by Bill Ruocco on Mon, Jul 10, 2017 at 8:00AM 1,098 Share this:Tweet With the 2017 MLB All-Star break finally here, a central topic of discussion, as always, is the Home Run Derby. That being said, let’s take a look at some of the best moments in Home Run Derby history. Josh Hamilton Hits 28 In First Round [embedded content] After hitting a single-round record of 28 home runs in the first round, Hamilton’s four homers in the second were enough to win him the 2008 Home Run Derby. Giancarlo Stanton Hits 61 Homers [embedded content] Stanton’s 61 homers from last season’s derby will be hard for anyone to beat. However, he will have a chance to beat it himself very soon — he is the first seed in this
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Bayern beat BVB as Atleti hold Madrid, Barça lose
BORUSSIA DORTMUND v MONACOBayern 4-1 Dortmund (Ribéry 4, Lewandowski 10 68p, Robben 49; Raphaël Guerreiro 20)Dortmund missed a chance to overtake third-placed Hoffenheim as they were comfortably defeated in Munich. The only consolation was Raphaël Guerreiro's blistering volley but BVB will rue a key passage of play when Pierre-Emerick Aubameyang was unable to find the net after being sent clear and Bayern went up the other end and won the penalty which made it 4-1.
Tuesday friendlies: Spain beat France, Italy defeat Dutch
A number of European teams were in friendly action on Tuesday evening, with Spain, Italy and Sweden among the most notable winners.This week's European international friendly resultsAlbania 1-2 Bosnia and HerzegovinaAustria 1-1 FinlandEstonia 3-0 CroatiaFrance 0-2 SpainFYR Macedonia 3-0 BelarusGeorgia 5-0 LatviaLuxembourg 0-2 Cape VerdeNetherlands 1-2 ItalyPortugal 2-3 SwedenRepublic of Ireland 0-1 IcelandRussia 3-3 BelgiumTurkey 3-1 Moldova (Monday) Second-half goals from David Silva – via the penalty spot – and Gerard Deulofeu made the difference ... UEFA.com - News
Atlético defeat Eibar, Barcelona beat Real Sociedad
THURSDAYReal Sociedad 0-1 Barcelona (Neymar 21pen)Neymar, who had not found the net in two months prior to his penalty against Athletic Club last week, again made no mistake from the spot on this occasion to give Barcelona the advantage after the opening instalment of this Copa del Rey quarter-final tie. The Azulgrana, who had not won away at La Real since 2007, will look to wrap up their progress in the second leg on 26 January. Atlético Madrid 3-0 Eibar (Griezmann 28, Ángel Correa 60, Gameiro
Ten-man Manchester City beat Burnley
MONDAY Manchester City 2-1 Burnley (Clichy 58, Agüero 62; Mee 70)Josep Guardiola's men claimed the points against mid-table Burnley despite playing an hour with ten men following Fernandinho's dismissal. Two goals in five second-half minutes did the damage, with Gaël Clichy hitting only his third in 301 Premier League appearances for the Sky Blues and Arsenal. City close to within two points of second-placed Liverpool.Does Agüero make your Team of 2016?
Giroud wondergoal helps Arsenal beat Palace
SUNDAY Arsenal 2-0 Crystal Palace (Giroud 17, Iwobi 56)Olivier Giroud's brilliant improvised finish was his second in as many starts, following his strike in the Boxing Day success against West Brom. Petr Čech made some fine saves, and Alex Iwobi made it 2-0 with what was the 20-year-old's first headed goal for the first team. The Gunners are up to third in the Premier League table, moving above fellow group stage contenders Manchester City.SATURDAYLeicester City 1-0 West Ham United (Slimani 20)The English ... UEFA.com - News
Awesome Bayern beat Leipzig as Sevilla hit nine
WEDNESDAY Bayern München 3-0 RB Leipzig (Thiago 17, Alonso 25, Lewandowski 45p)Bayern produced an awesome first-half performance against their main title challengers to open up a three-point lead over Leipzig at the month-long winter break. Thiago Alcántara scored the first and made the second brilliantly before Leipzig had star man Emil Forsberg sent off on the half-hour for a foul on Philipp Lahm. Robert Lewandowski, who hit the woodwork to set up Thiago's opener, got the third from the penalty spot after Douglas Costa was brought down.