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Fans cram downtown St. Louis for Stanley Cup Victory Parade (6/15/19)Amazing. History in the making. Awe. Those were some of the words said to describe the atmosphere in winning the Stanley Cup. Fans filed the streets of downtown St. Louis Saturday to celebrate their the St. Louis Blues for the first ever championship. Every inch of space was occupied by an expected crowd of 500-thousand but those numbers exceeded one million spectators... -
MLB Draft 2019: Cody Birdsong drafted by Atlanta Braves (6/5/19)As soon as he could walk, Cody Birdsong’s father, Travis Birdsong, would throw a foam Atlanta Braves baseball to him in their living room and he’d hit it with a Nerf bat. The two did that until Cody started hitting the ball so hard he was knocking pictures off the wall. So it was time to practice in the backyard...
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Messi says Argentina needs to quickly get over opening loss (06/16 10:25 am)SALVADOR, Brazil (AP) -- Lionel Messi wants Argentina to get over its worst defeat in a Copa America opener. And quickly. Messi called on his teammates to immediately put the 2-0 loss to Colombia on Saturday in Salvador out of their minds. "It's not the best way to start, but if we keep lamenting and don't move on, if we don't pick ourselves up, we won't be prepared to face Paraguay in the next match," said the 31-year-old Messi, Argentina's oldest player in the Copa America squad...
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Phillies recall Cole Irvin, activate Pat Neshek from IL (06/16 10:21 am)ATLANTA (AP) -- The Philadelphia Phillies have recalled left-hander Cole Irvin and have activated right-hander Pat Neshek from the injured list. Irvin had been considered a candidate to start on Sunday against the Atlanta Braves. Instead, Irvin and Neshek will be available to pitch behind Vince Velasquez, who returns to a starting role after pitching in relief in his last nine appearances...
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Pogba ready for 'new challenge' away from Manchester United (06/16 9:56 am)TOKYO (AP) -- France midfielder Paul Pogba says he is considering a move from Manchester United amid speculation over interest from Real Madrid and Juventus. Pogba said he feels ready for a "new challenge somewhere else" at a publicity event in Tokyo on Sunday...
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Antuna has hat trick, Mexico routs Cuba 7-0 in Gold Cup (06/16 9:38 am)PASADENA, Calif. (AP) -- Uriel Antuna went from not even being on Mexico's roster to getting the start and scoring a hat trick. A last-minute addition to the roster, the forward scored three goals and had an assist as top-seeded Mexico cruised to a 7-0 rout over Cuba on the opening day of the CONCACAF Gold Cup on Saturday night at the Rose Bowl...
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India posts record, sets Pakistan 337 to win World Cup game (06/16 9:28 am)MANCHESTER, England (AP) -- Rohit Sharma scored his second century of the World Cup and Virat Kohli surpassed 11,000 runs in one-day international cricket as India posted a record 336-5 at Old Trafford in a rain-interrupted group game against archrival Pakistan...
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Yankees get slugger Encarnacion in trade with Mariners (06/16 9:18 am)CHICAGO (AP) -- The New York Yankees acquired AL home run leader Edwin Encarnacion in a trade with the Seattle Mariners on Saturday night, adding another feared slugger to what could be baseball's most powerful lineup when Aaron Judge and Giancarlo Stanton return from injuries...
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Maurizio Sarri leaves Chelsea to take charge of Juventus (06/16 8:39 am)Maurizio Sarri left Chelsea on Sunday after one season to return to Italy to manage Juventus. The former Napoli coach has joined Serie A champion Juventus on a three-year contract to replace Massimiliano Allegri. The 60-year-old Sarri won the Europa League with Chelsea, beating Arsenal in his final game in charge last month, and he also led the team to third place in the Premier League...
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Marquez wins Catalonia GP after crash takes out challengers (06/16 8:21 am)MONTMELO, Spain (AP) -- Marc Marquez won the Catalonia Grand Prix to strengthen his lead of the MotoGP points race after his top challengers crashed out early on Sunday. Marquez sped away on his Honda to claim his home race after teammate Jorge Lorenzo went down on lap 2 and took Andrea Dovizioso, Valentino Rossi and Maverick Vinales with him...
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FIFA tells Saudis to stop pirated Women's World Cup TV feeds (06/16 7:26 am)NICE, France (AP) -- FIFA has told Saudi-backed satellite broadcaster Arabsat to stop transmitting pirated feeds of Women's World Cup games from a Qatari network in an ongoing sports television rights dispute linked to the Gulf diplomatic crisis. Bootlegged feeds from Doha-based beIN Sports of top soccer games have been broadcast by Saudi-based BeoutQ since 2017...
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OJ Simpson on Twitter: 'I got a little gettin' even to do' (06/16 6:47 am)LOS ANGELES (AP) -- O.J. Simpson launched a Twitter account with a video post in which the former football star said he's got a "little gettin' even to do." Simpson confirmed the new account to The Associated Press on Saturday, saying in a phone interview while on a Las Vegas golf course that it "will be a lot of fun."...
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Bangladesh ready for West Indies barrage in World Cup (06/16 6:31 am)Short balls are coming and Bangladesh is ready. The batsmen have been taking bouncers in the nets in expectation that West Indies tactics will not change when they meet in a Cricket World Cup group match on Monday at Taunton. Short-pitched deliveries have delivered for West Indies: seven wickets against Pakistan, five against Australia, and against South Africa before the match was rained out...
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Copa America: Rodriguez leads Colombia to win over Argentina (06/16 6:04 am)SALVADOR, Brazil (AP) -- James Rodriguez got the best of Lionel Messi in the Copa America, leading Colombia to a 2-0 win over Argentina in their opening game in the South American tournament on Saturday. Rodriguez set up Roger Martinez's opening goal in the second half with a high, diagonal pass across the field, and substitute Duvan Zapata scored late to seal the victory that allowed Colombia to end a 12-year winless streak against the Argentines...
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LEADING OFF: Astros' Alvarez stars, Encarnacion trade (06/16 1:49 am)A look at what's happening around the majors today: MAKING A NAME Cuban rookie Yordan Alvarez is off to a smashing start for the injury-depleted Houston Astros, becoming just one of four players in major league history to hit four home runs in his first five games...
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Blackmon has 4 hits, Desmond hits slam as Rockies top Padres (06/16 12:44 am)DENVER (AP) -- Charlie Blackmon and Ian Desmond continued to scorch Padres pitchers, and the Rockies needed every bit of it to avoid another big meltdown. Blackmon finished with four hits for the third straight game, Ian Desmond hit a grand slam and drove in five runs, and Colorado beat San Diego 14-8 on Saturday night in another wild Coors Field game...
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Chargers coach Lynn has busy break ahead before camp starts (06/16 12:44 am)COSTA MESA, Calif. (AP) -- Anthony Lynn has a busy stretch ahead before the Los Angeles Chargers report to camp on July 24. While many in the NFL try to relax in the five weeks between minicamp and training camp, Lynn plans on getting his family foundation off the ground as well as open a new school in Africa...
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McNeil's throw saves Mets vs Cards after Syndergaard hurt (06/16 12:32 am)NEW YORK (AP) -- With a beleaguered bullpen having so much trouble closing games for the New York Mets lately, second baseman Jeff McNeil took it upon himself to save this one. McNeil made a perfect throw from right field to home plate for the final out, and the Mets held off the St. Louis Cardinals 8-7 on Saturday night after starter Noah Syndergaard exited with a strained right hamstring...
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Mariners lose to A's 11-2; Encarnacion traded to Yankees (06/16 12:26 am)OAKLAND, Calif. (AP) -- Seattle manager Scott Servais was just about ready to head out to the field Saturday when he received news he had been anticipating for a while. AL home run leader Edwin Encarnacion was traded to the Yankees, putting the last-place Mariners in full rebuild mode...
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Yanks beat White Sox, get Encarnacion in trade with Seattle (06/16 12:24 am)CHICAGO (AP) -- Gleyber Torres hit a two-run homer and the New York Yankees stayed perfect when they use an opener, cooling off the Chicago White Sox with an 8-4 win Saturday night. Torres capped New York's four-run fourth with his 15th homer off Reynaldo Lopez. He also had a sacrifice fly...
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Yankees beat Chisox 8-4, then announce trade for Encarnacion (06/16 12:07 am)CHICAGO (AP) -- If the New York Yankees have to go with an opener, that's just fine with manager Aaron Boone. It has worked out quite well so far. Chad Green struck out six in two dominant innings and Gleyber Torres hit a two-run homer, helping New York cool off the Chicago White Sox with an 8-4 win Saturday night...
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Tyson Fury stays unbeaten, stops Tom Schwarz late 2nd round (06/15 11:57 pm)LAS VEGAS (AP) -- Tyson Fury put on a show before, during and after his first bout in the fight capital of the world. The British heavyweight star stopped Tom Schwarz with 6 seconds left in the second round Saturday night, packing plenty of entertainment into his brief Las Vegas debut...
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Tokyo opens Olympic rowing venue in heart of Tokyo Bay (06/15 11:57 pm)TOKYO (AP) -- Organizers opened the rowing venue for next year's Tokyo Olympics on Sunday, highlighted by a race between alumni crews from Oxford and Cambridge -- the two English universities that famously square off each year on the Thames in London...
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Wings win first for first time this season, beating Dream (06/15 11:51 pm)ARLINGTON, Texas (AP) -- Arike Ogunbowale scored 17 points, Allisha Gray added 16 points and the Dallas Wings got their first win of the season with a 71-61 victory over the Atlanta Dream on Saturday night. The Wings (1-5) took control with a 17-4 run to lead 45-40 on Gray's driving layup with 1:47 left in the third quarter. The Dream (1-5) cut the deficit to 45-44 by the end of the period, but Dallas pushed its lead to 65-53 and held on for the final three minutes...
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Wings get 1st win of season, 71-61 over Dream (06/15 11:46 pm)ARLINGTON, Texas (AP) -- Arike Ogunbowale scored 17 points, Allisha Gray added 16 points and the Dallas Wings got their first win of the season with a 71-61 victory over the Atlanta Dream on Saturday night. The Wings (1-5) took control with a 17-4 run to lead 45-40 on Gray's driving layup with 1:47 left in the third quarter. The Dream (1-5) cut the deficit to 45-44 by the end of the period, but Dallas pushed its lead to 65-53 and held on for the final three minutes...
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Hernandez delivers 2-run single, Phillies rally in 9th (06/15 11:42 pm)ATLANTA (AP) -- The Philadelphia Phillies got the ninth-inning elixir they needed after a tough outcome a night earlier. "There's a lot that went on that could've pushed us to not give the kind of effort that we gave," manager Gabe Kapler said. "A really impressive, heartfelt win by our club, a cohesive team win today. It was great."...
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Odorizzi wins, Twins rally past Royals 5-4 after Mauer honor (06/15 11:32 pm)MINNEAPOLIS (AP) -- Jake Odorizzi and the Minnesota Twins faced an immediate deficit and trailed by three runs more than halfway through the game. The way this team has been hitting, though, the rally sure seemed inevitable. C.J. Cron drove in the go-ahead run with a sixth-inning double , making Odorizzi the second 10-game winner in the majors this season and capping a 5-4 comeback victory by the Twins over the Kansas City Royals on Saturday night...
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Zahui B scores 37 points, Liberty beat Sparks 98-92 (06/15 11:24 pm)LOS ANGELES (AP) -- Amanda Zahui B scored a career-high 37 points and the New York Liberty ended a 10-game road losing streak with a 98-92 victory over the Los Angeles Sparks on Saturday night. Zahui B set career shooting marks, going 7 of 8 from 3-point range and 13 of 16 overall from the field. She will leave the Liberty on Thursday to play for Sweden in the Eurobasket tournament...
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Rizzo's 2-run HR in 9th lifts Cubs over Dodgers 2-1 (06/15 11:14 pm)LOS ANGELES (AP) -- Anthony Rizzo hit a go-ahead, two-run homer off closer Kenley Jansen in the ninth, lifting the Chicago Cubs to a 2-1 victory over the NL West-leading Los Angeles Dodgers on Saturday night. The Cubs blew early leads and got outscored 12-6 in losing the first two games of the series, which has featured 12 home runs and 17 of 20 runs scored on homers...
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Woodland takes 1-shot lead over Rose in US Open (06/15 10:23 pm)PEBBLE BEACH, Calif. (AP) -- Gary Woodland hit a shank and a chunk and both times made par, and he made a birdie from a deep divot in the fairway. Such moments, even on a Saturday, can go a long way toward winning a U.S. Open. Even better for Woodland was a 2-under 69 -- and just two bogeys over 54 holes at Pebble Beach -- for a one-shot lead over Justin Rose...
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Parrish pitches gem in FSU's 1-0 win over Arkansas at CWS (06/15 10:07 pm)OMAHA, Neb. (AP) -- Drew Parrish called it the best performance of his career. It came at the right time and place for Florida State, which is attempting to send its coach and all-time NCAA wins leader into retirement with his first national championship...
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US Open at a glance (06/15 10:04 pm)PEBBLE BEACH, Calif. (AP) -- A brief look at the third round Saturday at the U.S. Open: LEADING: Gary Woodland shot 2-under 69 to get to 11 under for the tournament and give him the lead after 54 holes in a major for the first time in his career. TRAILING: Justin Rose shot 68 and trails by one. Brooks Koepka, Louis Oosthuizen and Chez Reavie were four shots back...
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Jaguars fine absent linebacker Smith $88K for missing camp (06/15 10:04 pm)JACKSONVILLE, Fla. (AP) -- Absent linebacker Telvin Smith says the Jacksonville Jaguars fined him $88,650 for missing the team's mandatory, three-day minicamp this week. Smith posted a picture of the fine letter on his Instagram story Saturday, adding "it's still love!!" The letter shows the Jaguars fined him $14,775 for missing the first day, $29,550 for the second and $44,325 for the third. The letter says the fines are required by the 2011 Collective Bargaining Agreement...
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Stenson poses for selfie with fan after errant shot (06/15 10:02 pm)PEBBLE BEACH, Calif. (AP) -- Henrik Stenson figured the least he could do after hitting a fan at the U.S. Open with an errant 8-iron was to pose for a selfie. Stenson's approach shot on the 16th hole at Pebble Beach on Saturday went into the gallery behind the green and hit a young man square in the forehead...
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Key hole in the third round of the US Open (06/15 9:50 pm)PEBBLE BEACH, Calif. (AP) -- A look at the key hole Saturday in the third round of the U.S. Open at Pebble Beach: Hole: 14 Par: 5 Yards: 589 Stroke Average: 5.177 Ranking: 5 After gouging out of the rough on his second and third shots, leader Gary Woodland made a 42-foot putt to save par and, for the second time in three holes, avoid a two-shot swing against second-place Justin Rose, who made birdie. Rose was the only player among the top eight to make birdie or better on the par 5...
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Minor gets 1st June win, Rangers beat Reds 4-3 (06/15 9:40 pm)CINCINNATI (AP) -- Mike Minor had a two-run lead before his first pitch, which was quite a pleasing switch. For nearly a month, the left-hander had gotten very little help from the Rangers' offense. He wasn't about to let a rare lead slip away on a stormy night...
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Johnson, Spieth and McIlroy spend day in neutral at US Open (06/15 9:36 pm)PEBBLE BEACH, Calif. (AP) -- Dustin Johnson stayed in neutral. Rory McIlroy barely budged. Jordan Spieth went backward. For three players with seven major titles between them, Moving Day at the U.S. Open came and went with barely a ripple -- sidetracked by balky putters that couldn't bail them out of errors they made from the fairways...
Pro Sports Schedule
Sunday's Time Schedule
Sunday
BASEBALL
Boston at Baltimore, 12:05 p.m.Cleveland at Detroit, 12:10 p.m.
L.A. Angels at Tampa Bay, 12:10 p.m.
Pittsburgh at Miami, 12:10 p.m.
St. Louis at N.Y. Mets, 12:10 p.m.
Texas at Cincinnati, 12:10 p.m.
Philadelphia at Atlanta, 12:20 p.m.
Arizona at Washington, 12:35 p.m.
Kansas City at Minnesota, 1:10 p.m.
N.Y. Yankees at Chicago White Sox, 1:10 p.m.
Toronto at Houston, 1:10 p.m.
San Diego at Colorado, 2:10 p.m.
Milwaukee at San Francisco, 3:05 p.m.
Seattle at Oakland, 3:07 p.m.
Chicago Cubs at L.A. Dodgers, 6:05 p.m.
COLLEGE WORLD SERIES
Louisville vs. Vanderbilt, 1 p.m.Mississippi State vs. Auburn, 6:30 p.m.
WNBA
Seattle at Connecticut, 2:30 p.m.Las Vegas at Minnesota, 6 p.m.
WOMEN'S WORLD CUP
Group F
At Nice, France
Sweden vs. Thailand, 8 a.m.At Paris
United States vs. Chile, NoonMOTORSPORTS
NASCAR Gander Outdoors Truck, M&M's 200, Newton, Iowa, noonNHRA, Thunder Valley Nationals final eliminations, Bristol, Tenn., 1 p.m.
NASCAR, Xfinity Series qualifying, Newton, Iowa, 1 p.m.
NASCAR, Xfinity Series, CircuitCity.com 250, Newton, Iowa, 4:30 p.m.
OTHER EVENTS
Tennis
ATP Tour, MercedesCup, Stuttgart, GermanyATP Tour/WTA, Libéma Open, Den Bosch, Netherlands
WTA, Nature Valley Open, Nottingham, England
Golf
USGA, U.S. Open, Pebble Beach, Calif.LPGA Tour, Meijer Classic, Grand Rapids, Mich.
Web.com Tour, Lincoln Land Championship, Springfield, Ill.