gay's B sample from an out-of-competition test in May has been confirmed positive for a banned substance, the U.S. Anti-Doping Agency (USADA) said on Friday, while adding he had returned another positive test. "We can confirm that the B sample analysis of a sample collected from Mr. Gay has been completed and that the B sample analysis has confirmed the A sample findings," USADA CEO Travis Tygart said in a statement to Reuters. ... Full Story | Top |
| Glory days at the Abbey as Weir turns back clock Friday, Jul 26, 2013 05:22 PM PDT  By Steve Keating OAKVILLE, Ontario (Reuters) - It was approaching noon early into the second round of the Canadian Open on Friday when a blast from the past popped up on the leaderboard, sending a wave of excitement rolling across Glen Abbey Golf Club. Though the sight of Mike Weir's name among the contenders was once a familiar one on the PGA Tour, the little Canadian lefty's brief cameo appearance in the top three on a sun-kissed day was more about nostalgia than the now for the hordes of golf fans who basked in their memories as much as in the moment. ... Full Story | Top |
| Golf-Glory days at the Abbey as Weir turns back clock Friday, Jul 26, 2013 05:20 PM PDT By Steve Keating OAKVILLE, Ontario, July 26 (Reuters) - It was approaching noon early into the second round of the Canadian Open on Friday when a blast from the past popped up on the leaderboard, sending a wave of excitement rolling across Glen Abbey Golf Club. Though the sight of Mike Weir's name among the contenders was once a familiar one on the PGA Tour, the little Canadian lefty's brief cameo appearance in the top three on a sun-kissed day was more about nostalgia than the now for the hordes of golf fans who basked in their memories as much as in the moment. ... Full Story | Top |
| Golf-U.S. PGA Tour Canadian Open scores Friday, Jul 26, 2013 05:18 PM PDT July 27 (Infostrada Sports) - Scores from the U.S. PGA Tour Canadian Open at the par-72 course on Friday in Oakville, ON. The cut was set at 143. 131 Hunter Mahan (U.S.) 67 64 133 John Merrick (U.S.) 71 62 135 Bubba Watson (U.S.) 68 67 136 Patrick Reed (U.S.) 68 68 Aaron Baddeley (Australia) 68 68 137 Tommy Gainey (U.S.) 73 64 Chris Kirk (U.S.) 68 69 James Hahn (U.S.) 69 68 138 Jason Bohn (U.S.) 70 68 Charley Hoffman (U.S.) 69 69 James Driscoll (U.S.) 69 69 Greg Owen (Britain) 70 68 David Lingmerth (Sweden) 67 71 Scott Brown (U.S. ... Full Story | Top |
| Tennis-Stanford Classic women's singles quarterfinal results Friday, Jul 26, 2013 05:02 PM PDT July 27 (Infostrada Sports) - Results from the Stanford Classic Women's Singles Quarterfinal matches on Friday 4-Jamie Hampton (U.S.) beat Vera Dushevina (Russia) 6-4 6-3 3-Dominika Cibulkova (Slovakia) beat 7-Urszula Radwanska (Poland) 7-5 6-3 5-Sorana Cirstea (Romania) beat Olga Govortsova (Belarus) 6-3 6-2 Full Story | Top |
| Reuters Sports Schedule at 0001 GMT on Saturday, July 27 Friday, Jul 26, 2013 05:00 PM PDT (.) Reuters sports schedule at 0001 GMT on Saturday: - - - - BASEBALL Cardinals' Wainwright seeks NL-leading 14th win St. Louis Cardinals pitcher Adam Wainwright seeks his National League-leading 14th win of the season when he takes the mound versus the host Atlanta Braves in one of 16 games on the major league schedule. ... Full Story | Top |
| Baseball-Major League Baseball roundup Friday, Jul 26, 2013 05:00 PM PDT July 26 (The Sports Xchange) - The New York Yankees completed the trade for Alfonso Soriano, who was inserted into the Yankees lineup in the clean-up spot as the starting left fielder against the Tampa Bay Rays on Friday. The Chicago Cubs received minor league right-handed pitcher Corey Black in exchange. The 37-year-old Soriano waived his no-trade clause to make the deal happen. He started his career in 1999 with the Yankees, who are hoping that his addition will help keep them in the race in the American League East. ... Full Story | Top |
| NBA-National Basketball Association roundup Friday, Jul 26, 2013 04:54 PM PDT July 26 (The Sports Xchange) - The Denver Nuggets signed free-agent guard Nate Robinson to a multiyear contract, the team announced Friday. The 5-foot-9 Robinson has career averages of 11.5 points, 3.0 assists and 2.5 rebounds in eight NBA seasons with the New York Knicks, Boston Celtics, Oklahoma City Thunder, Golden State Warriors and Chicago Bulls. Last season, he played a key role for the Bulls when star point guard Derrick Rose missed the entire season after knee surgery. Robinson averaged 13.1 points and 4.4 assists during the regular season and 16.3 points and 4. ... Full Story | Top |
| Mahan in control at Canadian Open with two-shot lead Friday, Jul 26, 2013 04:54 PM PDT  By Steve Keating OAKVILLE, Ontario (Reuters) - American John Merrick set the early pace with a course-record-equaling 10-under 62 but compatriot Hunter Mahan fired a 64 to grab a two-shot lead after the second round of the Canadian Open on Friday. In ideal early scoring conditions, Merrick had an eagle at the second and eight birdies over his final 12 holes to complete a career-low, error-free round that tied the Glen Abbey Golf Club course record set by Leonard Thompson in 1981 and matched by Greg Norman in 1986. ... Full Story | Top |
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