Getting past his first round opponent at the French Open was easy. Breaking the Big Four domination will be a lot harder for Tomas Berdych. ”Everything has been aimed for this tournament,” Berdych said Monday after his 6-0, 7-5, 6-3 win over Japanese qualifier Yoshihito Nishioka in the first round of the French Open.
As Chris Kirk waited to putt on the 18th green, Jordan Spieth was watching nearby in anticipation of a possible playoff at Colonial. Kirk got the plaid jacket that goes to the winner at Hogan’s Alley, and Spieth finished as a runner-up in Texas for the third time this season. After an errant tee shot at the last hole, Kirk made with a clutch 7-foot par putt for his fourth
LeBron James played through a myriad of injuries as the Cleveland Cavaliers beat the Atlanta Hawks 114-111 in overtime to take a commanding 3-0 lead in the Eastern Conference finals. James recorded his first triple double of the playoffs, finishing with 37 points, 18 rebounds and 13 assists as Cleveland pushed the Hawks to the brink of elimination in the best-of-seven series. “No matter how I am feeling I have
(Reuters) – LeBron James was exhausted and banged-up, but he came through in the clutch as the Cleveland Cavaliers earned a thrilling overtime 114-111 win over the Atlanta Hawks to take a strangle hold of the Eastern Conference finals. James missed his first 10 shots in the game, but soon found his range and scored 15 points in the third quarter alone. The Hawks took advantage to tie the game
South Korea’s Byeong-hun An has urged Asian players to try their luck on the European Tour after his breakthrough win at Wentworth on Sunday. The 23-year old, who won the US Amateur aged 17 in 2009, is in his first year on the full circuit after spending three seasons on the second-tier Challenge Tour. “My friends, who live in Asia or play the Asian Tour, I’m always telling them The
About 150 New England Patriots fans staged a protest rally Sunday in the team’s stadium parking lot against the four-game National Football League ban given to star quarterback Tom Brady. Supporters chanted slogans and waved banners at the “Free Tom Brady” rally at Gillette Stadium, objecting to the suspension issued by the league in the wake of the “Deflategate” report that said Brady probably knew about the tinkering with game
(Reuters) – Colin Montgomerie of Scotland retained his Senior PGA Championship crown by a commanding four shots on Sunday at French Lick, Indiana as he earned his third major title in the over-50 ranks. Three ahead overnight, Montgomerie rebounded from a bogey on the opening hole with a superb display on the challenging Pete Dye course at the French Lick Resort, piling up six birdies and just two more bogeys
South Korea’s Byeong-hun An turned the European PGA Championship into a procession winning the prestigious event by six shots at Wentworth on Sunday.
