Unseeded Groenefeld and Rojer lift Paris mixed doubles crown
PARIS (Reuters) – Unseeded Anna-Lena Groenefeld of Germany and Dutchman Jean-Julien Rojer won the French Open mixed doubles title on Thursday.
Kings edge Rangers to claim Stanley Cup opener
LOS ANGELES (Reuters) – The ever-resilient Los Angeles Kings rallied from two goals down to beat the New York Rangers 3-2 in overtime in an action-packed Game One of the Stanley Cup Finals at Staples Center on Wednesday.
Colorful player, manager, coach Don Zimmer dies at 83
(Reuters) – Don Zimmer, a colorful baseball lifer whose career touched such storied franchises as the Brooklyn Dodgers, New York Yankees, Chicago Cubs and Boston Red Sox, died in Florida on Wednesday at age 83, the Tampa Bay Rays said.
Rangers and Kings 2-2 after third period
LOS ANGELES (Reuters) – The ever-resilient Los Angeles Kings rallied from two goals down to beat the New York Rangers 3-2 in overtime in an action-packed Game One of the Stanley Cup Finals at Staples Center on Wednesday.
Messi kept scoreless in Argentina warmup win
BUENOS AIRES (Reuters) – Lionel Messi, looking to score his first World Cup goals since 2006 in Brazil this month, went scoreless as Argentina cruised to a 3-0 win over Trinidad and Tobago in a World Cup warmup on Friday. Messi missed several chances i…
Sterling agrees to Clippers sale, will drop NBA lawsuit
LOS ANGELES (Reuters) – Embattled Los Angeles Clippers owner Donald Sterling has agreed to sell the team for $2 billion and will drop his lawsuit against the National Basketball Association, his lawyer Maxwell Blecher said on Wednesday, five weeks afte…
Mickelson shrugs off probe, tunes up in Memphis
(Reuters) – Phil Mickelson has pushed aside the distraction of a federal probe to warm up for the U.S. Open at this week’s FedEx St. Jude Classic in Memphis, Tennessee.
Sterling agrees to Clippers sale, will drop NBA lawsuit
LOS ANGELES (Reuters) – Donald Sterling, the embattled owner of the Los Angeles Clippers, has agreed to sell the team for $2 billion and will drop his lawsuit against the National Basketball Association, his lawyer, Maxwell Blecher, said on Wednesday.
New York, California officials place Stanley Cup wagers
NEW YORK (Reuters) – From potentially embarrassing television appearances to lowly rice cakes, the traditional official bets flew across the country on Wednesday as the New York Rangers and Los Angeles Kings prepared to face off in the NHL’s Stanley Cu…
Nadal and Murray beat fading light to set up semi-final
PARIS (Reuters) – There is not much that spooks Rafa Nadal at the French Open but David Ferrer managed to do just that – for 49 bewitching minutes – before watching in despair as his fellow Spaniard turned into a man possessed to set up a semi-final wi…
