Heat need rare win streak to keep NBA title hopes alive
SAN ANTONIO (Reuters) – Stringing together a two-game win streak sounds routine for the reigning champion Miami Heat, but they have failed to do it for more than three weeks and must do so in the NBA Finals or risk losing their crown.
Bruins’ Horton set to play in Game Two
(Reuters) – Boston Bruins forward Nathan Horton, the Stanley Cup playoffs’ second leading scorer, was ruled fit to play in Game Two of the best-of-seven final on Saturday, coach Claude Julien said.
Spurs’ Parker to risk hamstring tear in ‘must-win’ Game Five
SAN ANTONIO (Reuters) – San Antonio Spurs guard Tony Parker’s right hamstring could tear at any moment yet he has no plans to skip Sunday’s critical Game Five of the NBA Finals, the Frenchman said on Saturday.
Murray tames fired-up Tsonga to reach Queen’s final
LONDON (Reuters) – Neither a revved up Jo-Wilfried Tsonga nor the awful British weather could prevent Andy Murray reaching a third Queen’s Club final on Saturday as the world number two battled back from a set down to win 4-6 6-3 6-2.
Gay has triple medal haul in mind for worlds
RALEIGH, North Carolina (Reuters) – Former world sprint title holder Tyson Gay has a lofty goal in mind for August’s global championships – three trips to the podium just like six years ago.
Spurs coach Popovich a man of few words at NBA Finals
SAN ANTONIO (Reuters) – San Antonio Spurs head coach Gregg Popovich is known in NBA circles as a man of few words and the curt speaker has been in top form at this year’s Finals.
Federer sets up Halle final against Youzhny
HALLE, Germany (Reuters) – Roger Federer edged closer to his first title of the season when he came from a set down to beat defending champion Tommy Haas 3-6 6-3 6-4 and book a place in Sunday’s Halle Open final against Mikhail Youzhny.
Why the World Cup cannot save Brazil’s tourism industry
RECIFE, Brazil (Reuters) – For soccer fans flocking to Confederations Cup matches in Brazil’s tropical northeast next week, getting tickets to the stadium should be simple – but two in three will not find accommodations in the host city Recife.
Ex-WNBA player Holdsclaw must take anger management classes
ATLANTA (Reuters) – Former professional women’s basketball player and Olympic gold medal winner Chamique Holdsclaw will have to take anger management classes after pleading guilty to charges that she shot into a player’s car and smashed the windows wit…
Campbell-Brown fails dope test – sources
KINGSTON (Reuters) – Jamaica’s 200 meters world champion Veronica Campbell-Brown has tested positive for a banned diuretic, sources close to Jamaican athletics told Reuters.
