TOKYO – Volkswagen overtook Toyota in global vehicle sales for January-June, the first time the German automaker has come out at the top in the intensely competitive tallies. Japanese automaker Toyota Motor Corp. said Tuesday it sold 5.02 million vehicles in the first six months of this year. Volkswagen said …
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PARIS – Some travelers trying to cross the English Channel are stranded because French workers are blockading the port of Calais. British ferry operator P&O Ferries warned passengers that the blockade began Sunday evening as a result of actions by workers at MyFerryLink, a ferry operator facing job cuts. It’s …
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Former New York Yankees starter CC Sabathia has been in Domingo German’s shoes before. He bowed out of the 2015 season to go to rehab for alcohol abuse despite the playoffs being right around the corner. But Sabathia hit “rock bottom” and needed to find help to get back on …
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Ohio State head coach Ryan Day didn’t hold back Saturday night after the No. 6 Buckeyes defeated No. 9 Notre Dame on the final play of the game. As Day spoke to NBC after the game, he tore into former Notre Dame head coach Lou Holz. The legendary coach criticized …
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(SportsNetwork.com) – Zack Greinke shoots for his second win of the season Sunday when the Los Angeles Dodgers finish off a three-game series with the San Francisco Giants at Dodger Stadium. Greinke, who did not accompany the Dodgers to Australia because of a calf injury early on in spring training, …
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Washington, DC (SportsNetwork.com) – Gio Gonzalez continued his mastery of the Chicago Cubs, and the Washington Nationals smacked a season-best 19 hits in a 13-0 win. The second test of this three-game series at Nationals Park was supposed to feature a marquee pitching matchup between Gonzalez and Jeff Samardzija. Chicago, …
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Phoenix, AZ (SportsNetwork.com) – Dexter Fowler and Jose Altuve each went 3- for-5 and combined to score three runs to help the Houston Astros to a 4-3 win over the Arizona Diamondbacks on Monday in the opener of a brief two-game series. Jarred Cosart (5-5) picked up the win, allowing …
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Bronx, NY (SportsNetwork.com) – Detroit Tigers shortstop Eugenio Suarez left Monday night’s game against the Yankees with a sprained left knee, the team said. Suarez was hurt sliding into second base on a successful steal in the fifth inning. He hit the bag hard with his right foot but grimaced …
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Mexico City, Mexico (SportsNetwork.com) – Santos put together a late rally to claim a 4-2 second-leg win over Pachuca in the Liga MX semifinals, but the two sides finished 4-4 on aggregate with Pachuca advancing on away goals. The result sets up a place in the Clausura final for Pachuca …
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