Month: August 2018

3:06 PM ET Associated Press TORONTO — Four-time champion Novak Djokovic advanced to the third round of the Rogers Cup on Wednesday, defeating Canadian wild card Peter Polansky 6-3, 6-4. Djokovic, coming off his fourth Wimbledon title last month, fired seven aces and never faced a break point in the 1-hour, 25-minute match. A former
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3:02 PM ET Associated Press CLEVELAND — Browns rookie receiver Antonio Callaway had bullets and gun parts in his car when he was cited for marijuana possession. Browns rookie receiver Antonio Callaway, who had a troubled past at the University of Florida, was cited by police for marijuana possession on Sunday. Dash-camera video obtained by
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12:12 AM ET Associated Press MONTREAL — Alize Cornet of France beat listless-looking Wimbledon champion Angelique Kerber 6-4, 6-1 on Wednesday in the second round of the Rogers Cup. The unseeded Cornet advanced to a third-round meeting with 15th-seeded Ashleigh Barty of Australia, a 7-6 (7), 6-2 winner over Belgium’s Alison Van Uytvanck. Kerber, from
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Orlando Pirates claimed a first victory of the season with a narrow 1-0 success away at Chippa United in Port Elizabeth on Wednesday, despite finishing the game with 10 men. Pirates claimed all three points thanks to an own goal from Chippa defender Gaona Modisane, who put the ball into his own net after Zambian
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Julen Lopetegui says there is a buoyant mood at Real Madrid ahead of the new season. This summer, a host of top European clubs have changed their manager. Some by choice, while others were forced into it. Here’s what we can expect from the new arrivals. Illustrations by Rafa Alvarez. REAL MADRID: JULEN LOPETEGUI — Move
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2:15 PM ET ST. LOUIS — Jim Furyk can defer a decision on Tiger Woods and the Ryder Cup for a few more weeks, but the U.S. captain admitted Wednesday he was surprised the 14-time champion discussed being part of the team as a player back in January. That is when Furyk asked Woods to
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12:27 PM ET Iowa will be without two more linemen for its season opener against Northern Illinois after announcing sophomore Alaric Jackson and junior Cedrick Lattimore are suspended for an unspecified violation of team rules. The school said neither player is involved in a legal issue but both violated team policies, which encompass academic performance,
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12:00 PM ET As the 2018-19 NHL season draws closer, we’ve released our top 300 rankings for fantasy. As you rummage through the lineup, the ranking of some players might jump off the page. Sure, Connor McDavid topping the board isn’t going to surprise many, but there is some interesting ordering thereafter. Here are my
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