Abel’s shutout lifts Oregon State over Arkansas for baseball College World Series title
Freshman Kevin Abel threw a complete-game shutout, retiring the last 20 batters he faced, and Oregon State won its third national championship with a 5-0 victory over Arkansas on Thursday in Game 3 of the College World Series at TD Ameritrade Park in O…
Park bounces back from poor U.S. Open to lead Women’s PGA
(Reuters) – Park Sung-hyun bounced back from a poor performance in the previous major to take a one-shot lead in the first-round at the KPMG Women’s PGA Championship outside Chicago on Thursday.
Athletics: Coleman and Lyles to meet in Rabat 100m showdown
(Reuters) – World silver medalist Christian Coleman will meet fellow Americans Noah Lyles and Ronnie Baker in the 100 meters at the Rabat Diamond League meeting next month, organizers said on Thursday.
Woods uses new putter, cards even-par 70 to trail by seven
(Reuters) – Tiger Woods unveiled a new putter but hit a couple of poor tee shots in an even-par 70 that left him seven strokes behind first-round leaders Andrew Landry and J.J. Spaun at the Quicken Loans National in Maryland on Thursday.
Leaving it late: last-gasp goals light up World Cup
VOLGOGRAD, Russia (Reuters) – If you like late goals that turn soccer matches on their head, this is the World Cup for you.
Serena Williams not at home when drug tester arrived for surprise test
(Reuters) – Serena Williams was not at home when a drug tester made a surprise visit to her Florida home on June 14, a spokesperson for the tennis player said on Thursday as the U.S. Anti-Doping Agency (USADA) said it had tested her on three occasions …
England chews on the ultimate bittersweet
KALININGRAD, Russia (Reuters) – England lost 1-0 to Belgium on Thursday to finish second in World Cup Group G but the fact they will now potentially avoid Brazil, Argentina, France and Portugal until the final means it could be the sweetest of defeats….
Belgium beats England to top spot with Januzaj strike
KALININGRAD, Russia (Reuters) – It had been viewed as the game no-one wanted to win but Adnan Januzaj’s fine finish early in the second half gave Belgium a 1-0 victory over England to secure the Group G top spot in a contest between two sets of reserve…
USA Gymnastics names Forster high-performance team coordinator
(Reuters) – USA Gymnastics on Thursday named longtime coach Tom Forster as its high-performance team coordinator, where he will develop the strategic plan and training program for all women’s national team members.
Khazri ends Tunisia’s long wait for finals win
SARANSK, Russia (Reuters) – Tunisia secured their first World Cup finals win in 40 years with a 2-1 victory over debutantes Panama on Thursday, but coach Nabil Maaloul said Arab nations still had a long way to go before they could seriously challenge t…
