Sharks stun Pens, keep series alive as Jones shines
PITTSBURGH (Reuters) – The San Jose Sharks used a first period scoring frenzy to claim a 4-2 win and keep the Pittsburgh Penguins from clinching the Stanley Cup on Thursday to send the series back to the West Coast for Game Six.
British soccer fans and locals clash in Marseille as Euro 2016 opens
PARIS/MARSEILLE (Reuters) – Police intervened to halt skirmishes involving British soccer fans and locals in the port city of Marseille overnight, just hours before the Euro 2016 championship opens in France.
Venezuela stun Uruguay to reach Copa quarters
(Reuters) – Venezuela pulled off the shock of the Copa America so far by stunning Uruguay 1-0 to reach the quarter-finals, while Mexico also advanced with a 2-0 win over Jamaica.
Golf: Ace high for pacesetting Henderson at Sahalee
(Reuters) – Canadian teenager Brooke Henderson recorded her first ever ace on the LPGA Tour as she charged into a two-stroke lead with a four-under-par 67 in the opening round of the KPMG Women’s PGA Championship in Washington on Thursday.
Golf: Johnson once again in contention, this time in Memphis
(Reuters) – Dustin Johnson has come close to victory several times on the PGA Tour this season without winning and the long-hitting American was once again back in contention at the FedEx St. Jude Classic in Memphis on Thursday.
Cavs sticking with ‘do-or-die’ approach to NBA Finals
CLEVELAND (Reuters) – LeBron James called Game Three of the NBA finals “do-or-die” for his Cleveland Cavaliers and after winning that one in stunning fashion, is sticking with the same mantra.
Man charged over drugs sold to Rangers’ Boogaard reaches plea deal
NEW YORK (Reuters) – A former minor league hockey player accused of selling painkillers to late Derek Boogaard, an enforcer for the NHL’s New York Rangers who died from an accidental overdose of alcohol and oxycodone in 2011, pleaded guilty on Thursday…
Lewis Hamilton wary of ‘potholes’ ahead
MONTREAL (Reuters) – Lewis Hamilton will start Sunday’s Canadian Grand Prix as favorite for another win but Formula One’s triple world champion remains wary of potential potholes ahead.
England in Marseille sparks memories of soccer’s dark days
MARSEILLE, France (Reuters) – The first wave of an expected 70,000 England fans descended on Marseille on Thursday and wasted no time establishing a foothold in Vieux Port to start three days of drinking and singing ahead of Saturday’s Euro 2016 match …
Horse racing: Exaggerator ready for ‘huge’ Belmont run – trainer
(Reuters) – Exaggerator ended any Triple Crown suspense at this year’s Belmont Stakes by handing Kentucky Derby winner Nyquist his first career loss at the Preakness, but the dark bay colt has more to prove in Saturday’s $1.5 million race.
