Newly married Scott gives his fading No. 1 hopes a boost
PONTE VEDRA BEACH Florida (Reuters) – A day after disclosing details of his secret wedding last month, Adam Scott gave himself an outside chance to end this week’s Players Championship as world number one for the first time.
Hamilton on pole for Spanish Grand Prix
BARCELONA (Reuters) – Lewis Hamilton played a qualifying ace on Saturday to seize pole position for the Spanish Grand Prix and deal another blow to championship-leading Mercedes team mate Nico Rosberg.
Global game responds to cries of ‘Fore’ with new gimmicks
PONTE VEDRA BEACH Florida (Reuters) – Tiger Woods is the world’s top-earning athlete and tournaments still lure blue-chip sponsors and huge TV rights but golf is losing millions of players, prompting desperate ideas to stem the tide.
McIlroy baffled by his contrasting nines at the Players
PONTE VEDRA BEACH Florida (Reuters) – Rory McIlroy on Saturday was once again left shaking his head in disbelief over how much he has struggled on the front nine before flourishing after the turn at this week’s Players Championship.
Sharapova ousts Radwanska to claim Madrid final berth
MADRID (Reuters) – Maria Sharapova recovered from a second-set wobble to dispatch third seed Agnieszka Radwanska 6-1 6-4 on Saturday and set up a Madrid Open final clash against rising talent Simona Halep.
Durant helps Thunder storm to victory over Clippers
(The Sport Xchange) – Forward Kevin Durant scored 36 points, grabbed eight rebounds and dished out six assists as the Oklahoma City Thunder beat the Los Angeles Clippers 118-112 in Game Three of their Western Conference semi-finals series on Friday.
Spurgeon steps up as Wild overcome Blackhawks
(The Sports Xchange) – Diminutive defenseman Jared Spurgeon enjoyed a big night as the home-loving Minnesota Wild remained unbeaten in the playoffs at the Xcel Energy Center with a 4-2 victory over the Chicago Blackhawks on Friday.
Darvish flirts with no-hitter as Rangers romp
(The Sports Xchange) – Japanese pitcher Yu Darvish was first denied a perfect game by an error and then came within one out of throwing the first no-hitter of the season as the Texas Rangers beat the Boston Red Sox 8-0 at home on Friday. Despite the co…
Pacers take 2-1 lead after ugly road win at Wizards
(The Sports Xchange) – May 9 (The Sports Xchange) – The Indiana Pacers acknowledged the unsightly nature of their latest win against the Washington Wizards, but All-Star forward Paul George will be happy if the remainder of the series continues in a si…
Emotional Rangers stay alive by pounding Penguins
(Reuters) – The New York Rangers staved off elimination from the Stanley Cup playoffs with a 5-1 road win over the Pittsburgh Penguins on an emotional night for right winger Martin St. Louis.
