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Nadal storms into quarters, Muguruza and Venus exit
There's no stopping Rafael Nadal at Roland Garros , as the fourth seed produced another statement win to move into the French Open quarter-finals on Sunday. "I don't think I really agree with that rule". "If you want to play well, you have to let players breathe a little", Nadal said. "We're not machines that can not think", said Nadal, who repeatedly fell foul of the rule which stipulates ... [Full Article...]
Penguins Sizing Up: Senators goaltender Craig Anderson
The Penguins lead all playoff teams with 55 goals for, averaging three goals per game, lead now for their power play percentage and top the Ottawa Senators for their power kill. That includes Crosby, the team captain.After getting phone calls from Wayne Gretzky and Paul Coffey, he chose Edmonton.Those sound like flattering comparisons, but these Penguins aren't those powerhouses, and they aren... [Full Article...]
Renato Sanches And Douglas Costa Set To Leave Bayern Munich
And the midfielder is back on Manchester United's radar amid claims Bayern are willing to sell. His fellow countryman Mourinho has spoken openly about his disappointment at United not signing Sanches, who won Euro 2016 last summer. The 19-year-old Portuguese worldwide was wanted at Old Trafford before choosing to go to Germany and on his arrival at the club, United boss Jose Mourinho explain... [Full Article...]
Andrew Benintendi Blasts Two Home Runs In 7-3 Win Over Orioles
He'd come back out for the ninth and, while he allowed a run and his first two hits to righties, he still preserved the lead and gave the Red Sox the win. "I really had to kind of refocus after that and not let my emotions get the best of me", Sale said. "I just tried to be too quick, tried to put a flawless throw, and I messed it up", Pena said. [Full Article...]
LeBron James, Kevin Durant Recorded a Hip-Hop Song During 2011 Lockout
The Warriors have rendered the individual greatness of LeBron James irrelevant. "We need to take that mentality to Cleveland". The reigning NBA MVP guard scored 32 points, dished out 11 assists and grabbed 10 rebounds. "I mean, no other team has done this, right? They're a different team". They're also relatively young - Durant is 28 and Curry is 29 - and positioned to contend for the fore... [Full Article...]
NBA Cavaliers seek answers as Warriors eye ideal title run
According to the NBA's stats department, this was the first time in NBA Finals history that players on opposing teams each recorded a triple-double. Durant's averages over the last four duels: 32.0 points (54.0 percent from the field, 41.4 percent from deep), 10.5 rebounds , 5.5 assists and 2.3 blocks. [Full Article...]
Highlights from Game 4 of the Stanley Cup Finals: Penguins at Predators
Game 5 is scheduled for Pittsburgh on Thursday, with Game 6, if necessary, set for Nashville on Sunday. The Stanley Cup Final has some bad blood brewing, and the best-of-seven series for the National Hockey League championship has the makings of becoming a battle royale. [Full Article...]
Real Madrid beat Juventus 4-1 to retain Champions League title
Hundreds of Juventus soccer fans are being treated for injuries after mayhem broke out on Saturday night in the Italian city of Turin during a public viewing of the Champions League final . "It worked spectacularly. Scoring four times against Juventus is not easy". This was their second Champions League final defeat in the last three seasons and with his aging side Allegri was asked w... [Full Article...]
Warriors cruise to Game 2 win
Kevin Love provided a needed scoring boost in Game 2 , after Kyrie Irving did the same in Game 1 , but nearly no one else came through for Cleveland , sending the Cavs to a 132-113 loss and an 0-2 series deficit. "There is a lot of work for us left to do. I would imagine Kyrie's going to come out and have a great Game 3". The Warriors hold a 2-0 lead in the Finals. [Full Article...]
Penguins put Predators in Pekka trouble: Arthur
Rookie Jake Guentzel scored twice and the Pittsburgh Penguins exploded for three goals in the third period Wednesday in a 4-1 win over the Nashville Predators in the NHL Stanley Cup finals. Nashville's Pontus Aberg and Guentzel scored in the first for a 1-1 tie that carried into the third. That was it for Rinne, who has a record of 0-7-2 against the Penguins in his otherwise distinguishe... [Full Article...]
National Basketball Association star LeBron James' property in LA vandalized with racial slur
James had the ideal response to what seemed to be a pretty dense question, considering no team in National Basketball Association playoff history has ever come back from 3-0 deficit to win a series. There's been plenty of dunks in the first quarter of Game 1 . "Uh, well, I mean, are you a smart guy?" "We are both playing at a high level and when you look back on it at the end of the day you'l... [Full Article...]
LeBron's triple-double not nearly enough for Cavaliers
They put you in some tough situations", Coach Lue said of the Warriors after Game 2. In Game 2, the Cavs slashed their turnovers from 20 to 9 and forced the Warriors into making 20 of their own - but still lost the game by 19 points. It's enough to take Draymond Green back to the game on January 17, 2014, when Durant , then a member of the Oklahoma City Thunder, torched the Warriors for 5... [Full Article...]
Warriors dominate Cavs again
Cleveland shot 3 of 20 on 3s in the first half and 8 for 29 total. After the game James said that despite losing by 19 points, his team played better than in the first meeting. "Klay played so well in Game 1 without shooting well, and to me that usually indicates the ball is going to go in", Kerr said. "You go through certain things in life, and you grow". [Full Article...]
Memory fails Nishikori ahead of Murray reunion
Paris has had its problems too in recent years", said Murray. "I appreciate everyone still coming out to support the tennis and creating a fantastic atmosphere". Karolina Pliskova retursn the ball in her three-set win over Paraguay's Veronica Cepede Royg. But the second seed steadied the ship to go through to the next round winning 2-6, 6-3, 6-4. [Full Article...]
Wawrinka eases into French Open last 16
Stan Wawrinka says he is not anxious about his back problem despite having to undergo treatment during his French Open fourth-round win over Gael Monfils . Cornet's only moment of trouble came from a hard bounce of the ball as it flew under her racket at 30-15 in the final game. John Isner's match with Karen Khachanov and the all-French clash between Gael Monfils and Richard Gasquet ... [Full Article...]
Rafael Nadal notches emphatic first round victory at the French Open
Paire, described prior to their encounter on Court Suzanne Lenglen as a unsafe opponent by Nadal, played with more freedom in a closer second set as the Spaniard's level dropped. Djokovic improved to 56-11 lifetime at Roland Garros, and he moved within three wins of Jimmy Connors for second on the all-time Grand Slam win list with 230. [Full Article...]
Murray, Wawrinka into French Open last 16
Murray then broke Khachanov's opening service game of the third set, before a second break at 4-4 allowed Murray to serve it out after two hours and six minutes of tennis. The 30-year-old said: "It was obviously an important win for me and a big match because Juan, when he's playing well, is one of the best players in the world". [Full Article...]
Lewis Hamilton: Mercedes must solve tyre problem quickly to challenge Vettel
I had better laps than in quali today in the race. Victory for Vettel marks the Ferrari driver's third win in the six races held so far. Hamilton then had to pass the Ferrari driver on track to win his second race of the season. [Full Article...]
Giants lose Morse to concussion following brawl with Nationals
The Nationals slugger, who received a four-game ban Tuesday from Major League Baseball , went 0 for 5 with three strikeouts and twice left the bases loaded. Strickland hit Harper in the face before catching a punch to the head, as teammates rushed onto the field. They then broke apart for a moment before squaring off again. [Full Article...]
New Zealand wins toss, will bowl 1st against England
The Aussies were well on their way to victory against Tigers, reaching 83/1 after 16 overs chasing a target of 183. McCullum led the way with 77 from 25 balls. While the weather forecast for the match in Cardiff looks to allow for the teams to get a game in, should the match be washed out the Black Caps will still have a chance to progress to the semifinals. [Full Article...]