SANDY, Utah (AP) — As goaltender Tim Howard looks out from in front of the U.S. net, he likes what he sees: the scoring of striker Jozy Altidore, the ball control of the midfielders and the steadiness of the defense. Oh, yeah, and like the rest of his teammates, he also can see a spot [...]

ARLINGTON, Texas — Brandon Moss and John Jaso homered off Yu Darvish and the AL West-leading Oakland Athletics beat Texas, 6-2, on Tuesday. Jarrod Parker (6-6) limited the Rangers to two runs and three hits over seven innings to improve to 4-0 his last five starts. Darvish (7-3) struck out 10, increasing his majors-best total [...]

The Sacramento River Cats were blanked by the Salt Lake Bees, 10-0, on Tuesday night at Spring Mobile Ballpark. In getting shut out for just the third time this season, the Cats managed only three hits. One of them, however, was a double by Michael Taylor. It was his 402nd career hit as a River [...]

MIAMI — LeBron James led a title-saving charge, and now his crown will be on the line one more time in Game 7. James powered Miami to a frantic fourth-quarter rally and overtime escape as the Heat beat the San Antonio Spurs 103-100 on Tuesday night to extend the NBA Finals as far as they [...]

* Editor’s note: This is the first in a three-part series featuring the nine District 64 summer tournament teams representing Davis Little League. Today we look at which teams play where … and when. It’s that time again and six squads — three each from National and American divisions featuring players 12 years old and [...]

Boxer Floyd Mayweather topped Forbes’ list of highest-paid athletes in 2012 by earning $85 million. And while most sports careers — whether athletes, coaches or front-office personnel — aren’t as financially rewarding, there is at least a diverse spectrum of opportunities in the field. The struggle, then, for a recent college graduate like Geneva Azevedo, [...]

The UC Davis women’s water polo team made a big pick-up during the late signing period as Ariel Arcidiacono, the 2013 Western Water Polo Association’s Newcomer of the Year for Colorado State, will join the Aggies next season. UCD head coach Jamey Wright expects Arcidiacono to enroll in the university for the fall. Originally from [...]

By Stevie Mack When Oregon State meets Indiana in a winner-take-all College World Series Game on Wednesday, there will be one legendary fan in the stands who has made an invaluable contribution to Beaver baseball. Hall of Fame coach Phil Swimley will be there to cheer on his grandson, Danny Hayes, Oregon State’s hard-slugging first [...]