Swimmer bids to become first to cross Pacific, raising awareness of plastic pollution
YOKOHAMA, Japan (Reuters) – When Ben Lecomte stepped onto land for the first time after swimming across the Atlantic Ocean in 1998, he told himself ‘never again’.
Major League Baseball roundup: Rays’ Snell masterful again vs. Red Sox
Blake Snell continued his dominance of the Boston Red Sox with eight strikeouts over six scoreless innings as the Tampa Bay Rays avoided a three-game sweep with a 6-3 win on Thursday in St. Petersburg, Fla.
Rockets take Game 5, inch closer to dethroning Warriors
Eric Gordon sank two free throws with 2.4 seconds left, and the Houston Rockets eked out a 98-94 victory over the visiting Golden State Warriors in Game 5 of the Western Conference finals on Thursday at Toyota Center.
When Roland Garros embraced ‘Open’ grand slam tennis
LONDON (Reuters) – When the singles champions at this year’s French Open each pocket their 2.2 million euros ($2.7 million) in prize money, they might spare a thought for the players who made it all possible.
Tennis: When Roland Garros embraced ‘Open’ grand slam tennis
LONDON (Reuters) – When the singles champions at this year’s French Open each pocket their 2.2 million euros ($2.7 million) in prize money, they might spare a thought for the players who made it all possible.
Deja vu for French Open as Nadal favorite again
The words are likely to be heard seven times at the French Open as the Spanish juggernaut guns for a record-extending 11th title at Roland Garros.
Motor racing: How to win the Indy 500? “Shutup and drive”, say Mears
INDIANAPOLIS (Reuters) – For nine years Helio Castroneves has been chasing an elusive fourth Indianapolis 500 victory that would earn him entry into the Brickyard’s most exclusive club of champions.
Ivanka Trump takes shot at WTA over Serena’s non-seeding
(Reuters) – United States first daughter Ivanka Trump waded into the debate over Serena Williams’s lack of a seeding at the French Open, tweeting that the women’s tour needed to change its rules for players that take maternity leave.
Motor racing: Indy 500 offers glimmer of something special
INDIANAPOLIS (Reuters) – Billed as ‘the Greatest Spectacle in Racing’, the Indianapolis 500 is poised to deliver on that hype on Sunday with a hometown boy on the pole, a trail-blazing woman taking a final bow and the Brickyard’s most exclusive club re…
Golf: Na’s spectacular chip gives him one-stroke lead in Fort Worth
(Reuters) – Kevin Na holed a 92-foot chip for birdie on his final shot to card a 62 and take a one-stroke lead after the first round at the Fort Worth Invitational in Texas on Thursday.
