(Reuters) – The Boston Red Sox wrapped up a three-game sweep of the Miami Marlins with a 6-5 come-from-behind victory at Fenway Park on Thursday that took their winning streak to five games. The Red Sox (36-33) continued the June gloom for the slumping Marlins (33-36), who have fallen to 4-14 this month and are tumbling towards last place in the...

The Red Sox (36-33) continued the June gloom for the slumping Marlins (33-36), who have fallen to 4-14 this month and are tumbling towards last place in the National League East. Will Middlebrooks made the difference for the Red Sox, driving in four runs including a two-run homer in the bottom of the eighth that tied the score at 5-5. Shortly...

Clijsters’ physiotherapist, Sam Versleghers, said the 29-year-old Belgian felt the injury on Thursday during her tough two-set quarterfinal against Francesca Schiavone. The announcement came just hours before Clijsters was due to play Urszula Radwanska, who subsequently advanced to the final. “This is a decision taken with my head, not...

PARIS (AP) — Arnaud Clement is France’s new Davis Cup captain. He replaces Guy Forget, who left in April after 14 seasons in charge. The 34-year-old Clement played his last singles match this week, losing to compatriot Kenny De Schepper in the first round of Wimbledon qualifiers. The French Tennis Federation says Friday it unanimously...

A frustrated Roger Federer during his loss to Tommy Haas in Sydney in 2000. Most athletes come away from the Olympics with a cherished lifetime memory of representing their country. A select few will get to be flagbearers for the opening ceremony. The really lucky and talented ones return home with a medal or two. But former No. 1 tennis player Roger Federer has done...

Nicholas Kamm/Agence France-Presse — Getty ImagesHeather O’Reilly of the U.S., center, during a friendly against China in Chester, Pa., last month. Heather O’Reilly, a midfielder on the U.S. women’s soccer team and a two-time gold medalist, will be writing regularly for the 2012 London Olympics blog. This is her second post. We’ve just returned from two...

Craig Mitchelldyer/Getty ImagesSanya Richards-Ross hopes for more moments of triumph this summer. EUGENE, Ore. – It’s overcast and drizzly on the campus of the University of Oregon, as the United States track and field Olympic trials prepares to begin in earnest at Hayward Field at 1 p.m. Pacific time. Today’s program features, among other events, half of the...

Peter Dejong/Associated PressKim Clijsters during her match against Francesca Schiavone on Thursday. Hours before she was to play in a semifinal match at the Unicef Open in the Netherlands on Friday, Kim Clijsters of Belgium withdrew from the tournament with a new injury, a stomach muscle strain. It was the latest disappointment in a tough year for Clijsters, with...