Serena next up for Barty, the unluckiest Grand Slam seed
PARIS (Reuters) – Being awarded a seeded position in a Grand Slam is generally the golden ticket for a tennis player, but 17th seed Ashleigh Barty might well be feeling the unluckiest around.
Tennis: Halep faces playing catch-up
PARIS (Reuters) – Women’s top seed Simona Halep had her first-round match against American Alison Riske postponed on Tuesday because of the late-running schedule on Court Philippe-Chatrier.
Hurdle, Pirates upset about Anthony Rizzo’s slide at home plate
Pittsburgh Pirates manager Clint Hurdle deemed it “open season” on MLB catchers after Chicago Cubs first baseman Anthony Rizzo’s controversial slide into catcher Elias Diaz during Monday’s 7-0 Cubs win.
Former Michigan State president to testify before U.S. Senate on abuse scandal
WASHINGTON (Reuters) – Former Michigan State University President Lou Anna Simon and former USA Gymnastics President Steve Perry will testify at a June 5 U.S. Senate Commerce subcommittee hearing on efforts to protect athletes from abuse, the committee…
New mum Serena back in the Grand Slam groove in Paris
PARIS (Reuters) – Even the Parisian stormclouds cleared for Serena Williams on Tuesday, as the new mother’s baby steps back to Grand Slam tennis became a stride into the second round of the French Open.
Ovechkin, Capitals remain ‘100 percent’ confident in Stanley Cup finals
Alex Ovechkin and the Washington Capitals are unbowed after the first game of the Stanley Cup Final went to the Vegas Golden Knights.
NHL commissioner: Expansion vote on Seattle likely in fall
NHL commissioner Gary Bettman denied rumors that a vote on Seattle’s application for an expansion team could take place as early as next month, but said the NHL board of governors will address the situation “in the fall or early winter at the latest.”
Rockets sore over Warriors’ win, loss of CP3
Chris Paul would have carried the Houston Rockets to the NBA Finals.
Nadal fights off gutsy Bolelli in Roland Garros opener
PARIS (Reuters) – Rafael Nadal resisted a spirited show of aggressive groundstroke hitting by lucky loser Simone Bolelli as he launched his campaign for an eleventh crown on the terre battue of Roland Garros with 6-4 6-3 7-6(9) victory.
World tour ‘great concept’ but complicated to organize: Ogilvy
SHOAL CREEK, Ala. (Reuters) – Former U.S. Open champion Geoff Ogilvy says a world tour is a “great concept” but also thinks it will be difficult to lure top players into signing up.
