(The Sports Xchange) – The National League East division title is so close, the New York Mets can just about taste the champagne. Lucas Duda hit a pair of three-run homers, and rookie Noah Syndergaard tossed seven shutout innings helping New York reduce its magic number to one with a 12-5 victory over the Cincinnati Reds on Friday night at Great American Ball Park. “When I first picked up a
Chicago (AFP) – The Chicago Cubs clinched their first playoff berth since 2008 thanks to the San Francisco Giants 5-4 loss to the Oakland Athletics on Friday night.
Chicago (AFP) – The Chicago Cubs clinched their first playoff berth since 2008 thanks to the San Francisco Giants 5-4 loss to the Oakland Athletics on Friday night.
UNITED NATIONS (AP) — China’s president on Saturday pledged billions in aid and said Beijing will forgive debts due this year in an effort to help the world’s poorest nations, as world leaders begin to seek the trillions of dollars needed to help achieve sweeping new development goals.
MANCHESTER, England (AP) — Memphis Depay scored his first ever Premier League goal and Wayne Rooney added his first of the season as Manchester United beat Sunderland 3-0 to go top of the standings on Saturday.
METZ, France (AP) — Gilles Simon will face fellow Frenchman Jo-Wilfried Tsonga in Sunday’s Open de Moselle final, with both men looking for a historic third victory in Metz.
LONDON (AP) — Latest developments at the Rugby World Cup. All times local:
TEHRAN, Iran (AP) — Iran on Saturday vowed to take international legal action against Saudi Arabia’s rulers over the crush of Muslim pilgrims at this year’s hajj, which killed at least 769 people, including 136 Iranians.
PHILADELPHIA (AP) — Pope Francis arrived in the City of Brotherly Love on Saturday for the final leg of his U.S. visit — a festive weekend devoted to celebrating Catholic families — and immediately called for the church to place greater value on women.
The House speaker’s departure is being considered a victory for the tea party, but the immediate result may be to thwart their hopes of shutting down the government next week.
