Grizzlies power into playoffs, eliminate Phoenix
(Reuters) – The Memphis Grizzlies powered their way into the NBA playoffs and eliminated Phoenix from contention with a 97-91 road victory over the Suns on Monday.
Warriors suffer Bogut injury blow ahead of playoffs
(Reuters) – The Golden State Warriors received some bad news ahead of the NBA playoffs on Monday with the team announcing that starting center Andrew Bogut has suffered a fractured rib and is out indefinitely.
High jumper Robinson latest Jamaican hit with ban
KINGSTON, Jamaica (Reuters) – Jamaican high jumper Damar Robinson has been handed a one-year ban for doping in the latest blow to the country’s athletics program.
Shipping alliance opposes Beckham’s Miami arena plan
MIAMI (Reuters) – An alliance of shipping interests and a billionaire car dealer launched a newspaper ad on Monday protesting retired English soccer star David Beckham’s plans for a soccer arena at the port of Miami, saying it threatens the city’s plan…
Olympic sprint gives way to Stanley Cup marathon
(Reuters) – With the sprint for Olympic gold over, the marathon run for the Stanley Cup begins this week with the opening round of the National Hockey League playoffs.
PREVIEW-NHL-Olympic sprint gives way to Stanley Cup marathon
(Reuters) – With the sprint for Olympic gold over, the marathon run for the Stanley Cup begins this week with the opening round of the National Hockey League playoffs.
Suns battling for playoff lives as field nearly set
(Reuters) – The Indiana Pacers can secure the Eastern Conference’s top seed without taking the court on Monday while the last entrant to the NBA’s playoff field could be set with the Phoenix Suns facing a do-or-die game.
Two in three Americans do not plan to follow soccer’s World Cup
NEW YORK (Reuters) – When the U.S. men’s soccer team lines up in Brazil to play their first game of the soccer World Cup in June, their home support may be tepid at best.
Lackluster finish to 78th Masters after rich early promise
AUGUSTA, Georgia (Reuters) – The 78th Masters began as one of the most wide open in decades, but it will not go down as a classic after a surprisingly Lackluster finish on Sunday when Bubba Watson clinched his second green jacket.
First 50-plus winner of a major could be around the corner
AUGUSTA, Georgia (Reuters) – The outstanding displays by veteran trio Miguel Angel Jimenez, Bernhard Langer and Fred Couples at the 78th Masters suggest that a 50-something major champion could be just around the corner.
