Rondon will go into surgery next week, leaving the Tigers and General Manager Dave Dombrowski hopeful he'll be ready to go for the 2015 season. PHOTOS: MLB spring training | Top 25 fantasy starting pitchers Dombrowski made the announcement Friday prior to the team's spring training game against the Atlanta Braves. He told reporters his set-up man felt fine until Monday, when Rondon complained of discomfort in his elbow. He visited Dr....

There will be two matches played on each of those days and the four winners left standing know they will play two additional matches. First up for them will be the semifinals. The winners of those semis will face off in the final on December 18. The losers will meet to determine a third-place finisher the night before. Among the favorites still in the running for the World Cup trophy are Brazil, France, Argentina, England, and Cristiano Ronaldo’s Portugal....

The Barcelona hitman netted all of his side’s goals as they beat Japan 4-0 in the Gillette Brasil Global Tour clash at the National Stadium in Singapore on Tuesday. Neymar has now joined Zizinho, Ademir, Julinho, Evaristo, Zico, Careca and Romario in an elite list of those to have scored four in a single game for the Selecao. “Just talking about it gives me goosebumps,” he said. “The emotion I feel is huge, I’m immensely happy to have accomplished something like this....

The Selecao are second behind Germany with the bookmakers as they look to atone for a humiliating 7-1 defeat to Joachim Low’s side in the semi-finals on home soil four years ago. And iconic full-back Roberto Carlos is tipping the five-time champions - led by coach Tite - to reclaim the biggest honour in international football. “Brazil are favourites,” he told Omnisport, speaking courtesy of Hublot. “I’m Brazilian, of course I’ll want Brazil to win the World Cup....

The PSG squad toasted the Brazilian superstar’s 26th birthday at the Pavillon Cambon in the heart of the French capital on Sunday. Emery’s mind was firmly back on playing matters the following day when he faced the media ahead of Tuesday’s Coupe de France trip to Ligue 2 outfit Sochaux. “I was one of the first to leave around midnight. Neymar cut the cake and I left,” the former Sevilla boss explained....

The Brazil star made his 95th appearance for the Selecao as they squared off against their South American rivals in a friendly at the Emirates Stadium in London. Neymar had been tied with the late goalkeeper Gilmar coming into the contest. A former Corinthians and later Santos star, Gilmar featured 94 times for Brazil between 1953 and 1969, and and was the starter for both of his country’s first World Cup triumphs – in 1958 and 1962....

The PSG forward fractured the fifth metatarsal in his right foot in a 3-0 Ligue 1 win over Marseille at the end of last month, leaving him in a race to reach peak fitness ahead of the Selecao’s World Cup campaign in Russia. Jesus had a flying start to life at Manchester City interrupted in February last year when he also suffered a metatarsal break and the 20-year-old striker confirmed his compatriot had been in touch....

The Belgium international was part of the dogged side that dumped Barcelona out of the competition in a stunning comeback earlier in April. And Nainggolan sees parallels between his own club and Liverpool, claiming he would rather have drawn Bayern Munich or Real Madrid rather than Jurgen Klopp’s “warriors”. “I wasn’t happy with the draw, because in my view Liverpool were the toughest team out of the three,” he told HLN....

“In our caucus, we have our differences. Respect that instead of making a big issue of it. Respect that,” Pelosi told members of the press Friday. “Those are differences, and how we express ourselves as representatives of our districts is our responsibility.” “I would never even say there was a hatchet [between us],” she added. Those remarks came after a roughly 30-minute private meeting that morning in her Capitol building office with Ocasio-Cortez, an outspoken freshman lawmaker whose more progressive ideology has clashed with Pelosi’s in recent months, tension that has recently boiled over into the public sphere....

Osaka, 23, revealed ahead of the tournament’s start that she wouldn’t be doing any press interviews in a bid to preserve her mental health. On Sunday, she won her first match and was hit with a $15,000 fine for her refusal to participate in any media engagements. Within hours, she announced her withdrawal from the tournament altogether, posting a statement on her Instagram and Twitter accounts. The four-time major champion wrote: “The best thing for the tournament, the other players and my well-being is that I withdraw so that everyone can get back to focusing on the tennis going on in Paris....

Narcolepsy is not simply being overtired. Those who have it are unable to stay awake for periods of time no matter the situation. Types of Narcolepsy There are two main types of narcolepsy—type 1 and type 2. They are differentiated based on two factors: The presence or absence of cataplexy The measurement of a brain hormone called hypocretin (orexin), which helps keep you alert and awake. Narcolepsy Symptoms The symptoms of narcolepsy usually begin in a person’s teens or early twenties, but may first occur in childhood or even late adulthood, though this is rare....

Mars’ Gale Crater formed about 3.7 billion years ago when a massive meteor hit the surface of the planet. The impact sent material flying out, creating a huge crater that would become a lake. As the rock dispersed by the impact rebounded, a central peak was left at the center of the crater—an 18,000 foot high mountain that is dubbed Mount Sharp by NASA. The latest images show the view looking back at the edges of the Gale Crater from the side of Mount Sharp....

In a wide-ranging interview, the Administrator also spoke about his admiration for billionaires, such as Elon Musk, Jeff Bezos, and Richard Branson, who all have their own ambitions in space with their respective private aerospace companies SpaceX, Blue Origin, and Virgin Galactic, and are already working with NASA in some cases. “I wish China were a partner with us, like the Russians have been ever since the days of the Soviet Union in 1975, when we had the Apollo-Soyuz, and we’ve continued to co-operate ever since,” Nelson said, referring to the first manned international space mission carried out jointly by the U....

On a green-flag pit stop on Lap 36, Kenseth was flagged for speeding while entering pit road. Under caution at the end of Stage 1 on Lap 89, NASCAR nailed him again for going too fast while exiting pit lane and kept him a lap down. Kenseth spent the next 170 laps hustling to get in the “lucky dog” position and finally earned a free pass back to the lead lap when Gray Gaulding’s engine blew on Lap 263 to cause the fourth caution of the afternoon....

Brad Keselowski and Kyle Larson were part of a major crash on Lap 103 that took them out of contention for the checkered flag. It seemed like points leader Martin Truex Jr.’s race to win from that point on, but he wrecked with Jimmie Johnson near the finish line on the final lap, allowing Ryan Blaney to surge ahead for the stunning victory. The victory clinched Blaney’s spot in the field of 12, and Larson and Aric Almirola narrowly edged out Johnson for the final spot with a tiebreaker....

MORE: Fontana odds, key stats, sleepers, fantasy drivers to watch “We just showed up at the track swinging hard, trying to get all that we could,” said Johnson, who has won three poles in his last 113 races, as his average starting position declined from 9.8 in 2013 to 12.1 in each of the last two years. “We crossed the line there, for sure, and the car came around on me....

“I just found a way, I found a lane that was open,” Truex told NBC in the postrace interview. With about 50 laps remaining, Truex took the lead on a restart and held it for the rest of the race, though fellow title contenders Kyle Busch and Kevin Harvick mounted tough challenges. Busch trailed Truex for the last 22 laps of the race after taking second place from Harvick. Busch tried several times to pass Truex on the inside, but Truex maintained the lead....

After trading bold passes with Denny Hamlin throughout the competition, it appeared Harvick would fall short. But Hamlin wrecked seven laps before the finish, allowing Harvick to cruise to victory. Matt Kenseth, who came out of retirement in the middle of the season, finished second and had a real shot at an upset during an overtime restart. Aric Almirola finished third and rookie Cole Custer landed in fourth. Tire trouble was the theme of the afternoon, with Alex Bowman and William Byron also losing their treads....

Then a caution caused by Ryan Blaney forced a restart. There would be two more yellow flags and two overtimes before the checkered, all of which shook up the playoff picture. The drama didn’t affect Denny Hamlin, who was leading at the time of Blaney’s caution and went on to win the race. Chase Elliott couldn’t pass Hamlin, but he took advantage of the restarts to finish second and take the eighth and final spot in the Round of 8 away from Brad Keselowski....

It appeared Denny Hamlin had been named the winner at Pocono for a record seventh time, with his Joe Gibbs teammate Kyle Busch right behind him. Two hours after the checkered flag had been waved and the celebrations had quieted down, NASCAR announced both Hamlin and Busch had failed post-race inspections, giving the victory to Elliott. NASCAR Cup Series managing director Brad Moran explained there was material on the front fascia of the cars that was out of place and warranted the disqualification of the two Toyotas....