Dolphins win on Wake’s safety sack

MIAMI GARDENS, Florida (AP) ― With the Miami Dolphins needing any kind of score to end a four-game losing streak, two points were plenty.Cameron Wake sacked Andy Dalton for a safety with 6:38 left in overtime, and Miami beat the Cincinnati Bengals 22-20 on Thursday night.On third-and-10 from the 8, Dalton retreated to the goal line and was tackled by Wake coming up the middle for the third overtime safety in NFL history. The officials immediately signaled the score, which was upheld following a

More SportsNov. 1, 2013

Djokovic, Nadal, Federer, Ferrer advance in Paris

PARIS (AP) ― Rafael Nadal and Novak Djokovic overcame big servers Thursday to reach the Paris Masters quarterfinals.Nadal beat last year’s runner-up, Jerzy Janowicz, 7-5, 6-4, and Djokovic rallied from a set down to top John Isner 6-7 (5), 6-1, 6-2.Roger Federer, defending champion David Ferrer, Juan Martin del Potro, Tomas Berdych, Stanislas Wawrinka and Richard Gasquet also won their third-round matches.The tournament has turned into a rehearsal for the ATP World Tour Finals, with the eight qu

More SportsNov. 1, 2013

Boston rejoices in victory

AMHERST, Massachusetts (AP) ― The Red Sox have now won three World Series in the past decade ― but not since the days of Babe Ruth had Boston won a fall classic in its beloved Fenway Park.The victory sent Boston fans spilling into the streets to celebrate the team’s 6-1 victory over the St. Louis Cardinals in Game 6. Amid the cheers and high-fives, the white lights of Boston’s Prudential Tower read “GO SOX.”“Words cannot describe how I feel,” Red Sox fan Sam D’Arrigo said. “This is what being a

BaseballNov. 1, 2013

Korea to face Russia in friendly

South Korea will take on Russia in an upcoming football friendly match in Dubai, officials said Friday.The Korea Football Association said South Korea and Russia will clash in Dubai on Nov. 19, but said the venue and the starting time have not yet been determined.It will be the first friendly match between the two countries. Russia, ranked 19th, will face Serbia on Nov. 15 in Dubai before facing South Korea. The 58th-ranked South Korea will host Switzerland in Seoul on Nov. 15.Both countries hav

SoccerNov. 1, 2013

Doosan Bears on brink of collapse after blowing scoring opportunities

Having once been in the driver's seat to take the Korean Series, the Doosan Bears suddenly find themselves on the brink of a historic collapse against the surging Samsung Lions.And the Bears don't have anyone but themselves to blame, for it's their own inability to drive in runners in scoring position that has hurt them.The Bears have lost a 3-1 series lead in the championship final for the Korea Baseball Organization (KBO), having dropped the fifth and sixth games of the best-of-seven showdown.

BaseballNov. 1, 2013

Bale, Ronaldo lift Madrid past Sevilla

MADRID (AP) ― Gareth Bale finally made his mark at Real Madrid on Wednesday, only for Cristiano Ronaldo to upstage his two-goal performance with a hat-trick in a 7-3 victory over Sevilla.The Welshman celebrated his first league start at the Santiago Bernabeu by scoring twice and setting up two more.But it was Ronaldo who responded to FIFA president Sepp Blatter’s mocking of the Portugal forward with a celebration slight of his own as he passed Ferenc Puskas with his 157th league goal for Madrid,

SoccerOct. 31, 2013

Hur In-hoi takes 3-shot lead after 3rd round at Herald-KYJ

Hur In-hoi took the lead from Kim Gi-hwan in the third round of the Herald-KYJ Tour Championship Thursday. Hur kept up his good form, which had driven him to the second spot on Wednesday at the tour’s closing tournament at Lotte Skyhill Golf Club in Seogwipo on Jejudo island. He carded four birdies and one eagle against a bogey and a double bogey to climb a spot to the top place with 11-under 205.The 26-year-old came into the spotlight Wednesday by setting the course record of 5 under, which he

GolfOct. 31, 2013

FIFA gives funds to improve soccer academy in N.K.

International soccer’s governing body FIFA has provided funds worth $500,000 to build infrastructure to update a soccer academy in Pyongyang, a media outlet reported Thursday.The International School of Football opened earlier this year and has been training North Korean youths between the ages of 6 and 13, according to a report by Radio Free Asia.The Washington-based broadcaster said support was given as part of its “goal project” to help build football-related infrastructure in less affluent c

SoccerOct. 31, 2013

‘Beckham picks Miami for MLS franchise’

With his playing career over, former England captain David Beckham has decided his next move: starting a Major League Soccer team in Miami.Since leaving the Los Angeles Galaxy in December, and retiring from the game after a subsequent five-month stint at Paris Saint-Germain, Beckham has been mulling over the location for his MLS franchise.Beckham has now made up his mind and he would pay a discounted rate of $25 million to start an MLS expansion team in Miami, a person with knowledge of the situ

SoccerOct. 30, 2013

Dodgers' Ryu returns home after strong rookie year

Ryu Hyun-jin of the Los Angeles Dodgers made a triumphant return home on Tuesday following a successful rookie season in Major League Baseball.Greeted by hundreds of fans at Incheon International Airport, west of Seoul, the left-hander said he had the fondest memories of his first regular season win, his first complete game shutout and also his first playoff victory this year."I'd like to give myself 99 points (out of 100) for this season," said the smiling Ryu, who went 14-8 during the regular

BaseballOct. 29, 2013

Lester puts Sox on brink of title

ST. LOUIS (AP) ― Jon Lester pitched the Boston Red Sox within a whisker of yet another World Series championship.Lester bested Adam Wainwright once again, journeyman David Ross hit a tiebreaking double in the seventh inning and the Red Sox downed the St. Louis Cardinals 3-1 Monday night to take a 3-2 Series edge.David Ortiz delivered his latest big hit, too, sending this bearded band of Red Sox back to Fenway Park with a chance to clinch their third crown in a decade. Not since 1918 has Boston w

BaseballOct. 29, 2013