07:08, 20 Mar 2019
Only one point above the relegation zone with 11 matches to play, Udinese has fired its coach for the second time this season.The northern club announced the removal of Davide Nicola on Wednesday, four months ...
02:06, 20 Mar 2019
Few big teams need to sweat the 2020 European Championship qualifiers, but for Germany the pressure is already on.After a terrible 2018, Joachim Loew's new-look squad is aiming for revenge against the Netherlands, which helped ...
00:09, 20 Mar 2019
The pressure is on in Asia as attention turns to qualification for the 2022 World Cup.Son Heung-min is among those players already calling for patience. The Tottenham star, South Korea's biggest soccer export, wants fans ...
12:13, 19 Mar 2019
Inter Milan has been handed a suspended sentence of having one of its stands closed for a match after its fans were again found guilty of racist chanting.The Italian league says in a statement that ...
10:22, 19 Mar 2019
Paris Saint-Germain has won an initial legal battle with UEFA over the monitoring of its spending on player transfers and wages.The Court of Arbitration for Sport says it has upheld PSG's appeal against an attempt ...
03:57, 19 Mar 2019
FIFA says nine soccer federations are interested in hosting the 2023 Women's World Cup including South Korea, which could jointly bid with North Korea.Brazil and South Africa are in the contest, suggesting underused stadiums built ...
17:01, 18 Mar 2019
Rio de Janeiro's state government will take back control of the crisis-ridden Maracana stadium and break the contract with its private administrators.Gov. Wilson Witzel said Monday that the group running the 78,000-seat facility owes the ...
11:07, 18 Mar 2019
Nicolo Zaniolo had not played a match in Italy's top flight less than a year ago but could make his first appearance for Italy this week.Zaniolo, 19, has had a breakthrough season and has emerged ...
11:01, 18 Mar 2019
Eintracht Frankfurt has reached the Europa League quarterfinals and is closing in on Champions League qualification.Luka Jovic has played a huge role in both.The 21-year-old Serbia forward has emerged as one of Europe's most exciting ...
09:39, 18 Mar 2019
AC Milan's lack of unity on the field was plainly reflected off it when two players almost came to blows on the bench.Franck Kessie was visibly upset after being replaced by Andrea Conti in the ...
06:04, 18 Mar 2019
Unbeaten in 13 matches, Reims is defying expectations and challenging for a place in European competition.Remi Oudin is leading the way.The 22-year-old attacking midfielder, who has an impressive left foot and an excellent first touch, ...
00:02, 18 Mar 2019
Among the 60,000-plus spectators packed into the Santiago Bernabeu for the return of Zinedine Zidane, nobody seemed happier than Francisco "Isco" Alarcon.Having his old coach back in charge has given Isco a second chance to ...
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21:25, 19 Mar 2019
Linebacker Clay Matthews agreed to a two-year contract with the Los Angeles Rams on Tuesday, returning to his native Southern California after a decade with the Green Bay Packers.The 32-year-old Matthews set the Packers franchise ...
18:15, 19 Mar 2019
Johnny Manziel says he remains confident in his ability to play football "at any level" as the 2012 Heisman Trophy winner attempts another comeback, this time with the Alliance of American Football's Memphis Express.An introductory ...
18:07, 19 Mar 2019
The Minnesota Vikings have agreed to terms on a new contract with kicker Dan Bailey, the ninth-year veteran who was signed last season to replace struggling rookie Daniel Carlson.Bailey's deal was done Tuesday, bringing the ...
17:25, 19 Mar 2019
Now it's Mark Barron's turn to try and replace Ryan Shazier.The Pittsburgh Steelers signed Barron to a two-year deal on Tuesday and tasked him with filling the void left by Shazier. The Pro Bowl linebacker's ...
17:01, 19 Mar 2019
The Kansas City Chiefs have signed cornerback Bashaud Breeland to a $2 million contract for the upcoming season that could be worth an additional $3 million if incentives are met.The club announced the agreement, largely ...
14:28, 19 Mar 2019
The first day of play at the Miami Open's new site has been washed out because of rain.Twelve women's matches, all on outer courts, were postponed Tuesday because of daylong showers. Men's play is scheduled ...
15:42, 18 Mar 2019
At the main entrance to the Miami Dolphins' stadium stands a statue of Dan Marino as witness to a game-changing completion.A remarkable transformation is done, and the complex is ready for tennis.The Miami Open has ...
14:44, 18 Mar 2019
The stars of the gridiron will meet the stars of Music City when the NFL Draft comes to Nashville, Tennessee, in April.The NFL announced Monday that Grammy-winning country star Tim McGraw will perform a free ...
10:40, 17 Mar 2019
Roy Nwaisser has four degrees from the University of Southern California and is a superfan of its storied football squad — he hasn't missed a home or away game in 27 years.But his devotion has ...
19:41, 16 Mar 2019
Baker Mayfield wasn't going to pass up this opportunity.Fully aware the Milwaukee Brewers wanted to protect him, Mayfield knew he wouldn't get into a spring training game during his two-day stay with the NL Central ...
17:27, 16 Mar 2019
The Oakland Raiders released offensive lineman Donald Penn on Saturday, cutting ties with the longest-tenured player on their roster.The Raiders said they came to a mutual decision to cut ties with Penn, who became expendable ...
17:19, 16 Mar 2019
Two people familiar with the decision say New Orleans Saints Pro Bowl center and offensive captain Max Unger is retiring after 10 NFL seasons.The people spoke to The Associated Press on condition of anonymity on ...
19:07, 15 Mar 2019
Ted Rath, the Los Angeles Rams' director of strength training and performance, is on a leave of absence after being arrested in January and charged with three misdemeanor counts of sexual battery.Along with his responsibilities ...
17:46, 15 Mar 2019
The Chiefs are investigating an incident in which star receiver Tyreek Hill was involved in a domestic battery episode in suburban Kansas City earlier this week.The team said in a statement to The Associated Press ...
17:21, 15 Mar 2019
The Los Angeles Chargers aren't making major waves in free agency, but they are addressing some key needs after getting to the AFC's divisional round last season.The team announced on Friday it has re-signed safety ...
16:03, 15 Mar 2019
A Maryland Senate panel wants to cut $1 million from the state university system's top office in the contentious aftermath of a football player's death and a separate case in which the system's chancellor promoted ...
15:38, 15 Mar 2019
Jon Gruden and Mike Mayock were invited by Oakland Raiders owner Mark Davis for an event in Las Vegas last week, a year before the team's planned move to Sin City.The Raiders coach and general ...
13:56, 15 Mar 2019
John Elway insists Joe Flacco is at the top of his game at age 34 even though the former Baltimore Ravens quarterback hasn't thrown a pass in the playoffs since 2015."Joe is a perfect fit ...
13:28, 15 Mar 2019
Former University of Texas wide receiver and track standout Johnny "Lam" Jones, who won an Olympic relay gold medal in 1976, has died after a long bout with cancer, the school announced Friday. He was ...
12:16, 15 Mar 2019
The Coliseum Authority has approved a lease agreement to keep the Raiders in Oakland for at least one more season.The board voted Friday to approve the lease with the Raiders for 2019 with an option ...
00:14, 20 Mar 2019
D'Angelo Russell scored 27 of his career-high 44 points in the fourth quarter, Rondae Hollis-Jefferson made a layup with eight-tenths of a second remaining, and the Brooklyn Nets rallied from 28 points down in the ...
00:03, 20 Mar 2019
Danilo Gallinari scored 24 points, Montrezl Harrell had 20 points and 12 rebounds, and the Los Angeles Clippers held off Indiana 115-109 on Tuesday night, preventing the Pacers from clinching a playoff berth.Clinging to a ...
23:05, 19 Mar 2019
Mason Jones had 18 points and Reggie Chaney posted 14 points and seven blocks as Arkansas defeated Providence 84-72 in the NIT first round on Tuesday night.Jones made 4 of 6 3-pointers.Isaiah Joe had 12 ...
21:48, 19 Mar 2019
Khris Middleton scored 30 points and Brook Lopez added 28 as the Milwaukee Bucks defeated the Los Angeles Lakers 115-101 on Tuesday night.Milwaukee played without Giannis Antetokounmpo, who is nursing an injured ankle, while LeBron ...
21:10, 19 Mar 2019
James Harden had 31 points and 10 assists, Clint Capela added 26 points and 11 rebounds and the Houston Rockets won their third straight game with a 121-105 victory over the Atlanta Hawks on Tuesday ...
20:51, 19 Mar 2019
Ben Simmons scored 28 points, JJ Redick had 27 points, 10 rebounds and eight assists and the Philadelphia 76ers held on to beat the Charlotte Hornets 118-114 on Tuesday night for their fifth straight victory.Jimmy ...
20:35, 19 Mar 2019
Markell Johnson had 26 points as North Carolina State defeated Hofstra 84-78 in the first round of the NIT on Tuesday night.Torin Dorn had 19 points and nine rebounds for North Carolina State (23-11). C.J. ...
18:44, 19 Mar 2019
Matt Painter keeps demonstrating how stylish traditional college basketball can be.His best Purdue teams have won with balanced scoring, strong rebounding and solid defense. He captured the 2017 Big Ten title by playing through the ...
17:38, 19 Mar 2019
UC Irvine is out to prove that it is more than a team with one of college basketball's most unusual mascots.The Anteaters, who face Kansas State on Friday in San Jose, are one of five ...
16:43, 19 Mar 2019
Arkansas forward Daniel Gafford has declared for the NBA draft and will not play in the NIT, where the Razorbacks faced Providence on Tuesday night.Coach Mike Anderson said Monday he supports Gafford's decision and believes ...
14:28, 19 Mar 2019
Damian Lillard is just going to assume that Portland won't have backcourt teammate CJ McCollum through the rest of the regular season so that the Trail Blazers can respond to his absence effectively.McCollum, who is ...
11:18, 19 Mar 2019
Saint Joseph's University has fired head basketball coach Phil Martelli after 24 seasons.The Philadelphia school made the announcement on Tuesday. The 64-year-old Martelli became head coach in 1995 after 10 years as an assistant.In 2003-2004, ...
10:49, 19 Mar 2019
The Milwaukee Bucks signed guard Tim Frazier on Tuesday as they try to shore up their backcourt with Malcolm Brogdon out indefinitely with a plantar fascia tear in his right foot.The 28-year-old Frazier played 47 ...
00:19, 19 Mar 2019
Damian Lillard had 30 points and 15 assists as the Portland Trail Blazers beat the Indiana Pacers 106-98 on Monday night without starting guard CJ McCollum.Jusuf Nurkic added 18 points and 11 rebounds for the ...
23:37, 18 Mar 2019
Robin Lopez scored 24 points to help the Chicago Bulls beat the Phoenix Suns 116-101 on Monday night, snapping a five-game losing streak.Zach LaVine had 17 points, eight rebounds and seven assists, and Lauri Markkanen ...
21:45, 18 Mar 2019
Goran Dragic had 26 points and 11 assists, Dwyane Wade added 25 points and the Miami Heat took advantage of Russell Westbrook's absence to beat the Oklahoma City Thunder 116-107 on Monday night.Kelly Olynyk added ...
21:44, 18 Mar 2019
Portland Trail Blazers guard CJ McCollum says he was relieved that his left knee injury was not serious, especially this close to the playoffs.The Blazers said McCollum had a popliteus strain in his left knee ...
21:16, 18 Mar 2019
Jeremy Lin scored 20 points, Fred VanVleet had 13 points and 12 assists, and the Toronto Raptors beat the New York Knicks 128-92 on Monday night.The victory came at a cost to the Raptors, who ...
21:01, 18 Mar 2019
Collin Sexton scored 27 points, including the go-ahead 3-pointer with just under two minutes to play, and the Cleveland Cavaliers defeated the Detroit Pistons 126-119 on Monday night.Both teams were missing star players. Blake Griffin ...
20:34, 18 Mar 2019
Rudy Gobert had 14 points and 14 rebounds, Donovan Mitchell scored 19 and the Utah Jazz won their fourth straight by beating the Washington Wizards 116-95 on Monday night.Gobert, the reigning Western Conference Player of ...
05:15, 20 Mar 2019
Very few teams coming off 100-loss seasons head to spring training full of confidence.The Kansas City Royals are a rare exception.Fresh off a strong finish to 2018, and after a quiet offseason for the first ...
01:13, 20 Mar 2019
Walker Buehler had good command of his pitches and plenty of life on his fastball in his long-awaited Cactus League debut Tuesday night.Ever the critic, though, the Los Angeles Dodgers' right-hander still found a few ...
00:38, 20 Mar 2019
Luis Castillo has been picked to start on opening day for the Cincinnati Reds.Rookie manager David Bell made the announcement Tuesday, saying Castillo will get the ball March 28 at home against the Pittsburgh Pirates. ...
16:53, 19 Mar 2019
Carlos Gonzalez's career is laden with personal achievements — a batting title, three All-Star appearances, three Gold Gloves.He has earned the respect of teammates and opponents and the unwavering devotion of Colorado fans, who have ...
15:28, 19 Mar 2019
Christian Yelich and the Milwaukee Brewers think the best way to duplicate their success from last season is to forget it happened altogether.Milwaukee won the NL Central last year for the first time since 2011 ...
14:53, 19 Mar 2019
During Yasiel Puig's six seasons in LA, the Dodgers won at least 91 games and made the playoffs each year, reaching the World Series twice. The outfielder knows nothing but winning at the major league ...
14:13, 19 Mar 2019
The Pittsburgh Pirates bet on themselves a year ago when they traded away stars Gerrit Cole and Andrew McCutchen, believing the return they received plus the pieces already in place would help them make inroads ...
14:04, 19 Mar 2019
Bryce Harper came to Philadelphia to do the one thing he didn't accomplish in Washington: Win in October.The Phillies gave him one of the biggest contracts in baseball history to deliver."I want to be on ...
14:01, 19 Mar 2019
Detroit Tigers right-hander Michael Fulmer may need Tommy John surgery.The Tigers said Tuesday that surgery to reconstruct the ulnar collateral ligament in the elbow has been recommended following an MRI exam and a second opinion ...
13:55, 19 Mar 2019
The post-Goldschmidt era is about to begin in the desert.For the first time in nine years, the Arizona Diamondbacks will open a season without Paul Goldschmidt at first base. The fan favorite and perennial MVP ...
13:32, 19 Mar 2019
The Los Angeles Dodgers are once again loaded in their chase for an elusive World Series title.A rock-solid starting rotation. Hitters who can produce offensively and defend multiple positions. Overall depth that allows for aggressive ...
13:23, 19 Mar 2019
Bruce Bochy has long been a manager who makes it all about his players, the men he writes into the lineup day after day, game after game, month after month.That's a big reason San Francisco's ...
10:59, 19 Mar 2019
The path to progress for the Miami Marlins starts on the mound.The Marlins believe their reboot will gain momentum in Season 2 under CEO Derek Jeter, and any improvement likely will be most apparent in ...
09:46, 19 Mar 2019
For the first time since 2011, the Washington Nationals will go through a season without any help from Bryce Harper.So it's rather likely this year will be viewed, at least in part, as a referendum ...
09:34, 19 Mar 2019
Freddie Freeman believes the Phillies, Nationals and Mets made so many moves this offseason because they wanted to catch up to the 2018 NL East champion Braves.If hype matters, those division rivals already passed the ...
05:12, 19 Mar 2019
John Mozeliak watched how the St. Louis Cardinals were galvanized following a managerial change midway through last season, then made a spirited run toward the playoffs that came up just short.He decided a couple of ...
03:56, 19 Mar 2019
Former captain David Wright showed up at Mets spring training camp Monday and spoke to reporters before New York's game against the Washington Nationals, repeatedly referring fondly to "Al and Johnny."It's that kind of attitude ...
02:12, 19 Mar 2019
Steve Blass spent his boyhood afternoons in Connecticut flinging a rubber ball against the side of a half-barn, fantasizing that he was pitching in the majors. Come evening, the 10-year-old would get his radio and ...
01:20, 19 Mar 2019
Clayton Kershaw won't start for the Los Angeles Dodgers on opening day because of a sore shoulder, ending his streak of pitching eight straight openers.Dodgers manager Dave Roberts announced the decision Monday.Kershaw has dealt with ...
22:30, 18 Mar 2019
Seattle Mariners2018: 89-73, third place in AL West.Manager: Scott Servais (fourth season).Seattle Mariners' Tim Beckham hits an RBI double off Yomiuri Giants pitcher Koki Sakamoto in the fourth inning of their preseason exhibition baseball game ...
23:19, 19 Mar 2019
Johnny Gaudreau scored his team-leading 35th goal and Michael Frolik added a goal and an assist and the Calgary Flames earned a 4-2 win over the Columbus Blue Jackets on Tuesday night.David Rittich made 31 ...
22:46, 19 Mar 2019
Alexander Radulov had two goals in the third period to lift the Dallas Stars to a 4-2 win over the Florida Panthers on Tuesday night.Coach Jim Montgomery reunited the Stars' three top scorers on the ...
22:30, 19 Mar 2019
Brett Connolly sparked a three-goal second period and the Washington Capitals moved into first place in the Metropolitan Division with a 4-1 victory over the New Jersey Devils on Tuesday night.Evgeny Kuznetsov and Tom Wilson ...
22:27, 19 Mar 2019
Jaden Schwartz had three goals and an assist, David Perron added two goals and two assists, and the St. Louis Blues routed the Edmonton Oilers 7-2 on Tuesday night.Schwartz scored once in each period for ...
22:19, 19 Mar 2019
Philipp Grubauer made 36 saves to lift the Colorado Avalanche to a 3-1 win over the Wild on Tuesday night in a game that had playoff implications in Minnesota and elsewhere.Tyson Barrie, Tyson Jost and ...
21:43, 19 Mar 2019
Pekka Rinne shut out Toronto for the second time this season and Brian Boyle, Wayne Simmonds and Filip Forsberg scored goals to give the Nashville Predators a 3-0 win over the slumping Maple Leafs on ...
21:21, 19 Mar 2019
Brett Connolly sparked a three-goal second period and the Washington Capitals moved into first place in the Metropolitan Division with a 4-1 victory over the New Jersey Devils on Tuesday night.Evgeny Kuznetsov and Tom Wilson ...
21:12, 19 Mar 2019
Sean Kuraly scored twice and Tuukka Rask earned his 45th career shutout as the Boston Bruins beat the New York Islanders 5-0 on Tuesday night.Noel Acciari, Patrice Bergeron and Jake DeBrusk also had goals to ...
21:08, 19 Mar 2019
Dougie Hamilton scored in the shootout, Petr Mrazek stopped Pittsburgh cold and the Carolina Hurricanes beat the Penguins 3-2 on Tuesday night.Justin Williams scored the tying goal with 1:56 left in regulation, and Brock McGinn ...
21:03, 19 Mar 2019
Andreas Athanasiou scored twice as the Detroit Red Wings beat the New York Rangers 3-2 on Tuesday night.Frans Nielsen also scored and Taro Hirose recorded an assist during his NHL debut for Detroit, which won ...
20:42, 19 Mar 2019
Brendan Gallagher, Shea Weber and Max Domi scored goals, Carey Price stopped 32 shots and the Montreal Canadiens earned a 3-1 win over the fading Philadelphia Flyers on Tuesday night.The Canadiens and Flyers are both ...
00:42, 19 Mar 2019
Kyle Connor had a goal and an assist, leading the Winnipeg Jets to a 3-2 win over the Los Angeles Kings on Monday night.Kevin Hayes and Tyler Myers also scored for the Jets, who have ...
00:26, 19 Mar 2019
Reilly Smith and Jonathan Marchessault each had four points and the Vegas Golden Knights won for the ninth time in 10 games, beating the San Jose Sharks 7-3 on Monday night.Smith assisted on three goals ...
22:27, 18 Mar 2019
Steven Stamkos scored his 36th goal of the season and the Tampa Bay Lightning clinched the Presidents' Trophy with a 4-1 victory over the Arizona Coyotes on Monday night.The Lightning, who have 116 points, will ...
22:22, 18 Mar 2019
Bo Horvat scored 16 seconds into overtime, and the Vancouver Canucks stopped Chicago's five-game win streak with a 3-2 victory over the Blackhawks on Monday night.Alexander Edler and Markus Granlund also scored for Vancouver, which ...
21:43, 18 Mar 2019
Steven Stamkos scored his 36th goal of the season and the Tampa Bay Lightning clinched the Presidents' Trophy with a 4-1 victory over the Arizona Coyotes on Monday night.The Lightning, who have 116 points, will ...
16:49, 18 Mar 2019
Blaine forward Bryce Brodzinski is the Minnesota Associated Press Player of the Year for high school boys hockey.The award, voted on by a statewide panel of preps reporters and broadcasters, was announced Monday. Joining Brodzinski ...
10:40, 18 Mar 2019
The Washington Capitals have signed college free-agent forward and local product Joe Snively to a two-year entry-level contract that begins next season.General manager Brian MacLellan announced the deal Monday. Snively is a native of nearby ...
01:12, 18 Mar 2019
Malcolm Subban has been nearly unbeatable at home in two seasons with the Vegas Golden Knights.With starter Marc-Andre Fleury listed as day-to-day with a lower body injury, the Golden Knights should be just fine with ...
23:16, 17 Mar 2019
Jakob Silfverberg scored the tiebreaking goal with 4:33 left to give the Anaheim Ducks a 3-2 win over the Florida Panthers on Sunday night.Adam Henrique and Daniel Sprong also scored for Anaheim, and Ryan Getzlaf ...
14:41, 15 Mar 2019
Roger Federer defeated Hubert Hurkacz 6-4, 6-4 to reach the semifinals of the BNP Paribas Open in pursuit of a record sixth title.Federer hasn't dropped a set in four matches in the desert and has ...
15:47, 14 Mar 2019
Belinda Bencic has beaten Karolina Pliskova 6-3, 4-6, 6-3 to reach the BNP Paribas Open semifinals, ensuring her return to the top 20 in the rankings.Bencic was pushed to three sets Thursday for the first ...
15:09, 13 Mar 2019
Rafael Nadal has advanced to the quarterfinals of the BNP Paribas Open, defeating qualifier Filip Krajinovic 6-3, 6-4.Nadal lost his serve just once in the 1½-hour match on a sunny and windy Wednesday, a day ...
20:53, 11 Mar 2019
Venus Williams is turning back her own clock at the BNP Paribas Open, moving into the fourth round with a 6-2, 7-5 victory over qualifier Christina McHale.Williams is seeking her 50th career WTA Tour title ...
23:31, 09 Mar 2019
Novak Djokovic beat Bjorn Fratangelo 7-6 (5), 6-2 to open his pursuit of a record sixth title at the BNP Paribas Open on Saturday.It was Djokovic's 50th match win at the desert tournament, his highest ...
11:07, 06 Mar 2019
Andy Murray says he is pain-free after hip surgery but likely won't play at Wimbledon.Murray tells the BBC in an interview he wants to continue playing but the surgeons "couldn't give me any guarantees."The three-time ...
01:50, 25 Feb 2019
A media watchdog has ruled that a cartoon of tennis star Serena Williams which attracted global condemnation after being published by Melbourne's Herald Sun newspaper was not in breach of the Australian Press Council's standards ...
20:43, 24 Feb 2019
Radu Albot became the first Moldovan to win an ATP tour-level title Sunday, beating English qualifier Daniel Evans 3-6, 6-3, 7-6 (7) in the Delray Beach Open."I think a lot of people were watching, especially ...
15:20, 24 Feb 2019
Top-seeded Stefanos Tsitsipas clinched his first title of the year and second of his career after beating 50th-ranked Mikhail Kukushkin 7-5, 7-6 (5) in the Open 13 final on Sunday.The 20-year-old Greek had 14 aces ...
09:17, 21 Feb 2019
Andy Murray is currently recovering from his hip surgery, and his mother thinks the two-time Wimbledon champion still has a chance of making a return.Murray announced last month at the Australian Open that he would ...
08:56, 10 Feb 2019
A movement to rename a Richmond, Virginia, thoroughfare for groundbreaking black tennis player Arthur Ashe Jr. is cresting just as the state finds itself in turmoil over a blackface scandal involving the governor and attorney ...
07:18, 10 Feb 2019
Aryna Sabalenka won the opening reverse singles to send Belarus to the semifinals of the Fed Cup on Sunday.Sabalenka cruised past Laura Siegemund 6-1, 6-1 to give Belarus an insurmountable 3-0 lead over host Germany ...
10:14, 05 Feb 2019
Australian Open finalist Petra Kvitova has testified in the Czech Republic at the trial of the man who allegedly knifed her in her home.After the December 2016 attack in her home in Prostejov, Kvitova had ...
10:45, 03 Feb 2019
Kiki Bertens won her third title in six months on Sunday, beating Donna Vekic 7-6 (2), 6-4 in the final of the St. Petersburg Ladies Trophy.Second-seeded Bertens came back from 5-2 down in the first ...
08:42, 02 Feb 2019
Kiki Bertens reached her first final since September with a 7-6 (5), 6-2 win over Aryna Sabalenka at the St. Petersburg Ladies Trophy on Saturday.The eighth-ranked Bertens broke Sabalenka's serve four times and fired in ...
09:31, 01 Feb 2019
Australian Open finalist Petra Kvitova struggled with her serve and was eliminated from the St. Petersburg Ladies Trophy on Friday after losing to eighth-seeded Donna Vekic 6-4, 6-1 in the quarterfinals.The second-ranked Kvitova landed only ...
11:30, 30 Jan 2019
Karolina Pliskova will be the top player for defending Fed Cup champion Czech Republic in its first-round meeting with Romania, after Australian Open finalist Petra Kvitova pulled out.Pliskova lost in the Australian Open semifinals this ...
09:28, 30 Jan 2019
Australian Open finalist Petra Kvitova won eight straight games to take control of the match before needing a tiebreaker to finally beat Victoria Azarenka 6-2, 7-6 (3) on Wednesday in the second round of the ...
08:35, 28 Jan 2019
Russian veteran Vera Zvonareva advanced to the second round of the St. Petersburg Ladies Trophy by beating Ekaterina Makarova 6-3, 6-4 Monday.The 34-year-old Zvonareva returned to the top 100 in the rankings this month after ...
12:53, 27 Jan 2019
The way things went at the Australian Open didn't exactly teach the world that Novak Djokovic is the best there is in men's tennis right now. Certainly confirmed it, though.And while those within the game ...
13:14, 19 Mar 2019
Eddie Pepperell makes his Masters debut this year, and he looks forward to seeing Augusta National so much that he plans to see it for the first time on Sunday, four days before it begins.That's ...
19:43, 17 Mar 2019
Eddie Pepperell's 50-foot birdie putt sent the packed gallery surrounding the island green into a frenzy.Jhonattan Vegas one-upped him a few minutes later.Vegas drained a 70-footer that broke the tournament record for the longest recorded ...
18:54, 17 Mar 2019
Jim Furyk was one of the last ones in the field at The Players Championship.He was the last one with a shot to beat Rory McIlroy.The 48-year-old Furyk closed with a flurry Sunday, making birdies ...
18:29, 17 Mar 2019
Rory McIlroy made two late birdies amid the wild theatrics of Sunday at The Players Championship and closed with a 2-under 70 to win the next best thing to a major.It required a major performance ...
15:22, 17 Mar 2019
Tiger Woods hit 12 of 14 fairways, made a 30-foot putt for birdie and holed out for par from a greenside bunker in the final round at The Players Championship.Even though he finished in the ...
19:05, 16 Mar 2019
Tiger Woods had a much more enjoyable experience at the 17th hole of The Players Championship on Saturday.A day after carding a quadruple-bogey 7 at the famed island green, Woods made a birdie and had ...
11:26, 16 Mar 2019
Tiger Woods could have avoided the water on his second attempt to the island-green 17th under the new Rules of Golf.Instead, he hit a second shot into the water and made quadruple bogey.It raises anew ...
19:45, 15 Mar 2019
Rory McIlroy says slow play on the PGA Tour has become an epidemic.McIlroy and playing partners Phil Mickelson and Matt Kuchar waited on nearly every tee box and in nearly every fairway during the second ...
14:36, 15 Mar 2019
Tiger Woods paused on the ninth green and stared at a nearby leaderboard.His name would have been on it if not for one hole.Woods hit two balls in the water at the par-3 17th at ...
08:40, 15 Mar 2019
Major champion. FedEx Cup champion. And now Justin Thomas has another title.Matchmaker for Michelle Wie and Jonnie West.Wie, the golf prodigy from Hawaii and former U.S. Women's Open champion, revealed on Instagram this week she ...
15:57, 14 Mar 2019
Phil Mickelson says he might be "more shocked than anyone" to learn that a college consulting company he has used the last three years has been accused of orchestrating a massive bribery scheme.He said he ...
17:19, 12 Mar 2019
Rory McIlroy is playing his most consistent golf since the end of 2011 and the start of 2012, when he finished no worse than third in nine out of 12 tournaments worldwide with two victories, ...
12:15, 12 Mar 2019
Tiger Woods no longer has a pain in the neck.The trick going forward for Woods is to make sure the soreness that caused him to withdraw from the Arnold Palmer Invitational doesn't keep him from ...
19:57, 10 Mar 2019
British Open champion Francesco Molinari delivered another big moment on the 18th green at Bay Hill, without wearing a red shirt — and leaving the flag stick in the cup. His 45-foot birdie putt capped ...
15:50, 06 Mar 2019
Rory McIlroy has few complaints about the state of his game, only the results.That doesn't bother him, either.At least not yet.FILE - In this Sunday, March 18, 2018 file photo, Rory McIlroy, of Northern Ireland, ...
19:06, 05 Mar 2019
Two days after his first PGA Tour victory, Keith Mitchell still had not checked his bank account to see if his Honda Classic earnings of more than $1.2 million had cleared. That's about $400,000 less ...
16:39, 05 Mar 2019
The memo PGA Tour commissioner Jay Monahan sent to players on the new Rules of Golf can be interpreted different ways based as much on the timing as the message.One theme was to be patient."We ...
19:40, 03 Mar 2019
Keith Mitchell made a 15-foot birdie putt on the final hole Sunday to win The Honda Classic for his first PGA Tour victory to earn a trip to the Masters.Mitchell closed with a 3-under 67 ...
03:14, 03 Mar 2019
Sung Hyun Park made sure there were no anxious moments as she closed in on her sixth LPGA Tour victory on Sunday at the HSBC Women's World Championship.Four strokes behind No. 1 Ariya Jutanugarn at ...
03:31, 01 Mar 2019
Amy Olson's eagle on the front nine and a late birdie on the 16th hole were enough for the American to emerge from a five-way tie from the first-round lead to shoot a 3-under 69 ...
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