Former top golfer Norman slams ‘stupid’ Kyrgios, Tomic
MELBOURNE (Reuters) – Former world number one golfer Greg Norman has lashed young Australian tennis players Nick Kyrgios and Bernard Tomic for behaving “stupidly” on tour and offered to lecture them face-to-face on the values of good sportsmanship.
Marquez on pole in Australia, Lorenzo third
MELBOURNE (Reuters) – Outgoing champion Marc Marquez swept to his eighth pole position of the season at the Australian MotoGP on Saturday, as Jorge Lorenzo took a front-row position to keep the pressure on title leader Valentino Rossi.
Encarnacion injures finger but should play in Game 2
(Reuters) – Toronto’s Edwin Encarnacion suffered a sprained ligament in the middle finger of his left hand in Friday’s loss to Kansas City in the American League Championship Series opener but manager John Gibbons hopes the slugger will be OK to play i…
Larin on target as Orlando City beat New York City
(Reuters) – Canadian striker Cyle Larin scored twice and Orlando City SC retained a slim playoff hope with a 2-1 home win over New York City FC on Friday.
Strong-pitching Royals reign over Blue Jays
(Reuters) – The Kansas City Royals nullified the strongest batting line-up in the majors and let their own sluggers do the talking as they romped to a 5-0 victory over the Toronto Blue Jays in the American League Championship Series opener on Friday.
McIlroy six back in Napa, Steele leads by two
(Reuters) – Rory McIlroy lamented a “frustrating” putting performance in the Frys.com Open second round in northern California on Friday while Brendan Steele increased his lead to two shots despite shooting seven strokes worse than his opening round.
LeBron gets injection in back for banged-up Cavs
(Reuters) – LeBron James is likely to miss the rest of the preseason after having an anti-inflammatory injection in his back earlier this week as the banged-up Cleveland Cavaliers wind up their preparations for the regular season.
Seattle Seahawks’ Coleman to leave jail after hit-and-run arrest
SEATTLE (Reuters) – Seattle Seahawks fullback Derrick Coleman will be released from jail on Friday without criminal charges filed against him after being arrested on suspicion of vehicular assault and hit-and-run, both felonies, a local prosecutor’s of…
Mets’ winning mojo helps team flex post-Madoff financial muscle
(Reuters) – Fans of the New York Mets had bemoaned the negative impact of the Bernie Madoff financial scandal on the Major League Baseball team’s payroll until Thursday night’s series-clinching victory over the Los Angeles Dodgers.
Dodgers, and manager Mattingly, again under scrutiny
LOS ANGELES (Reuters) – Having again failed to reach the World Series with Major League Baseball’s biggest payroll, the Los Angeles Dodgers face intense scrutiny over the coming days with manager Don Mattingly’s position looking tenuous.
