NEW YORK (Reuters) - The New York Yankees had a first-hand look at Cuban rookie sensation Yasiel Puig of the Los Angeles Dodgers on Wednesday and came away mightily impressed.
"He hits the ball hard, I can tell ...
BOSTON (Reuters) - Brent Seabrook's overtime goal lifted the Chicago Blackhawks to a wild 6-5 win over the Boston Bruins on Wednesday to level the Stanley Cup Final at two games each.
After a 2-0 defensive showcase in ...
The 26-year-old will compete in Ostrava next Thursday before taking part in the hurdles at the IAAF Diamond League in Birmingham on June 30, it said on its website (www.athletics.com.au).
Pearson suffered a grade-one ...
MIAMI (Reuters) - After 17 seasons in the National Basketball Association (NBA), San Antonio Spurs evergreen power forward Tim Duncan has already seen it all.
The 37-year has scaled the heights of the NBA, winning four ...
BOSTON (Reuters) - For all appearances it was business as usual on a sparkling Wednesday afternoon in Boston where the hometown Bruins prepared to host the Chicago Blackhawks in the Stanley Cup Finals.
Across town, ...
MIAMI (Reuters) - LeBron James, one win away from a second consecutive NBA title, is refusing to let relentless critics shift him from his goal of earning a place as one of the game's greatest.
Despite a remarkable 12 ...
The comments were reported in an interview with Rolling Stone magazine and stirred up U.S. media attention on Wednesday.
"What happened in Steubenville was a real shock for me. I was deeply saddened," the ...
The American sprinter prefers to think of last month's triumph as the opening act of journey that will bring him and Bolt together again on a much larger stage later this year, he said on Wednesday.
"I would not ...
LONDON (Reuters) - Jenson Button could not wait to get out of his mishandling McLaren after a miserable afternoon in Canada and now, less than two weeks later, he is impatient to step back in.
British fans preparing ...
Woods had been suffering minor discomfort before last week's U.S. Open at Merion, where he aggravated the problem and was seen wincing and shaking his left arm on several occasions.
"I was examined after I ...
