Murray hopes to be fit enough by next year to play Federer, Nadal
Former world number one Andy Murray said he still needs four or five months to play top-level tennis so that he can again take on old rivals Roger Federer and Rafa Nadal after career-saving hip surgery earlier this year.
Sho’s over for Ohtani after knee surgery scheduled
Shohei Ohtani’s second season with the Los Angeles Angels is done and dusted with confirmation that he will have knee surgery on Friday.
College football notebook: A&M seeks culprit in Manziel uniform theft
Police at Texas A&M haven’t exactly got their man in the theft of a Johnny Manziel uniform from the Hall of Champions at the school’s football stadium on campus in College Station, Texas, but they have identified a man they want to interview.
MLB notebook: More injury issues for surging Yankees
While the New York Yankees continue to roll toward the American League East title, they are still dealing with a number of injury issues.
NFL notebook: Pats, Raiders reportedly were unaware of AB civil matter
Neither the New England Patriots nor the Oakland Raiders were aware of rape allegations involving Antonio Brown until a civil sexual-assault lawsuit was filed by Britney Taylor, ESPN reported Thursday.
Golf: Rookie of the year Im celebrates with Greenbrier ace
A day after winning the Arnold Palmer Award as the 2018-19 PGA Tour Rookie of the Year, Im Sung-jae celebrated the start of the new season in style with a hole-in-one during the opening round at the Greenbrier Classic in West Virginia on Thursday.
MLB roundup: Brewers sweep Marlins, win seventh straight
Ryan Braun, wearing injured teammate Christian Yelich’s jersey under his own as a tribute, slugged a go-ahead, two-run homer to lead the Milwaukee Brewers to a 3-2 win over the host Miami Marlins on Thursday afternoon.
Judge’s HR helps Yanks complete sweep of Tigers
Aaron Judge hit a two-run homer, Domingo German pitched four innings of scoreless relief and the New York Yankees defeated the host Detroit Tigers 6-4 in the second game of a doubleheader on Thursday.
Osaka sacks her second coach of 2019
Twice Grand Slam champion Naomi Osaka has sacked her second coach in seven months, splitting with Jermaine Jenkins in the wake of her disappointing U.S. Open title defense.
Darvish, 2 Cubs relievers fan 19 Padres in 4-1 win
Yu Darvish struck out 14 Padres over six shutout innings Thursday afternoon as the Chicago Cubs earned a 4-1 victory in San Diego to remain tied with the Milwaukee Brewers for the second National League wild-card berth.
