Local Sports Briefs
BASEBALLScouts to begin homestandXENIA — The Xenia Scouts, a member of the Great Lakes Summer Collegiate League, has one more road contest on Sunday...
Murray faces new Wimbledon foe in 11th Slam final
By Howard FendrichAP Tennis WriterLONDON — The 11th Grand Slam final of Andy Murray’s career will be unlike any of the others in at...
France’s Pinot cracks in first Tour Pyrenean stage
By Samuel PetrequinAP Sports WriterLAC DE PAYOLLE, France — Dribbling in pain on the punishing climb of the Col d’Aspin, Thibaut Pinot saw his...
Emmons no stranger to adversity
By John MarshallAP Sports WriterMatt Emmons sat in a beer garden near the shooting range trying to wash away one of the biggest gaffes...
Harvick gets Kentucky pole after rain cancels qualifying
By Gary B. GravesAP Sports WriterSPARTA, Ky. — Storms washed out qualifying at Kentucky Speedway on Friday, putting Kevin Harvick on the pole for...
Desmond, Murphy, Cueto paying dividends for new teams
By Noah TristerAP Baseball WriterIan Desmond didn’t settle on a new team until late February, his puzzling free-agent saga finally ending when he signed...
No regular Joe: The real method behind his Maddon-ness
By Jim LitkeAP Sports WriterCHICAGO — This is the genius of Joe Maddon:Next week, all four of his infielders will start for the National...
No. 1 pick Ben Simmons showing his potential already
By Kareem CopelandAP Sports WriterSALT LAKE CITY — Ben Simmons showed why he was the No. 1 overall pick by the downtrodden Philadelphia 76ers...
Aries Merritt tries to make Olympic team with new kidney
By Pat GrahamAP Sports WriterEUGENE, Ore. — Hurdler Aries Merritt captured a bronze medal at worlds last August with his kidneys operating at barely...
Hanson is golden in state tourney
By John [email protected] — Like a lot of 12-year-olds, a very quiet spoken Natalie Hanson would’ve preferred to receive her state championship jersey without...
