Woods eyes 15th major title at sun-kissed Muirfield
GULLANE, Scotland (Reuters) – Tiger Woods will start the 142nd British Open at Muirfield on Thursday as favorite to win his 15th major title but the odds on the world number one are in double figures for the first time in 13 years.
MLB rules out interrupting season for Olympics
NEW YORK (Reuters) – Major League Baseball ruled out the possibility of changing its season to allow top players to compete in the Olympics if the sport was readmitted to the Games, Commissioner Bud Selig said on Tuesday.
Rivera in the spotlight for final All-Star appearance
NEW YORK (Reuters) – How fitting it was that Mariano Rivera’s 13th and final appearance in the All-Star game was in New York.
Jamaica to ramp up education, testing programs: PM
KINGSTON (Reuters) – The Jamaica Anti-Doping Commission (JADCO) will be step up its education and testing programs following five athletes, including Olympic medallists Asafa Powell and Sherone Simpson, testing positive for banned substances, the count…
American League beats NL in All-Star game
NEW YORK (Reuters) – The American League ended a string of three All-Star game defeats and paid tribute to reliever Mariano Rivera in beating the National League 3-0 on Tuesday to earn home-field advantage for the 2013 World Series.
Baton passed to Harvey as next Mets ace
NEW YORK (Reuters) – The baton was passed from the greatest of Mets to their brilliant new star when Hall of Famer Tom Seaver threw the ceremonial first pitch and Matt Harvey started for the National League at Tuesday’s All-Star game.
Balfour keeps his cool to help AL All-Stars ease to win
NEW YORK (Reuters) – Australian pitcher Grant Balfour was on his best behavior during Tuesday’s All-Star Game at Citi Field, keeping his temper and opposing batters under control as he helped the American League team to a 3-0 win.
Cuba beat Belize to reach CONCACAF Gold Cup quarter-finals
(Reuters) – Jenier Marquez scored in stoppage time to seal Cuba’s place in the quarter-finals of the CONCACAF Gold Cup with a 4-0 win over Belize on Tuesday.
More replay expected to be introduced next season
NEW YORK (Reuters) – Baseball fans can look forward to more use of video replays next season, Major League Baseball executive Joe Torre said on Tuesday.
Blake ruled out of world 100m title defense: manager
KINGSTON (Reuters) – World 100 meters champion Yohan Blake will not defend his title at next month’s World Athletics Championships in Moscow due to a nagging hamstring injury, his manager said on Tuesday.
