McIlroy, Fowler among Abu Dhabi leaders
ABU DHABI (Reuters) – Rory McIlroy and Rickie Fowler were among a quintet tied for the lead in a fog-delayed, incomplete third round of the Abu Dhabi Golf Championship on Saturday as overnight frontrunner Andy Sullivan’s late triple-bogey halted the Englishman’s charge.
Collapse of Murray’s father-in-law sours Briton’s day
MELBOURNE (Reuters) – The Australian Open tennis championships were rocked late on Saturday when Andy Murray’s father-in-law Nigel Sears collapsed during a match at Rod Laver Arena, overshadowing the world number two’s advance to the fourth round.
Third seed Muguruza knocked off balance by Strycova
MELBOURNE (Reuters) – Third seed Garbine Muguruza was left searching for her game as Czech Barbora Strycova outwitted her to record a 6-3 6-2 upset victory in the third round of the Australian Open on Saturday.
Cespedes to stay with Mets: reports
(Reuters) – The New York Mets have reached an agreement on a new contract with slugger Yoenis Cespedes, according to multiple reports including Major League Baseball’s website on Friday.
Fog again delays play in Abu Dhabi
ABU DHABI (Reuters) – Fog again delayed the start of play at the Abu Dhabi Golf Championship, making it unlikely the third round will be completed on Saturday.
Court quashes obstruction charges against Ex-Penn State officials in Sandusky scandal
(Reuters) – A Pennsylvania appeals court on Friday threw out obstruction charges against three former Penn State officials accused of trying to hamper the child molestation case against former assistant football coach Jerry Sandusky, court documents sh…
Hot Raptors down injury-plagued Heat
(The Sports Xchange) – Dwyane Wade was a surprise starter for the injury-depleted Miami Heat on Friday. He was declared out for the game leading up to it because of a sore shoulder but after taking the warmup was deemed ready to play and scored 22 poin…
Rockets pull out win over Bucks
(The Sports Xchange) – Reunited with the franchise with which he enjoyed his most successful postseason run in recent memory, forward Josh Smith contributed to the Rockets many of the things they sorely missed after he surprisingly opted to sign with t…
Dufner moves into sole lead after a 65
(Reuters) – Jason Dufner fired a seven-under-par 65 to grab the outright lead after the second round of the CareerBuilder Challenge in La Quinta, California on Friday.
Cavaliers fire head coach Blatt
(Reuters) – LeBron James’s Eastern Conference-leading Cleveland Cavaliers on Friday fired head coach David Blatt, four days after suffering their worst loss of the NBA season, and replaced him with assistant coach Tyronn Lue.
