May 19, 2013

Tennis Recap: Berlocq advances to face Nadal in Barcelona Open

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Story Highlights Carlos Berlocq of Argentina defeated Daniel Gimeno-Traver of Spain 7-5, 6-4 on Tuesday Berlocq will face Rafael Nadal in the next round Also advancing were Philipp Kohlschreiber and Jeremy Chardy BARCELONA, Spain (AP) — Carlos Berlocq of Argentina set up a second-round match against defending champion Rafael Nadal at the Barcelona Open by [...]

NASCAR – Brad Keselowski: It’s OK to be skeptical about new car

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Brad Keselowski says drivers, fans must be patient on results from new car.(Photo: Jared C. Tilton, Getty Images for NASCAR) Story Highlights NASCAR’s redesigned car is getting lots of attention heading into next month’s Daytona 500 Defending champ Brad Keselowski says it’s worth adopting a wait-and-see approach New car might not change the racing as [...]

College Basketball: Men’s and Women’s Top 25 Results – Upsets

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(Michigan State’s Keith Appling scored five points in the last two minutes to lift No. 21 Michigan State past No. 7 Kansas on Tuesday. Appling and Gary Harris scored 37 of the Spartans’ 67 points.) ATLANTA (AP) — Seth Curry scored 23 points and No. 9 Duke held off a furious comeback by No. 3 [...]

US Open 2012: Federer seeded No. 1 at the U.S. Open, Djokovic seeded second

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Roger Federer of Switzerland celebrates with the trophy after defeating Novak Djokovic of Serbia during the final on day nine of the Western & Southern Open at Lindner Family Tennis Center on August 18, 2012 in Mason, Ohio. (August 18, 2012 – Source: Nick Laham/Getty Images North America) NEW YORK (AP) — Roger Federer will [...]

Olympics: Kim Collins kicked out of Olympics for meeting with family

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Tyson Gay (L) of USA and Kim Collins of Saint Kitts and Nevis in action in the 100m during day one of the Aviva London Grand Prix at Crystal Palace on July 13, 2012 in London, England. (July 12, 2012 – Source: Julian Finney/Getty Images Europe) (PhatzRadio / USA Today) — Olympic sprinter Kim Collins [...]

Tennis: Djokovic, Federer in same half of draw at Wimbledon

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Tennis star Rafael Nadal defeated Novak Djokovic to win the 2012 French Open in Paris, France on June 10, 2012. After winning the tournament, Nadal jumped into the crowd and received hugs from family and friends, including Los Angeles Lakers star Pau Gasol. (June 11, 2012 – Source: FameFlynet Pictures) WIMBLEDON, England (AP) — Top-ranked [...]

Golf Recap: Duke, Tringale share Zurich Classic lead; Els, Stricker one back

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Ken Duke tees off on the 15th hole during the first round of the Zurich Classic of New orleans at TPC Louisiana on April 26, 2012 in Avondale, Louisiana. (April 25, 2012 – Source: Chris Graythen/Getty Images North America) AVONDALE, La. (AP) — Ken Duke and Cameron Tringale topped the Zurich Classic leaderboard at 7-under [...]

Golf Recap: Pettersson takes the lead in the RBC Heritage

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Carl Pettersson watches his tee shot on the third hole during the third round of the RBC Heritage presented by Boeing at Harbour Town Golf Links on April 14, 2012 in Hilton Head Island, South Carolina. (April 13, 2012 – Photo by Hunter Martin/Getty Images North America) HILTON HEAD ISLAND, S.C. (AP) — Carl Pettersson [...]

March Madness – Women’s NCAA – White layup allows Texas A&M to upset No. 1 Stanford in Final Four

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INDIANAPOLIS (AP) — Texas A&M has upset its second straight top-seeded team in the NCAA tournament and is heading to its first national championship game. The Aggies (32-5) rallied from a 10-point deficit in the final six minutes Saturday, winning it when Tyra White put in a layup with 3.3 seconds left to give Texas [...]