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Chad Stevens out to please Rockies, grandmother in series vs. Diamondbacks
Chad Stevens hopes to get a second chance to make a good first impression on his new team when the Colorado Rockies continue their four-game series against the Arizona Diamondbacks on Friday night in Phoenix.,One of the hottest hitters at the Triple-A level, Stevens owned a 17-game hitting streak wh...

Corbin Carroll's walk-off single lifts surging Diamondbacks past Rockies
Benefitting from a pitch-timer infraction, the Arizona Diamondbacks scratched across a run in the last of the ninth inning on a two-out, two-strike single by Corbin Carroll to beat the visiting Colorado Rockies 2-1 for a fifth consecutive win Thursday night.,After the Rockies tied the game in the ei...

French Open not budging on prize pool demands
Ahead of the French Open, which begins Sunday in Paris, players have accused tournament organizers of reducing their share of revenue, but director Amelie Mauresmo said the prize money will not change this year.,Players receive 22% of the revenue at standard ATP and WTA events, but they feel they ar...

Ketel Marte, D-backs heating up ahead of opener vs. Rockies
The Arizona Diamondbacks will look to extend their winning streak to a season-high five games on Thursday when they host the Colorado Rockies in the opener of a four-game series in Phoenix.,The Diamondbacks won the decisive contest of the three-game series when the clubs met last weekend in Denver. ...

Geraldo Perdomo's double helps Diamondbacks complete sweep of Giants
Ketel Marte had three hits and scored three times, Geraldo Perdomo capped a three-run fifth inning with a two-run double and the Arizona Diamondbacks completed a three-game home sweep of the San Francisco Giants with a 6-3 victory Wednesday afternoon.,Merrill Kelly pitched six effective innings and ...

WTA roundup: Camila Osorio knocks off No. 1 seed Janice Tjen in Rabat
Yasmine Kabbaj continued her run through her home tournament with a 6-2, 6-4 upset of third-seeded German Tatjana Maria in the Grand Prix SAR La Princesse Lalla Meryem Round of 16 on Wednesday at Rabat, Morocco.,Kabbaj is just the second Moroccan to make a WTA quarterfinal in the Open Era, convertin...

Merrill Kelly pursues encore as D-backs try to sweep Giants
Merrill Kelly will attempt to earn a spot in franchise lore alongside the likes of Randy Johnson and Curt Schilling when he goes for a second consecutive complete game Wednesday afternoon as the Arizona Diamondbacks chase a three-game sweep of the San Francisco Giants in Phoenix.,The Diamondbacks ha...

Ketel Marte belts walk-off homer as D-backs overtake Giants
Ketel Marte capped a four-run bottom of the ninth inning with a two-out, three-run home run, lifting the Arizona Diamondbacks to a 5-3 walk-off win over the San Francisco Giants on Tuesday in Phoenix.,After Giants relievers retained a 3-1 lead by pitching out of bases-loaded jams in the seventh and ...

Despite Ebola outbreak, DR Congo prepares for World Cup
The Democratic Republic of Congo's soccer team is attempting to navigate through a national Ebola outbreak in its preparations for the World Cup, though the squad still expects to compete in North America this summer.,FIFA issued a statement that "it is aware of and monitoring the situation regardin...

MVP bans Claressa Shields for Alycia Baumgardner altercation
Claressa Shields, boxing's undisputed female heavyweight champion, has been banned from all events promoted by Most Valuable Promotions after an altercation this past weekend with fighter Alycia Baumgardner.,In a private VIP area at MVP's inaugural event Saturday at Inglewood, Calif., Shields and Ba...

D-backs' Ryne Nelson, Giants' Landen Roupp want same thing: elusive May win
Two pitchers looking for something positive to happen in May will oppose each other on Tuesday night when the San Francisco Giants and Arizona Diamondbacks continue a three-game series in Phoenix.,The Diamondbacks jumped on Giants starter Robbie Ray for 10 runs (nine earned) in 4 1/3 innings of a 12...

Nolan Arenado's first-inning slam sparks D-backs' blowout of Giants
Nolan Arenado hit Robbie Ray's sixth pitch of the game for a grand slam and the Arizona Diamondbacks opened a three-game home series against the San Francisco Giants with a 12-2 victory on Monday.,Gabriel Moreno added a two-run homer, helping the Diamondbacks record the sixth victory in the past nin...

Giants, Diamondbacks committed to climbing back into NL West race
Two teams playing winning ball of late continue to set their sights on the .500 mark as the San Francisco Giants and Arizona Diamondbacks open a three-game series in Phoenix on Monday night.,The Giants flew into town after winning their three-game series against the Athletics with a 10-1 shellacking...

AL-leading Rays are on fire, while Orioles looking for a spark
The Tampa Bay Rays, baseball's best team since the start of May, will look to continue their dominant play as they welcome the Baltimore Orioles for a three-game set starting Monday evening in St. Petersburg, Fla.,Tampa Bay used a timely two-out, three-run triple by Taylor Walls to take down the vis...

Corbin Carroll helps Diamondbacks beat Rockies with 2-homer game
Corbin Carroll hit two homers and drove in three runs Sunday to help the Arizona Diamondbacks post an 8-6 victory over the Colorado Rockies in Denver.,After a 105-minute weather delay to start the series finale, Michael Soroka (6-2) threw 5 2/3 innings, allowing two runs on six hits, striking out ei...

Corbin Carroll helps Diamondbacks beat Rockies with 2-home run game
Corbin Carroll hit two homers and drove in three runs Sunday to help the visiting Arizona Diamondbacks post an 8-6 victory over the Colorado Rockies.,After a 105-minute weather delay to start the series finale, Michael Soroka (6-2) threw 5 2/3 innings, allowing two runs on six hits, striking out eig...

Dodgers place LHP Jack Dreyer on IL with shoulder discomfort
The Los Angeles Dodgers placed left-hander Jack Dreyer on the 15-day injured list Sunday with left shoulder discomfort, while right-handers Paul Gervase and Chayce McDermott were recalled from Triple-A Oklahoma City.,In another pitching move, the Dodgers optioned left-hander Charlie Barnes to Triple...

Tom Brady's latest venture: fashion model
Tom Brady has a full career resume that includes listings as a seven-time Super Bowl winner, minority owner of the Las Vegas Raiders and top NFL analyst.,On Saturday, he added a non-football line: runway model.,Demna Gvasalia, the creative director of Italian fashion house Gucci, debuted his first "...

Rockies' Michael Lorenzen strives to end skid in finale vs. D-backs
The Colorado Rockies will turn to right-hander Michael Lorenzen in a bid to win the rubber match of their three-game weekend series against the Arizona Diamondbacks on Sunday afternoon in Denver.,The Rockies pulled even in the series at one win apiece after they scored three runs over the first two ...

Guilherme scores in final minutes as Houston stuns 10-man Vancouver
Guilherme scored in the sixth minute of second-half stoppage to give the host Houston Dynamo a stunning 1-0 victory over the high-flying Vancouver Whitecaps on Saturday night.,Guilherme had some operating room and took a few dribbles before slamming a right-footed shot that ricocheted off Whitecaps ...