MEXICO CITY (AP) – Shakira, Maná, Andrea Bocelli and a surprise appearance by Salma Hayek lit up the World Cup opening ceremony ahead of Mexico’s 2-0 victory over South Africa on Thursday.
LAS VEGAS (AP) – Not many second-year players receive this kind of respect from opposing pitchers, but it doesn’t take long to realize Athletics first baseman Nick Kurtz is already one of baseball’s top sluggers.
PITTSBURGH (AP) – Los Angeles Dodgers two-way star Shohei Ohtani was lifted for a pinch hitter in the seventh inning of Thursday night’s game against Pittsburgh due to left knee inflammation.
CHICAGO (AP) – The Atlanta Braves’ game against the Chicago White Sox on Thursday night was postponed because of rain and thunderstorms.
CHICAGO (AP) – The Chicago White Sox traded veteran outfielder Derek Hill to the Philadelphia Phillies on Thursday in a swap between contending teams.
ENGLEWOOD, Colo. (AP) – Head coach Sean Payton spearheaded the Denver Broncos ‘ return to relevance and is now set to steer the team through the rest of this decade after signing a new five-year contract Thursday.
DETROIT (AP) – Spencer Torkelson hit one of Detroit’s six homers and the Tigers rolled to an 11-0 win over the Minnesota Twins on Thursday.
OMAHA, Neb. (AP) – The Southeastern Conference has a record five teams in the College World Series, and the last six national champions hail from the conference.
NASHVILLE, Tenn. (AP) – Mitch Trubisky had so much fun working with Brian Daboll in Buffalo that his decision on where to go this offseason in free agency was a “no-brainer.”
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