Tour apologizes for upset caused after caddie’s death
LONDON (Reuters) – The European Tour has apologized to the Caddies Association for the “hurt and upset” caused following the sudden death of bagman Iain ‘Mac’ McGregor at the Madeira Islands Open on Sunday.
Kings rule over Ducks, reach West finals
(Reuters) – The Los Angeles Kings opened with five straight goals and dominated the Anaheim Ducks in a 6-2 Game Seven win to advance to the Western Conference finals. In what had been a tight, pressure-packed series against cross-town rivals, the Kings…
Wiggins extends lead at Tour of California
(Reuters) – Bradley Wiggins extended his Tour of California lead on Friday to close in on the title while Colombian Johan Esteban Chaves Rubio claimed stage six.
Phelps chalks up first win in comeback
(Reuters) – Michael Phelps was back in familiar waters and on top of the winner’s podium in his comeback to competitive swimming at the U.S. Grand Prix in Charlotte on Friday.
Casey flirts with PGA Tour record for nine holes
(Reuters) – Paul Casey came within one stroke of the PGA Tour scoring record for nine holes when he stormed home in 27 shots in the second round at the HP Byron Nelson Championship in Irving, Texas on Friday.
Thunder’s Ibaka likely out rest of playoffs with injury
(Reuters) – The Oklahoma City Thunder were dealt a severe blow ahead of their Western Conference finals against the San Antonio Spurs with the news that forward Serge Ibaka is likely to miss the rest of the playoffs due to a calf injury.
Resilient Nadal fends off Murray, Djokovic subdues Ferrer
ROME (Reuters) – Rafa Nadal overcame a first-set thrashing by Andy Murray to reach the semi-finals of the Italian Open with a 1-6 6-3 7-5 victory that kept him on course to meet rival Novak Djokovic in Sunday’s climax.
Colts’ Mathis banned four games for doping violation
(Reuters) – Linebacker Robert Mathis, who led the National Football League in sacks last season, was suspended for the Indianapolis Colts’ first four games of the 2014 regular season for violating the league’s drug policy.
Napravnik looks to break more barriers in Preakness
BALTIMORE (Reuters) – When Rosie Napravnik first became a jockey, she went by the name A.R. Napravnik “so no one would know I was a girl.”
Spurs’ flow versus Thunder’s one-two punch in West final
(Reuters) – The San Antonio Spurs lost all four of their regular season games to Kevin Durant and the Oklahoma City Thunder but a suspenseful, hard-fought series would be no surprise in their clash for the Western Conference title.
