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Mario Gomez was substituted shortly after helping Mesut Ozil score against Italy Germany forward Mario Gomez will miss the rest of the European Championship with a hamstring injury. Scans conducted after Saturday’s quarter-final win over Italy showed a torn muscle for the 30-year-old, who has scored two goals in four games. A German Football Association (DFB) statement said: “Another appearance for the striker is not an option.” Midfielders Sami Khedira…

Lewis Hamilton collided with Mercedes team-mate Nico Rosberg on the last lap before passing him to win a thrilling Austrian Grand Prix. The German turned into a corner late as Hamilton tried to pass around the outside and damaged his front wing, finishing fourth. And Rosberg is under investigation by race stewards for causing a collision and not stopping with a damaged car. It reduces Hamilton’s deficit to Rosberg to…

Former U.S. Marine Corps. sergeant Alex Stone wants to help young veterans catch the eyes of college athletic recruiters. And he’s left his job at Under Armour to make it happen. Stone spent five years at Under Armour as a development and product line manager before leaving last month to focus on his startup Athletes of Valor, which aims to connect recent military veterans who played a varsity sport in…

A new large-scale study has shown the important impact that taking part in culture, sports, and the arts can make on our health and well-being. Carried out by Nottingham Trent University, UK, the study analysed data from Understanding Society, a longitudinal study which questioned members of 40,000 UK households about a range of aspects of their lives, including age, income, and family situations. The team asked participants about their life and…

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ZINK: Whitmore makes professional debut; Inland Sports hot dogs it Share Pin It More Galleries RIVERSIDE – Each year, on Fourth of July Weekend, we celebrate American Independence and honor those who fought for our right to be free to pursue the “American Dream.” Saturday, on the Inland Sports radio show, we talked with Kelsie Whitmore, a 17-year-old Temecula Valley grad who recently signed to play professional baseball, becoming…

GREELEY — For many rodeo professionals, taking time out for injuries can’t happen — either they can’t afford to give up a paycheck, or they just won’t quit. At the Greeley Stampede, the Justin Sports Medicine Team partnered with Banner Health to keep cowboys taped, stitched and bound together. Wacey Munsell, 29, of Ulysses, Kan., for instance, continued bullfighting Thursday night with a fractured fibula. He’s been bullfighting professionally for…

John Autey John Autey is a photographer with the Pioneer Press who takes pride in visually telling stories of St. Paul and its people and covering local sports. When not working, John enjoys woodworking and spending time with his wife, daughter, twin boys and twin cats.

Michael Phelps qualified to defend his 100m butterfly 2012 Olympic gold medal at the Rio Games by finishing first in a time of 51.00 seconds at the U.S. Olympic Swimming Trials from Omaha, Nebraska on Saturday. Joining Phelps should be Tom Shields, just as in the 200m butterfly, who finished second to Phelps in 51.20. Phelps can become the first and only swimmer to win four consecutive gold medals in…

RELATED: Full race results | StandingsSHOP: Winner gear DAYTONA BEACH, Fla. — Brad Keselowski had an excellent solution for the massive wrecks that scrambled the finishing order of Saturday night’s Coke Zero 400 at Daytona International Speedway. He stayed ahead of all of them. Leading 115 of 161 laps in the No. 2 Team Penske Ford, Keselowski sped away from his pursuers after a restart in overtime and posted his third victory of the 2016 NASCAR…

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The first pitch of Friday night’s Sonoma Stompers baseball game was a breaking ball that went over the plate and into professional baseball history. The pitch itself wasn’t that special, but the called strike was thrown by a woman, one of two who started the game for the Stompers against the San Rafael Pacifics at Arnold Field in Sonoma. It is believed to be the first time in more than…

A young boy winds up before throwing a practice pitch at the Portland Sea Dogs baseball clinic. (Photo: WCSH) PORTLAND, Maine (NEWS CENTER)– More than 80 children took over the baseball diamond at Hadlock Field Saturday to learn fundamentals of the game from the players themselves. The Sea Dogs Baseball Clinic for kids gives young baseball lovers a chance to pick up tips straight from the guys who play the…

Picasa Baseball 1.jpg Photo courtesy of Denise Huffman: Logan Mullins has pitched since he was 8 years old. He throws 69 mph. Picasa Baseball 2.jpg Photo courtesy of Denise Huffman: Logan Mullins hit two homeruns for his pap for Father’s Day. Picasa Baseball 3.jpg Photo courtesy of Denise Huffman: The Catawba Valley Storm with Coach Mike Harwell. Posted: Saturday, July 2, 2016 11:40 pm Local 12-year-old who loves baseball reaches…

A Fourth of July weekend tradition in north Columbus is not just bringing sports families to the baseball diamond, it is helping grant wishes. 36 Ohio youth baseball teams faced off Saturday afternoon on day 1 of the North Columbus Sports Raiders Firecracker Baseball Tournament. The three-day long competition at Ridgewood Middle School brings teams, ages 9-14, to play baseball and help make someone’s special wish come true. Before the…

When Jim Harbaugh arrived at Michigan, many thought it would take him some time to get the U-M program back on track. But in his first season, the Wolverines went 10-3 with a blowout win over Florida in the Citrus Bowl.(Photo: John Raoux, AP) As the University of Michigan’s athletic year concludes, it won’t be remembered as the most successful. But viewed through the prism of history, the year may…

The company was the first to warn that it would be hurt by Britain’s decision to leave the EU as it did not have currency hedging in place for 2017 to cushion a fall in sterling. Analysts believe that Sports Direct orders between £600m and £700m of stock from Asia and pays in dollars, which means that it will face significantly higher import costs as a result of the falling…