The Atlanta Dream dropped the opener of their best-of-three WNBA playoff series, losing to the top seeded New York Liberty, 83-69 on Sunday at the Barclays Center.
U.S. Ambassador Ken Salazar rejected accusations by Mexico's president that the U.S. was partly responsible for a surge in cartel warfare in northern Sinaloa over the weekend.
Max Scherzer is going home and into free agency after what the three-time Cy Young Award winner considers the most frustrating of his 17 seasons in the big leagues.