BUENOS AIRES — Goalkeeper Emiliano Martínez already had a knack for irritating his opponents as a child. At a young age, well before he became a World Cup champion with Argentina, Martínez had tricks to unsettle the attackers he faced in youth tournaments in Mar del Plata, a seaside ...
BERLIN — The memories of two successive World Cup group-stage exits weigh heavily on the Germany team before another attempt at restoring lost pride. Surely it couldn't happen again? Germany, the four-time world champion, has been on a quest for redemption since its ignoble exit from the ...
LEBANON, Tenn. — Denny Hamlin looked in his mirror wondering why nobody else went with him when the green flag dropped at the start of the Cracker Barrel 400 on Sunday night. He said nothing on his radio, instead paying the penalty by going to the back of the field. Then he drove his way back to the front where he outraced Christopher Bell over the last four thrilling laps off a final restart to win at the Nashville Superspeedway. "Man, what an unbelievable day," Hamlin said. "Starting first, going to last and back to first." This was Hamlin's second win this year and 62nd of his ...
CHICAGO — Colson Montgomery homered and Tristan Peters' RBI single put Chicago ahead as the White Sox rallied with two runs in the seventh inning to beat the slumping Detroit Tigers 2-1 on Sunday for their fifth straight win. Detroit lost for the 21st time in 25 games despite a terrific start by Keider Montero, who allowed just two hits in six shutout innings. Montgomery hit his 15th homer, a drive to right field off reliever Drew Anderson (2-3) to tie it. Chicago followed with three straight singles to take the lead and then held on for a series sweep. Spencer Torkelson doubled ...
HOUSTON — Jacob Misiorowski struck out eight in seven innings and Abner Uribe and Trevor Megill completed the three-hitter to lead the Milwaukee Brewers to a 2-0 win over the Houston Astros on Sunday. Jake Bauers provided the offense with a two-run homer in the fourth inning to help the Brewers to their fifth win in six games. Misiorowski (6-2) permitted three hits without a walk to improve to 5-0 this month. The hard-throwing right-hander threw 39 pitches over 100 mph, including all 14 in the first inning. The performance came after threw 57 pitches of at least 100 mph — the ...
KINGSFORD — The Lake Linden-Hubbell boys’ track and field team made some program history Saturday, earning its first Upper Peninsula Division 3 title with 64 points. The Lakes were followed by Rapid River 55 and St. Ignace 46 on this sunny and warm day at Flivver Field. “We’ve been waiting for this for four months,” Lakes coach Brett Gervais said. “Back in March we started asking a lot of the boys. I couldn’t be happier for the kids. I’m super happy for the boys. Having coach (Gary) Guisfredi) here really helps. He has coached the girls’ team for many years. I’ve ...
