Athletics: Coleman ready for bright ending to rough season
It’s been a tough outdoor season for Christian Coleman with only one 100m win, but the world silver medalist says he is ready to turn things around against the “new wave of sprinters” in Saturday’s Birmingham Diamond League meeting.
Halep through but Stephens exits in Cincinnati
Top seed Simona Halep returned to sew up victory over Ajla Tomljanovic on Thursday after their second round match at the Cincinnati Open had been suspended the previous day due to rain, while reigning U.S. Open champion Sloane Stephens was knocked out …
MLB roundup: Rangers turn unusual triple play
The Texas Rangers scored four runs in the eighth inning to complete a comeback from a five-run deficit, and an unusual triple play helped them beat the Los Angeles Angels 8-6 Thursday night in Arlington, Texas.
NFL roundup: Eagles’ Foles strains shoulder
Philadelphia quarterback Nick Foles sustained a shoulder strain in the Eagles’ 37-20 preseason loss to the New England Patriots on Thursday night in Foxborough, Mass.
Report: Packers, Rodgers ‘creeping’ toward extension
The Green Bay Packers and quarterback Aaron Rodgers are “creeping along towards a deal,” ESPN’s Adam Schefter reported Thursday, citing a source.
NFL notebook: Elway says Kaepernick ‘had his chance’ to join Broncos
Asked Thursday if the Denver Broncos would consider signing Colin Kaepernick as a veteran backup, general manager John Elway said the quarterback’s opportunity to join the Broncos came and went in 2016.
MLB notebook: Urena suspended for Acuna HBP
Miami Marlins right-hander Jose Urena received a six-game suspension from Major League Baseball on Thursday for drilling Atlanta Braves rookie Ronald Acuna Jr. with the first pitch of the game the previous night.
Dominant Del Potro into third round at rainy Cincinnati
Juan Martin del Potro quickly dispatched South Korean Chung Hyeon 6-2 6-3 on Thursday in a Cincinnati Open second-round match carried over from the previous day because of inclement weather.
Snedeker vows to keep attacking after 59 in Greensboro
Brandt Snedeker shot 11-under-par 59 in the first round at the Wyndham Championship on Thursday, before vowing to keep attacking at an event with a recent history of very low winning scores.
Halep waits out the rain to reach third round in Cincinnati
Top seed Simona Halep, who was two games away from reaching the third round at the Cincinnati Masters when rain forced an overnight delay, returned on Thursday to wrap up a 4-6 6-3 6-3 win over Australian Ajla Tomljanovic.
