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US defeats China 1-0, plays Germany in World Cup semifinals (Yahoo Sports)

Carli Lloyd finally was able to express her creativity on field. Aided by tweaks in the lineup, the 32-year-old midfielder was able to roam more Friday night, scoring for the United States in a 1-0 victory over China that sent the Americans to the semifinals of the Women’s World Cup against Germany. Hope Solo had her fourth straight shutout for the second-ranked United States, which has reached the final four

Giancarlo Stanton hurts hand as Marlins lose to Dodgers 7-1 (Yahoo Sports)

The Miami Marlins’ latest loss had slugger Giancarlo Stanton wincing in pain at the end of the game, raising fears he will be sidelined by a left hand injury. Stanton grimaced as he swung and missed for strike three Friday night in the ninth inning of the Marlins’ 7-1 loss to the Los Angeles Dodgers. While Stanton took lusty cuts in the ninth, he said the injury occurred earlier in

Bruins send Lucic to Kings for Miller, Jones, draft pick (Yahoo Sports)

Milan Lucic thought the Los Angeles Kings were going to draft him in 2006. A year later, he scored his first NHL goal at Staples Center for the Boston Bruins. When Lucic joined the Kings in a trade Friday, he thought back to all of his prior connections with Southern California – and the fact that he had just been at Disneyland with his daughter earlier in the week before

Scherzer takes perfect game into 6th, Nats beat Phils 5-2 (Yahoo Sports)

Max Scherzer has been so dominant that teammates are surprised when he actually gives up a hit. Scherzer took a perfect game into the sixth inning in his bid to become the second pitcher in major league history to throw two consecutive no-hitters and the Washington Nationals beat the Philadelphia Phillies 5-2 Friday night. On a day Phillies manager Ryne Sandberg resigned, Scherzer stole the show.