Villegas takes lead with 63 at Wyndham Championship
GREENSBORO North Carolina (Reuters) – Camilo Villegas, refreshed after a quick trip back to his native Colombia, carded seven-under-par 63 to earn the lead after the first round at the Wyndham Championship on Thursday.
Casey needs ‘win, win’ to earn Ryder Cup consideration
GREENSBORO North Carolina (Reuters) – Briton Paul Casey acknowledges he is not on the radar screen for Ryder Cup selection right now, but winning the next two weeks on the PGA Tour would likely change that.
Athletics-Steeplechase winner disqualified for shirtless celebration
ZURICH (Reuters) – Mahiedine Mekhissi-Benabbad was stripped of the 3,000 metres steeplechase gold medal after performing a shirtless celebration down the final straight at the European Athletics championships on Thursday.
Manfred elected next Major League Baseball commissioner
BALTIMORE (Reuters) – Long-time official Rob Manfred was elected the next commissioner of Major League Baseball in a vote by team owners on Thursday.
Selig oversaw prosperity and both ends of Steroids Era
BALTIMORE (Reuters) – He presided over unprecedented economic growth and instituted a slew of innovations as Major League Baseball commissioner, yet the reign of Allan “Bud” Selig may forever be linked to both ends of the Steroids Era.
NASCAR’s Tony Stewart to sit out upcoming Michigan race
NEW YORK (Reuters) – NASCAR star Tony Stewart will sit out of an upcoming Michigan event, his team said on Thursday, just five days after he fatally struck a competing racer at a low-stakes New York dirt track race.
Redskins appeal ruling that voided trademarks
WASHINGTON (Reuters) – The Washington Redskins filed an appeal on Thursday to overturn a U.S. government tribunal decision that canceled the NFL team’s trademarks because the panel considered the name and logo disparaging to Native Americans.
Robredo ends Djokovic bid for elusive Cincinnati title
(Reuters) – Spain’s Tommy Robredo shocked world number one Novak Djokovic 7-6(6) 7-5 on Thursday to move into the quarter-finals of the Western and Southern Open in Cincinnati.
Williams closing in on first Cincinnati title
(Reuters) – World number one Serena Williams continued her march towards a first Western and Southern Open title, easing into the quarter-finals of the Cincinnati tournament with a 6-2 6-2 demolition of 13th seeded Italian Flavia Pennetta on Thursday.
Paralyzed Olympian Amy Van Dyken discharged from Colorado rehab center
DENVER (Reuters) – Olympic champion swimmer Amy Van Dyken, who was paralyzed from the waist down after severing her spinal cord in an all-terrain vehicle crash in June, was discharged from a Colorado rehabilitation facility on Thursday.
