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| Baseball-Highlights of Monday's Major League games Monday, Aug 19, 2013 09:12 PM PDT Aug 19 (The Sports XChange) - Highlights of Monday's Major League Baseball games: - - Rays 4, Orioles 3 Matt Joyce hit a tie-breaking two-run homer in the fourth inning that stood up for Tampa Bay as the Rays pulled out a victory over the Baltimore Orioles. Joyce's homer gave Tampa Bay (71-52) a 4-2 lead in the fourth. The Orioles couldn't catch up as they wasted numerous scoring chances on a night where they finished with 15 hits in this 3-hour, 56-minute marathon. ... Full Story | Top |
| Tennis-Winston-Salem Open men's singles results Monday, Aug 19, 2013 09:04 PM PDT Aug 20 (Infostrada Sports) - Results from the Winston-Salem Open Men's Singles matches on Monday Round 2Robin Haase (Netherlands) beat 12-Lukas Rosol (Czech Republic) 6-4 3-6 7-5 Lu Yen-Hsun (Taiwan) beat 16-Pablo Andujar (Spain) 6-4 6-3 6-Sam Querrey (U.S.) beat Guillermo Garcia-Lopez (Spain) 4-6 6-3 6-4 Round 1Tim Smyczek (U.S.) beat Michael Russell (U.S.) 6-4 6-7(6) 6-4 Guillaume Rufin (France) beat Denis Istomin (Uzbekistan) 6-4 3-6 6-3 Thiemo de Bakker (Netherlands) beat Igor Sijsling (Netherlands) 3-6 6-4 6-4 James Blake (U.S.) beat Rhyne Williams (U.S. ... Full Story | Top |
| Baseball results Monday, Aug 19, 2013 08:42 PM PDT Aug 20 (Infostrada Sports) - Results from the MLB games on Monday (home team in CAPS) NY Mets 6 MINNESOTA 1 Tampa Bay 4 BALTIMORE 3 PHILADELPHIA 5 Colorado 4 CINCINNATI 5 Arizona 3 MIAMI 6 LA Dodgers 2 TEXAS 16 Houston 5 CHICAGO CUBS 11 Washington 1 St. Louis 8 MILWAUKEE 5 Full Story | Top |
| U.S. Open tennis official sues Los Angeles police for false arrest Monday, Aug 19, 2013 08:38 PM PDT  By Dana Feldman LOS ANGELES (Reuters) - A 71-year-old tennis lineswoman arrested on a murder charge as she prepared to officiate at the U.S. Open but later cleared of bludgeoning her husband to death has filed suit against the Los Angeles police and others, her lawyer said on Monday. Lois Goodman was arrested last August in New York on a felony murder warrant on accusations of killing her 80-year-old husband by hitting him with a coffee cup, Alan Goodman, at the couple's home in the Woodland Hills section of Los Angeles in April 2012. ... Full Story | Top |
| A-Rod paid legal retainer for owner of clinic in doping scandal Monday, Aug 19, 2013 08:14 PM PDT  By David Adams MIAMI (Reuters) - New York Yankees slugger Alex Rodriguez paid legal fees for the owner of a Miami anti-aging clinic at the center of a doping scandal that ensnared 13 professional baseball players, a spokesperson for the clinic owner said on Monday. Rodriguez, who is fighting a lengthy suspension for his alleged doping, paid the lawyer for clinic owner Anthony Bosch a $25,000 retainer in February, and later made a second wire transfer for nearly $50,000 that the attorney declined, the spokesperson said. ... Full Story | Top |
| MotoGP set to return to Brazil after a decade away Monday, Aug 19, 2013 07:40 PM PDT  (Reuters) - MotoGP will return to Brazil for the first time in a decade next year subject to an upgrade to the Nelson Piquet track in Brasilia, promoters Dorna announced on Tuesday. Grand Prix motorcycling last took place in the country in Rio de Janeiro in 2004 and its return is subject to approval by the MotoGP safety commission and the agreement of the governing International Motorcycling Federation (FIM). ... Full Story | Top |
| Motorcycling-MotoGP set to return to Brazil after a decade away Monday, Aug 19, 2013 07:30 PM PDT Aug 20 (Reuters) - MotoGP will return to Brazil for the first time in a decade next year subject to an upgrade to the Nelson Piquet track in Brasilia, promoters Dorna announced on Tuesday. Grand Prix motorcycling last took place in the country in Rio de Janeiro in 2004 and its return is subject to approval by the MotoGP safety commission and the agreement of the governing International Motorcycling Federation (FIM). ... Full Story | Top |
| Tennis-New Haven Open women's singles round 1 results Monday, Aug 19, 2013 07:29 PM PDT Aug 20 (Infostrada Sports) - Results from the New Haven Open Women's Singles Round 1 matches on Monday 4-Caroline Wozniacki (Denmark) beat Peng Shuai (China) 2-6 3-1 (Peng S retired) Alison Riske (U.S.) beat Stefanie Voegele (Switzerland) 7-5 6-1 Karin Knapp (Italy) beat Elina Svitolina (Ukraine) 6-3 6-4 Monica Puig (Puerto Rico) beat Hsieh Su-Wei (Taiwan) 7-6(4) 6-1 6-Sloane Stephens (U.S. ... Full Story | Top |
| Soccer-Argentine championship inicial results and standings Monday, Aug 19, 2013 06:08 PM PDT Aug 20 (Infostrada Sports) - Results and standings from the Argentine championship Inicial matches on Monday Monday, August 19 Lanus 1 Estudiantes 1 All Boys 1 Velez Sarsfield 1 Sunday, August 18 Godoy Cruz 0 River Plate 0 Boca Juniors 2 Atletico Rafaela 1 Newell's Old Boys 0 Atletico Belgrano 0 Tigre 3 Racing Club 1 Saturday, August 17San Lorenzo 0 Argentinos Juniors 3 Gimnasia-La Plata 3 Rosario Central 1 Friday, August 16 Colon (Santa Fe) 1 Quilmes 0 Arsenal 3 Olimpo 1 Standings P W D L F A Pts 1 Argentinos Juniors 3 2 0 1 6 3 6 2 Gimnasia-La Plata 2 2 0 0 4 1 6 3 Boca Juniors 3 2 0 1 6 5 6 ... Full Story | Top |
| Doping-New Zealand cricketer Ryder banned for drugs Monday, Aug 19, 2013 05:48 PM PDT (Adds details, quotes) WELLINGTON, Aug 20 (Reuters) - New Zealand batsman Jesse Ryder has been suspended for six months for failing a doping test for banned stimulants he claimed he took in a supplement to help him lose weight, the country's top sports tribunal said on Tuesday. Ryder returned a positive sample after being tested following a match for provincial side Wellington Firebirds against Northern Knights on March 24, the Sports Tribunal said in a release on its website (www.sportstribunal.org.nz/). ... Full Story | Top |
| Rugby-All Blacks lose Cruden, Barrett, Romano to injury Monday, Aug 19, 2013 05:32 PM PDT WELLINGTON, Aug 20 (Reuters) - New Zealand suffered a trio of injury blows on Tuesday with confirmation that lock Luke Romano will miss the rest of the Rugby Championship, while flyhalves Aaron Cruden and Beauden Barrett are out of Saturday's test against Australia. All three players suffered their injuries during the 47-29 victory over the Wallabies in Sydney last weekend and while Romano's adductor tear is the most serious injury, Cruden's might hit the All Blacks the hardest. ... Full Story | Top |
| Reuters Sports Schedule at 0001 GMT on Tuesday, August 20 Monday, Aug 19, 2013 05:00 PM PDT Reuters sports schedule at 0001 GMT on Tuesday: - - - - BASEBALL Rays look to make wildcard push in Baltimore The Tampa Bay Rays look to strengthen their grip on second place in the American League East when they begin the first of three games against the Orioles in Baltimore. (BASEBALL-ROUNDUP/, expect by 0430 GMT/12:30 AM ET, 300 words) - - Major League Baseball has offered to waive the confidentiality agreement in the doping case against Alex Rodriguez to allow both sides to speak openly about details but the move was dismissed as a "stunt" by the slugger's lawyer. ... Full Story | Top |
| NFL-National Football League roundup Monday, Aug 19, 2013 04:53 PM PDT Aug 19 (The Sports Xchange) - Denver Broncos linebacker Von Miller will likely be suspended six games by the NFL, according to ESPN. Miller was originally suspended four games for violating the NFL's substance abuse policy and an appeal hearing that was scheduled for last Thursday was postponed. "We haven't been aware of really any of it to be honest with you," Broncos head coach John Fox said Monday. "We don't know the suspension. There is no suspension and at which time there is we'll report that, but anything else right now is really just talking heads. ... Full Story | Top |
| Baseball-Major League Baseball roundup Monday, Aug 19, 2013 04:47 PM PDT Aug 19 (The Sports Xchange) - New York Yankees third baseman Alex Rodriguez paid for Anthony Bosch's attorney and a second payment was sent back, according to ESPN. After Rodriguez made a wire transfer, he later attempted another one for nearly $50,000 that was not accepted. The second transfer was described by one of Rodriguez's former attorneys as a mistake and is being used as evidence by Major League Baseball in its investigation of Biogenesis. The league is using the rejected payment to show proof that Rodriguez tried to interfere with its investigation. ... Full Story | Top |
| NBA-National Basketball Association roundup Monday, Aug 19, 2013 04:42 PM PDT Aug 19 (The Sports Xchange) - The Boston Celtics are looking for an assistant coach who can relate to point guard Rajon Rondo, who is known for having a strong personality. Gone from the team are coach Doc Rivers (a former NBA point guard) and veteran Kevin Garnett, who mentored Rondo. The team is reportedly concerned with how Rondo will get along with first-year coach Brad Stevens. Rondo said he was "open" to Stevens' approach, and the two spoke right after the Celtics hired the former Butler coach. ... Full Story | Top |
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