Wade staying with Miami Heat
(Reuters) – Dwyane Wade is staying on with the Miami Heat as the face of the franchise after agreeing a new contract while the NBA team picks up the pieces following the loss of free agent LeBron James last week.
Wild card playoff to stay one game: Selig
(Reuters) – Major League Baseball’s wild card playoff system will remain a one game, play-in to the postseason, according to commissioner Bud Selig.
Kaymer hoping to maintain German quality in the Open
HOYLAKE England (Reuters) – In-form Martin Kaymer says his golf swing, like most things assembled in Germany, be it cars, soccer teams or kitchen appliances, is built to last.
Tight end Graham staying with Saints
(Reuters) – Jimmy Graham will stay in New Orleans after signing a contract extension with the Saints that reportedly will make him the highest paid tight end ever in the National Football League.
Like Chicago and Sinatra, Hoylake’s McDowell’s kind of town
HOYLAKE England (Reuters) – Chicago was always Frank Sinatra’s kind of town when the great crooner was in his pomp and the same thing could be said of self-confessed “short knocker” Graeme McDowell and this week’s British Open venue.
No surgery for Penguins’ Crosby
(Reuters) – Pittsburgh Penguins captain Sidney Crosby will not have arthroscopic surgery on his right wrist, the National Hockey League (NHL) team said on Tuesday.
Watson’s two-iron comes out of the locker
HOYLAKE England (Reuters) – Bubba Watson’s two-iron leads a solitary existence, spending most of its time in a locker in his house.
Scott hopes for third time lucky after two Open near-misses
HOYLAKE England (Reuters) – World number one Adam Scott has left no stone unturned in the build-up to this week’s British Open as he strives to make it third time lucky after two successive near-misses at golf’s oldest major championship.
Contador hoping to be fit in time for Vuelta
BESANCON France (Reuters) – Alberto Contador flew to Madrid a day after crashing out of the Tour de France to receive treatment on his broken shinbone and faces a race against time to regain full fitness for next month’s Vuelta.
Ecstatic Berlin crowds welcome victorious German team home
BERLIN (Reuters) – About a million jubilant Germans welcomed their triumphant national soccer team home to Berlin on Tuesday, many waving flags and banners saying “We are all World Champions!” as they basked in the nation’s fourth World Cup victory.
