Soccer: Late strikes spare Sweden’s blushes in 2-0 win over Chile
Kosovare Asllani and Madelen Janogy scored late on as fancied Sweden labored to a 2-0 victory over women’s World Cup debutants Chile in their Group F encounter at Roazhon Park in Rennes on Tuesday.
Raptors forced to regroup after letting NBA title slip from their grasp
Canadian basketball fans did not wake up on Tuesday nursing hangovers from a championship celebration but rather with a mild sense of panic after the Toronto Raptors missed a chance to clinch a maiden NBA title.
ATP roundup: Defending champ Gasquet survives at Libema Open
Defending champion and No. 8 seed Richard Gasquet withstood 21 aces by Slovenia’s Aljaz Bedene and rallied for a 6-7 (3), 7-6 (5), 6-4 win Tuesday in the first round of the Libema Open in s-Hertogenbosch, Netherlands.
Giants’ Shurmur stokes QB controversy: ‘We’ll see what happens’
New York Giants head coach Pat Shurmur set the stage for a summertime quarterback competition between Eli Manning and rookie Daniel Jones on Tuesday.
Baseball star David Ortiz awake in Boston after surgery for Dominican shooting
David Ortiz, the retired baseball star who played for the Boston Red Sox, was awake and stable after undergoing surgery in Boston on Monday night for wounds suffered when he was shot in the Dominican Republic, his wife said on Tuesday.
Take 5: Durant’s injury means seismic shifts in free agency
Free agency shifted in a seismic fashion Monday night when Kevin Durant was helped off the court with a right Achilles injury.
Late goal sees Dutch eventually break Kiwi resistance
Substitute Jill Roord headed home a stoppage time winner as the Netherlands finally broke down New Zealand’s defense to emerge with a 1-0 triumph as both countries began their women’s World Cup finals campaign at Stade Oceane on Tuesday.
Warriors fear Durant’s right Achilles ruptured
TORONTO – Kevin Durant was lost in Game 5 of the NBA Finals on Monday and likely for months to come with a ruptured right Achilles.
Report: Davis wants deal to Lakers or Knicks
Klutch Sports and Anthony Davis envision the Los Angeles Lakers and New York Knicks as the only fitting destinations for the All-Star center.
Soccer: Beyond World Cup, U.S. team eyes bigger trophy – support for women’s game
The U.S. women’s national soccer team on Tuesday launch their bid for a fourth World Cup, but beyond lifting the trophy the squad are also aiming for a cultural breakthrough for the game.
