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No. 1 Williams edges Stephens at French Open; Sharapova out (Yahoo Sports)
For the third match in a row at the French Open, Serena Williams was oddly out of sorts at the start and dropped the opening set. In a riveting showdown between the last two American women in the draw, the No. 1-ranked and No. 1-seeded Williams came back to edge Sloane Stephens 1-6, 7-5, 6-3 and reach the quarterfinals at Roland Garros, managing to avoid joining Maria Sharapova on the
The Latest: Nadal marching at French, up 2 sets vs. Sock (Yahoo Sports)
The Latest from the French Open: — 5:30 p.m. The last U.S. man in the draw, Jack Sock, is making a real go of his first-ever match against Rafael Nadal, but is losing all the same. Sock is down two sets – 6-3, 6-1 – to the nine-time French Open champion. — 5:01 p.m. Serena Williams valiantly speaking French in an on-court interview can only mean one thing: The No.
American Pharoah works out in morning showers at Churchill (Yahoo Sports)
LOUISVILLE, Ky. (AP) — American Pharoah shook off morning showers at Churchill Downs in his final workout before the Belmont Stakes and his shot at the Triple Crown.
Man flies drone inside ballpark during Phillies game (Yahoo Sports)
PHILADELPHIA (AP) — Police have questioned a man who was flying a drone inside Citizens Bank Park during a Philadelphia Phillies game.
Benitez arrives in Spain for talks on Real Madrid contract (Yahoo Sports)
MADRID (AP) — Rafa Benitez has arrived in Spain where he is expected to sign a contract to become Real Madrid’s new coach.
Four Canadian cities to host preseason games
A record five teams will play four preseason games in four Canadian cities ahead of the 2015-16 National Basketball Association season, the league said on Monday. The games are part of the NBA Canada Series aimed at growing the game in the country and will open with the Toronto Raptors facing eight-times All-Star Chris Paul and the Los Angeles Clippers in Vancouver on Oct. 4. Former NBA Most Valuable Player
Golf-World Rankings
June 1 (Infostrada Sports) – The World Rankings 1. (1) Rory McIlroy (Britain) 12.99 2. (2) Jordan Spieth (U.S.) 9.06 3. (4) Bubba Watson (U.S.) 6.88 4. (3) Henrik Stenson (Sweden) 6.78 5. (5) Jim Furyk (U.S.) 6.73 6. (6) Justin Rose (Britain) 6.15 7. (9) Rickie Fowler (U.S.) 5.94 8. (10) Dustin Johnson (U.S.) 5.91 9. (7) Sergio Garcia (Spain) 5.90 10. (8) Jason Day (Australia) 5.89 11. (12)
Nordqvist comes from behind to win ShopRite Classic
Sweden’s Anna Nordqvist rallied to fire a two-under 69 and win the LPGA Tour’s ShopRite Classic by one shot for her first win of the season on Sunday. It marked the third win for Nordqvist since February 2014 and the fifth of her career on the US LPGA Tour. Nordqvist finished at eight-under 205 to beat Christel Boeljon, of the Netherlands, by one stroke at the Stockton Seaview Golf Club
Wedding bells turn to victory bell for Bowditch at PGA Byron Nelson
Steven Bowditch cruised to a four-shot win at the Byron Nelson Championship by closing with a 64 at Las Colinas, the same resort where he celebrated his wedding in 2011. “We took some wedding pictures here at TPC so it is a special place and I get to take some more pictures here,” said Bowditch, who was married at the Dallas area golf resort in 2011. Americans Charley Hoffman (65),