20:30, 19 Jan 2019
Colorado's Juwann Winfree made a spectacular 22-yard touchdown catch and Wisconsin's Rafael Gaglianone made a 43-yard field goal to lead the American team to a 10-7 victory over the National squad Saturday at the Rose ...
18:32, 19 Jan 2019
Brett Rypien and Easton Stick each threw a touchdown pass to help the West beat the East 21-17 in the East-West Shrine Game on Saturday.Rypien, a Boise State product and nephew of Super Bowl MVP ...
17:29, 19 Jan 2019
The Los Angeles Rams realize they're heading into one of the NFL's most intimidating environments when they visit the top-seeded New Orleans Saints in the deafening Superdome for the NFC championship game.Leave it to Aqib ...
14:46, 19 Jan 2019
The only defense the Kansas City Chiefs played most of this season was, well, in defense of their own defense, which gave up so many yards and points that it became a running joke around ...
02:48, 19 Jan 2019
Kenneth Temple is a devout New Orleans Saints fan. Ask him a question about his beloved team, and the first words from his mouth are "Who Dat? Who Dat?"Still, Temple, a noted chef who ...
23:41, 18 Jan 2019
A jury Friday found a former Utah State University football player guilty of sexually assaulting six women while he was in college.The jury convicted 25-year-old Torrey Green of five counts of rape, one charge of ...
19:26, 18 Jan 2019
Although Jared Goff is uncomfortable being overly nosy when he's around the NFL's best quarterbacks, he kept a close eye on Drew Brees while they were together at the Pro Bowl in Orlando last year.The ...
19:21, 18 Jan 2019
New Browns coach Freddie Kitchens added seven assistants to his staff, including Tosh Lupoi, Alabama's defensive coordinator last season.Lupoi will coach Cleveland's defensive line. He spent five seasons working under Nick Saban with the Crimson ...
17:51, 18 Jan 2019
He's the New Orleans Saints' biggest fan, not to mention the perfect beacon for a city that knows a thing or two about emerging from darkness.As the Big Easy goes for another NFL championship, Steve ...
16:40, 18 Jan 2019
One way or another, the NFC Championship between the Los Angeles Rams and New Orleans Saints will be won by a coach named Sean — with an Irish surname — who designs and calls plays ...
15:38, 18 Jan 2019
Iowa State quarterback Brock Purdy grew up idolizing Tim Tebow.After a phenomenal freshman season, perhaps it was more than serendipity that the Cyclones awarded Purdy No. 15, which Tebow wore at Florida, when he first ...
15:26, 18 Jan 2019
Chiefs safety Eric Berry sounded confident Friday that he'll be on the field when Kansas City plays the New England Patriots in the AFC championship game at Arrowhead Stadium.The three-time All-Pro has been a full ...
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00:46, 20 Jan 2019
Nikola Jokic had 19 points, 12 assists and 11 rebounds in his sixth triple-double this season, and the Denver Nuggets beat the Cleveland Cavaliers 124-102 on Saturday night.Jamal Murray scored 26 points as Denver won ...
00:09, 20 Jan 2019
Rui Hachimura had 17 points and nine rebounds and No. 5 Gonzaga extended its winning streak to nine straight games with an 89-66 victory over Portland on Saturday night.Zach Norvell Jr. added 14 points. The ...
23:46, 19 Jan 2019
James Harden scored 48 points, Eric Gordon added 30 and the Houston Rockets overcame a 21-point deficit to beat the Los Angeles Lakers 138-134 in overtime Saturday night.The Rockets trailed for most of the night ...
23:14, 19 Jan 2019
Indiana Pacers coach Nate McMIllan threw everything he could at rookie Luka Doncic.McMillan asked defensive whiz Victor Oladipo to challenge Doncic's shots, outmuscle him on the perimeter and stay in front when Doncic drove. When ...
22:54, 19 Jan 2019
Dwyane Wade had 14 points, 10 rebounds and seven assists in his final game in his hometown, helping the Miami Heat beat the skidding Chicago Bulls 117-103 on Saturday.Wade, who turned 37 on Thursday, plans ...
22:14, 19 Jan 2019
Kyrie Irving scored 32 points and the Boston Celtics rallied to beat the Atlanta Hawks 113-105 on Saturday night for their third straight win.After trailing for most of the game, Boston took the lead with ...
22:02, 19 Jan 2019
Danny Green had a season-high 24 points and set a franchise record with seven 3-pointers in the third quarter, and the Toronto Raptors beat the Memphis Grizzlies 119-90 on Saturday night.Serge Ibaka scored 18 points, ...
21:49, 19 Jan 2019
Buddy Hield made an off-balance, fadeaway 3-pointer just before time expired and scored 35 points in the Sacramento Kings' 103-101 victory over the Detroit Pistons on Saturday night.Detroit outscored the Kings in each of the ...
21:26, 19 Jan 2019
Eric Bledsoe scored 30 points, Giannis Antetokounmpo had 25 points and 13 rebounds and the Milwaukee Bucks won their fourth straight game, beating the Orlando Magic 118-108 on Saturday night.Malcolm Brogdon added 18 points, and ...
01:28, 19 Jan 2019
Damian Lillard scored 22 points and eight assists to lead the Portland Trail Blazers to a 128-112 win over the New Orleans Pelicans on Friday night.CJ McCollum and reserve forward Jake Layman scored 20 points ...
01:20, 19 Jan 2019
Stephen Curry scored 28 points, DeMarcus Cousins added 14 before fouling out of his Warriors debut after being sidelined for nearly a year, and Golden State pulled away in the third quarter to beat the ...
23:36, 18 Jan 2019
Donovan Mitchell scored 24 points, Rudy Gobert had 19 points and 15 rebounds and the Utah Jazz cruised to a 115-99 victory over the Cleveland Cavaliers on Friday night.Royce O'Neale added 16 points and 11 ...
23:18, 18 Jan 2019
LaMarcus Aldridge scored 25 points, Rudy Gay added 22 and the San Antonio Spurs held on to give coach Gregg Popovich another milestone victory in a 116-113 win against the Minnesota Timberwolves on Friday night.The ...
22:57, 18 Jan 2019
Kyrie Irving's 20-point third quarter wasn't quite enough for the Boston Celtics to put away the Memphis Grizzlies.The star guard scored eight more in the fourth, finishing with 38 points and 11 assists while leading ...
21:45, 18 Jan 2019
D'Angelo Russell matched his career high with 40 points and the Brooklyn Nets came back from a 21-point deficit to beat the Orlando Magic 117-115 on Friday night.Russell's 3-pointer with 27.1 seconds left put the ...
18:52, 18 Jan 2019
The University of Connecticut announced Friday that it is self-imposing penalties, including the loss of a scholarship for the 2019-20 season, for violations of NCAA rules by its basketball program under former coach Kevin Ollie.UConn ...
16:08, 18 Jan 2019
Florida coach Mike White said he has a team of "clock-watchers," guys seemingly content to coast through the final minutes of games and hope to win.It's the only way he can explain how the Gators ...
15:39, 18 Jan 2019
Miami Hurricanes coach Jim Larranaga says junior forward Dewan Hernandez deserves to be declared eligible by the NCAA because he unwittingly became entangled in a college basketball corruption case when he was duped by an ...
12:36, 18 Jan 2019
Mississippi's Kermit Davis is getting another crack at a big-time men's basketball coaching job nearly 30 years after the lowest point in his career.Two months into the season, Davis has the Rebels in the Top ...
09:11, 18 Jan 2019
Here are a few things to watch in Southeastern Conference basketball this week:GAME OF THE WEEKENDNo. 12 Kentucky at No. 14 Auburn: Kentucky (13-3, 3-1 SEC) will be trying to hand Auburn (13-3, 2-1) its ...
21:33, 19 Jan 2019
Joe Maddon's future is a big question hovering over the Chicago Cubs heading into the season.President of baseball operations Theo Epstein thinks everything is going to work out just fine."My bet is that it goes ...
15:32, 19 Jan 2019
The St. Louis Cardinals hope a healthy Andrew Miller can help reverse their recent luck with new relievers.Coming off a series of injuries, Miller got a two-year deal with the Cardinals last month. Recent relief ...
02:47, 19 Jan 2019
If Kris Bryant knows anything about where Bryce Harper is going in free agency, he is staying quiet for the moment.Bryant does know at least one thing that should delight fans of the Chicago Cubs."The ...
21:55, 18 Jan 2019
Addison Russell's future with the Chicago Cubs is a tentative proposition.President of baseball operations Theo Epstein says Russell is getting a "conditional second chance" with the Cubs after he was suspended for 40 games last ...
16:33, 18 Jan 2019
After seven seasons with the Cleveland Indians, Cody Allen is looking to rebound with a new team.Allen and the Los Angeles Angels have agreed to a $8.5 million, one-year contract, a person familiar with the ...
13:55, 18 Jan 2019
A record number of college football players will bypass their remaining years of eligibility to enter the NFL draft. The 135 players forgoing eligibility surpasses the 119 from last year. The NFL released the official list ...
18:08, 16 Jan 2019
Kansas City Royals pitcher Eric Skoglund was suspended Monday for the season's first 80 games after testing positive for two performance-enhancing substances.The commissioner's office said the positive tests were for selective androgen receptor modulators S-22 ...
16:50, 16 Jan 2019
DJ LeMahieu is putting away his mittens and packing more mitts.A star second baseman for Colorado, LeMahieu is set to join a crowded New York Yankees infield."I was told to bring a lot of gloves," ...
15:12, 16 Jan 2019
Free agent infielder Jed Lowrie and the New York Mets have finalized a $20 million, two-year contract.A switch-hitter who turns 35 in April, Lowrie and is coming off his first All-Star season."We are really fortunate ...
18:04, 15 Jan 2019
John Wetteland, a former All-Star and World Series MVP, has been charged in Texas with continuous sex abuse of a child under age 14. Wetteland, 52, was arrested Monday and freed on $25,000 bond, according to ...
14:56, 15 Jan 2019
Asked why he agreed to a one-year deal with Milwaukee rather than multiyear offers from other teams, catcher Yasmani Grandal gave two simple reasons: the chance to win and family.Grandal lives in Peoria, Arizona, not ...
16:15, 14 Jan 2019
Mel Stottlemyre, the former ace who later won five World Series rings as the longtime pitching coach for both the New York Yankees and Mets, has died. He was 77.The Yankees said Stottlemyre died Sunday. ...
00:49, 12 Jan 2019
Mookie Betts keeps putting up big numbers.The AL MVP and the World Series champion Boston Red Sox agreed to a $20 million, one-year contract Friday, a raise of $9.5 million that was for a few ...
23:43, 11 Jan 2019
Four-time All-Star third baseman Nolan Arenado asked for $30 million in salary arbitration Friday, while the Colorado Rockies offered $24 million.Arenado, who has won six straight Gold Glove Awards and four consecutive Silver Slugger Awards, ...
17:50, 11 Jan 2019
Suspended shortstop Addison Russell and the Chicago Cubs have agreed to a $3.4 million, one-year contract, a relatively small $200,000 raise for a player whose relationship with the team appeared strained after a domestic violence ...
17:02, 11 Jan 2019
Khris Davis, last season's major league home run leader, reached agreement Friday with the Oakland Athletics on a $16.5 million, one-year contract to avoid salary arbitration.The A's also said they had agreed to one-year deals ...
16:59, 11 Jan 2019
The Los Angeles Dodgers reacquired catcher Russell Martin on Friday in a trade with Toronto, days after Yasmani Grandal left for a deal with Milwaukee.Los Angeles obtained the 35-year-old Canadian from the Blue Jays for ...
15:17, 11 Jan 2019
Gold Glove-winning free-agent second baseman D.J. LeMahieu and the Yankees are nearing agreement on a two-year contract, a person familiar with the negotiations told The Associated Press, a deal that would appear to eliminate New ...
14:54, 11 Jan 2019
NL Cy Young Award winner Jacob deGrom and the New York Mets agreed to a $17 million, one-year contract, a record raise for an arbitration-eligible player from his $7.4 million salary.The deal was agreed to ...
00:41, 11 Jan 2019
Right-hander David Phelps and the Toronto Blue Jays have agreed to a $2.5 million, one-year contract, a person familiar with the negotiations told The Associated Press.The person spoke on condition of anonymity Thursday night because ...
01:15, 20 Jan 2019
Mark Giordano, Johnny Gaudreau, Sean Monahan and Mikael Backlund each had a goal and an assist as the Calgary Flames topped the Edmonton Oilers 5-2 on Saturday night.Oliver Kylington also scored for the red-hot Flames, ...
01:08, 20 Jan 2019
Jonathan Marchessault scored three goals for his second career hat trick to lead the Vegas Golden Knights to a 7-3 victory over the Pittsburgh Penguins on Saturday night.Shea Theodore, Max Pacioretty, Oscar Lindberg and William ...
23:48, 19 Jan 2019
Zach Parise scored his team-leading 20th goal and Devan Dubnyk had 19 saves as the Minnesota Wild held off the Columbus Blue Jackets 2-1 on Saturday night.Jordan Greenway also scored his ninth goal for Minnesota, ...
22:25, 19 Jan 2019
Nolan Patrick scored twice in the third period and the Philadelphia Flyers defeated the Montreal Canadiens 5-2 on Saturday night to extend their winning streak to three games.Travis Konecny and James van Riemsdyk also had ...
22:14, 19 Jan 2019
Brett Ritchie, Blake Comeau and Radek Faksa scored their first goals of the season and the Dallas Stars defeated the Central Division-leading Winnipeg Jets 4-2 on Saturday night.The goals by Ritchie, Comeau and Faksa gave ...
22:09, 19 Jan 2019
Mika Zibanejad scored two goals, Henrik Lundqvist made 27 saves to take over sole possession of sixth place on the NHL's career wins and the New York Rangers beat the Boston Bruins 3-2 Saturday night.Filip ...
22:01, 19 Jan 2019
Carl Gunnarsson scored the go-ahead goal with 7:44 left in the third period, lifting the St. Louis Blues to a 3-2 win over the Ottawa Senators on Saturday night.Vladimir Tarasenko and Vince Dunn also had ...
21:56, 19 Jan 2019
Steven Stamkos scored twice and NHL points leader Nikita Kucherov added a pair of assists as the Tampa Bay Lightning defeated the San Jose Sharks 6-3 on Saturday.Victor Hedman had a goal and an assist, ...
20:09, 19 Jan 2019
Bruins goalie Tuukka Rask was injured in a hard collision with Rangers forward Filip Chytil and helped off the ice late in the opening period.The 31-year-old Rask, who entered the game Saturday night tied with ...
17:52, 19 Jan 2019
Mikko Rantanen scored two of Colorado's franchise record-tying six second-period goals, Semyon Varlamov stopped 30 shots and the Avalanche routed the Los Angeles Kings 7-1 on Saturday.Colorado had six goals in a period for the ...
15:44, 19 Jan 2019
John Gibson made 29 saves and Troy Terry scored his first NHL goal and set up another Saturday, sending the new-look Ducks past the New Jersey Devils 3-2. This was the second straight win for ...
01:09, 19 Jan 2019
Thatcher Demko made 36 saves in his second NHL game, leading the Vancouver Canucks to a 4-3 victory over the Buffalo Sabres on Friday night.Alex Edler, Sven Baertschi, Brock Boeser and Loui Eriksson scored for ...
00:26, 19 Jan 2019
Sam Bennett scored twice, including the go-ahead goal late in the third period, to lead the Calgary Flames to a 6-4 victory over the Detroit Red Wings on Friday night.Bennett was sent in on a ...
23:57, 18 Jan 2019
Phil Kessel scored on a power play at 4:09 of overtime, Matt Murray stopped 30 shots and the Pittsburgh Penguins beat the Arizona Coyotes 3-2 on Friday night.Outscored 10-4 in consecutive losses, Pittsburgh fell behind ...
22:36, 18 Jan 2019
Bobby Ryan and Mark Stone scored 13 seconds apart in the second period, and the Ottawa Senators beat the Carolina Hurricanes 4-1 Friday night.Magnus Paajarvi and Christian Wolanin also scored for Ottawa, which has won ...
22:14, 18 Jan 2019
Josh Bailey and Cal Clutterbuck scored third-period goals, Thomas Greiss made 19 saves for the shutout and the New York Islanders moved into first place in the Metropolitan Division by beating the Capitals 2-0 Friday ...
22:03, 18 Jan 2019
Tomas Tatar and Joel Armia each scored twice, Carey Price stopped 34 shots and the Montreal Canadiens beat the Columbus Blue Jackets 4-1 on Friday night.The Canadiens have won four in a row and five ...
21:54, 18 Jan 2019
Mike Matheson scored the winning goal to help the Florida Panthers snap a seven-game losing streak by beating the Toronto Maple Leafs 3-1 on Friday night.Mike Hoffman and Frank Vatrano also scored for Florida. Roberto ...
17:11, 18 Jan 2019
Nashville Predators forward Ryan Johansen has received a two-game suspension without pay for high-sticking Winnipeg Jets forward Mark Scheifele.The NHL announced Johansen's suspension Friday. Johansen committed the penalty Thursday during the first period of the ...
11:42, 18 Jan 2019
All-Star goaltender Braden Holtby is expected to start for the Washington Capitals on Friday night against the New York Islanders after missing two games with an eye injury.Holtby says his left eye is back to ...
18:39, 19 Jan 2019
Seven months ago, coach Jorge Sampaoli was endlessly running up and down the touchline giving instructions to Lionel Messi and his Argentina World Cup teammates.On Saturday, the 58-year-old marked his first official match in charge ...
15:11, 19 Jan 2019
On a day of commemorations for Matt Busby, Ole Gunnar Solskjaer surpassed the start of the late, great Manchester United manager.With a 2-1 victory over Brighton on Saturday, Solskjaer racked up a sixth successive Premier ...
15:09, 19 Jan 2019
Mohamed Salah firmó dos goles y Liverpool no aflojó el paso en su pulso por el título de la Liga Premier al vencer el sábado 4-3 a Crystal Palace.Los dirigidos por Juergen Klopp sacaron una ...
14:35, 19 Jan 2019
Alexandre Lacazette and Laurent Koscielny gave Arsenal a 2-0 victory over Chelsea in the Premier League on Saturday to open up the pursuit of the fourth Champions League qualification place.Chelsea's hold on fourth has been ...
13:10, 19 Jan 2019
Edinson Cavani and Kylian Mbappe scored hat tricks as league leader Paris Saint-Germain crushed bottom club Guingamp 9-0 on Saturday.Neymar netted twice while Thomas Meunier was also on target as PSG avenged Guingamp's League Cup ...
12:54, 19 Jan 2019
Burnley kept up its push for Premier League survival on Saturday, drawing 0-0 at Watford to go four straight matches unbeaten.Visiting attacker Chris Wood had the ball in the net in stoppage time but it ...
12:43, 19 Jan 2019
Mohamed Salah scored twice as Liverpool beat Crystal Palace 4-3 on Saturday to maintain its push for the Premier League title.Juergen Klopp's side went seven points clear of Manchester City ahead of the champions playing ...
12:39, 19 Jan 2019
Ole Gunnar Solskjaer's record-breaking start to life in the Manchester United dugout continued as Paul Pogba and Marcus Rashford struck against Brighton on Saturday to secure a seventh successive win in all competitions.On a day ...
12:37, 19 Jan 2019
Before the family of Kelvin Tinashe Choto knew he had been killed, social media in Zimbabwe was circulating a photo of his battered body lying on the reception counter of a local police station. Angry ...
12:35, 19 Jan 2019
James Ward-Prowse's second strike in as many Premier League matches and an own goal by Lucas Digne led Southampton to a 2-1 home victory over Everton that helped the south-coast club pull further clear of ...
12:24, 19 Jan 2019
West Ham received a potential warning over life in the Premier League without unsettled forward Marko Arnautovic as Callum Wilson underlined his value to Bournemouth by setting the Cherries on course to a 2-0 win ...
12:22, 19 Jan 2019
A long-range shot by Casemiro and a late goal by Luka Modric helped Real Madrid avoid another setback at home in the Spanish league, leading the team to a 2-0 victory against Sevilla on Saturday.The ...
12:13, 19 Jan 2019
Fabian Schar scored the first goals of his Newcastle career to drag Rafael Benitez's men out of the Premier League relegation zone with a 3-0 home victory over Cardiff on Saturday.The Switzerland defender, signed from ...
12:04, 19 Jan 2019
Alassane Plea scored for Borussia Moenchengladbach to consolidate third place in the Bundesliga with a 1-0 win at local rival Bayer Leverkusen on Saturday.The France striker struck with the visitors' first shot on goal in ...
11:48, 19 Jan 2019
Teenage midfielder Nicolo Zaniolo again showed why he is one of Serie A's most promising talents as he inspired Roma to a 3-2 victory at home to Torino in a thriller on Saturday.Roma let slip ...
11:21, 19 Jan 2019
Premier League club Crystal Palace has offered rough sleepers emergency shelter from freezing weather conditions at its stadium.A lounge at the team's Selhurst Park ground will be turned into an overnight refuge for up to ...
10:08, 19 Jan 2019
Diogo Jota completed a hat trick in the third minute of stoppage time as Wolverhampton Wanderers snuffed out Leicester's fightback to recover a 4-3 win in the Premier League on Saturday.Leicester captain Wes Morgan had ...
07:35, 19 Jan 2019
Liverpool and England defender Trent Alexander-Arnold has signed a new long-term contract with the Premier League leaders.The deal ties Alexander-Arnold to Liverpool until 2024, according to media reports, reflecting the progress the 20-year-old has made ...
16:41, 18 Jan 2019
Defending champion Bayern Munich got the Bundesliga back underway with a 3-1 win at Hoffenheim on Friday to deliver a statement of intent to leader Borussia Dortmund.Robert Lewandowski sealed the victory late on to cut ...
14:19, 18 Jan 2019
FIFA's task force studying options to revamp the Club World Cup and create a global Nations League in a joint $25 billion deal got together on Friday in Morocco, and will meet again next month ...
19:32, 19 Jan 2019
Two-time Wimbledon champion Petra Kvitova opens play at Rod Laver Arena on Day 7 of the Australian Open with a match against 17-year-old American Amanda Anisimova.Anisimova has beaten two seeded players on her way to ...
14:43, 19 Jan 2019
The Australian Open matchup between former No. 1 Serena Williams and current No. 1 Simona Halep sure feels as if it could be the showdown of the tournament, a meeting to determine the champion.Alas, all ...
19:29, 18 Jan 2019
U.S. Open champion Naomi Osaka has started her third-round match at the Australian Open against Hsieh Su-wei on Margaret Court Arena.Serena Williams will continue her bid for an eighth Australian title and an Open-era record ...
07:47, 18 Jan 2019
The men's tennis tour picked four "sleepers" to watch at the Australian Open. One of them has reached the fourth round at the Australian Open as many times — 11 — as Stefan Edberg, who ...
07:11, 18 Jan 2019
All of 17, never the winner of a Grand Slam match until this week, Amanda Anisimova is making quite a first impression at the Australian Open. Anisimova showed precisely why there are those who consider her ...
01:29, 18 Jan 2019
Stefanos Tsitsipas earned more than $100,000 in prize money for winning his third-round match at the Australian Open. Just as important to the 20-year-old born in Athens, he's going to have a souvlaki named after ...
00:03, 18 Jan 2019
Serena Williams' next Australian Open opponent, 18-year-old Dayana Yastremska, feels as if she saw Saturday's matchup coming a decade ago.She tells the story of being at home in Ukraine at the age of 8 and ...
20:33, 17 Jan 2019
The Latest on Friday at the Australian Open (all times local):12:20 p.m.Greek stars Stefanos Tsitsipas and Maria Sakkari featured on two of the three main show courts at Melbourne Park as rain delayed the start ...
22:31, 16 Jan 2019
The situation seems mostly nasty these days in Australian men's tennis.Compared with the genteel nature of past stars like Rod Laver and Ken Rosewall and more recently, the likes of Pat Rafter over-ruling line calls ...
20:39, 16 Jan 2019
The Latest on Thursday at the Australian Open (all times local):12:35 p.m.Sixth-seeded Elina Svitolina has advanced to the third round at Melbourne Park and kicked off proceedings at Rod Laver Arena with a 6-4, 6-1 ...
06:03, 16 Jan 2019
Bob Bryan was four months removed from hip replacement surgery when he joined his twin, Mike, for practice sessions in December in the hopes of reuniting the most successful men's doubles team of tennis' professional ...
20:58, 15 Jan 2019
The Latest on Wednesday from the Australian Open (all times local):12:55 p.m.Sloane Stephens has advanced to the third round at Melbourne Park with a 6-3, 6-1 win over her former junior doubles partner Timea Babos.Babos ...
08:32, 15 Jan 2019
The only bug in the system was of the genuine flying variety when Naomi Osaka secured her first win at a major as a Grand Slam champion.The U.S. Open champion beat Magda Linette 6-4, 6-2 ...
07:16, 15 Jan 2019
It was happening all over again to Simona Halep: Seeded No. 1 at a Grand Slam tournament, in danger of bowing out in the first round — and against the same opponent, no less.This time, ...
06:37, 15 Jan 2019
Victoria Azarenka cried, pausing for a minute, trying to reflect on the differences between her past and present experiences of the Australian Open.A back-to-back champion in 2012 and '13, Azarenka sat in a small interview ...
20:37, 14 Jan 2019
The Latest on Tuesday at the Australian Open (all times local):12:25 p.m.Former U.S. Open finalist Madison Keys beat Australian wild-card entry Destanee Aiava 6-2, 6-2 to open play at Rod Laver Arena on Day 2 ...
19:34, 14 Jan 2019
Novak Djokovic and Serena Williams, with 13 Australian Open titles between them, play their first-round matches Tuesday at what is expected to be a steamy Melbourne Park.Williams, who has seven Australian titles and last won ...
08:41, 14 Jan 2019
Rafael Nadal has missed a lot of tennis since last September. He hasn't missed a beat.The No. 2-seeded Nadal had a 6-4, 6-3, 7-5 win over Australian wild-card entry James Duckworth on Monday in the ...
20:27, 13 Jan 2019
The Latest on Monday at the Australian Open: (all times local): 12:20 p.m. Maria Sharapova got out of the Melbourne heat as quickly as she could, needing just 63 minutes to beat British qualifier Harriet Dart 6-0, ...
02:24, 13 Jan 2019
Novak Djokovic knows there's a chance he may not have played his opening match at the Australian Open before Andy Murray is out of the tournament. Perhaps even finished on the tour.Their careers have long ...
09:04, 19 Jan 2019
Shane Lowry won the Abu Dhabi Championship after being taken to the final hole on Saturday.Lowry claimed his fourth European Tour title with a one-shot victory over South African Richard Sterne.Lowry had an overnight lead ...
08:06, 18 Jan 2019
Shane Lowry moved closer to his first win in 3 1/2 years by shooting 5-under 67 in the third round at the Abu Dhabi Championship, extending his lead to three strokes on Friday.Richard Sterne is ...
18:44, 17 Jan 2019
Phil Mickelson still feels as young as ever. He still plays that way, too.Mickelson began his 27th full season as a pro Thursday by flirting with one of the few feats he hasn't accomplished — ...
10:21, 17 Jan 2019
Irish golfer Shane Lowry followed his opening 10-under 62 with a fighting 70 at the Abu Dhabi Championship to limit his shrinking lead to one stroke on Thursday.Lowry started nervously with bogeys on two of ...
09:41, 16 Jan 2019
Irish golfer Shane Lowry is looking to reignite his career after losing his card on the PGA Tour last year.Beginning 2019 with a 10-under 62 is pretty much the ideal way to start.Lowry rolled in ...
16:40, 15 Jan 2019
Davis Love III is headed off to play in the Singapore Open, and so is his son.This will be the 14th time they have played in the same tournament since Davis Love IV — who ...
14:05, 15 Jan 2019
Doug Ferguson of The Associated Press will receive the 2019 PGA Lifetime Achievement Award in Journalism. Ferguson is the 30th ...
11:56, 15 Jan 2019
Steve Stricker came to Hawaii for two weeks of work, just like the old days, but with a twist. Instead of starting at the winners-only field at Kapalua and then going over to the Sony ...
11:09, 14 Jan 2019
Golf usually isn't all that complicated for Dustin Johnson. He decides where he's going to play and tries to post the lowest score.The newest addition to his schedule involved a little more than that. Johnson ...
03:21, 14 Jan 2019
Matt Kuchar never had a PGA Tour season end so soon.He shot 74 on Labor Day and failed to advance out of the second round of the FedEx Cup playoffs for the first time in ...
22:27, 13 Jan 2019
Matt Kuchar overcame three early bogeys that cost him the lead with flawless golf and two key birdies on the back nine to close with a 4-under 66 and win the Sony Open for his ...
10:56, 13 Jan 2019
Brooks Koepka still smiles at the memory of the 9-irons he hit in the final round of his second straight U.S. Open victory.Yes, that's plural. They were on consecutive holes on the back nine at ...
02:29, 11 Jan 2019
Rory Sabbatini has been playing the Sony Open the last 20 years, and this one was different before he hit a shot.Start with the flag stitched onto his golf bag.And when he stepped to the ...
18:28, 08 Jan 2019
Patton Kizzire took longer than expected to reach the PGA Tour, but he figures every step was a learning experience. That includes his first victory, which came at Mayakoba, his six-hole playoff win at the ...
11:00, 07 Jan 2019
To say that Xander Schauffele has come a long way depends on the view.Eighteen months ago, Schauffele had played 18 times on the PGA Tour and missed the cut in half of them. But after ...
22:02, 05 Jan 2019
Webb Simpson was searching for his ball in the weeds short of the fifth green Saturday at Kapalua when he stepped on a clump of grass and out popped the ball. Five days ago, he ...
03:37, 04 Jan 2019
Bubba Watson is known for crying after he wins. Even with three victories last year, his biggest tears were after a loss.And it really didn't have anything to do with losing.The source of his tears ...
18:14, 01 Jan 2019
The PGA Tour might be taking another step toward connecting players with television viewers.Several years ago, it asked players in contention on the weekend to allow for TV interviews before their rounds, usually as they ...
16:45, 28 Dec 2018
Tommy Fleetwood says he was blown away by the family atmosphere that was generated by Europe's triumphant 12-man team when he made his Ryder Cup debut this year.The 27-year-old Englishman formed an unbeatable combination with ...
05:55, 26 Dec 2018
Francesco Molinari says he may not play in Europe until the 19th-ranked Italian defends his British Open title in July.The lure of the US PGA Tour and changes made to the European Tour calendar will ...
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