Ryder Cup captain Davis Love III has four weeks to find four players to fill out his U.S. team, and there won’t be a lack of information. And to hear him Monday morning, there won’t be a lack of players. “Anybody in the top 100 has to be our radar because a guy could get […]
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Kris Johnson took over the Central League lead in wins, allowing two runs in six innings before the Hiroshima Carp battered the Yokohama BayStars bullpen in an 8-2 win on Tuesday night. The Carp, who are chasing their first CL pennant since 1991, remain 11 games ahead of the second-place Yomiuri Giants and clinched a […]
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Minnesota Vikings quarterback Teddy Bridgewater is expected to miss at least the next season while recovering from a dislocated left knee and torn anterior cruciate ligament after a freak practice injury on Tuesday. Bridgewater was taken by ambulance to a hospital after crumpling to the turf during practice, and the team announced hours later that […]
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Tim Tebow crushed a batting-practice fastball with a confident left-handed swing, sending it into the trees next to the scoreboard beyond right field. The Heisman Trophy-winning quarterback only paused an instant to appreciate his shot, and then he went right back to work on the unlikely next chapter in his unique athletic story. Tebow took […]
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Goalkeeper Hope Solo has decided to end her season with the Seattle Reign of the National Women’s Soccer League. The beleaguered goalkeeper, who was handed a six-month suspension and saw her contract with U.S. Soccer terminated last week, announced her departure from her professional club team in a statement Tuesday. U.S. Soccer suspended Solo following […]
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Kei Nishikori, the 2014 runner-up, began his U.S. Open campaign with a solid, four-set victory on Tuesday. Nishikori, who fell in the first round at the Billy Jean King National Tennis Center a year ago, overcame a third-set revival by 96th-ranked German Benjamin Becker in a 6-1, 6-1, 3-6, 6-3 first-round victory. In the women’s […]
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Manchester City striker Sergio Aguero could miss the derby match against Manchester United in the Premier League on Sept. 10 after being charged with violent conduct on Tuesday for elbowing an opponent during a game. The English Football Association said match officials did not see the incident, in which Aguero appeared to swing his left […]
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Three-time champion Alberto Contador has given up on winning this year’s Tour of Spain, saying Tuesday he has fallen too far behind overall leader Nairo Quintana of Colombia. “The chances of winning are very slim now” said the Spanish pre-race favourite during a press conference. “I’m three minutes behind Nairo Quintana whose doing really well […]
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The manager of South Korea’s national swimming team has resigned as an investigation continues into a scandal involving the alleged installation of hidden cameras to take pictures of female athletes, the national federation has said. “As manager that leads the team, I deeply feel responsible that such (a) shameful incident took place,” Ahn Jong-taek, who […]
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After a year and a half of shadow boxing, national team manager Vahid Halilhodzic finally gets to taste some meaningful action when Japan begins the final round of Asian qualifiers for the 2018 World Cup against the United Arab Emirates on Thursday night. With a host of dangerous teams looking to deny them a place […]
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