Arizona Wins National Title in 4-1 CWS Finale Victory
Arizona defeats South Carolina 4-1 to claim its first College World Series title since 1986 as Brandon Dixon delivers a go-ahead ninth inning double. James Farris and Mathew Troupe combine on a three-hitter, and Trent Gilbert drives in two runs to break the game open.
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Brandon Dixon
Arizona
Wildcats
South Carolina
James Farris
Mathew Troupe
Gamecocks
Dixon
LB Dantzler
Tyler Webb
Matt Price
Trent Gilbert
Andy Lopez
Southern California
Lopez
Pepperdine
Augie Garrido
Cal State Fullerton
Texas
Troupe
Tanner English
Gilbert
Dantzler
Grayson Greiner
Robert Refsnyder
Joseph Maggi
CWS
Refsnyder
Farris
Michael Roth
Maggs
Riley Moore
Christian Walker
Walker
Adam Matthews
Kyle Martin
Venus Williams exits Wimbledon in first round defeat
Venus Williams trudges past fans after a 6 1 6 3 loss to Elena Vesnina in the first round at Wimbledon. The 32-year-old, slowed by an energy-sapping illness, questions her future while confirming plans to play at the London Olympics and possibly return to Wimbledon next year.
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England
Venus Williams
Court 2
Williams
David Witt
Elena Vesnina
Russia
All England
Hochevar stars for Royals in 8-0 rout of Tampa Bay
Kansas City pitcher Luke Hochevar threw his second career shutout while eight Royals had at least one hit. Eric Hosmer homered and Yuniesky Betancourt drove in three runs as Kansas City defeated the Tampa Bay Rays 8-0, moving past a rough prior series. Alcides Escobar and Alex Gordon each had three hits as Hochevar improved to 5-7 and Cobb took the loss.
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Yuniesky Betancourt
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Alex Gordon
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St. Louis
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Alex Cobb
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Rays
Cobb
Philadelphia
Cardinals
Gordon
Jordan Pacheco
Strasburgh
Wilia Rosario
Jonathan Herrera
Jan Desmond
Rockies
Eric Young
Nelson
Strasburg
Nationals
Bryce Harper
Josh Roenicke
Francis
Matt Belisle
Rafael Betancourt
Betancourt
Roger Bernadino
Cuddyer
Danny Espinosa
Jesus Flores
Washington
Helton lifts Rockies past Nationals in tight 4 2 win
Todd Helton's sacrifice fly in the sixth breaks a 2-2 tie as the Colorado Rockies topple Washington 4-2. Jeff Francis goes five solid innings, Dexter Fowler collects two hits, and Carlos Gonzalez has the tying RBI single. Strasburg takes the loss after a mixed outing that included a tiebreaking RBI double for the Nationals. Bryce Harper goes 0-for-4 as Nationals fall.
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Todd Helton
Colorado Rockies
Stephen Strasburg
Washington Nationals
Jeff Francis
Rockies
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Strasburg
Bob Porterfield
Senators
Nationals
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Montreal Expos
Washington
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Fowler
Marco Scutaro
Scutaro
Chris Nelson
Keith Dugger
Gonzalez
Michael Cuddyer
Helton
Nelson
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