Phelps finishes third in 100 butterfly
(Reuters) – Michael Phelps finished third in the 100 meters butterfly at the Arena Pro Swim Series meet in Charlotte, North Carolina on Friday and conceded he still has a lot of work to do in his bid to return to Olympic competition in Rio next year.
Hawks eliminate Wizards with Game Six win
(The Sports Xchange) – The Atlanta Hawks survived a frantic finish to eliminate the Washington Wizards with a 94-91 win in Game Six of their Eastern Conference semi-final playoff series on Friday.
American Lee moves two ahead at Kingsmill
(Reuters) – American Alison Lee, seeking her first LPGA Tour victory, piled up five birdies and a sole bogey to move two strokes clear after the second round of the Kingsmill Championship in Williamsburg, Virginia on Friday.
Quail Hollow local Simpson in tie for lead
CHARLOTTE, North Carolina (Reuters) – Local favourite Webb Simpson chipped in twice on his way to a share of the lead with fellow American Robert Streb after the second round of the $7.1 million Wells Fargo Championship on Friday.
Knost not crying in his beer after hole-in-one
CHARLOTTE, North Carolina (Reuters) – Defending champion Miguel Angel Jimenez won 288 bottles of beer for a hole-in-one during the second round of the European Tour’s Spanish Open on Friday.
Nadal upset by Wawrinka as Federer, Djokovic advance
ROME (Reuters) – Seven-time Italian Open winner Rafa Nadal lost 7-6(7) 6-2 to Stan Wawrinka on Friday meaning there will be an all-Swiss semi-final after Roger Federer crushed Thomas Berdych 6-3 6-3.
NFL players union wants Goodell to testify in Brady appeal
(Reuters) – The NFL players union said its plans to call Commissioner Roger Goodell as a witness during the appeal of the four-game suspension handed to New England Patriots star Tom Brady for his role in the “Deflategate” scandal disqualifies Goodell …
Boca’s place in Cup at stake after fan violence
BUENOS AIRES (Reuters) – Disciplinary proceedings against Boca Juniors were opened on Friday by The South American Football Confederation (CONMEBOL) after at least one of their fans attacked rival River Plate players with what appeared to be pepper spr…
Stunned Clippers need ‘relentless’ bounceback in Game Seven
LOS ANGELES (Reuters) – All season, the Los Angeles Clippers have strived to live up to two mantras, “Be Relentless” and “Hard Core,” and on Sunday in Houston they will need to deliver on both of them if their playoff run is to continue.
Jimenez hits record-tying ninth European Tour hole-in-one
BARCELONA (Reuters) – Defending champion Miguel Angel Jimenez equaled Colin Montgomerie’s European Tour record of nine career holes-in-one during the second round of the Spanish Open on Friday.
