Marlins All-Star second baseman Dee Gordon has been placed on the 15-day disabled list because of his dislocated left thumb. The move Friday was retroactive to last Sunday, and came as the Marlins prepared to play a weekend series against the Phillies. Gordon was replaced on the roster by infielder Martin Prado, who had been on the disabled list since mid-June with a right shoulder injury.
NEW YORK (AP) — Michael Jordan, who won two Olympic gold medals, will be inducted in the FIBA Hall of Fame.
NEW YORK (AP) — Brandon Marshall says the New York Jets will be the last stop of his playing career.
Cam Heyward spent the offseason swatting away questions about his future as the final year of his rookie deal with the Pittsburgh Steelers loomed this fall. Heyward agreed to a new six-year contract Thursday worth nearly $60 million that will keep him in Pittsburgh through 2020. The Steelers are at the end of a youth movement on a defense that is trying to reinvent itself.
Danny Willett took up the challenge of giving England a first Open champion in 23 years at St Andrews on Friday shooting a three-under 69 in the second round. The 27-year-old from Sheffield, who has steadily risen to 39th in the world this year, moved to the fore when better-known countrymen Justin Rose, Ian Poulter, Lee Westwood and Luke Donald were all absent from the top of the leaderboard. Willett’s
By Chris Michaud NEW YORK (Reuters) – As a little kid, future filmmaker Woody Allen was preoccupied with three things – baseball, magic and murder. It’s that last one that serves as the grist for his latest film, “Irrational Man,” which opens in U.S. movie theaters on Friday. In “Irrational Man,” Allen explores themes of morality, infidelity, passivity and mortality, familiar ground for fans of earlier fare such as “Crimes
By Bernie and McGuire ST ANDREWS, Scotland, July 17 (Reuters) – World number 11 Adam Scott has praised Jordan Spieth’s decision to defend his Australian Open crown later this year. The young American shot a stunning eight-under 63 to eclipse Australian Scott and world number one Rory McIlroy as he stormed to a six-stroke victory in Sydney last November. “It’s huge for the Australian Open as no matter what happens
By Martyn Herman ST ANDREWS, Scotland (Reuters) – The 1914 Dunlop V Floating Golf Ball perched in a display case inside the British Golf Museum would have come in handy at St Andrews after Friday’s dawn deluge. Although the old ‘hairies’ or ‘featheries’, the balls once used by Scotland’s royals in the 1600s, might have become a little soggy on the famous Old Course links, dubbed the home of golf.
By Tony Jimenez ST ANDREWS, Scotland (Reuters) – England’s Danny Willett made good early progress to seize the initiative in the weather-interrupted second round of the 144th British Open on Friday. After a torrential downpour left pools of water lying all over the iconic St Andrews layout and caused play to be suspended for three hours and 14 minutes, it started to rain birdies for double European Tour winner Willett.
Danny Cummins has been promoted to the Galway starting line-up for Saturday’s All-Ireland SFC Qualifier against Derry at Pearse Stadium.
