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Cruz, Hernandez help Mariners hand Angels 11th straight loss
ANAHEIM, Calif. (AP) — Nelson Cruz hit his 30th home run to lead Felix Hernandez and the Seattle Mariners past Los Angeles 3-2 on Monday night as the Angels matched a franchise record with their 11th consecutive defeat.
Rio Games shine light on lack of sports for Brazilian girls
RIO DE JANEIRO (AP) — Every Friday after nightfall, teenage girls and young women make their way through a middle-class apartment complex and take over a field of emerald green grass. They put on their cleats, tie their hair into…
Castillo's 4 hits lead D-backs over Mets 10-6
PHOENIX (AP) — Welington Castillo, just back from a six-day leave due to complications in the birth of his son, matched his career high with four hits to lead the Arizona Diamondbacks to a 10-6 victory over the New York…
Knight, Palacios and Biggio lead Vancouver in win
HILLSBORO, Ore. (AP) -- Nash Knight had four hits, while Joshua Palacios and Cavan Biggio recorded three apiece as the Vancouver Canadians topped the Hillsboro Hops 6-4 on Monday.
Mejia's single leads Rancho Cucamonga over Modesto in 10 innings
MODESTO, Calif. (AP) -- Erick Mejia hit a two-run single in the top of the 10th inning to lead the Rancho Cucamonga Quakes to a 4-2 win over the Modesto Nuts on Monday.
Federowicz, Negron lead Iowa to 6-4 win over Fresno
FRESNO, Calif. (AP) -- Tim Federowicz hit a two-run homer in the seventh inning, and Kristopher Negron homered and drove in two as the Iowa Cubs topped the Fresno Grizzlies 6-4 on Monday.
Miguel Cabrera injured in Tigers' 3-1 loss to Royals
DETROIT (AP) — In hot pursuit of a playoff spot, the Detroit Tigers can't afford to lose slugger Miguel Cabrera.
Time, effort and money help South Korea rule obscure sports
RIO DE JANEIRO (AP) — South Korea's women won the Olympic team archery title — for the eighth time in a row. Jin Jong-oh, meanwhile, took gold in the men's 50-meter pistol in Rio de Janeiro — for the third…
Blugolds short on numbers, not on spirit
Aquinas High School’s football team typically splits practice into two groups.
Hernandez leads Sacramento to 6-5 win over Omaha
WEST SACRAMENTO, Calif. (AP) -- Gorkys Hernandez had three hits and scored two runs as the Sacramento River Cats topped the Omaha Storm Chasers 6-5 on Monday.
Heineman's single leads High Desert to 8-5 win over Lancaster
ADELANTO, Calif. (AP) -- Scott Heineman hit a run-scoring single in the sixth inning, leading the High Desert Mavericks to an 8-5 win over the Lancaster JetHawks on Monday.
Nogowski's sac fly leads Stockton to 2-1 win over Visalia
VISALIA, Calif. (AP) -- John Nogowski hit a sacrifice fly in the third inning, driving in Mikey White with the go-ahead run, as the Stockton Ports defeated the Visalia Rawhide 2-1 on Monday.
Column: Olympic excellence now leads to whispers of cheating
RIO DE JANEIRO (AP) — There may have been a time, when athletes smoked pipes, competed in everyday clothes and didn't tweet sponsored messages, a time that fewer and fewer people can remember, when sports were "real," not theater.
US stars Akinradewo, Larson glad they stayed for Olympics
RIO DE JANEIRO (AP) — So stung by a devastating defeat to Brazil in the championship match of the London Games four years ago, silver medalists Foluke Akinradewo and Jordan Larson each contemplated walking away for good from the U.S.…
Concepcion leads Salem-Keizer to 7-0 win over Everett
EVERETT, Wash. (AP) -- Victor Concepcion allowed just four hits over seven innings, leading the Salem-Keizer Volcanoes over the Everett AquaSox in a 7-0 win on Monday.
Detwiler gives up Beltre slam as A's fall to Rangers 5-2
ARLINGTON, Texas (AP) — Ross Detwiler felt his command deserting him when he allowed the hit that ended Texas' 24-inning scoreless streak.
Duffy's home run leads Round Rock over Salt Lake in 11 innings
SALT LAKE CITY (AP) -- Matt Duffy hit a solo home run in the top of the 11th inning to lead the Round Rock Express to a 5-4 win over the Salt Lake Bees on Monday. The Express swept the…
Some Olympic athletes find grass is greener far from home
RIO DE JANEIRO (AP) — For Sale: One elite athlete, lightly used. Will swap citizenship, move to your country and even marry to compete for your Olympic team if the price is right. (Note: All marriage proposals must include a…
Moreno, Wilson spur Eugene to 6-3 win over Spokane
SPOKANE, Wash. (AP) -- D.J. Wilson had two hits and scored three runs, and Erling Moreno allowed just three hits over five innings as the Eugene Emeralds defeated the Spokane Indians 6-3 on Monday.
US teen advances in Olympic 400 hurdles despite cold, nerves
RIO DE JANEIRO (AP) — The American teenager was talking as if her time in Rio was done — the competition was just too intimidating, the Olympic atmosphere was too overwhelming and she was bothered by a persistent cold.