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California coach Mike Montgomery has agreed to a two-year contract extension to remain at the school through the 2015-16 season.
Don't let anyone fool you: Home-field advantage in baseball does matter. Baseball players are human. Just like you, they work better in familiar environments.
Francisco Liriano ( SP, MIN) has been fantastic since returning to the starting rotation. After tossing 6.2 innings and allowing just one run this week against the Rangers, Liriano has now allowed just 15 runs in his last 49.1 innings, striking out 52 against 24 walks.
When Gerrit Cole and Jameson Taillon walk into locker rooms after minor league games, they tinker with the TV.
Jerry Hairston and the Los Angeles Dodgers are looking on the bright side of things despite finishing the first half of the season with three straight losses.
The most prominent name on the trading block remains Philadelphia Phillies southpaw, Cole Hamels. Philadelphia enters the All-Star break in last place, and if they can't ink Hamels to a long-term extension, they will probably deal the upcoming free agent.
The Los Angeles Lakers could be looking at a future without Andrew Bynum and Dwight Howard.
Trevor Bauer went six scoreless innings, striking out six Dodgers en route to his first career win as the Arizona Diamondbacks beat the Los Angeles Dodgers 7-1 on Sunday afternoon.
Brad Mills pitched five innings of three-hit ball in a spot start for the injured Dan Haren after getting called up from the minors, and the Los Angels Angels got home runs from Albert Pujols, Erick Aybar, Mike Trout and Mark Trumbo in a 6-0 victory over the Baltimore Orioles on Sunday.
Jered Weaver scattered three hits over eight innings in his final start before heading to his third straight All-Star game, and the Los Angeles Angels beat the Baltimore Orioles 3-0 on Saturday night.
Middleweight champion Anderson Silva stopped Chael Sonnen at 1:55 of the second round in UFC 148 on Saturday night at the MGM Grand Garden Arena.
Trevor Cahill pitched seven solid innings to help the Arizona Diamondbacks beat the Los Angeles Dodgers 5-3 on Saturday night.
One Wimbledon title wasn't enough for Serena Williams. About five hours after Williams won her fifth singles title by beating Agnieszka Radwanska, she and sister Venus were back on Centre Court to beat Czech duo Andrea Hlavackova and Lucie Hradecka 7-5, 6-4 Saturday in the doubles final.
Blake Griffin, Andre Iguodala and James Harden have been chosen for the U.S. Olympic men's basketball team, a person with knowledge of the decisions told The Associated Press on Saturday.
Serena Williams is back, and she looks almost as good as ever. The 30-year-old American won her fifth Wimbledon title Saturday on Centre Court, beating Agnieszka Radwanska of Poland 6-1, 5-7, 6-2 to claim her 14th major championship.
