Kings lead Rangers 1-0 after first period in Game Three
NEW YORK (Reuters) – The Los Angeles Kings scored in the last second of play to lead the New York Rangers 1-0 after the first period in Game Three of the Stanley Cup Finals on Monday.
In-form Thongchai knows short game key at U.S. Open
PINEHURST North Carolina (Reuters) – Thailand’s Thongchai Jaidee has a simple recipe for winning the U.S. Open at Pinehurst No. 2 this week.
Kings’ Quick saving his best for when it matters most
NEW YORK (Reuters) – As the last line of defense for the Los Angeles Kings, goalie Jonathan Quick is used to being in the firing line, both on and off the ice.
Young Spieth gets major champions mixed up at Pinehurst
PINEHURST North Carolina (Reuters) – Jordan Spieth is so young that he cannot remember who won the U.S. Open when it most recently was held at Pinehurst No. 2.
Rangers expect more from veteran Richards in Cup Final
NEW YORK (Reuters) – One year ago, New York Rangers veteran center Brad Richards was benched in the team’s last two games of the National Hockey League playoffs because of poor play.
Shelly Sterling to start charity with stake in NBA’s Clippers: source
LOS ANGELES (Reuters) – A charitable foundation to be run by Los Angeles Clippers co-owner Shelly Sterling, whose estranged husband, Donald Sterling, is being forced to sell the NBA team after making racist remarks, will have a stake in the franchise, …
Former Olympic champion Van Dyken severs spine in accident
(Reuters) – Former Olympic swimming champion Amy Van Dyken is recovering in hospital after severing her spine in an quad-bike accident, her family said in a statement on Monday.
Former champion Campbell to watch US Open from TV studio
PINEHURST North Carolina (Reuters) – Michael Campbell will watch this year’s U.S. Open half a world away, working as a TV commentator in a Singapore studio nine years after his stirring victory at Pinehurst No. 2.
U.S. Open debut is consolation for Austrian Wiesberger
(Reuters) – After an agonizing playoff defeat in the Austrian Open at the weekend, Bernd Wiesberger received an uplifting consolation prize on Monday in the form of a ticket to his first U.S. Open.
Former UCLA star testifies in lawsuit over athlete pay
OAKLAND Calif. (Reuters) – A former college basketball star testified on Monday he was an athlete masquerading as a student in a case that seeks to reshape traditional notions of sports amateurism in the United States.