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Wimbledon ‘Ferytale’ reaches men’s semis

LONDON — If he keeps playing like this, Arthur Fery might just become Wimbledon royalty. Fery grew up five minutes from the All England Club and now the 114th-ranked player is a semifinalist at the grass-court Grand Slam. The 23-year-old British player, who needed a wild-card invitation ...

Top NL pitchers replaced on All-Star roster

NEW YORK (AP) — Pitchers Paul Skenes, Jacob Misiorowski and Max Meyer have been ruled out of next week's All-Star Game and were replaced Tuesday by Riley O'Brien of St. Louis, Philadelphia's Jesus Luzardo and Pittsburgh's Braxton Ashcraft. Also, Boston first baseman Willson Contreras was selected as a replacement for Toronto's Vladimir Guerrero Jr., who is opting to rest his ailing back during the break. When the Pirates' Skenes, Milwaukee's Misiorowski and Miami's Meyer were selected for the National League All-Star team on Saturday, they already were scheduled to start their ...

Brewers’ starters dominate in DH sweep

ST. LOUIS — Jacob Misiorowski struck out 11 in seven strong innings, Christian Yelich drove in a pair of runs and the Milwaukee Brewers rallied to beat the St. Louis Cardinals 4-3 in the first game of a split doubleheader on Tuesday. Misiorowski (10-4) allowed three hits, including a pair ...

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World Cup mostly keeps Europe, South America dominance

MIAMI GARDENS, Fla. — More World Cup teams. Same World Cup story. This edition started with 48 teams; it's now down to eight, with six of those from Europe. And unless Morocco pulls off a series of surprising outcomes over the final two weeks, the champion will come from Europe or South ...

Tigers’ Verlander to retire after season

DETROIT — Justin Verlander plans to call it a career later this year. The three-time Cy Young Award winner, two-time World Series champion and 2011 AL MVP will retire after this season with the Detroit Tigers. Verlander made the announcement on Wednesday, shortly after he was added as a ...