NEW YORK (Reuters) - If you blinked, you might have missed it but Rafa Nadal gave the tennis world another look at the weapon he hopes will help him win the U.S. Open and complete his collection of grand slam titles.
The world number has been working hard on his serve in the belief that it holds ...
NORTON, Massachusetts (Reuters) - Australia's Jason Day and American Zach Johnson shot eight-under 63s to take a one-stroke lead after the first round of the $7.5 million Deutsche Bank Championship on Friday, but Tiger Woods faces an uphill battle to stay in the tournament.
The world number one ...
NEW YORK (Reuters) - Kim Clijsters erased an early first-set deficit and put her hopes of defending her U.S. Open title back on track with a 6-3 6-0 win against Petra Kvitova on Friday that secured the Belgian a spot in the fourth round.
The second seed's hopes of extending her winning streak at ...
NEW YORK (Reuters) - A stylish Venus Williams gave a commanding performance with little sister Serena looking on as she trounced qualifier Mandy Minella of Luxembourg to reach the fourth round of the U.S. Open on Friday.
Third-seeded Williams needed two service games to find her bearings and then ...
NEW YORK (Reuters) - French Open champion Francesca Schiavone said she wants a DVD copy of the Roger Federer-like trick shot she produced on her way to the fourth round of the U.S. Open on Friday.
The Italian sixth seed replicated Federer's stunning between-the-legs shot in the second set of her ...
Marlins pitcher Chris Volstad received a six-game ban and a fine for his role in a clash with Morgan and others during the fracas, MLB said Friday in a release.
The league ruled that Volstad had intentionally thrown the ball at Morgan on two occasions and that he was involved in fighting after ...
NEW YORK (Reuters) - Dustin Brown likes to hit it big on the tennis court, and the rangy Jamaican hopes his U.S. Open showing enables him to hit it big back home.
The 6-foot, 5-inch (1.96 meter) Brown notched his first grand slam match win in the opening round and gave Andy Murray a tough time in ...
The 28-year-old Roethlisberger, who won Super Bowls with Pittsburgh in 2006 and 2009, was suspended in April for the first six games of the upcoming regular season without pay although no charges were filed.
Roethlisberger was told to undergo a behavioral evaluation as part of his suspension and ...
ORIHUELA, Spain (Reuters) - Italian Alessandro Petacchi put his legal problems to one side to roar to a landmark 20th stage victory in the Tour of Spain on Friday.
The veteran Lampre rider accelerated away in a bunch sprint in Orihuela that decided the 187.1-km seventh stage.
NEW YORK (Reuters) - Number 11 seed Elena Dementieva recovered from a first-set slump to continue her strong record against Slovakia's Daniela Hantuchova with 7-5 6-2 win Friday.
It was the 16th career meeting in a decade between the two and the Russian took her tally of wins against Hantuchova to ...
