Tag: Women’s sports
NC A&T’s Cambrea Sturgis sweeps NCAA women’s 100 and 200
EUGENE, Ore. — Cambrea Sturgis of North Carolina A&T swept the women's 100 and 200 meters Saturday in the NCAA outdoor track and field...
Taiwan’s Min Lee takes 2-shot lead at Lake Merced
DALY CITY, Calif. — Min Lee made a 15-foot birdie putt on the par-5 18th for a 4-under 68 and two-stroke lead Saturday in...
Lynx beat Sparks 80-64, spoil return of Augustus
MINNEAPOLIS — Crystal Dangerfield was 4 of 5 from 3-point range and finished with 16 points and Minnesota beat the Los Angeles Sparks 80-64...
4 divers earn Olympic berths on US team for Tokyo
INDIANAPOLIS — Krysta Palmer earned a second spot on the U.S. Olympic diving team, finishing first in women’s 3-meter springboard.
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Krejcikova completes titles sweep in Paris with Siniakova
PARIS — French Open champion Barbora Krejcikova completed a rare sweep of titles at Roland Garros as she won a third women's doubles major...
AP Sportlight
June 14
1922 — Gene Sarazen edges Bobby Jones and John...
Analysis: Why so many 1st-time women’s Slam champs in Paris?
It started with Garbiñe Muguruza beating Serena Williams in the 2016 French Open final.
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Old-timers day: 30-somethings hanging on at US swim trials
OMAHA, Neb. — Amanda Weir just can't bring herself to say the word “retirement.”
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Georgia makes Smith Gilbert first female to coach men’s team
ATHENS, Ga. — Georgia has made school history by naming former Southern California coach Caryl Smith Gilbert the men’s and women’s track and field...
French Open defends “pragmatic” stance in Osaka dealings
PARIS — French Open organizers said they took a “pragmatic” approach in their dealings with four-time Grand Slam champion Naomi Osaka earlier in the...