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01:52, 25 May 2019

Joey Bosa is hoping to return to form with the Los Angeles Chargers wearing a new, yet familiar, number.The defensive end has switched from No. 99 to 97. Bosa wore that number at St. Thomas ...

00:06, 25 May 2019

Most of our current ideas about Vikings are based on the stereotype of the warrior savage, raping and pillaging from coast to coast during the early Middle Ages.That reputation doesn't do justice to the Vikings' ...

14:45, 24 May 2019

Leonard Fournette slipped off his sweaty cleats, signed each one and then handed them to a young fan after practice.The youngster carefully walked away with Fournette's gold-colored shoes, making sure not to touch the drying ...

13:14, 24 May 2019

Ndamukong Suh is headed to Tampa Bay.Suh, who helped the Rams make the Super Bowl last season, has agreed to terms with the Buccaneers as a replacement for Gerald McCoy.McCoy was released earlier this week ...

08:29, 24 May 2019

Prosecutors have rested in the trial of a Maine man charged with raping and killing a childhood friend in Bar Harbor.Jurors on Thursday watched a surveillance video that showed 22-year-old Jalique Keene carrying Mikaela Conley's ...

17:33, 23 May 2019

The Browns will get to show Gerald McCoy how far they've come.The free-agent defensive tackle, released earlier this week by the Tampa Bay Buccaneers, will visit Cleveland on Friday. General manager John Dorsey said the ...

16:59, 23 May 2019

A playful grin widened across Drew Brees' face while he discussed lining up as a receiver for the read-option plays the Saints installed last season for third-string quarterback Taysom Hill."If they're going to split me ...

16:44, 23 May 2019

Nick Foles and John DeFilippo have bonded for life.They've spent countless hours in the same meeting room, breaking down tapes, fine-tuning game plans and exchanging ideas. Nights, weekends, holidays. They've argued and apologized. They've laughed ...

13:51, 23 May 2019

On the day after his 33rd birthday, a newly enriched Julian Edelman was doing what he loves best: practicing with his fellow New England Patriots."We got something done," the veteran wide receiver said Thursday after ...

13:37, 23 May 2019

Jacksonville Jaguars rookie defensive end Josh Allen sat out practice Thursday after bruising his right knee during the team's first practice of organized team activities.Coach Doug Marrone made the announcement two days after Allen got ...

12:40, 23 May 2019

UConn basketball fan Audrey Quinlan said she wasn't expecting Geno Auriemma to be so personable.The 68-year-old Glastonbury resident got to meet the Hall of Fame coach Thursday as he crisscrossed the state with men's basketball ...

17:07, 22 May 2019

A former pro football player was ordered Wednesday to stand trial on murder and child abuse charges in the death of his girlfriend's 5-year-old daughter soon after they moved into his Las Vegas apartment this ...

12:35, 22 May 2019

Panthers coach Ron Rivera says he's not concerned that Cam Newton still isn't throwing a football nearly four months after his starting quarterback had surgery on his right shoulder.Rivera says Newton sitting out of passing ...

18:11, 21 May 2019

The Packers would love nothing better than to put an offseason of turmoil behind them.Not so fast: Safety Josh Jones reportedly wants a trade.With just about everyone on the 90-man roster present on Tuesday for ...

17:19, 21 May 2019

Going into the final year of his rookie contract, Marcus Mariota hasn't changed anything about how he prepares for this season.That includes no talk of holding out or public demands for a new contract. The ...

17:12, 21 May 2019

Derek Carr acknowledged that all the speculation about whether the Oakland Raiders would draft a quarterback this offseason to replace him as starter got annoying, even if he was confident it wouldn't happen.The rumors were ...

16:46, 21 May 2019

Detroit Lions quarterback Matthew Stafford is juggling his job on the field and his role as a husband and father as his wife, Kelly, recovers from surgery to remove a brain tumor."There's been some long ...

16:44, 21 May 2019

Bobby Wagner will be present for the Seattle Seahawks' optional offseason activities.Just don't expect him to take part.That was the message from the All-Pro middle linebacker Tuesday as Seattle continued the first week of organized ...

16:40, 21 May 2019

Rookie tight end Alize Mack thinks playing with Drew Brees in New Orleans' prolific offense will help him fulfill the potential he never realized at Notre Dame."This offense really allows me to put my talents ...

14:56, 21 May 2019

Yannick Ngakoue grew tired of watching from the sideline as teammates participated in 11-on-11 drills. So he took a different approach to stand out Tuesday.The Jacksonville Jaguars defensive end ran onto the field during a ...

22:32, 25 May 2019

Kawhi Leonard had 27 points and 17 rebounds to lead the Toronto Raptors into the NBA Finals for the first time with a 100-94 victory over the Milwaukee Bucks on Saturday night.The Raptors overcame a ...

16:45, 24 May 2019

The Portland Trail Blazers have formally announced that coach Terry Stotts signed a contract extension through the 2021-22 season.The extension was first revealed the day after the Trail Blazers were eliminated from the postseason by ...

01:40, 24 May 2019

Mired in their worst skid of the season at the worst possible time, the Milwaukee Bucks need an answer in the Eastern Conference finals.A lineup change didn't provide one, so the Bucks have to come ...

17:24, 22 May 2019

Juwan Howard is coming back to Michigan.The former member of the Fab Five has agreed to a five-year deal to coach the Wolverines, a person with direct knowledge of the deal told The Associated Press ...

12:10, 22 May 2019

The Washington Mystics sit atop the preseason Associated Press WNBA poll for the first time.The runner-up from last season's WNBA Finals received five first-place votes from the 14-person national media panel Wednesday. It's the first ...

02:01, 22 May 2019

The Phoenix Suns have gone through coaches like tear-away racing visors, the count up to five in five years.The instability has hurt them on the court, the run of playoff-less appearances stretching to nine straight ...

18:58, 21 May 2019

The Portland Trail Blazers faced a number of challenges on the journey to their first Western Conference finals in 19 years.But there was one they couldn't overcome: The Golden State Warriors.Portland's run in the playoffs, ...

16:30, 21 May 2019

Three decades after their entry into the NBA, the Minnesota Timberwolves have deployed an aggressive plan to modernize their operation.What better way, they concluded, than to hire the youngest head coach in the league?Ryan Saunders, ...

16:21, 21 May 2019

The prospects of a return home to Washington were undeniably appealing to Tim Connelly.Not nearly as alluring as this: Finishing what he's started.The Denver Nuggets president of basketball operations elected to stay in town even ...

14:39, 21 May 2019

Prime-time viewership numbers compiled by Nielsen for May 13-19. Listings include the week's ranking and viewership.1. "The Big Bang Theory," CBS, 18.5 million.2. "Game of Thrones," HBO, 13.61 million.This image released by CBS shows Jim ...

02:13, 21 May 2019

And now, they wait.Again.The Golden State Warriors have gotten used to going to the NBA Finals, and their win in Portland on Monday night clinched their fifth consecutive trip. They've also gotten used to waiting ...

18:54, 20 May 2019

Andre Iguodala will not play for the Golden State Warriors in Game 4 of the Western Conference finals against the Portland Trail Blazers on Monday night because of a sore left calf.Iguodala injured his calf ...

10:57, 20 May 2019

The Cavaliers have given new coach John Beilein a seasoned right-hand man.Former Grizzlies coach J.B. Bickerstaff is joining Beilein's staff as an associate head coach, and potentially as his replacement in a few years.Bickerstaff was ...

21:30, 19 May 2019

Kawhi Leonard scored 36 points, including eight in the second overtime, and the Toronto Raptors beat Milwaukee 118-112 on Sunday night to cut the Bucks' lead to 2-1 in the Eastern Conference finals.Pascal Siakam had ...

22:58, 18 May 2019

Draymond Green had 20 points, 13 rebounds and 12 assists, and the Golden State Warriors beat the Portland Trail Blazers 110-99 on Saturday night for a 3-0 lead in the Western Conference finals.Green had his ...

12:11, 18 May 2019

Utah Jazz owner and philanthropist Gail Miller was running between meetings when she heard the news from Washington D.C.A colleague had told her she would be receiving a congressional award honoring her work with young ...

17:28, 17 May 2019

Damian Lillard says Golden State did its job and protected home court. Now it's time for the Trail Blazers to do the same.The Western Conference finals between the upstart Blazers and the defending champion Warriors ...

11:26, 17 May 2019

Toronto guard Kyle Lowry squarely planted his feet and braced for contact with Milwaukee Bucks athletic big man Giannis Antetokounmpo barreling down on him.Lowry, one of the best in basketball at taking a charge, absorbed ...

18:31, 15 May 2019

The modest Midwestern lifestyle of Steve Stricker has given way to moments of celebrity over the last month.Stricker spoke Wednesday about watching the final round of the Masters from his winter home in Naples, Florida, ...

23:18, 14 May 2019

Ben Simmons is set to play for Australia after confirming in an online video "I'm going to be a Boomer for the upcoming events."Simmons' NBA season ended when his Philadelphia 76ers were knocked out of ...

12:57, 26 May 2019

San Diego Padres rookie right-hander Chris Paddack was scratched from his start against the Blue Jays because of a stiff neck and is expected to throw Wednesday instead.Manager Andy Green said Sunday the neck issue ...

12:40, 26 May 2019

Left-hander James Paxton and shortstop Didi Gregorius are closing in on their returns to the New York Yankees while right-hander Jake Barrett is heading to the injured list.The 30-year-old Paxton has had discomfort in his ...

11:24, 26 May 2019

The New York Mets have activated outfielder Michael Conforto from the seven-day injured list and put him in the starting lineup against the Detroit Tigers.Conforto cleared Major League Baseball's concussion protocol and was batting third ...

23:36, 25 May 2019

Jonathan Villar and Renato Nunez both homered and finished with three hits to lead the Baltimore Orioles to a 9-6 win over the Colorado Rockies on Saturday night.Nunez went deep for the fourth straight game ...

23:30, 25 May 2019

Cody Bellinger and Corey Seager both doubled and drove in two runs as the Los Angeles Dodgers slugged their way past the Pittsburgh Pirates 7-2 on Saturday night.Max Muncy added two doubles for the Dodgers, ...

22:11, 25 May 2019

Carlos Correa hit an RBI single in the ninth inning to give the Houston Astros a 4-3 victory over the Boston Red Sox on Saturday night.After Boston tied it in the top of the inning, ...

21:24, 25 May 2019

Pinch hitter Jedd Gyorko connected for a three-run homer during St. Louis' four-run eighth inning, helping the Cardinals top the Atlanta Braves 6-3 on Saturday night.Paul Goldschmidt and Matt Carpenter each had three hits as ...

21:20, 25 May 2019

Charlie Morton struck out a season-high 10 and Ji-Man Choi and Tommy Pham hit two-run homers Saturday night, leading the Tampa Bay Rays to a 6-2 win over the Cleveland Indians in a game delayed ...

19:32, 25 May 2019

Tomás Nido homered against Buck Farmer leading off the 13th inning, Wilson Ramos homered twice and the New York Mets beat the Detroit Tigers 5-4 Saturday for another comeback victory during this wild homestand.Nido drove ...

18:34, 25 May 2019

Jake Arrieta pitched eight effective innings, Andrew McCutchen homered and the Philadelphia Phillies beat the Milwaukee Brewers 7-2 on Saturday.César Hernández, Rhys Hoskins and J.T. Realmuto also connected in Philadelphia's third consecutive win. Hoskins finished ...

18:21, 25 May 2019

Mike Fiers won in his first start at the Coliseum since pitching a no-hitter earlier this month and the Oakland Athletics beat Seattle 6-5 Saturday, sending the Mariners to their fifth straight loss.Matt Chapman homered ...

18:17, 25 May 2019

Ketel Marte homered for the second consecutive day, Adam Jones had two hits and an RBI, and the Arizona Diamondbacks beat the San Francisco Giants 10-4 on Saturday.Ildemaro Vargas drove in two runs and scored ...

18:10, 25 May 2019

Austin Hedges connected for a grand slam, and the San Diego Padres hit a franchise-record seven home runs to romp past the Toronto Blue Jays 19-4 Saturday for their fifth straight win.Wil Myers and Hunter ...

17:49, 25 May 2019

Patrick Corbin pitched a four-hit shutout, Yan Gomes hit a three-run double in the fourth inning and the Washington Nationals beat the Miami Marlins 5-0 on Saturday.Corbin (5-2) faced the minimum through five innings while ...

16:40, 25 May 2019

Kyle Gibson pitched seven strong innings, C.J. Cron and Ehire Adrianza each drove in four runs and the Minnesota Twins beat the Chicago White Sox 8-1 on Saturday for their 10th win in 11 games.Gibson ...

16:22, 25 May 2019

Luke Voit hit a go-ahead homer in the seventh inning and the New York Yankees won their sixth game in a row, beating the Kansas City Royals 7-3 Saturday to open a day-night doubleheader.Friday night's ...

02:59, 25 May 2019

Blue Jays prospect Cavan Biggio, the son of Hall of Famer Craig Biggio, was brought up by Toronto on Friday and made his major league debut against San Diego.Biggio was in the lineup, batting eighth ...

00:57, 25 May 2019

Ildemaro Vargas had five hits and a home run, Adam Jones added four hits and a homer, and the Arizona Diamondbacks broke out of a slump in a big way, beating the San Francisco Giants ...

00:56, 25 May 2019

Matt Olson and Mark Canha hit back-to-back home runs in the fourth inning, and the Oakland Athletics beat the slumping Seattle Mariners 6-2 on Friday night for their seventh straight win.Stephen Piscotty also homered and ...

00:33, 25 May 2019

Hunter Pence had a two-run single in the seventh inning, Shin Soo-Choo homered and Drew Smyly got his first win in almost three years as the Texas Rangers rallied for a 4-3 victory over the ...

11:04, 26 May 2019

The Latest on media day at the Stanley Cup Final (all times Eastern):11:55 a.m.Boston Bruins coach Bruce Cassidy says Brad Marchand took a maintenance day off from practice and is good to go for Game ...

16:29, 25 May 2019

Mark Stone scored his tournament-leading eighth goal, Matt Murray made 39 saves and Canada beat the Czech Republic 5-1 on Saturday night to advance to face Finland in the world hockey championship final.Darnell Nurse, Pierre-Luc ...

12:08, 25 May 2019

Bruce Cassidy has come a long way from writing his first NHL practice plan on a napkin.Craig Berube hasn't changed a bit from the moment he was fired from his first NHL head coaching job.Two ...

16:05, 24 May 2019

Martin Brodeur has been back with the New Jersey Devils for eight months and only walked by his statue once. It's harder to avoid his banner hanging from the arena rafters.Brodeur returning to the place ...

15:40, 24 May 2019

When the Boston Bruins take the ice against the St. Louis Blues, they will do it with a core group of veterans who know what it's like to hoist the Stanley Cup — and have ...

19:11, 23 May 2019

Boston Bruins leading scorer Brad Marchand returned without missing a shift after appearing to hurt his left hand Thursday night when the team held an intrasquad scrimmage to tune up for the Stanley Cup Final.The ...

17:49, 23 May 2019

An arbitrator upheld Slava Voynov's one-season NHL suspension Thursday but is giving him credit for serving half of it in 2018-19.Commissioner Gary Bettman suspended the former Los Angeles Kings defenseman for the upcoming season and ...

16:52, 23 May 2019

Damon Severson and Mark Stone helped Canada escape to the world hockey championship semifinals while the United States and defending champion Sweden dropped out.Canada beat Switzerland 3-2 in overtime Thursday night. Severson tied it with ...

15:38, 23 May 2019

Mike Modano has decided to return to his NHL roots in Minnesota.The Hall of Fame center was named Thursday as the executive adviser to Wild owner Craig Leipold and president Matt Majka, a newly created ...

12:08, 23 May 2019

Less than a year after losing John Tavares, the New York Islanders re-signed new No. 1 center Brock Nelson before he could even test free agency.Nelson on Thursday agreed to terms on a six-year contract ...

17:14, 22 May 2019

Behind the microphone for the last New York Rangers championship in 1994, John Davidson is now front and center to try to parade the Stanley Cup down Broadway again.Davidson recalled 1994 as one of the ...

15:12, 22 May 2019

Magical comebacks, dramatic wins and the most talented roster in San Jose Sharks history weren't enough to deliver the franchise its first Stanley Cup title.A team depleted by several key injuries ended its season with ...

16:46, 21 May 2019

The Boston Bruins think they've found a way to stay sharp for the Stanley Cup Final while waiting a total of 10 days between games.The Eastern Conference champions will hold a public intrasquad scrimmage on ...

11:06, 21 May 2019

Leon Draisaitl scored tiebreaking and go-ahead goals late in the third period, lifting Germany to a 4-2 win over Finland at the world hockey championship.Both Group A teams will advance to the quarterfinals and their ...

17:45, 20 May 2019

Jaden Schwartz is on a scoring run that has the St. Louis Blues dreaming big.Schwartz's hat trick in Game 5 on Sunday helped give the Blues a 3-2 series lead against the San Jose Sharks ...

14:08, 20 May 2019

The Carolina Hurricanes enter the offseason confident of one thing: They shouldn't have to wait another decade to return to the playoffs. They hope their nucleus will make postseason appearances an every-year thing. The Hurricanes made their ...

12:49, 20 May 2019

The San Jose Sharks could be headed into their fifth elimination game of the postseason short-handed.The Sharks left town Monday to play Game 6 of the Western Conference final at St. Louis with questions about ...

12:24, 20 May 2019

Dennis Rassmusen scored the winner into an empty net with 34 seconds remaining for Sweden to beat Latvia 5-4 at the ice hockey world championship on Monday.Latvia needed a win in regulation to keep alive ...

17:03, 19 May 2019

Vladimir Tarasenko scored on a penalty shot and Jaden Schwartz added the first of his three goals during a dominant second period that carried St. Louis to the brink of its first trip to the ...

12:48, 19 May 2019

Three days after he had to miss Game 4 of the Eastern Conference final because of an undisclosed injury, Boston Bruins captain Zdeno Chara skated before practice on Sunday.The Bruins defeated the Carolina Hurricanes 4-0 ...

10:14, 26 May 2019

A couple of weeks ago, few questioned Ernesto Valverde as Barcelona coach.The team had just won a second straight Spanish league title under his command and was close to making it to the Champions League ...

20:52, 25 May 2019

Brian Fernández scored twice and the Portland Timbers beat Philadelphia 3-1 on Saturday night to knock the Union from the top spot in the Eastern Conference standings.The game ended Portland's 12-game, season-opening trip because of ...

20:20, 25 May 2019

Ali Adnan had his first MLS goal to help the Vancouver Whitecaps beat FC Dallas 2-1 on Saturday.Lucas Venuto also scored for Vancouver (4-6-3) and Maxime Crepeau made three saves.Adnan split defenders Michael Barrios and ...

17:41, 25 May 2019

Niko Kovac is the first to win a domestic double in Germany as a player and coach, yet it may not be enough to keep his job as Bayern Munich coach.Kovac, whose side defeated Leipzig ...

16:29, 25 May 2019

Federico Santander scored a late winner for Bologna to beat Napoli 3-2 in the last round of Serie A on Saturday.Santander bagged the opening goal as Bologna, in mid-table, led 2-0 by halftime.Napoli, long guaranteed ...

16:06, 25 May 2019

Valencia beat Barcelona 2-1 in the Copa del Rey final on Saturday, denying Lionel Messi the chance to lead his team to a fifth consecutive domestic cup title.Strikers Kevin Gameiro and Rodrigo Moreno scored after ...

15:06, 25 May 2019

Bayern Munich captain Manuel Neuer returned from six weeks out injured to help his side complete a domestic double after beating Leipzig 3-0 in the German Cup final on Saturday.Robert Lewandowski scored twice and Kingsley ...

07:16, 25 May 2019

Paris Saint-Germain coach Thomas Tuchel has extended his contract at the French champion for another year until June 2021, despite a disappointing second half of the season.The German coach replaced Unai Emery on a two-year ...

23:38, 24 May 2019

Carlos Vela scored his league-leading 15th goal and Tristan Blackmon got the first of his career as the Los Angeles Football Club beat the Montreal Impact 4-2 on Friday night.Vela's goal, a pretty easy touch ...

22:31, 24 May 2019

Jefferson Savarino's long-range blast late in stoppage time gave Real Salt Lake a 2-1 victory over Atlanta United on Friday night.Savarino shook free and sent a high, hard shot from outside the box to the ...

22:29, 24 May 2019

Jefferson Savarino's long-range blast late in stoppage time gave Real Salt Lake a 2-1 victory over Atlanta United on Friday night.Savarino shook free and sent a high, hard shot from outside the box to the ...

20:30, 24 May 2019

Jonathan dos Santos scored in the 19th minute, David Bingham made six saves for his fourth shutout and the Los Angeles Galaxy beat Orlando City 1-0 on Friday night to end a four-game losing streak.The ...

17:49, 24 May 2019

France has an opportunity to translate dominance at the European club level to success on the World Cup stage.With a highly experienced and skilled team, host France will be among the favorites at the women's ...

16:47, 24 May 2019

Denys Popov scored on a header off a corner kick in the 51st minute, and Ukraine beat the United States 2-1 Friday at Bielsko Biala, Poland, in the Americans' opener at the Under-20 World Cup.Serhii ...

16:24, 24 May 2019

While Christine Sinclair edges closer to the all-time international goals record, her team will be chasing a title.Fifth-ranked Canada embarks on its Women's World Cup quest in France with its captain sitting at 181 career ...

15:54, 24 May 2019

The U.S. women's national team is well aware the rest of the world is catching up.Long dominant on the international stage, the No. 1-ranked Americans are heading to France for the Women's World Cup with ...

14:13, 24 May 2019

Barcelona must apologize for its "lamentable" Champions League semifinal exit at the hands of Liverpool earlier this month, according to Lionel Messi.In his first Barca news conference for four years, the Argentina great said on ...

12:56, 24 May 2019

A small explosion Friday on a commercial street in the French city of Lyon injured seven people, local officials said.The cause of the blast that occurred in or outside a branch of the bakery chain ...

12:32, 24 May 2019

FIFA is restoring the offense of "corruption" to its code of ethics, almost one year after facing criticism over the symbolic removal of the term.The Associated Press has seen a proposal that will be presented ...

11:26, 24 May 2019

Tottenham manager Mauricio Pochettino's comments about Real Madrid's lack of hospitality didn't go over too well in the Spanish capital.Pochettino told Spanish radio station Cope, in a joking tone, that Madrid president Florentino Perez told ...

13:16, 26 May 2019

Marco Cecchinato's achievements at Grand Slam tournaments still start and end with his stunning run to the semifinals of last year's French Open, which included an upset win over Novak Djokovic.The Italian clay-courter wasted a ...

09:37, 26 May 2019

Tennis and tropical plants: The stunning new court at the French Open is, quite literally, wild.Surrounded on all four sides by greenhouses filed with exotic plants, the Court Simonne Mathieu saw its first French Open ...

11:34, 24 May 2019

When Roger Federer played his first match at Roland Garros the domestic currency was francs rather than euros, Steffi Graf was about to claim a sixth French Open title and few had heard of the ...

07:08, 24 May 2019

Simona Halep is experiencing something new at the French Open this year.The Romanian player is back in Paris to defend her title, a situation she's never been in before.And she likes it.Defending champion Romania's Simona ...

14:23, 23 May 2019

Rafael Nadal will start his campaign for a record-extending 12th title at the French Open against a qualifier. And if he makes it to the second round of the clay-court Grand Slam, another qualifier will ...

01:28, 23 May 2019

How well do you know tennis and the French Open, the year's second Grand Slam tennis tournament? Go ahead and give this quiz a try:___1st Round: Rafael Nadal won the Italian Open, his last tournament ...

11:30, 22 May 2019

Men to watch at the French Open, where play begins Sunday:___NOVAK DJOKOVICFILE - In this June 5, 2018, file photo, Germany's Alexander Zverev returns the ball to Austria's Dominic Thiem during their quarterfinal match of ...

10:45, 22 May 2019

Women to watch at the French Open, where play begins Sunday:___NAOMI OSAKAFILE - In this May 30, 2018, file photo, Japan's Naomi Osaka returns a shot against Kazakhstan's Zarina Diyas during their second round match ...

10:52, 20 May 2019

Welcome back to Paris, Serena Williams. The tennis world can't wait to find out exactly how that bothersome left knee is holding up. Williams practiced at the French Open's redesigned main stadium on Monday — alas, ...

05:04, 17 May 2019

Top-ranked Naomi Osaka withdrew from her Italian Open quarterfinal due to a right hand injury on Friday.Osaka was scheduled to meet Kiki Bertens, who advanced to the semifinals via walkover.It wasn't immediately clear how serious ...

14:34, 16 May 2019

Two-time Wimbledon champion Andy Murray received his knighthood from Prince Charles on Thursday, more than two years after he was awarded the honor by Queen Elizabeth II.Murray was dubbed by the Prince of Wales during ...

15:30, 15 May 2019

Two-time French Open champion Maria Sharapova pulled out of the year's second Grand Slam tournament on Tuesday because of her surgically repaired right shoulder.Sharapova announced her withdrawal on Instagram."Sometimes the right decisions aren't always the ...

05:59, 15 May 2019

After four decades of dormancy, male tennis players in Italy are finally showing signs of becoming as good as the women have been.Marco Cecchinato got things rolling by reaching the French Open semifinals last year ...

10:43, 14 May 2019

Serena Williams has withdrawn from the Italian Open ahead of her second-round match against sister Venus due to an old left knee injury.Tournament organizers made the announcement on Tuesday, a day after Serena opened her ...

08:17, 14 May 2019

Nick Kyrgios took full advantage of his crafty game to eliminate Daniil Medvedev 6-3, 3-6, 6-3 in the first round of the Italian Open on Tuesday.For his first win on clay this year, Kyrgios was ...

13:23, 12 May 2019

Novak Djokovic defeated Stefanos Tsitsipas 6-3, 6-4 to win his third Madrid Open title on Sunday, tying Rafael Nadal for most Masters 1000 trophies with 33.It was the second title of the season for the ...

07:55, 11 May 2019

Roger Federer has added the Italian Open to his schedule.A day after his three-set loss to Dominic Thiem in the Madrid Open quarterfinals, Federer announced his plans in an Instagram video on Saturday.Federer says, "Hello ...

17:03, 08 May 2019

David Ferrer's career came to an end with a 6-4, 6-1 loss to Alexander Zverev in the second round at the Madrid Open on Wednesday.The 37-year-old Spaniard had announced earlier that this would be his ...

00:56, 05 May 2019

Rafael Nadal hadn't started the clay-court season with these many setbacks in four years.Not since 2015 had Nadal arrived at the Madrid Open without having won a title either in Monte Carlo or in Barcelona, ...

12:45, 04 May 2019

Chilean outsider Cristian Garin extended his remarkable run at the Munich Open by reaching the final after beating third-seeded Marco Cecchinato 6-2, 6-4 on Saturday.Garin saved both break points he faced after rain delayed play ...

17:51, 25 May 2019

Whatever unease Paul Broadhurst felt following a near 2-1/2 hour weather delay quickly evaporated once he hit his first tee shot into the middle of the narrow fairway on the fifth hole at Oak Hill ...

13:22, 24 May 2019

Michelle Wie has withdrawn from next week's U.S. Women's Open to continue her recovery from a hand injury.Wie announced her decision Friday on social media , saying that while she's making progress, she needs to ...

12:46, 23 May 2019

Tiger Woods has decided to play in the Memorial next week ahead of his next chance in a major.Woods is a five-time winner at Muirfield Village. He has never missed it when healthy, except in ...

16:02, 22 May 2019

Colonial Country Club is the longest-running host of a PGA Tour event played on its original site, a fact that seemed in jeopardy not too long ago.Local companies backed the tournament last year when it ...

15:40, 22 May 2019

It didn't take long for Jay Haas to be reminded of how gusting winds can wreak havoc on players attempting to navigate the narrow fairways of Oak Hill Country Club's East Course."Got here on Sunday ...

19:55, 19 May 2019

Lucas Bjerregaard (BEER'-gard) and playing partner Lucas Glover did the old 1-2 on No. 17 at Bethpage Black in the final round of the PGA Championship.Bjerregaard, a 27-year-old Dane, made the first hole-in-one in the ...

19:32, 19 May 2019

Brooks Koepka took his place in PGA Championship history with a wire-to-wire victory, minus the style points.In a raging wind that turned Bethpage Black into a beast, Koepka lost all but one shot of his ...

19:16, 19 May 2019

After getting supportive messages from Tiger Woods and Michael Jordan the night before, Harold Varner III could not have had a better start to the final round of the PGA Championship.The 28-year-old journeyman pro birdied ...

18:37, 19 May 2019

Brooks Koepka's coronation in this PGA Championship nearly got blown off the golf course.It didn't because his main competition, Dustin Johnson, had just as much trouble keeping his ball in play down the stretch.Johnson was ...

16:50, 18 May 2019

Majors at Bethpage Black seem to bring out the best in Lucas Glover.The 39-year-old won the U.S. Open in 2009 by two shots on the Long Island public course and is playing on the weekend ...

19:43, 17 May 2019

Tiger Woods gave a hop with his left leg and prepared to pump his fist as his birdie putt rolled toward the 17th hole in the PGA Championship on Friday.Then the ball kept on rolling.Down ...

19:42, 17 May 2019

Tiger Woods wasn't the only prominent player to miss the cut at the PGA Championship.Bethpage Black also claimed Sergio Garcia; Steve Stricker, who had not missed a cut in a major since the 2009 PGA ...

18:37, 17 May 2019

Adam Scott isn't intimidated by how Brooks Koepka is handling Bethpage Black. He also is aware that if Koepka keeps at it, Scott's chances of winning a second major are nonexistent.Scott was flirting with a ...

16:01, 17 May 2019

The Jazz man from Thailand made some music at the PGA Championship on Friday, and it was really good.So remember this name: Jazz Janewattananond. He is a 23-year-old playing in his first PGA Championship. He ...

14:54, 17 May 2019

All it took was one word for Rory McIlroy to sum up his Friday rebound at the PGA Championship.Pride.The two-time PGA titleholder and four-time major winner appeared headed for a flight back to Florida when ...

06:33, 17 May 2019

For once, everyone is talking about Brooks Koepka before he has the trophy from another major championship.Koepka was impossible to ignore in the opening round of the PGA Championship, partly because he was playing with ...

19:19, 16 May 2019

The back injury made it difficult for Danny Lee to climb out of bed, much less swing a club."I never had that kind of injury before," he said Thursday after shooting a 64 in the ...

18:29, 16 May 2019

A look at the key hole Thursday in the first round of the PGA Championship:HOLE: 9.YARDAGE: 474.PAR: 4.STROKE AVERAGE: 4.23.RANK: 8.KEY FACT: Brooks Koepka made a putt from just inside 35 feet for birdie and ...

06:49, 16 May 2019

The Latest on the PGA Championship (all times local):7:40 a.m.Tiger Woods is back at Bethpage Black after a late decision to skip the final round of practice at the PGA Championship.Woods had planned to play ...

06:17, 16 May 2019

Tiger Woods goes after his next major on a familiar golf course for a PGA Championship held on an unfamiliar spot on the calendar.The 101st PGA Championship began Thursday morning on Bethpage Black, the first ...