Arrieta dodges Dodgers’ bats as Cubs ace no-hits LA
(Reuters) – Chicago Cubs ace Jake Arrieta threw his first career no-hitter, finishing off the milestone in grand style by striking out the Los Angeles Dodgers in order in the ninth inning for a 2-0 win on Sunday.
Blue Jays complete sweep of Tigers
(The Sports Xchange) – Russell Martin has been on postseason teams before but the Toronto Blue Jays catcher said after a 9-2 victory over the Detroit Tigers on Sunday that this team might be on the way to doing something really big.
U.S. Open leading men cheering for a Serena Grand Slam
NEW YORK (Reuters) – Serena Williams is on the brink of the grandest achievement in tennis, the single season Grand Slam, and even the leading men at the U.S. Open championships starting on Monday are cheering her on.
Red Bulls close gap on stuttering DC United
(Reuters) – Bradley Wright-Phillips scored two and made the other as New York Red Bulls beat DC United 3-0 on Sunday to close the gap on the stuttering Eastern Conference leaders to two points with three games in hand.
Day wins FedExCup opener The Barclays by six shots
EDISON, New Jersey (Reuters) – Red-hot PGA Championship winner Jason Day of Australia romped to victory at The Barclays on Sunday, winning the opening event of the lucrative FedExCup Series by a whopping six strokes.
Brilliant finish gives American Tamulis her first LPGA win
(Reuters) – Kris Tamulis emerged from obscurity for a surprise one-stroke victory at the Yokohama Tire LPGA Classic on Sunday.
Sharapova pulls out of US Open due to leg injury
NEW YORK (Reuters) – Maria Sharapova, winner of five grand slam events, has pulled out of the U.S. Open tennis championships due to a leg injury, the Russian said on Sunday.
Daly on the mend after collapsing on course
(Reuters) – Two-times major champion John Daly said on Sunday that he was “still very sore” after collapsing during a minor tournament in Mississippi.
Day wins FedExCup opener The Barclays by six shots
EDISON, New Jersey (Reuters) – Red-hot PGA Championship winner Jason Day of Australia romped to victory at The Barclays on Sunday, winning the opening event of the lucrative FedExCup Series by a whopping six strokes.
Tough tests from the start for Federer, Murray
NEW YORK (Reuters) – Roger Federer and Andy Murray, two of the hottest players on the U.S. hardcourts during the run-up to the U.S. Open, face difficult tests right from the start at the season’s final grand slam starting on Monday.
