Babe Ruth 500th home run bat sells for more than $1 million
Babe Ruth may have died more than 70 years ago, but the baseball slugger is still turning out big numbers.
Osaka appoints Belgian Fissette as coach: Kyodo
Two-time grand slam winner Naomi Osaka has appointed Belgian Wim Fissette as coach, Kyodo news agency on Sunday quoted the Japanese player’s management as saying, as she gears up to defend her Australian Open title.
Woods leads from front as U.S. wins Presidents Cup
United States captain Tiger Woods led from the front as the Americans dominated the Sunday singles to overhaul the Internationals at Royal Melbourne 16-14 and claim an eighth successive Presidents Cup.
Reed regains ‘Captain America’ cape at Royal Melbourne
Patrick Reed had dug himself a hole before arriving at the Presidents Cup, his two-stroke penalty for flinging some sand away with his wedge in a waste bunker stoking controversy and putting a big target on his back at Royal Melbourne.
NHL roundup: Caps rout Lightning after Kucherov hurt
Lars Eller and Garnet Hathaway scored 45 seconds apart to break a third-period tie in the Washington Capitals’ win over the host Tampa Bay Lightning, who lost Nikita Kucherov — the NHL’s MVP and points leader last season – to injury in the middle of t…
NBA roundup: Bucks roll on, flatten Cavs for 18th straight win
The Milwaukee Bucks continued their franchise-best start and pulled within two games of matching their all-time longest winning streak on Saturday, routing the visiting Cleveland Cavaliers 125-108.
Top 25 roundup: No. 10 Oregon tops No. 5 Michigan in OT
Payton Pritchard scored 23 points, Anthony Mathis supplied 19 and No. 10 Oregon handed No. 5 Michigan its second consecutive loss, 71-70 in overtime, at Ann Arbor, Mich., on Saturday.
Crawford KOs Kavaliauskas, retains WBO welterweight title
Terence Crawford started slow Saturday night in his WBO welterweight title fight against heavy underdog Egidijus Kavaliauskas at Madison Square Garden in New York, but he came on strong and scored a ninth-round knockout to keep his 147-pound title.
International captain Els takes blame for Sunday slide
Heartbroken Internationals captain Ernie Els said he would shoulder the blame for his team’s defeat to the United States at the Presidents Cup but defended his Sunday pairings after they crumbled at Royal Melbourne.
Abe opens Tokyo 2020 National Stadium
Japanese Prime Minister Shinzo Abe hailed the completion of the National Stadium built for the Tokyo 2020 Olympics on Sunday, his speech at the Kengo Kuma-designed venue praising the efforts to finish on schedule after an early setback.
