Sunshine dampens scoring at U.S. Women’s Open
LANCASTER, Pennsylvania (Reuters) – Sunshine replaced overcast skies and thunderstorms at the U.S. Women’s Open on Friday but scores took a turn for the worse at the rain-softened Lancaster Country Club.
Dazzling Federer sets up prime time repeat with Djokovic
LONDON (Reuters) – The problem with addictive TV box sets is that when the credits roll on the final episode it leaves a void.
Pan Am Games open in Toronto, to yawns and groans
TORONTO (Reuters) – Toronto greeted the opening of the 2015 Pan Am Games with a mix of annoyance and indifference on Friday as concern about traffic, ticket sales and money spent weighed on a city that would have rather been hosting the Olympics.
Federer will be no walk in the park for Djokovic
LONDON (Reuters) – Pushing his baby’s pram through the leafy surroundings of Wimbledon Common is how Novak Djokovic collected his thoughts and mapped out his game plan to try and win a third title at the All England Club.
Canadian athletes welcome ‘ambitious’ Pan Am medals goal
TORONTO (Reuters) – The Canadian Olympic Committee set an “ambitious” goal of a top-two medals finish at the Pan American Games on Friday but said their athletes want the added pressure and expect to thrive in front of home fans.
Spieth shakes off rust to sizzle in second round
(Reuters) – Jordan Spieth shook off the rust that cost him in the opening round as he fired a sparkling seven-under-par 64 on Friday to surge into contention at the John Deere Classic in Silvis, Illinois.
Ex-FIFA official Webb agrees to extradition on U.S. charges: source
NEW YORK/ZURICH (Reuters) – Jeffrey Webb, one of seven current and former officials of soccer’s world governing body FIFA arrested in Switzerland in May, has agreed to be extradited to the United States to face corruption charges, a source familiar wit…
Women’s World Cup soccer champs toasted with parade, keys to New York
NEW YORK (Reuters) – Screams and a blizzard of confetti showered the World Cup winning U.S. women’s soccer players as they rolled up New York City’s “Canyon of Heroes” on Friday in the first ticker-tape parade honoring a women’s sports team.
St. Andrews return could be just what Tiger needs: Mickelson
GULLANE, Scotland (Reuters) – Going back to St Andrews for next week’s British Open could spark a return to form by Tiger Woods, according to fellow American Phil Mickelson.
James re-signs with the Cavaliers
(Reuters) – LeBron James, as had been widely expected, affirmed his commitment to try to win a first NBA championship for Cleveland by officially re-signing an unspecified deal, the Cavaliers said on Friday.
