High school football team grant teammate's dying wish by carrying his casket across field
Blatter's future as president at stake in FIFA election (Yahoo Sports)
The future of soccer’s embattled governing body was at stake Friday as Sepp Blatter sought a fifth term as FIFA president amid the biggest corruption crisis in the organization’s 111-year history. Voting among the 209 member federations began Friday with the 79-year-old Blatter up for re-election against Prince Ali bin al-Hussein of Jordan. Blatter said he would guide FIFA through the ”storm” caused by the investigations.
Broncos sign Ryan Harris day after Ryan Clady's injury (Yahoo Sports)
ENGLEWOOD, Colo. (AP) — The Denver Broncos have signed veteran offensive lineman Ryan Harris a day after losing perennial Pro Bowler Ryan Clady to a torn knee ligament.
Kang, Marte, Polanco homer in Pirates' 11-5 win vs Padres (Yahoo Sports)
An early home run barrage carried A.J. Burnett and the Pittsburgh Pirates to their seventh straight win, 11-5 against the San Diego Padres on Thursday night. Jung Ho Kang hit a three-run homer and Starling Marte and Gregory Polanco also went deep off Ian Kennedy in support of Burnett (5-1), who won his fifth straight start. Andrew McCutchen, Neil Walker and Francisco Cervelli each had three of the Pirates’ 15
Kluber strikes out 13 in Indians' 5-3 win over Mariners (Yahoo Sports)
Even a couple of home runs couldn’t derail the roll Cleveland’s Corey Kluber is on, getting closer to the form that earned him the AL Cy Young award a season ago. Kluber struck out 13 in seven innings to win his third straight decision, Jason Kipnis continued his hot May with two hits and two RBIs, and the Indians beat the Seattle Mariners 5-3 on Thursday night. Kluber improved to
Red Sox lefty Rodriguez wins MLB debut, 5-1 at Texas (Yahoo Sports)
Eduardo Rodriguez went to bed and dreamed about his major league debut after the Boston Red Sox arrived in Texas. Rodriguez threw 7 2/3 scoreless innings to become the youngest Red Sox starter to win in his major league debut on the road since 1967, and Boston beat the Rangers 5-1 to spoil Josh Hamilton’s first home game back in Texas on Thursday night.
Ex-NFL star Sharper pleads guilty in U.S. sex crime case: report
(Reuters) – Former NFL player Darren Sharper, accused of drugging and raping women in four states, pleaded guilty on Friday to related federal charges in New Orleans, according to the Times-Picayune newspaper. Sharper, 39, already had pleaded guilty or no contest to rape or attempted rape in Arizona, California and Nevada as part of a series of plea agreements with prosecutors that call for him to serve about nine years
Harrington in the hunt for second Irish Open
Triple Major winner Padraig Harrington is on target to become only the second Irish-born golfer to capture two Irish Open titles. The 43-year old Dubliner continued to impress in difficult weather conditions and despite bogeying his closing two holes, Harrington stayed within a shot of the clubhouse lead at two under par on the Royal County Down in Newcastle, Northern Ireland. The duo of Scotland’s Richie Ramsay and Austrian Bernd
Harrington stays in contention at Irish Open
By Bernie McGuire NEWCASTLE, Northern Ireland (Reuters) – Three-times major champion Padraig Harrington boosted his hopes of qualifying for next month’s U.S. Open by moving to within a shot of the lead after two rounds of the Irish Open on Friday Harrington, 43, went to seven under par with three birdies but dropped five shots over his closing eight holes for a 73 and a two-under par tally at Royal
