The Nationals, who had lost their previous four straight, gave Strasburg a 3-0 lead in the first inning and the big right-hander took care of the rest as he struck out 10 batters over seven innings and improved to 9-1 on the season. “I think I was able to keep pretty good composure out there and keep things simple,” Strasburg told reporters....

Patrick Mcdermott/Getty ImagesJoel Peralta’s ejection on Tuesday launched a feud between Rays manager Joe Maddon and Nationals manager Davey Johnson. Can we maybe get managers Joe Maddon of the Rays and Davey Johnson of the Nationals to agree that they totally disagree with each other right now? The pair have launched an odd, bordering on juvenile,...

Roth tossed a two-hitter, retiring the last 22 batters he faced, and two-time defending national champion South Carolina eliminated Kent State from the College World Series with a 4-1 victory Thursday. “He is the biggest superstar our game has,” Kent State coach Scott Stricklin said. “He throws 85 mph. He just knows how to pitch. He does...

Whether manager Don Mattingly and the medical staff give him the go-ahead is another question altogether. Kemp said he and Mattingly have discussed the All-Star game and will do so again. “Of course I want to play but I’ve got to do what’s best for the team,” Kemp said Thursday, before going through an extensive rehab workout of...

Ramon Santiago and Jhonny Peralta hit one-out singles off Victor Marte (0-1), who then grazed Austin Jackson’s jersey with a pitch. Berry followed with a base hit up the middle through a drawn-in infield. Joaquin Benoit (1-1) got the win. The Detroit bullpen shut out St. Louis after Jacob Turner allowed a run and four hits in five innings. ...

The Golden Flashes don’t think it will be their last. South Carolina’s Michael Roth pitched a two-hitter on Thursday, retiring the last 22 batters he faced in a 4-1 victory over the Flashes. Kent State finished with 23 wins in 26 games after going 1-2 at the CWS. “I believe it will just motivate us to get back here and...

The top-seeded Spaniard needed just 43 minutes to advance and next plays Frenchman Benoit Paire, who beat Ito Tatsuma of Japan 6-3, 7-5. Sijsling won only one game in front of his home crowd at the grass-court tournament. Philipp Petzschner of Germany and Xavier Malisse of Belgium will meet in the other semifinal match. On the women’s side,...

Having washed the red dust out of her long blonde hair, she waves goodbye to her least favorite surface – on which she once described herself as a “cow on ice” – and says hello to Centre Court where she feels much more at home. The Russian arrives as the number one seed and world number one having managed to keep her long limbs in...