Ben Gamel says he was trying too hard in his slump to start the year, but the Mariners say he should play like the long-haired outfielder looks, like he doesn't care. It's paid off over the past month.
Peru may have more of the fans in the stadium when it faces Australia in Sochi. But there likely won't be a bigger family contingent than the one accompanying Australia goalkeeper Mat Ryan.
The Australian soccer team competing at the World Cup is called the Socceroos. But a different kind of soccer-roo has dominated a pitch for half an hour in Canberra during a women's match.
Officials say multiple attempts to locate 12 boys and their soccer coach missing in a flooded cave in northern Thailand for nearly two days have failed, but they believe they're still alive.
Iranian fans have spent several overnight hours surrounding the hotel where Portugal's national team is based, making loud noises in an attempt to disrupt their opponents' sleep before a decisive World Cup match later Monday.
