Serena Williams beats Venus at US Open to extend Slam bid (Yahoo Sports)
For stretches of the 27th edition of Williams vs. Williams, Venus gave Serena all she could handle. Both pounded serves fast, very fast, each topping 120 mph. Both returned well, oh so well, each managing to put into play at least one serve at more than 115 mph by the other.
Mets rally past Nationals 8-7 after Harvey struggles (Yahoo Sports)
Matt Harvey has no idea when he will start again for the Mets. Kirk Nieuwenhuis hit a tiebreaking, pinch-hit homer in the eighth inning off Jonathan Papelbon, and the resilient Mets rallied from a six-run deficit to beat the Washington Nationals 8-7 Tuesday night. The Mets’ second straight comeback win over Washington extended their lead in the NL East to six games.
Bills coach Ryan expects LeSean McCoy to be ready for opener (Yahoo Sports)
ORCHARD PARK, N.Y. (AP) — Coach Rex Ryan expects Bills running back LeSean McCoy to be ready to play in the season opener against the Indianapolis Colts on Sunday.
Giants say Jason Pierre-Paul not ready to play, back home (Yahoo Sports)
EAST RUTHERFORD, N.J. (AP) — The New York Giants say two-time Pro Bowl defensive end Jason Pierre-Paul is not ready to play.
SEC rules: Conference sets record with 10 teams in AP Top 25 (Yahoo Sports)
The Southeastern Conference has a record 10 teams ranked in the first Associated Press college football poll of the regular season.
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Fred Jackson stiff-armed Patriots after Bills release
Goodell, Kraft, Belichick should all be canned
Matt Cassel rejoins Bills' QB mix three days after being cut
McGregor: Rangers players failed
Darren McGregor accepts that Rangers ‘under-performed massively’ last season, which ended with a miserable 6-1 aggregate play-off defeat to Motherwell.
Elphick ready for challenge
Bournemouth reported back for pre-season training on Monday and captain Tommy Elphick cannot wait to start preparing for their first season in the Premier League.
Scotland call up Edinburgh duo
Scotland have added Edinburgh duo Dougie Fife and Ben Toolis to their pre-World Cup training squad.
Falmouth caution for Integral
Connections of Integral feel a bid for consecutive victories in the Falmouth Stakes at Newmarket’s July Festival could come a fraction too soon.
Roche predicts exciting Tour
Nicolas Roche believes this summer’s Tour de France could be one of the most open editions of the race in recent years and says Team Sky’s squad is ideally balanced for the varied route.
Royals swoop for Sa
Reading have made former Fulham striker Orlando Sa their first signing of the summer.
Royals swoop for Sa
Reading have made former Fulham striker Orlando Sa their first signing of the summer.
Djokovic eases into second round
Defending champion Novak Djokovic moved confidently into the second round of Wimbledon with a 6-4 6-4 6-4 win over German Philipp Kohlschreiber on Monday.
Williams through in straight sets
A pumped-up Serena Williams kicked off her campaign for a sixth Wimbledon singles title with a straight sets victory on day one.
Copa America semis preview
We preview the Copa America semi-finals between hosts Chile and Peru and Argentina and Paraguay.
