Tag: Men’s sports
Murray leaves Wimbledon with a question: ‘Is it worth it?’
WIMBLEDON, England — Andy Murray was pleased to be back playing singles at Wimbledon after a four-year absence, pleased to make it through three...
Danish dynasty, explosive Norway quest for handball gold
HIGHLIGHTS FROM RIO: Denmark upset France 30-28 in the men's final to deny France a third consecutive Olympic gold medal. Russia eliminated two-time reigning...
Ready to roll: Skateboarding set to wow on Olympic debut
TOKYO — WHAT’S NEW: Absolutely everything. Skateboarding is one of four sports making their Olympic debuts at the Tokyo Games, along with karate, surfing...
White Sox send Mercedes down, bring up INF Jake Burger
DETROIT — The Chicago White Sox demoted slumping slugger Yermín Mercedes on Friday and recalled Jake Burger from Triple-A Charlotte, putting the infielder in...
Wild sign Joel Eriksson Ek to $42M, 8-year contract
ST. PAUL, Minn. — The Minnesota Wild signed forward Joel Eriksson Ek to a $42 million, eight-year contract Friday that carries an an annual...
Sailing stars aim for repeat gold medals in Tokyo Olympics
HIGHLIGHTS FROM RIO: At age 54, cancer survivor Santiago Lange of Argentina became the oldest medalist at the Rio Games when he and crew...
Burnes cruises, Brewers top Bucs for 9th straight win
PITTSBURGH — Corbin Burnes went beyond seven innings for the first time in the majors, helping the Milwaukee Brewers match their longest winning streak...
AP Sportlight
July 3
1920 — Suzanne Lenglen beats Dorothea Chambers a second...
England-Pakistan ODI at Lord’s approved for full capacity
LONDON — The one-day international between England and Pakistan on July 10 was approved on Friday for a full capacity crowd of 31,100 at...
Shooting events at Tokyo Games to include mixed team events
HIGHLIGHTS FROM RIO: South Korea’s Jongoh Jin overcame shooting’s version of a shank to rally in men’s 50-meter pistol to become the first shooter...