Sports News of the Days (7/13)

MLB: The National League defeated the American League in the 2011 Major League Baseball All-Star Game 5-1 at Chase Field in Phoenix, Arizona.
   The AL got its lone run in the fourth with a solo shot by Adrian Gonzalez off Philadelphia Phillies' (second) ace Cliff Lee to take the lead 1-0.
   The NL responded in the bottom of the fourth with a three-run homer from NL Home Run Derby Captain, Prince Fielder (Named All-Star Game MVP), to put the NL up 3-1.
  An RBI single in the fifth by Andre Ethier increased the NL's lead to three runs, making the score 4-1.
   A ground rule double by Pablo "Kung Fu Panda" Sandoval brought in Starlin Castro in the seventh to finish the game's score 5-1; in the NL'S favor.
   The Washington Nationals' pitcher, Tyler Clippard, took the win, with Giants closer Brian Wilson earning the save.
   Texas Rangers' CJ Wilson took the loss.
   The NL now has home-field advantage in the World Series.

   The Milwaukee Brewers, already stacked with talent, just got a little better, as the team traded for Mets closer Francisco Rodriguez.
   The Brewers will give up two players who will be named later.
   Rodriguez has a 2-2 record, with 23 saves, and an ERA of 3.16.
   Although he may have faced a lot of legal problems lately, Milwaukee made a fantastic move by snagging the closer, and now have a better chance to win the tough NL Central.

World Cup: The US Women's Soccer Team will face France today at noon in the semi-finals of the 2011 Women's World Cup in Germany.

UFC News: The UFC 133 main event is officially in jeopardy as Phil Davis (MMA 9-0, UFC 5-0) pulled out of a light heavyweight bout against Rashad Evans (MMA 15-1-1, UFC 10-1-1) which was expected to take place August 6 at the Wells Fargo Center in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania.
  You have to feel bad for Evans, because he has gotten screwed over lately. Evans was slated to fight for the UFC Light Heavyweight Championship at UFC 128 against champion at the time Shogun Rua, and waited over a year for the fight to happen, but an injury forced Evans to drop the fight. He was then suppose to fight now champion Jon Jones for the title, but Jones pulled out, and now this happens.
   Evans still wants to be part of this card, and the UFC has been looking for replacements. The organization has contacted Tito Ortiz, who upset rising star Ryan Bader at UFC 132, but Ortiz declined to fight. I cannot blame him for that because Ortiz is not ready to fight a guy like Evans anytime soon.
   Lyoto Machida is thought of to be the replacement fighter. Machida fought Evans at UFC 98 for Evans' UFC Light Heavyweight Title in which Machida knocked him out and became the champion.