Porcello pitch perfect as Tigers maul Indians
(Reuters) – Detroit starter Rick Porcello pitched seven shutout innings on Friday as the Tigers padded their lead in the American League Central with a 7-0 victory over division rivals Cleveland.
Center Howard opts to leave LA for Houston
LOS ANGELES (Reuters) – The tug-of-war between five teams to sign Dwight Howard finally ended on Friday when the seven-time All-Star center confirmed he would leave the Los Angeles Lakers to join the Houston Rockets.
Troubled America’s Cup regatta strains to reach starting line
SAN FRANCISCO (Reuters) – Sunday was supposed to be when the controversy and tragedy that have surrounded the 34th America’s Cup regatta would finally give way to a breathtaking spectacle of 72-foot catamarans racing around San Francisco Bay, barely to…
Alfredsson joins Detroit on busy free agency day
(Reuters) – Swede Daniel Alfredsson ended his 17-season career with the Ottawa Senators and signed for the Detroit Red Wings on Friday as National Hockey League’s free agency opened with a flurry of player movement.
Troubled America’s Cup regatta strains to reach starting line
SAN FRANCISCO (Reuters) – Sunday was supposed to be when the controversy and tragedy that have surrounded the 34th America’s Cup regatta would finally give way to a breathtaking spectacle of 72-foot catamarans racing around San Francisco Bay, barely to…
Every takes charge, Mickelson misses cut
(Reuters) – American Matt Every birdied his final hole to break clear of a congested leaderboard as fan favorite Phil Mickelson missed the cut after Friday’s second round of the Greenbrier Classic at White Sulphur Springs in West Virginia.
Djokovic wins another epic to set up Murray finale
LONDON (Reuters) – The Wimbledon that just keeps on giving reached new levels of generosity on Friday as Novak Djokovic added another episode to the box-set of tennis epics and Andy Murray survived a fright to co-star in Sunday’s series finale.
Murray holds nerve to tame big-serving Janowicz
LONDON (Reuters) – Andy Murray found himself in the crosshairs of a bullet-serving, net-smashing giant on Friday, but held his nerve to reach a second Wimbledon final and set up another meeting with great rival Novak Djokovic.
Beaten Janowicz still focused on cracking top 10
LONDON (Reuters) – Jerzy Janowicz was beaten but not bowed after losing to second seed Andy Murray in the Wimbledon semi-finals on Friday.
Steely Djokovic subdues Del Potro in epic semi-final
LONDON (Reuters) – In the end, an exhausted, sweat-soaked Novak Djokovic could not stop himself from joining 15,000 hollering fans in giving Argentine warrior Juan Martin Del Potro a standing ovation after an epic display of courage and endurance at Wi…
