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Wimbledon champs Kvitova, Nadal and Federer all win easily (Yahoo Sports)
Defending women’s champion Petra Kvitova and former men’s winners Roger Federer and Rafael Nadal all won their first-round matches at Wimbledon on Tuesday in straight sets and in rapid-fire fashion. In keeping with Wimbledon tradition, Kvitova had the honor of playing the first match on Centre Court on the second day as the reigning women’s champion. While Kvitova was happy to sail through so quickly, she felt bad for her
The Latest: Russian men bow out early at Wimbledon (Yahoo Sports)
LONDON (AP) — The Latest from Wimbledon (all times local):
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.
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.