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Women's World Cup 2015 groups: USA faces Group of Death
2008 champion Ivanovic back in semifinals at French Open (Yahoo Sports)
Ana Ivanovic advanced to the semifinals of a major tournament for the first time since winning her only Grand Slam title at the French Open seven years ago with a 6-3, 6-2 win over Elina Svitolina on Tuesday. The seventh-seeded Ivanovic played aggressively throughout and compensated for her many mistakes with 37 winners to extend her unbeaten record against her 20-year-old opponent to seven. After sealing her win with a
FIFA says Valcke not behind $10M payment in corruption probe (Yahoo Sports)
Amid a deepening corruption crisis within soccer’s governing body, FIFA defended its second-in-command on Tuesday by trying to distance him from claims he helped authorize $10 million in bribes for World Cup bidding votes. FIFA said the three payments totaling $10 million mentioned in a U.S. federal indictment, which are at the heart of a Department of Justice probe, were approved in 2007 by Julio Grondona, the former chairman of
Adrian Peterson returns to Minnesota Vikings (Yahoo Sports)
Adrian Peterson is coming back to the Minnesota Vikings, telling The Associated Press that he will participate in the team’s voluntary practice on Tuesday and still has love for his team after nine months away. ”I’ve been away from the game for an entire season,” Peterson wrote to the AP. ”I wanted the chance to be around the players and coaches, the guys that really matter to me.” After skipping
Now, UAB begins rebuilding process for football (Yahoo Sports)
UAB’s decision to revive the football program is just the beginning of a formidable task. University President Ray Watts announced his intentions Monday to bring back football, a day short of six months after dropping the programs. Now, coach Bill Clark must find enough players to field a team as early as 2016.
Teixeira's grand slam gives Yankees 7-2 win over Seattle (Yahoo Sports)
The overwhelming feeling from Mark Teixeira and his New York teammates was to savor what happened on Monday night. Scoring seven runs off Seattle ace Felix Hernandez – capped by Teixeira’s ninth career grand slam – is a rare occurrence. ”You never really know what you’re going to get with a guy like Felix,” Teixeira said.
Watson, 65, aiming to make cut in Open farewell
By Tony Jimenez ST ANDREWS, Scotland (Reuters) – Five-times champion Tom Watson is going through the full gamut of emotions ahead of his final British Open next month but he is certain of one thing, he does not want to bow out with a whimper. The 2014 edition at Royal Liverpool was due to be the veteran American’s swansong appearance and he is grateful the Royal & Ancient organizers tweaked
NBA Canada exhibition series to kick off in Vancouver
The National Basketball Association will hold a series of exhibition games in four Canadian cities later this year with Vancouver hosting the first contest between the Los Angeles Clippers and the Toronto Raptors. The Clippers will play all-star Kyle Lowry’s Raptors on October 4 at Rogers Arena, followed six days later by the Chicago Bulls battle against the Minnesota Timberwolves at MTS Centre arena in Winnipeg.
Warriors guard Thompson back for team practice
(Reuters) – The Golden State Warriors were given a welcome boost on Monday when their All-Star shooting guard Klay Thompson returned to team practice five days after suffering a concussion. “I expect to be (cleared),” Thompson, 25, told reporters after taking a full part in practice with his team mates in Oakland, California. “I feel like I’m well on my way there.” Thompson, who is Golden State’s second-leading scorer behind