Vieria defies ‘hell’ to win silver at 43
Japan’s Yusuke Suzuki won the world championship 50 kilometres race walk on Sunday while 43-year-old Joao Vieira defied conditions he described as “hell” to become the oldest man to win a medal in any event.
College football notebook: One play, two injured for Purdue
A pair of key Purdue offensive players were injured on the same play on Saturday against Minnesota.
Santa Anita suffers another horse death
Santa Anita Park saw another horsing fatality on Saturday when Emtech, a 3-year-old colt, sustained injury and had to be euthanized.
Agassi finds few places of comparison in modern ‘aggressive’ field
As a tennis player, Andre Agassi defied comparison. And as a retiree, the eight-times Grand Slam champion would rather not try himself.
Bobsledder Kaillie Humphries receives release from Canada to join U.S.
– Double Olympic gold medalist Kaillie Humphries has received release from Bobsleigh Canada, the governing body announced on Saturday, freeing her to compete for the United States.
Golf: Champ jumps three shots clear after 54 holes in Napa
American Cameron Champ tamed windy conditions to jump to a three-shot lead in the third round at the Safeway Open in northern California on Saturday.
NFL notebook: Chargers activate Gordon, RB could play
The Los Angeles Chargers added running back Melvin Gordon to the active roster on Saturday, meaning he’s eligible to play Sunday in Miami just days after ending his holdout.
Top 25 roundup: No. 1 Clemson hangs on vs. North Carolina
Top-ranked Clemson needed a late defensive stop on North Carolina’s two-point conversion attempt to hold on for a 21-20 victory Saturday in Chapel Hill, N.C.
Athletics: Lavillenie rues ‘stupid things’ after missing final
French pole vaulter Renaud Lavillenie, the world record holder, said he wasn’t able to recover his composure after “stupid things” threw him off course in qualifying at the world athletics championships on Saturday.
Equestrian: Bloomberg aims for show jumping to leap into the mainstream
Sitting above the Longines Global Champions Tour arena on Governors Island on Saturday, equestrian Georgina Bloomberg was eyeing more than just her New York City hometown on the horizon – she was picturing a bright future for her sport.
