Saturday, June 15, 2013
American qualifier Alison Riske continued her love affair with the Birmingham WTA tournament on Thursday when she reached her third career quarterfinal at the Wimbledon warm-up.
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Defending champion Tommy Haas advanced to the quarterfinals of the Gerry Weber Open on Thursday by outlasting Ernests Gulbis 7-6 (5), 6-4.
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Recently retired soccer superstar David Beckham will be joined by his wife Victoria during a seven-day visit to China next week, reports said Friday.
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World cycling's governing body has backed a proposal to carry out an independent audit of its role in the Lance Armstrong doping scandal that rocked the sport.
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Friday, June 14, 2013
The affection was genuine. Even better was beating Jack Nicklaus in a playoff. So when Lee Trevino got his hands on the U.S. Open trophy in 1971, the man who never lacked for one-liners gushed, “I love Merion, and I don't even know her last name.” |
Andrew Shaw's goal in triple overtime sealed a marathon 4-3 victory for the Chicago Blackhawks over the Boston Bruins as the Stanley Cup Finals opened with a Game 1 thriller on Wednesday.
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![]() | Starling Marte had a career-high four hits and scored four times, and the Pittsburgh Pirates beat the San Francisco Giants 12-8 on Wednesday night.
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![]() | Alfredo Aceves threw six solid innings, Daniel Nava homered and the AL East-leading Boston Red Sox beat the Tampa Bay Rays 2-1 on Wednesday night.
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Australia scored a major coup Thursday when it was announced that the 2014 U.S. Major League Baseball season will open in Sydney with the six-time World Series winners LA Dodgers facing the Arizona Diamondbacks.
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The Brooklyn Nets made a major splash by naming recently retired point guard Jason Kidd as their new head coach on Wednesday.
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