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| Baseball-Major League Baseball roundup Wednesday, Jul 31, 2013 09:08 PM PDT July 31 (The Sports Xchange) - Right-handed pitcher Ian Kennedy has been acquired by the San Diego Padres, who will send left-handed reliever Joe Thatcher, minor-league pitcher Matt Stites and a future draft pick to the Arizona Diamondbacks. Kennedy, 28, is 3-8 with a 5.23 ERA in 21 starts this season, but is only two years removed from being a 21-game winner. - - - The Baltimore Orioles acquired pitcher Bud Norris from the Houston Astros in exchange for outfielder L.J. Hoes and a competitive balance pick. Norris. 28, is 6-9 this season with a 3.93 ERA in 126 innings for the Astros. ... Full Story | Top |
| Baseball results Wednesday, Jul 31, 2013 09:04 PM PDT Aug 1 (Infostrada Sports) - Results from the MLB games on Wednesday (home team in CAPS) DETROIT 11 Washington 1 Toronto 5 OAKLAND 2 (10 innings) Cincinnati 4 SAN DIEGO 1 Houston 11 BALTIMORE 0 CLEVELAND 6 Chicago White Sox 5 (10 innings) San Francisco 9 PHILADELPHIA 2 PITTSBURGH 5 St. Louis 4 ATLANTA 9 Colorado 0 MIAMI 3 NY Mets 2 Arizona 7 TAMPA BAY 0 TEXAS 2 LA Angels 1 CHICAGO CUBS 6 Milwaukee 1 Kansas City 4 MINNESOTA 3 Full Story | Top |
| NBA-National Basketball Association roundup Wednesday, Jul 31, 2013 09:03 PM PDT July 31 (The Sports Xchange) - The Detroit Pistons completed a sign-and-trade deal for guard Brandon Jennings with the Milwaukee Bucks, the Pistons announced Wednesday. The Bucks acquired guard Brandon Knight, forward Khris Middleton and center Viacheslav Kravtsov from the Pistons in the exchange. An unrestricted free agent, Jennings was seeking a big contract but appeared to be passed over until Detroit stepped up. ... Full Story | Top |
| NHL-National Hockey League roundup Wednesday, Jul 31, 2013 08:59 PM PDT July 31 (The Sports Xchange) - Veteran center Scott Gomez signed a one-year contract with the Florida Panthers on Wednesday, the team announced. Gomez, 33, played for the San Jose Sharks last season after his contract was bought out by the Montreal Canadiens. In 39 regular-season games with the Sharks, Gomez had two goals and 13 assists. - - - The Calgary Flames signed forward Josh Jooris to a two-year entry-level deal worth $832,500. He will receive a base salary of $70,000 per year along with a $92,500 bonus both years for a total annual pay of $925,000. ... Full Story | Top |
| Baseball-Highlights of Wednesday's Major League Baseball games Wednesday, Jul 31, 2013 08:44 PM PDT July 31 (Sports Xchange) - Highlights of Wednesday's Major League Baseball games. - - - Blue Jays 5, Athletics 2 Jose Bautista roped an RBI double and Colby Rasmus hit a two-run single in the top of the 10th inning, lifting Toronto to a late win. Bautista's hit broke a 2-2 tie as the Blue Jays beat the A's for the second straight game. A's right-hander Bartolo Colon (14-3) and Blue Jays knuckleballer R.A Dickey dueled for six innings, but they both exited with the score tied 2-2. ... Full Story | Top |
| Soccer-Brazilian championship results and standings Wednesday, Jul 31, 2013 07:50 PM PDT Aug 1 (Infostrada Sports) - Results and standings from the Brazilian championship matches on Wednesday Wednesday, July 31 Atletico Mineiro 1 Atletico Paranaense 2 Corinthians 2 Gremio 0 Coritiba 5 Ponte Preta 3 Esporte Clube Bahia 3 Flamengo 0 Fluminense 1 Cruzeiro 0 Portuguesa 1 Criciuma 1 Standings P W D L F A Pts 1 Coritiba 10 5 5 0 17 11 20 2 Esporte Clube Bahia 11 5 4 2 13 10 19 3 Cruzeiro 10 5 3 2 22 9 18 4 Internacional 10 5 3 2 18 15 18 -------------------------5 Botafogo 9 5 2 2 13 8 17 6 Vitoria 9 4 3 2 14 9 15 7 Gremio 10 4 3 3 11 10 15 8 Corinthians 10 3 5 2 8 5 14 9 Vasco da Gama ... Full Story | Top |
| Swimming-Missile Magnussen seeking 100 freestyle redemption Wednesday, Jul 31, 2013 07:00 PM PDT BARCELONA, Aug 1 (Reuters) - Australia's James Magnussen can help banish the painful memories of a disappointing Olympics when the man known as "the missile" competes in the 100 metres freestyle final at the world championships on Thursday. The defending champion in the event after his triumph in Shanghai two years ago, Magnussen was a hot favourite for gold in London last year but finished one hundredth of a second behind American Nathan Adrian and had to be content with silver. ... Full Story | Top |
| Texas jury rules ban on registering cloned horses violates law Wednesday, Jul 31, 2013 06:06 PM PDT By Lisa Maria Garza DALLAS (Reuters) - A Texas jury has ruled that a horse association violated anti-monopoly laws by banning cloned animals from its prestigious registry, a decision that could encourage cloning and open the way for the animals to participate in lucrative horse races. Two Texas breeders, rancher Jason Abraham and veterinarian Gregg Veneklasen, sued the American Quarter Horse Association last year, asserting the group was operating a monopoly by excluding clones. ... Full Story | Top |
| Reuters Sports Schedule at 0001 GMT on Thursday, August 1 Wednesday, Jul 31, 2013 05:01 PM PDT Reuters sports schedule at 0001 GMT on Thursday: - - - - BASEBALL Yankees head west to face Dodgers The struggling New York Yankees visit the red-hot Los Angeles Dodgers, and the Oakland Athletics, with Bartolo Colon (14-3) on the mound, host the Toronto Blue Jays in two of 15 games on the Major League schedule. ... Full Story | Top |
| Spain and Australia through to women's final Wednesday, Jul 31, 2013 04:55 PM PDT BARCELONA (Reuters) - Hosts Spain came from behind to edge a thrilling contest with Hungary while Australia saw off Russia to book a place in Friday's women's final at the water polo world championships in Barcelona on Wednesday. The Spanish side, known locally as "the warriors" and silver medalists behind the United States at last year's London Olympics, thrilled the home supporters at the hilltop pool on Montjuic when they came through 13-12 after trailing by a goal going into the final quarter. ... Full Story | Top |
| Tennis-Washington Open men's singles round 2 results Wednesday, Jul 31, 2013 04:36 PM PDT July 31 (Infostrada Sports) - Results from the Washington Open Men's Singles Round 2 matches on Wednesday Dmitry Tursunov (Russia) beat 5-Gilles Simon (France) 6-4 6-2 8-John Isner (U.S.) beat Alex Kuznetsov (U.S.) 7-6(2) 7-6(4) 13-Ivan Dodig (Croatia) beat Tobias Kamke (Germany) 2-6 6-2 6-3 Mardy Fish (U.S.) beat 12-Julien Benneteau (France) 6-3 7-5 Radek Stepanek (Czech Republic) beat 17-Michael Llodra (France) 6-2 6-1 Full Story | Top |
| Tennis-Carlsbad Open women's singles results Wednesday, Jul 31, 2013 04:34 PM PDT July 31 (Infostrada Sports) - Results from the Carlsbad Open Women's Singles matches on Wednesday Round 21-Victoria Azarenka (Belarus) beat Francesca Schiavone (Italy) 6-2 6-3 4-Roberta Vinci (Italy) beat Bethanie Mattek-Sands (U.S.) 6-4 6-2 3-Petra Kvitova (Czech Republic) beat Laura Robson (Britain) 6-1 6-2 Round 17-Ana Ivanovic (Serbia) beat Dominika Cibulkova (Slovakia) 4-6 6-3 6-2 Full Story | Top |
| MLB holds its breath before expected doping announcements Wednesday, Jul 31, 2013 03:38 PM PDT  By Larry Fine (Reuters) - Major League Baseball teams and fans are bracing themselves for the verdicts in the long doping investigation that threatens to expose some of the game's biggest names as cheats. The MLB Commissioner Bud Selig has vowed to come down hard on any players proven to have used performance-enhancing drugs, regardless of their status. The National League's 2011 MVP Ryan Braun has already accepted a 65-game suspension that ended his season, and more star players are expected to be banned when the punishments are announced, possibly this week. ... Full Story | Top |
| No rest for in-form Snedeker in hectic tour schedule Wednesday, Jul 31, 2013 03:26 PM PDT  By Mark Lamport-Stokes AKRON, Ohio (Reuters) - Most players tend to pace themselves with the occasional break heading into golf's big events but in-form Brandt Snedeker has no qualms about his plan to compete in every PGA Tour event left on the 2013 schedule. Fresh from his second victory of the season at the Canadian Open on Sunday, Snedeker intends to tee it up all the way through the FedExCup playoffs before likely making his debut appearance for the United States at the October 3-6 Presidents Cup. ... Full Story | Top |
| Orioles add starter Norris in trade with Houston Wednesday, Jul 31, 2013 03:24 PM PDT  (Reuters) - The Baltimore Orioles, striving to make up ground in the competitive American League East division, made another move to bolster their starting pitching by swinging a trade deadline deal on Wednesday to acquire Houston Astros starter Bud Norris. Baltimore (59-48), who earlier this month traded with the Chicago Cubs for right-handed starter Scott Feldman, sent outfield prospect L.J. Hoes, left-hander Josh Hader and a draft pick to the lowly Astros (35-70). The 28-year-old Norris, 6-9 with a 3. ... Full Story | Top |
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