SAO PAULO — Angel Di Maria scored deep into extra time Tuesday to give Argentina a 1-0 win over Switzerland and a spot in the World Cup quarterfinals. With a penalty shootout looming, Lionel Messi made a surging run toward the Swiss area in the 118th minute and laid the ball off to Di Maria […]

DETROIT — The Oakland Athletics wanted desperately to give Brad Mills some run support. Against Rick Porcello, they simply couldn’t find a way to do it. The A’s were helpless against Porcello, who pitched a four-hit shutout to win 3-0 on Tuesday night. The A’s got three singles and a double, and only got one […]

SAN FRANCISCO — Tim Lincecum has talked the past few years about rediscovering the consistency that won him two NL Cy Young Awards and made him one of baseball’s best pitchers. Lincecum’s last two outings have brought him awfully close to finding that form again. The rejuvenated right-hander followed his second career no-hitter with another […]