Niese, Mets shut out Braves
(The Sports Xchange) – Jonathon Niese allowed three hits over six innings and combined with three relievers on a shutout as the Mets edged closer to the National League East title by beating the Atlanta Braves, 4-0 on Monday.
Cowboys’ Romo to miss eight weeks, no surgery required
(Reuters) – Dallas Cowboys quarterback Tony Romo will not require surgery on his fractured left collarbone and is expected to miss about eight weeks of the National Football League season.
Former NHL star Theo Fleury puts his life story to music
(Reuters) – Theo Fleury’s life story reads like a country song: He suffered sexual abuse as a youth, he was addicted to drugs, he drank too much, and he even put a pistol in his mouth and debated whether to pull the trigger.
Solheim Cup will be remembered for ‘gimmegate’
LONDON (Reuters) – The Solheim Cup has developed a penchant down the years for showcasing the good, the bad and the downright ugly of women’s golf and the 14th edition was no exception.
‘Truly sad’ Pettersen sorry for lack of sportsmanship
LONDON (Reuters) – A “truly sad” Suzann Pettersen has apologised for showing a lack of sportsmanship on the final day of the Solheim Cup in Germany and has asked for forgiveness from United States captain Juli Inkster and her 12 players.
Murray likely to skip ATP finals for Davis Cup preparation
LONDON (Reuters) – Andy Murray’s dedication to the Davis Cup has proved invaluable to the British team, but it may also rob the ATP Tour Finals of one of it’s biggest draws this year.
Day wins BMW, becomes world number one
LAKE FOREST, Illinois (Reuters) – Jason Day claimed his fourth victory in six starts and surged to the world number one ranking after going wire-to-wire to win the BMW Championship by six shots on Sunday.
Hamilton pursuit of Senna mark ends in frustration
SINGAPORE (Reuters) – Mercedes’ Lewis Hamilton was in the form of his life when he arrived in Singapore, looking set to match the 41 career wins of his boyhood idol Ayrton Senna in a dominant season that had seen him win seven of the first 12 grands pr…
Packers keep Seahawks winless
(The Sports Xchange) – The Green Bay Packers earned an incredibly gratifying 27-17 victory over Seattle on Sunday, eight months after blowing a 12-point lead against the Seahawks in the final four minutes of their NFC Championship Game.
Inkster hails pod system after US Solheim success
ST LEON-ROT, Germany (Reuters) – The innovative pod system employed by Paul Azinger to great effect at the 2008 Ryder Cup also did the trick for Juli Inkster at the weekend as she engineered a stunning United States comeback at the Solheim Cup in south…
