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Nadal just 1 step away from 'La Decima' in Paris

Nadal certainly won't be taking Wawrinka lightly Sunday, though: He is a flawless 3-0 in grand slam finals, memorably topping the left-hander to open his accoun...

7-year-old girl travels country on 'tour' to hug police officers

Baldwin: "This is nice, this is awesome, a blessing for us to see you all here". But we want the attention on them. Rosalyn Baldwin's mission is to be a beaco...

Golden State Warriors move one win away from record

Written off for the past two days after their game-two defeat, the Cavs - led by James (39) and a reborn Kyrie Irving (38) - had given their fans plenty of re...

LeBron James not faulting Warriors for building super team

From people saying he ruined the Oklahoma City Thunder - who seemed like a worthy adversary for the Warriors for years to come after last year's hellacious ...

Muguruza knocked out of French Open

In the absence of pregnant Serena Williams and banned Maria Sharapova, 2010 champion Francesca Schiavone was rolled in the first round by Muguruza. Garbine M...

Scooter Gennett makes Major League Baseball history with 5 hit, 4-homer game

Gennett's four-homer game was just the 17th time in Major League Baseball history that a player has hit four home runs in a game , the most recent time befor...

Astros' Keuchel on 10-day disabled list with neck discomfort

The only lefties in the Royals original lineup were Eric Hosmer and Mike Moustakas , so Ned Yost was asked why he didn't switch his lineup around to take adva...

Ostapenko blazes past Bacsinszky to reach French final

The unseeded world No. 47 has booked a spot in the French Open final with a three-set win over Timea Bacsinszky of Switzerland-oh, and she turned 20 years o...

Browns Cut DB Tyvis Powell Before He Throws Ceremonial Pitch

Powell, a Bedford, Ohio, native, was a two-year starter in the Buckeyes secondary, making 76 tackles and four interceptions as a sophomore in 2014 and 71 tackle...

Beltre out of Rangers' lineup again after spraining ankle

Bruce homered twice against the Texas ace Wednesday night before the Mets scored in the ninth inning for a 4-3 win when Rangers second baseman Rougned Odor ...

Portland victim's mother appeals to Trump to condemn acts of hate

With tears in her eyes, Macy said she isn't angry about what happened that day. "Imagine that for a second - being the little girl on the MAX", Fletcher said....

Saudis apologise after London attack snub in Australia

Furious viewers were to quick to point out occasions Saudi Arabian sporting teams had solemnly observed a minute's silence for different tragedies. The Sau...

Scores Dead, Hundreds Injured In Kabul Car Bombing

Also on Thursday, Afghan Ambassador to Islamabad, Omar Zakhilwal, vowed in a tweet that Wednesday's "heinous and cowardly crime will fail to break the spirit an...

Uncertain when Britain's Brexit position will emerge - EU's Mogherini

Prime Minister Theresa May made a decision to hold a snap election to boost her majority and strengthen her hand in European Union divorce talks. She instea...

Round NBA Draft Prospect Jonathan Jeanne Diagnosed With Career-Threatening Disorder

Jeanne's MRI report , however, showed that he tested positive for Marfan's, a disorder that directly affects the body's connective tissue. "A 7'2" center, Je...

Belmont Stakes odds: Picks for win, place, show, trifecta and superfecta

Those four purses totaled $29.25 million, so the paltry sums involved in the triple crown races Arrogate skipped demonstrate why spring racing is pure and s...

Zunino, Mariners walk off winners against Twins

Ruiz, filling in at designated hitter for ailing Nelson Cruz , followed with a drive into the upper deck in left for his first home run of the season. QUOTABLE...

Donald Trump Jr defends father during James Comey testimony

Rubio, a member of the Senate Select Committee on Intelligence, questioned that decision from Comey , saying that the overall Russian Federation investigat...

Ward prefers Huddersfield to Liverpool bench

I'm a Liverpool player and they have to decide what's best. With Huddersfield now in the Premier League following their Championship playoff glory, The Sun ...

NBA Finals Game 3 ratings up 22 percent from a year ago

The NBA Finals on ABC continues with Game 4 on Friday, June 9, at 9 p.m. The bad news for Cleveland: No team in the finals has ever rebounded from a 3-0 s...

LeBron James destroys Kevin Durant with transition slam

Cleveland Cavaliers win in 6: 2.55%. Golden State Warriors win in 5: 34.7%. He sized up the bewildered Warriors transition defense and chose to attack its...

Durant exceeding Warriors expectations in NBA Finals

Golden State won 118-113. A year ago the Cavaliers became the first team to win a title after trailing the Finals 3-1 when they beat the Warriors 93-89 in...

Nolan Kingham leads Texas past Kansas, 5-4 in Big 12 Tournament

TCU , meanwhile, probably did enough in OKC to lock up a National Seed, and should feel good about their pitching overall after Nick Lodolo, Jared Janczak, Bri...

Kevin Durant's dagger 3 lifts Warriors over Cavs in Game 3

And while no National Basketball Association team has come back from such a deficit, it seemed that the Cleveland guard was making a bold forecast before quic...

Steve Kerr has ideal response to legends saying they could beat Warriors

Players get weaker, smaller, less skilled. Whether it's Magic Johnson saying his Showtime Lakers would sweep the Warriors or Kerr's former teammate Scott...

Rafa Nadal v Dominic Thiem - player profiles

He is the only man this year to have defeated Nadal on clay with his last-eight win in Rome offsetting losses in the final in Barcelona and Madrid . The ...

Royals out score Astros 7-5

The 29-year-old has bounced back this season after a hard 2016 campaign with a 9-0 record, an MLB-best 1.67 ERA, 0.87 WHIP and 69 strikeouts in 75.2 innings. Pe...

Arsene Wenger urges fans to get behind him after signing new deal

But they lifted the FA Cup for a record 13th time on Saturday. Henry, who spent eight years of his playing career at the Gunners, believes that Wenger's new...

Jelena Ostapenko wins battle of birthdays to reach final

Nadal is a nine-time French Open champ. There is plenty to admire about Ostapenko's performances, two-time Grand Slam champion Mary Pierce said yesterday ...

Biggest deciding factors for Game 4 of Cavs vs. Warriors

Curry hit a layup, and after both James and Irving missed for the Cavs, Durant dropped his three-pointer to put Golden State up 114-113 with under a minute to p...