Golden girl Hull has mixed views on major near miss
LONDON (Reuters) – Charley Hull has mixed feelings about her second-place finish at the first women’s major championship of 2016, describing it as a “missed opportunity” but also viewing her performance as a sizeable confidence boost.
Scott expects to remain coach of the struggling Lakers
(The Sports Xchange) – Los Angeles Lakers head coach Byron Scott expects to be back with the team next season despite a franchise-worst 17-65 record in 2015-16 that followed a 21-61 record the previous season.
Olympic hope Semenya runs fastest 400 meters of year
STELLENBOSCH, South Africa (Reuters) – Caster Semenya laid down a marker in the race for 400 meters gold at the Rio de Janeiro Olympics in August by running the fastest time of the year at the South African Championship on Saturday.
Forsberg fluke the difference as Preds edge Ducks
(The Sports Xchange) – Exploiting mistakes can provide the key to success in the Stanley Cup playoffs, as the Nashville Predators demonstrated Friday night.
Fan hurt after being struck by foul ball at Rays game
(Reuters) – A fan was taken to hospital after being struck in the head by a foul ball during the Tampa Bay Rays’ game against the Chicago White Sox at Tropicana Field in Florida on Friday.
Lightning take 2-0 series lead over Red Wings
(The Sports Xchange) – For the second game in a row, Tyler Johnson and Alex Killorn combined for a go-ahead goal in the third period, sparking the Tampa Bay Lightning to a 5-2 win over the Detroit Red Wings on Friday night at Amalie Arena and a 2-0 lea…
Controversial calls go Blackhawks way in win over Blues
(The Sports Xchange) – Joel Quenneville’s decision to make a coach’s challenge Friday night might have turned the opening-round series between the Chicago Blackhawks and the St. Louis Blues.
Burnett chips in to edge ahead at LPGA in Hawaii
A final hole chip-in birdie gave American Katie Burnett a one-shot lead after the third round of the Lotte Championship at Ko Olina in Oahu on Friday.
Solid Luongo leads Panthers to Game 2 win over Isles
(The Sports Xchange) – Reilly Smith and Nick Bjugstad ignited the offense and Roberto Luongo keyed the defense as the Florida Panthers defeated the New York Islanders 3-1 in Game 2 of their first-round playoff series on Friday night at the BB&T Center.
Sky’s the limit for leader Landa at the Giro
LONDON (Reuters) – Tipped as the next Spanish cycling great when Alberto Contador hangs up his racing bike, Mikel Landa is less than a month away from being given the stage to justify his billing.
