Month: July 2018

6:17 PM ET Associated Press KNOXVILLE, Tenn. — A woman who says she was raped by former Tennessee football players A.J. Johnson and Michael Williams has testified at the men’s trial, explaining why she initially told police she didn’t want the two arrested. The woman testified Wednesday that the two defendants raped her during a
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6:11 PM ET Out of his customary yellow garb, wearing goggles and a billowing, unmarked rain jacket as he descended toward the team bus Wednesday evening after Stage 17 of the Tour de France, four-time champion Chris Froome apparently looked like a rogue cyclo-tourist to the police officer stationed near the finish line at Saint-Lary-Soulan.
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5:12 PM ET Associated Press VANCOUVER, British Columbia — The Vancouver Canucks have signed forward Jake Virtanen to a two-year deal with an average annual value of $1.25 million. The 21-year-old had 10 goals and 10 assists in 75 games for the Canucks in 2017-18, setting career highs in games played, goals, assists, points and
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2:38 PM ET Fernando Verdasco is out of the German Tennis Championships after losing to world No. 156 Thiago Monteiro in Hamburg. Eighth seed Verdasco converted an early break point to take the first set but fatigue crept into his game as he struggled to match his opponent in longer rallies. At 6-5 down and
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12:19 PM ET Julia Goerges advanced to the quarterfinals of the Moscow River Cup with a 6-2 7-6 (2) victory over Russia’s Natalia Vikhlyantseva. The German top seed is the strong favourite to add another Russian trophy to her collection, after winning the Kremlin Cup, also held in Moscow, in 2017. Top seed Julia Goerges
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2:52 PM ET Triple Crown winner Justify has been retired from racing, WinStar Farm announced Wednesday. “Justify had some filling in his ankle, and he is just not responding quick enough for a fall campaign,” trainer Bob Baffert. “We all wanted to see Justify run again, but ultimately it is my responsibility to make sure
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