Even the tennis cognoscenti, or at least those outside Spain, would have known little about Pablo Carreno Busta before this year. But he has improved his ranking more than 500 places since January and is now 143rd. His recent performances caught the eye of Roger Federer, who dispatched Carreno Busta in straight sets last month at the French Open, Carreno Busta’s...

The revelation stemmed from an investigation being conducted by prosecutors in Bolzano, Italy, into Dr. Giuseppe Fischetto, the medical director for the Italian track and field federation and a member of the international track organization’s Anti-Doping Commission. During the investigation, Italy’s military police said in a report, the authorities...

Just imagine Matt Harvey and Zack Wheeler at the top of the rotation for years to come. “I hope people saw this,” said manager Terry Collins, no doubt referring to New York’s long-suffering NL fans. “Certainly they’re going to enjoy watching these two guys for a long time. They’re going to be around.” ...

Brian Holberton homered, Trent Thornton pitched a strong seven innings and No. 1 seed North Carolina extended its stay at the College World Series in Omaha with a 4-2 victory over Louisiana State. The No. 4-seeded Tigers were 0-2 in their first Series appearance since they won the 2009 national title. Article source:...

And once they did, each pitching a game for the Mets during a doubleheader against the Atlanta Braves, the organization’s long-held and hopeful vision for its future seemed to seep momentarily into the present day. To be sure, trying days remain for the Mets. But the sight that materialized on the mound at Turner Field — two young right-handers,...

Carlos Pena had a three-run homer and Chris Carter had two hits and drove in a run as the Astros won for the fifth time in six games. The 22-year-old Lyles (4-1) yielded seven hits and one run over seven innings. It was his seventh straight start with two or less earned runs. The Astros were up by one in the fifth when Pena launched his home run to...

Goldschmidt’s drive bounced high off the batter’s backdrop in deep center field. His 17th homer of the season was his second in as many nights, and the second game-ending home run of his career. Martin Prado also homered for the Diamondbacks. David Hernandez (3-4) threw a perfect top of the ninth for the win. Chad Qualls (2-1) lost for...

These UCLA Bruins are proving that in this day and age of college baseball, pitching and defense, more than ever, can be a winning formula. It showed again Tuesday night in the Bruins’ 2-1 victory over North Carolina State. That, by the way, was the same score of UCLA’s Sunday night win over LSU. “It’s Bruin baseball,”...