Matt Carpenter and Allen Craig also connected off Travis Wood (4-6), whose five homers allowed matched the Cubs record. Carpenter put St. Louis ahead 7-6 when he homered on the first pitch of the fourth, and Craig homered into the left-field bleachers in the fifth. The previous team to homer in each of the first five innings was Houston against Colorado on...

The fee, which media have estimated at 25 million pounds ($39.29 million), will instead be divided up between two Brazilian teams, the midfielder himself and the entrepreneurs who own what are called his “economic rights.” The London side completed Oscar’s signing on Wednesday and the 20-year-old playmaker is expected to join Frank...

Rangers have been told to relaunch in the fourth tier after collapsing under their debt pile, breaking the stranglehold they have had with city rivals Celtic on the Scottish game for decades. They have been replaced in the Scottish Premier League by Dundee after the Glasgow side were demoted following their financial crisis. The new Rangers needed...

“I moved to New York City when I graduated from business college. I was like that jogger in Central Park, a pretty intense one but I did not think I would be competing at professional level any time soon,” the 29-year-old told Reuters in an interview two days before the Olympic road race. “My sister introduced me to cycling after...

Although he will be backed by four top-notch team mates looking to set up a mass sprint, Cavendish should be wary of Slovakian prodigy Peter Sagan, who won the green jersey for the points classification on the Tour de France, according to American racer Chris Horner. “I’d say he is going to impact the race dramatically, I think he is the biggest...

Kohlschreiber rallied to beat Filippo Volandri of Italy 6-7 (6), 6-2, 6-2 in the semifinals on Friday, and Haase defeated the fifth-seeded Martin Klizan of Slovakia 6-3, 6-3. It will be the German’s second final of the season after winning in Munich in May. Taking the title would move him into the top 20 for the first time. Kohlschreiber,...

In May, Chelsea Football Club, more English in address than spirit with its Russian owner and international lineup, won its first Champions League soccer trophy, beating Bayern Munich in its own stadium. In June, the English wonder horse Frankel remained undefeated, winning the Queen Anne Stakes at Ascot while continuing to draw comparisons to Secretariat. ...

And get this: Haslam is a self-described “1,000 percent” Pittsburgh Steelers fan. “(Lerner) is giving up controlling interest in the team,” president Mike Holmgren said at the team’s suburban Berea training camp. Holmgren said he and Lerner have discussed the matter throughout the summer. Holmgren said the talks on the...