Serena Williams beats Caroline Wozniacki to reach WTA final SINGAPORE — Serena Williams is in the final of the WTA Finals after beating Caroline Wozniacki in a third-set tiebreaker on Saturday, winning 2-6, 6-3, 7-6 (6) to remain on course for a third-straight title in the season-ending championships. Wozniacki served for the match at 5-4 in the third set but Williams broke back and prevailed in … [Read more...]
Alpine Skiing-World Cup Soelden women’s giant slalom results (Reuters)
Alpine Skiing-World Cup Soelden women's giant slalom results (Reuters) Oct 25 (Infostrada Sports) - Results from the World Cup Soelden Women's Giant Slalom after run 1 on Saturday Run 1 Overall 1. Mikaela Shiffrin (U.S.) 1:17.93 1:17.93 2. Anna Fenninger (Austria) 1:18.02 1:18.02 3. Tessa Worley (France) 1:18.35 1:18.35 4. Federica Brignone (Italy) 1:18.57 1:18.57 5. Lara Gut (Switzerland) … [Read more...]
Jimmie Johnson said it hit him after Kansas and Charlotte he wasn’t a title contender
Jimmie Johnson said it hit him after Kansas and Charlotte he wasn't a title contender While Jimmie Johnson was officially eliminated from the 2014 Chase of the Sprint Cup after last week's race at Talladega, he said Friday at Martinsville that he came to grips with the realization he wasn't a title contender after the two races before Talladega. “Fortunately or unfortunately, we’re busy and … [Read more...]
Tony Gwynn honored by MLB prior to World Series Game 3
Tony Gwynn honored by MLB prior to World Series Game 3 Your browser does not support iframes. Baseball fans were simply stunned when MLB declined to honor or even mention Tony Gwynn during July's All-Star game broadcast on Fox. It was nearly one month to the day after Gwynn died at age 54 following a long battle with salivary gland cancer, and it was almost expected that a few moments would … [Read more...]
Victory over Cal probably won’t be last time Marcus Mariota excels in NFL stadium
Victory over Cal probably won't be last time Marcus Mariota excels in NFL stadium SANTA CLARA, Calif. — Marcus Mariota matched his season high with five touchdown passes and broke the Oregon record for career passing yards in the No. 6 Ducks' 59-41 victory over California on Friday night in the first college game at Levi's Stadium. Mariota completed 18 of 30 passes for 326 yards. He also threw … [Read more...]
Marcus Mariota throws for five touchdowns as Oregon beats Cal
Marcus Mariota throws for five touchdowns as Oregon beats Cal Oregon QB Marcus Mariota threw for 326 yards and five touchdowns as Oregon beat Cal 59-41 at Levi's Stadium on Friday night. Cal's defense entered the game 120th in scoring defense and simply couldn't stop Oregon, even as it forced Mariota into his first interception of the year. The interception happened with Oregon driving for a … [Read more...]
WTA plans World Cup teams event (Yahoo Sports)
WTA plans World Cup teams event (Yahoo Sports) SINGAPORE (AP) -- The WTA is considering setting up its own World Cup team event, separate from the existing Fed Cup organized by the ITF. … [Read more...]
Brandon Finnegan makes history by pitching in World Series and College World Series in same year
Brandon Finnegan makes history by pitching in World Series and College World Series in same year SAN FRANCISCO — This wasn't one of those history-making moments that came out of nowhere. Brandon Finnegan, the 21-year-old Kansas City Royals relief pitcher, has heard people talking about this for months. Finnegan was the Royals' first-round draft pick in June. He also pitched in the College … [Read more...]
Royals grab early lead, make it stand up in Game 3 victory
Royals grab early lead, make it stand up in Game 3 victory SAN FRANCISCO — Jeremy Guthrie pitched shutout ball into the sixth, Lorenzo Cain drove in an early run off Tim Hudson and made a pair of nifty catches, and the Royals defeated the Giants 3-2 Friday night to take a 2-1 World Series lead. Cain's RBI groundout three batters in put the Royals ahead, and Kansas City expanded its lead to 3-0 in … [Read more...]
Report: Syracuse football program part of NCAA investigation
Report: Syracuse football program part of NCAA investigation While the Syracuse basketball program appears to be the main focus of an ongoing NCAA investigation, the Orange football program is reportedly also a part of the probe. According to ESPN’s Brett McMurphy, the football team is “facing allegations involving extra benefits,” but only from a “two-or-three-year stretch around 2004 or … [Read more...]