Clint Bowyer, David Ragan swap crew chiefs
Oscar Pistorius’ probable release from prison shocks family of slain girlfriend
Issues loom for USA despite win over Australia in Women's World Cup opener
Guy tries to catch ball while backflipping off house, goes predictably wrong
Detroit Red Wings hire Jeff Blashill to replace Babcock (Yahoo Sports)
Jeff Blashill has been hired by the Detroit Red Wings, ending a fairly un-suspenseful coaching search that began when Mike Babcock left to take over the Toronto Maple Leafs. Blashill has coached Detroit’s minor league affiliate in Grand Rapids for the past three seasons, and he was an obvious candidate for the Red Wings once Babcock left. Detroit general manager Ken Holland acknowledged right away that he was going to
TCU back to CWS, beats Texas A&M 5-4 in 16 innings (Yahoo Sports)
FORT WORTH, Texas (AP) — Garrett Crain was running toward third base with the ball in front of him. The TCU senior second baseman kept going all the way to the College World Series.
Rapinoe scores twice as US beats Australia 3-1 in opener (Yahoo Sports)
For her second goal of the night against Australia, U.S. midfielder Megan Rapinoe channeled Lionel Messi. Rapinoe dribbled the ball before her long, low shot breezed past diving Matildas goalkeeper Melissa Barbieri. Rapinoe’s two goals gave the United States a 3-1 victory over Australia on Monday night in the Americans’ opener at a Women’s World Cup that began with both FIFA and the U.S. team facing controversy.
Sale fans 14, White Sox beat Astros; Correa debuts with RBI (Yahoo Sports)
Chicago White Sox manager Robin Ventura’s feelings about Chris Sale’s recent run were pretty clear Monday night. ”He was fantastic,” Ventura said. Sale struck out 14 in eight innings and the White Sox handed Houston its fifth straight loss, 3-1 on a rainy Monday night.
Short & Sweet: 3 shortstops lead off MLB draft for 1st time (Yahoo Sports)
Shortstops were a big hit leading off the Major League Baseball draft. The Arizona Diamondbacks selected Vanderbilt slugger Dansby Swanson with the No. 1 pick Monday night, setting off a history-making run at the position. With the second pick, Houston took LSU’s Alex Bregman – marking the first time since 1982 the first two players chosen were shortstops.
European banks join drive to combat human trafficking using data
By Magdalena Mis LONDON (Thomson Reuters Foundation) – Leading financial institutions in Europe have joined an offensive to fight human trafficking by using data to spot irregular banking transactions that could identify criminal activity, organizers said on Tuesday. The initiative involving banks and the European Union’s policing agency Europol aims to help financial institutions develop ‘red flag’ indicators to scan their systems for suspicious transactions and then alert the police.