Froome eyes Tour success for years to come
LONDON (Reuters) – Briton Chris Froome made clear on Wednesday that he has no intention of ever again playing second fiddle to compatriot and Sky team mate Bradley Wiggins on the Tour de France.
Heat seeking missiles to keep title hopes alive
SAN ANTONIO (Reuters) – A sudden disappearance of scoring by the top-seeded Miami Heat has the defending champions scrambling to rediscover their form in time to turn the NBA Finals back in their favor.
A’s stave off late rally to overcome Yankees
(Reuters) – A late New York Yankees rally fell just short as the Bronx Bombers threatened to overcome a six-run deficit in the final two innings of their 6-4 defeat to the high-flying Oakland Athletics on Tuesday.
Spurs stun Heat, Parker’s status unknown
SAN ANTONIO (Reuters) – The San Antonio Spurs moved two wins away from an NBA title with a stunning 113-77 blowout victory over the Miami Heat on Tuesday but may have lost leading scorer Tony Parker to a hamstring injury.
Green grows from callow youth into Spurs stalwart
SAN ANTONIO (Reuters) – Danny Green was twice cut by the San Antonio Spurs and wondered if he had a future in the NBA, but those doubts were quickly forgotten on Tuesday with a career performance that put his team two wins away from lifting the champio…
Spurs’ top scorer Parker injures hamstring in victory
(Reuters) – San Antonio’s Tony Parker suffered a hamstring injury on Tuesday during a blowout 113-77 victory over the Miami Heat on Tuesday and his status for Thursday’s Game Four of the NBA Finals is unknown.
Mexico held at home again, U.S. take control
(Reuters) – Mexico were booed off the field by a boisterous crowd after being held to a 0-0 draw at home to Costa Rica in the final round of CONCACAF qualifying for the 2014 World Cup on Tuesday, their third successive goalless draw at the Azteca Stadi…
Altidore among the goals as U.S. top qualifying group
(Reuters) – Goals from Jozy Altidore and Eddie Johnson gave a confident United States a 2-0 win over Panama in Seattle on Tuesday as Juergen Klinsmann’s team moved to the top of the six-team CONCACAF World Cup qualifying group.
Duncan helps lift Spurs to 50-44 halftime lead over Heat
SAN ANTONIO (Reuters) – Tim Duncan scored 10 points and made seven rebounds as the San Antonio Spurs took a 50-44 halftime lead over Miami Heat in Game Three of the National Basketball Association (NBA) Finals on Tuesday.
America’s Cup scales back on seating, offers refunds
SAN FRANCISCO (Reuters) – San Francisco’s troubled America’s Cup sailing regatta was dealt another setback three weeks before the competition starts when organizers said they would refund tickets to watch early races and postponed plans to build tempor…
