Spieth finds touch at Colonial, avoids third straight missed cut
(Reuters) – Jordan Spieth avoided missing three consecutive cuts for the first time in his career when he turned his game around to card a two-under-par 68 in the second round at the Dean & DeLuca Invitational in Fort Worth, Texas on Friday.
Alonso looks to return to work with Indy 500 win
INDIANAPOLIS (Reuters) – Fernando Alonso will be hoping to return to his McLaren Formula One day job next week with an Indianapolis 500 victory and another jewel in motor racing’s Triple Crown.
Hamilton most popular driver in F1 fan survey
MONACO (Reuters) – Formula One is feeling a fresh wave of optimism under its new owners, while Lewis Hamilton and Fernando Alonso are the two most popular drivers, according to an extensive fan survey released on Friday.
Former L.A. Dodgers manager Tommy Lasorda undergoes pacemaker surgery
LOS ANGELES (Reuters) – Former Los Angeles Dodgers manager Tommy Lasorda, the baseball Hall of Fame great who led his team to two World Series championships in the 1980s, has undergone surgery to replace his pacemaker, the club said on Friday.
Scrambling Stenson lurks behind Wentworth leaders
VIRGINIA WATER, England (Reuters) – Henrik Stenson’s title rivals will be looking over their shoulders after the Swede moved menacingly within two shots of the BMW PGA Championship lead despite being below his best on Friday.
Title-chasing Grace answers free-drop critics at Wentworth
VIRGINIA WATER, England (Reuters) – South African Branden Grace shrugged off criticism about a free drop he took 24 hours earlier to maintain his title push in the second round of the $7 million BMW PGA Championship on Friday.
Warriors favored over LeBron and Cavaliers in the Finals
(The Sports Xchange) – LeBron James and the Cleveland Cavaliers open their title defense as underdogs against the Golden State Warriors as the NBA Finals get underway next week.
Cycling: Quintana snatches Giro lead from Dumoulin
(Reuters) – Nairo Quintana claimed the overall lead in the Giro d’Italia on Friday after Tom Dumoulin lost ground in the final ascent of an eventful 19th stage won by Spain’s Mikel Landa, meaning the race is likely to go right down to the wire.
Golf: Westwood flies high as Poulter bemoans ‘pathetic’ putting
VIRGINIA WATER, England (Reuters) – Two of English golf’s favorite sons experienced mixed fortunes at the BMW PGA Championship on Friday, Lee Westwood boosting his title chances while Ian Poulter called his putting “absolutely shocking”.
Kvitova return adds sparkle to tough-to-call French Open
PARIS (Reuters) – The comeback of Petra Kvitova will sprinkle some much needed stardust on this year’s French Open women’s singles, with the absence of household names Maria Sharapova and Serena Williams making the draw the toughest to call in years.
