Nelson finally takes victory lap for 2004 gold
(Reuters) – American shot putter Adam Nelson took a victory lap for his 2004 Olympic gold medal on Sunday nine years after the Athens Games.
Russia make it a hat-trick of European team titles
(Reuters) – Russia won the European team championships for the third year running on Sunday thanks to a flurry of points in the final three events.
Federer still casting his spell over Wimbledon
LONDON (Reuters) – A decade on from his debut grand slam success, Roger Federer will begin ‘Mega Monday’ at Wimbledon as the defending champion, the holder of a record 17 grand slam titles and in pursuit of an unprecedented eighth trophy at the All Eng…
Police in murder probe study items seized from NFL player’s home
BOSTON (Reuters) – Police sorted through bags of items retrieved from the home of New England Patriots football player Aaron Hernandez on Sunday amid a deepening investigation into last week’s shooting death of a 27-year-old man.
Els holds on to win BMW International in Munich
(Reuters) – South Africa’s Ernie Els held off final round challenges from Thomas Bjorn and Alexander Levy to seal a one-shot start to finish victory at the BMW International Open in Munich on Sunday.
Le Mans win tinged with tragedy for Kristensen
LE MANS, France (Reuters) – Audi’s Tom Kristensen won the Le Mans 24 Hours for a record ninth time on Sunday in a victory dedicated to fellow-Dane Allan Simonsen, the friend whose death cast a pall over the race’s 90th anniversary.
Danish driver Simonsen dies at Le Mans
LE MANS, France (Reuters) – Motorsport mourned Danish driver Allan Simonsen after his fatal crash at the Le Mans 24 Hours sportscar race on Saturday.
Serena apologizes to Sharapova over boyfriend barb
LONDON (Reuters) – Serena Williams launched a charm offensive on Sunday as she sought to broker a truce with Maria Sharapova and calm the storm surrounding comments she made about a rape victim.
Blackhawks’ Kane, small in stature but big in the clutch
CHICAGO (Reuters) – Patrick Kane is among the smallest players on the ice but the speedy forward continues to rise to the occasion at the game’s biggest moments.
Blackhawks one win from the Cup but pay the price
CHICAGO (Reuters) – The Chicago Blackhawks moved to within a win of clinching the Stanley Cup on Saturday beating the Boston Bruins 3-1 in a bone-jarring contest that cost both team key players.
