Stephen Strasburg: Tommy John surgery likely
Stephen Strasburg has a torn elbow ligament and will likely have Tommy John surgery, bringing the pitcher's promising rookie season to an abrupt end.Washington Nationals general manager Mike Rizzo said...
View ArticleScripps spelling bee’s final word: “Cymotrichous”
It went on and on and on. Five spellers who seemingly had memorized the entire dictionary simply could not be stumped with any word tossed their way. It was getting late, way past bedtime and well...
View ArticleOlympic goalie Solo doesn’t back down from tweets
MANCHESTER, England (AP) — U.S. women's soccer goalkeeper Hope Solo didn't back down Monday from her Twitter outburst against NBC analyst Brandi Chastain, saying the tweets were her way of expressing...
View ArticleUS women top NKorea 1-0, win Olympic soccer group
MANCHESTER, England (AP) — In an iconic venue against a mysterious opponent, the U.S. women's Olympic soccer team did the familiar: Abby Wambach scored the decisive goal in a victory, and the players...
View ArticleUS women top Canada, Japan next for Olympic gold
MANCHESTER, England (AP) — On the verge of missing the gold-medal game for the first time, the U.S. women's soccer team caught a break when the referee made a call rarely seen in the sport.Then the...
View ArticleMorgan may be next face of US women’s soccer
LONDON (AP) — First-time Olympian Alex Morgan already has her defining moment: A game-winning goal in overtime that put the U.S. women's soccer team into the gold medal match.And of all things, it came...
View ArticleRedemption rematch: US soccer takes on Japan
LONDON (AP) — A day before the Olympic gold medal game, players and coaches from the U.S. and Japanese women's soccer teams stood in front of reporters side-by-side, like buddies on the same squad,...
View ArticleUS tops Japan to take Olympic women’s soccer gold
WEMBLEY, England (AP) — Abby Wambach didn't put on her "Greatness Has Been Found" T-shirt right away. She instead strayed from her teammates and knelt alone at midfield — and cried into a U.S....
View Article13-year-old Arvind Mahankali wins National Spelling Bee
OXON HILL, Md. (AP) — After years of heartbreakingly close calls, Arvind Mahankali conquered his nemesis, German, to become the champion speller in the English language.The 13-year-old from Bayside...
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