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When you need a win, dial De La Rosa
Rockies have won just 3 in 19 games, all by the Rockies’ lefty
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Netherlands pulls the right strings
Backup goalie subs in for the shootout and saves victory
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And we meet again …
They’ll renew their rivalry in a championship match at Wimbledon on Sunday and equal a Grand Slam record. It’s the 12th time they’ve met in any round of a major,…
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Neymar’s dream of a World Cup title remains alive
The 22-year-old Neymar broke his third vertebra after being kneed in the back by Colombian player Juan Camillo Zuniga in the 86th minute at the Arena Castelao. Neymar was carried…
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Jurrjens’ ‘super scary’ episode likely altitude-induced
Colorado Rockies starting pitcher Jair Jurrjens couldn’t catch his breath after a loss to the Los Angeles Dodgers on Friday night in Denver, his first major league start since June…
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Tour de France
Local favorite Mark Cavendish has won 25 stages at the Tour de France, but the Brit never has worn the yellow jersey at cycling’s signature event. If he would’ve won…
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Will you watch the 101st Tour de France?
Tour begins as Wimbledon and the World Cup come to a close
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Argentina leans on its defense
Another one-goal victory and into the World Cup semifinals
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For Colombia, 2014 is not 1994
Twenty years later, a nation mourns, remembers Andres Escobar
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Colombia, Rodriguez: ‘We are so proud’
James Rodriguez, the World Cup’s leading scorer with six goals, was inconsolable after Colombia’s 2-1 loss to Brazil on Friday in Fortaleza, Brazil. “We are sad, but we are so…
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Kvitova wears the white well
Sixth-seeded, 24-year-old Czech wins her second title on Wimbledon’s grass
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King admires the new queens of the tennis court
King ought to know. She helped start the Women’s Tennis Association more than 40 years ago. The 24-year-old Kvitova of the Czech Republic won the 2011 Wimbledon title. She’ll face…
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Brazil wins, but at what cost?
‘Selecao’ survives and advances at their World Cup, but they’ll be without Neymar
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Wimbledon final an oldie but goodie
Federer and Djokovic defeat the 23-year-old up-and-comers
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Germany makes it a record 4 consecutive semifinals
Mats Hummels and Germany took Hugo Lloris and France’s best punch in the World Cup quarterfinals Friday in Rio de Janeiro, Brazil. Hummels beat Lloris with a first-half header to…
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Missile, Pistolero, Purito and Shark
Mark Cavendish, known as the “Manx Missile,” is the active leader in stage wins at the Tour de France with 25 victories. And when the 101st Tour de France will…
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Froome already under fire in France
With only one individual time trial in the 101st Tour de France, defending champion Christopher Froome of Team Sky was robbed of one of his specialties. On top of the…
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Kershaw again dominates the Rockies
Dodgers collect 19 hits in 9-0 rout in Jurrjens’ debut
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Rockies rally but lose in the 9th
Greinke goes eight strong in victory, Colorado’s 15th loss in 17 games
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Both 10s have been perfect 10s
Neymar and Rodriguez make a powerful quarterfinal pair
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Five stages the Tour could be won or lost
“Given the structure of the Tour this year and the diversity of all the different challenges … it’s not possible to say that this guy is going to win,” Tour…
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So far, the ‘Big 3’ is The Big Sleep
Meanwhile, Melo on the move from Chicago to L.A.
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Wimbledon
Eugenie Bouchard of Canada, the No. 13 seed at Wimbledon, beat No. 3 Simona Halep in straight sets Thursday at the All England Lawn Tennis Championships in Wimbledon, London, to…
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Review turns Desmond’s triple into a home run
Nationals sweep the Rockies in three at Washington
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‘A lot of work still ahead of you’
“Clearly it gives you the message you have a lot of work still ahead of you,” U.S. head coach Jurgen Klinsmann said Wednesday, a day after the 2-1 loss to…
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Wimbledon
Weather: Sunny. High of 73 degrees (23 Celsius). Men’s Quarterfinals: No. 1 Novak Djokovic beat No. 26 Marin Cilic 6-1, 3-6, 6-7 (4), 6-2, 6-2; No. 4 Roger Federer beat…
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Serena bugs out of Wimbledon
Williams retires from her doubles match Tuesday in London