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A woman is in serious but stable condition Saturday after being struck by a broken bat at Fenway Park Friday evening. The game between the Red Sox and the Oakland Athletics was delayed while paramedics tended to the patient, according to Comcast SportsNet New England web editor and reporter Jimmy Toscano. She was rushed out of the stands on a stretcher. The patient, later identified as Tonya Carpenter, was transported to Beth Israel Deaconess Medical Center. Police confirmed to necn that she is expected to survive. "Tonya Carpenter was admitted to Beth Israel Deaconess Medical Center last night following injury...

A day before the U.S. women’s national team opens its World Cup play, the sister of goalie Hope Solo has spoken up and documents reveal new details about a domestic violence incident involving the family last June. On ESPN’s “Outside the Lines,” Mark Fainaru-Wada reports that police records, depositions and an interview with Teresa Obert, Solo’s half-sister and one of the alleged victims in the incident, are at odds with Solo’s comments on what happened on “Good Morning, America,” on Facebook and in a new ESPNW story. Charges against her in Kirkland, Wash., were dismissed last winter, but prosecutors have...

PARIS (CNN) —When it comes to grand slam finals, Stan Wawrinka is used to playing spoiler. After upsetting Rafael Nadal at the Australian Open last year, he engineered another major surprise Sunday by topping world No. 1 Novak Djokovic 4-6 6-4 6-3 6-4 to claim a second grand slam title. Wawrinka isn't a member of the "Big Four," but his achievement at Roland Garros means the Swiss now has the same number of grand slam trophies as Andy Murray. While the Scot owns a 2-6 record in major finals, Wawrinka is a perfect 2-0. "I still have a problem to...

Rio de Janeiro (AFP) - Dozens of demonstrators gathered at Rio de Janeiro's heavily polluted Guanabara Bay, demanding that officials clean it up before it is used as a 2016 Olympic sailing venue. Amid whistles of disapproval and shouts of "shame!" demonstrators held a beachside protest, their boats symbolically kept on the shore as they waved their oars in the air. They launched their protest at noon to coincide with low tide, when the dirtiness of the water is most evident. "Brazilian authorities promised a series of improvements to the bay but just a little more than a year ahead...

ELMONT, New York - American Pharoah entered the pantheon of US thoroughbred racing's all-time greats by winning the Belmont Stakes on Saturday to become the first horse to capture the coveted Triple Crown in nearly four decades. In winning his seventh straight race, American Pharoah becomes the 12th horse to sweep the Kentucky Derby, Preakness Stakes and Belmont Stakes and the first since Affirmed in 1978. According to JTA, a win was a triumphant stand for Ahmed Zayat, an Orthodox Jew from Egypt who has become one of the biggest forces in horse racing but has mostly tasted bitter defeat...

Like Any Great Athlete, Triple Crown Hopeful Has His Peculiarities ___ Like a lot of athletes, American Pharoah has his quirks. The brown colt is easy to pick out on the racetrack: he’s the one with the shortest tail. American Pharoah will try to become horse racing’s 12th Triple Crown winner and first since Affirmed in 1978 when he runs in the Belmont Stakes on Saturday. California Chrome failed in his bid last year. Trainer Bob Baffert describes the Kentucky Derby and Preakness winner as “a really kind, sweet horse.” That’s an unusual temperament among racehorses, most of which are...

We petition the 0bama administration to: Award Yogi Berra The Presidential Medal of Freedom for his military service, civil rights and educational activism. Yogi Berra should be awarded the Presidential Medal of Freedom. A man of unimpeachable integrity and respect, he befriended the first black and Latino baseball players in Major League Baseball. Yogi enlisted in the U. S. Navy during World War II and served during the D-Day invasion. He continues to be an avid supporter of our armed forces. Berra greatly values education. While with the Yankees, he created a scholarship at Columbia University that is still active...

Preliminary Bouts (Fox Sports 1) 8pm ET 265lbs- Derrick Lewis (12-3) vs. Shawn Jordan (17-6) 170lbs- Brian Ebersole (51-16) vs. Omari Akhmedov (14-2) 155lbs- Chris Wade (9-1) vs. Christos Giagos (11-3) 155lbs- Joe Proctor (10-3) vs. Justin Edwards (8-4) UFC on Fight Pass Prelims 7pm ET 185lbs- Ricardo Abreu (5-0) vs. Jake Collier (8-2) 135lbs- Leonardo Morales (4-1) vs. Jose Quinonez (3-2)

Brittney Griner has filed papers seeking to annul her 29-day marriage to Glory Johnson. "Last Wednesday, Glory and I agreed to either legally separate, get divorced, or annul our marriage," Griner said in a statement Friday. "I can confirm that today I filed for an annulment. In the week prior to the wedding, I attempted to postpone the wedding several times until I completed counseling, but I still went through with it. I now realize that was a mistake." Despite Griner's statement that the couple had discussed a divorce or annulment, Johnson's agent, D.J. Fisher, said in a statement late...

A fan whose head was bloodied by a broken bat that flew into the stands at Fenway Park was in the hospital with life-threatening injuries, police said. The game between the Oakland Athletics and Boston Red Sox was halted in the middle of the second inning Friday as emergency crews tended to the woman and wheeled her off the field on a stretcher. Oakland's Brett Lawrie broke his bat on a groundout to second base for the second out of the inning and part of it hurtled into the stands. Boston police spokesman David Estrada confirmed the woman was seriously...

In a wide-open friendly that produced a barrage of chances, poor defending and a stunning finish, the U.S. men’s national soccer team scored twice in the closing moments to shock the sixth-ranked Netherlands, 4-3, on Friday at Amsterdam Arena. Danny Williams scored the equalizer in the 88th minute and Bobby Wood broke the deadlock in the 90th as the Americans overcame a 3-1 deficit in the last 20-plus minutes to produce one of the greatest away victories in the program’s recent history. It also marked the first time the United States has defeated the Netherlands in five meetings (1-4-0). Dutch...

Charles Barkley isn’t a concussion expert by any means, but by virtue of the stick he wields on TNT’s "Inside the NBA," he’s one of the NBA’s leading voices on controversial matters like this. One night after Golden State Warriors guard Stephen Curry fell on his head during Game 4 of the Western Conference Finals, Barkley commented on Curry’s injury and how sports media has covered it before ripping into the NFL over their own struggles to educate, prevent and treat player concussions.

Starting right tackle Anthony Davis of the 49ers, the No. 11 overall pick in the 2010 draft, announced Friday that he is leaving the NFL after just five seasons. Davis, 25, said in a statement that he plans to take “a year or so away from the NFL” to allow his body to recover from the physical rigors of his career. “This will be a time for me to allow my brain and body a chance to heal,” Davis said. “I know many won’t understand my decision. That’s OK.”

Nayah Damasen has just one regret: Not meeting 2-year-old Riley CurryHer touch is still golden. Actually, more like blue and gold. Ten-year-old Nayah Damasen didn't disappoint Thursday night when she sang the national anthem at Oracle Arena in Oakland. Not only did she bring the house down to a sold-out crowd, and millions more on TV, when she paid tribute to the United States with her rocking vibrato. But she also didn't break her lucky streak. Each time she's sang the national anthem for a Warriors game this playoff season, the team has won. The Finals game marked her fourth...

We asked you to list your choices for the 10 greatest Dodgers of all time. You could vote via comment, Facebook, Twitter or email. And vote you did. We received an amazing 14,383 ballots. So many, that we have decided to expand the list from the top 10 to the top 20. You were asked to rank your top 10 in order. We assigned points, with your choice for first getting 12 points, second getting nine points, third getting eight points, all the way down to one point for 10th place. Each weekday here, we will unveil the top 20,...

Fifa paid the Football Association of Ireland 5m euros (£3.6m) to stop legal action after France controversially beat Ireland in a World Cup play-off.

The baby news comes less than two months after both women were arrested after a domestic assault incident at their Phoenix home. Both women were charged with assault (intent/reckless/injure) and disorderly conduct (fighting). The WBNA suspened both Griner and Johnson for seven games each without pay.

OAKLAND, Calif. -- Stephen Curry had 26 points and eight assists, and the Golden State Warriors held off LeBron James and the Cleveland Cavaliers for a thrilling 108-100 overtime victory in Game 1 of the NBA Finals on Thursday night.

In the first major breakthrough to get Los Angeles Dodgers games carried on a major distributor outside Time Warner Cable, starting Tuesday, June 9th. SportsNet LA will be available on Charter Spectrum TV Select, Charter’s most widely subscribed to tier of service. The games will be shown on the Charter listing as channel 44 SD/ 789 HD in the LA designated market area. It will be on channel 44 SD / 773 HD in San Luis Obispo, and channel 44 SD in Porterville. For SportsNet LA’s Spanish-language game telecasts as well as its Korean-language Secondary Audio Programming (SAP) will also...

Circuit Gilles Villeneuve, Montreal First Grand Prix 1978 Number of Laps 70 Circuit Length 4.361KM Race Distance 305.27KM Lap Record 1:13.622 by Rubens Barrichello (2002)