Williams sisters pull out of doubles at Wimbledon (Yahoo Sports)
LONDON (AP) — Serena and Venus Williams have pulled out of women’s doubles at Wimbledon.
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Altuve helps Astros to 6-1 win over Royals (Yahoo Sports)
Houston’s young hitters were disciplined Monday night against a veteran pitcher struggling with command, and it propelled the Astros to a win over the top team in the American League. Chris Carter and Jose Altuve homered to back a solid start by rookie Lance McCullers in a 6-1 victory over the Kansas City Royals. In a matchup of teams with the best records in the AL, Houston snapped Kansas City’s
Indians Cody Anderson loses perfect game in 7th inning (Yahoo Sports)
Somewhere around the fourth inning, Cody Anderson realized he was chasing perfection. ”I kind of knew that everything was going pretty smooth,” Cleveland’s rookie right-hander said after taking a bid for a perfect game into the seventh inning of his second major league start on Monday night. Anderson, facing the Tampa Bay Rays for the second time in eight days, didn’t allow a baserunner until Grady Sizemore homered against his
American Page to fulfill Serbian Olympic dream
By Zoran Milosavljevic BELGRADE, (Reuters) – A journey woman in European club basketball for most of her career, American-born Danielle Page will fulfill a childhood dream by playing in the 2016 Olympics for Serbia. The 28-year old from Colorado Springs, granted Serbian citizenship in March, will represent her adopted country at next year’s games in Rio de Janeiro after helping the Balkan nation win their maiden European championship on Sunday.
Fire destroys historic Oregon baseball stadium
The vacant Civic Stadium in Eugene was engulfed in flames shooting twice the building’s height when firefighters arrived on Monday evening, police said in a statement. The structure was scheduled to break ground on a major expansion and renovation in July after a years-long public campaign, according to local non-profit Eugene Civic Alliance. Police said emergency personnel were working to ensure the area was safe before letting people back home,
Golf -Lee ends Webb's reign as top Australian woman
Australia had a new number one women’s golfer for the first time in around two decades on Tuesday after Minjee Lee leapfrogged Karrie Webb in the latest world rankings to end the seven-times major champion’s long reign at the top. Teenager Lee, who won her first LPGA Tour event at the Kingsmill Championship in May, jumped from 17th to 16th in the rankings after finishing tied for sixth at the
Atlanta Hawks sharpshooter Korver to undergo elbow surgery
Atlanta Hawks guard Kyle Korver will undergo right elbow surgery Tuesday, the veteran NBA 3-point sharpshooter’s second operation in five weeks, the club announced. Korver will have surgery in New York to remove loose bodies from the elbow. No timetable for recovery will be decided until after the operation, the Hawks said in a statement released Monday.
LeBron, Aldridge hot topics as free agency looms
Free agency for eligible NBA players begins Wednesday, with Cleveland’s LeBron James and Kevin Love drawing plenty of attention but LaMarcus Aldridge and Marc Gasol more likely to make a move. Several media reports citing unnamed sources say that James, the superstar playmaker who powered the Cavaliers into the NBA Finals, has told the team he will opt out of his contract, as Love also reportedly has done. James is
2016 Bentley Continental GT Speed Breitling Jet Team Series Limited Edition Debuts (That’s the Entire Name—Save for “Debuts”)
– We’re thinking of swapping our bromides for something a smidgen more potent, like, say, reading the name of Bentley’s new special-edition Continental GT Speed. Halfway through the car’s 65-character, 11-word name, we simply gave up, hit “copy” then “paste” just to stave off torpor and get it to you quicker: 2016 Bentley Continental GT Speed Breitling Jet Team Series Limited Edition. To mitigate our carpal tunnel, we’ll just shorten that to
Red Bull Gives You License Plates? Roadgoing Supercar May Happen
– The Red Bull Formula 1 team may produce a roadgoing supercar, with company boss Christian Horner telling journalists at the Goodwood Festival of Speed that the idea is still being discussed. – We’ve been here before, however. Red Bull first said it was looking to collaborate with Nissan on a road-car project as long ago as 2012, and the following year Horner said that he wanted to grow the