NASCAR notebook: Johnson in scramble mode at Pocono
For Jimmie Johnson, New Hampshire Motor Speedway was more than just a one-mile flat oval. Last Sunday, it was the highway to the danger zone.
NFL notebook: Cowboys RB Elliott officially a holdout
Dallas Cowboys running back Ezekiel Elliott wasn’t present for the opening of training camp on Friday, missing the team physical and a conditioning run, NFL Network reported.
Golf – Hoge moves into lead at rain-delayed Barracuda Championship
Tom Hoge led the Barracuda Championship with 21 points before rain and lightning put a halt to the tournament’s second round on Friday in Reno.
Athletics: Coleman romps to U.S. 100 meters title
Christian Coleman showed again he is the man to beat in the 100 meters as he cruised to victory at the U.S. nationals and world championship trials with another sub-10 second run on Friday.
MLB notebook: Astros SS Correa returns from rib injury
Astros standout shortstop Carlos Correa was activated off the 60-day injured list prior to Houston’s Friday night road game against the St. Louis Cardinals.
Two South Koreans dead, several aquatic athletes hurt in nightclub collapse: official
Two South Koreans died and several others, including athletes attending world aquatic championships, were injured when a structure collapsed in a nightclub in the city of Gwangju early on Saturday, a fire department official said.
WTA roundup: Teichmann, Samsonova advance at Palerm
Eighth-seeded Swiss Jil Teichmann won all seven completed games before the Germany’s Anna-Lena Friedsam retired due to a right adductor injury on Friday at the Palermo Ladies Open in Italy.
Boxing legend Chavez says he was mugged at gunpoint in Mexico City
Mexican boxing legend Julio Cesar Chavez said on Friday he had been mugged by armed robbers in Mexico City, and he slammed mounting violence that has recently plagued the capital.
Heavy hitters Koepka, McIlroy poised to pounce at St. Jude
Four-times major champions Brooks Koepka and Rory McIlroy have not quite fired on all cylinders at the WGC-St. Jude Invitational, but still lurked within striking distance of halfway leader Matthew Fitzpatrick in Memphis on Friday.
Coleman dips under 10 seconds to win 100m semi-final
World silver medallist Christian Coleman romped to an impressive 9.96 seconds as he won his 100 metres semi-final in a slight headwind at the U.S. nationals and world championship trials in Des Moines, Iowa on Friday.
