Ledecky beats Franklin in 200m freestyle
(Reuters) – Katie Ledecky swam the second-fastest time in the world this year to win the women’s 200 meters freestyle at the U.S. National Championships in Irving, California on Thursday.
Westwood in three-way tie for lead, Tiger toils
LOUISVILLE Kentucky (Reuters) – Lee Westwood stormed into a share of the PGA Championship lead with five birdies in his last six holes on Thursday as four-times winner Tiger Woods ended the opening round a distant nine shots off the pace.
Durant withdraws from Team USA for World Cup
(Reuters) – Kevin Durant will not play for the U.S. team defending their title at this month’s Basketball World Cup due to mental and physical exhaustion, the NBA most valuable player said on Thursday.
Durant withdraws from Team USA for World Cup
(Reuters) – NBA most valuable player Kevin Durant has withdrawn from consideration for the U.S. team defending their title at this month’s Basketball World Cup, USA Basketball said on Thursday.
Former Olympic long jump champion Saladino retires
PANAMA CITY (Reuters) – Panama’s former Olympic long jump champions Irving Saladino retired from athletics on Thursday after losing a long battle against injuries.
Williams shines at Rogers Cup
(Reuters) – World number one Serena Williams cruised into the quarter-finals of the Rogers Cup with a 7-5 6-4 win over Lucie Safarova on Thursday but the Montreal tournament lost two of her potential title rivals when Maria Sharapova and Petra Kvitova …
Embattled NCAA lets richest colleges play their own game
(Reuters) – U.S. college sports took a first step in addressing broad criticism about treatment of student-athletes with a vote Thursday to grant some autonomy to rich athletic conferences, a tacit acknowledgement of their unrivaled economic clout.
Westwood in three-way tie for lead, Tiger toils
LOUISVILLE Kentucky (Reuters) – Lee Westwood stormed into a share of the PGA Championship lead with five birdies in his last six holes on Thursday as four-times winner Tiger Woods ended the opening round a distant nine shots off the pace.
American Donovan to retire after 2014 MLS season
(Reuters) – Landon Donovan, the United States’ all-time top scorer, will retire from the game at the end of the current Major League Soccer season, the player said on Thursday.
Pistorius’ defense team to wrap up arguments on Friday
PRETORIA (Reuters) – Oscar Pistorius’ defense team will wrap up their closing arguments in the murder trial of the South African Olympic and Paralympic athlete on Friday, after which the judge will retire to consider her verdict.
