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On this day: Born June 15, 1992: Mohamed Salah, Egyptian footballer

Sun, 14 Jun 2020 02:47:39 -0400

Mohamed Salah has already won the Champions League and secured World Cup qualification for his country but an imminent Premier League title with Liverpool will cement his legacy at the age of 28.

Calvillo controls Eye to win by unanimous decision

Sun, 14 Jun 2020 00:42:30 -0400

Cynthia Calvillo shook off a slow start to control Jessica Eye on the ground and secure victory via unanimous decision in a main-even flyweight bout Saturday night at UFC Fight Night in Las Vegas.

MLB players union rejects league's latest offer

Sat, 13 Jun 2020 22:23:46 -0400

The union representing Major League Baseball players said on Saturday it had rejected MLB's latest offer of a reduced 72-game schedule with 80% prorated salaries and had opted not to make a counter offer.

Golf: Spieth keeps it together to remain in the hunt at Colonial

Sat, 13 Jun 2020 22:20:23 -0400

Jordan Spieth was far from perfect in the third round at Colonial on Saturday but the three-times major champion said it was a measure of his recent progress that he was still in the hunt for his first title in three years.

Players reject owners' proposal, are done negotiating

Sat, 13 Jun 2020 20:48:27 -0400

The Major League Baseball Players Association on Saturday rejected the owners' latest proposal for starting the season, with the union telling the league to set a schedule rather than offering a counterproposal.

Grizzlies' Morant asks judge to remove Confederate statue

Sat, 13 Jun 2020 19:44:28 -0400

Memphis Grizzlies rookie guard Ja Morant is asking a Kentucky judge to remove a Confederate statue near his alma mater in downtown Murray (Ky.).

Schauffele leads by one atop loaded Colonial leaderboard

Sat, 13 Jun 2020 19:06:57 -0400

Xander Schauffele offset a late bogey with a closing birdie to sit alone atop a tightly bunched, star-studded leaderboard after the third round of the Charles Schwab Challenge in Forth Worth, Texas on Saturday.

Djokovic beaten as tour's Montenegro leg is scrapped

Sat, 13 Jun 2020 18:46:58 -0400

World number one Novak Djokovic lost one of his two opening singles matches on Saturday at the charity tournament he organised, and his day got worse when news broke that one of the event's four legs has been scrapped due to coronavirus concerns.

Montenegro leg of Djokovic's tennis tour cancelled

Sat, 13 Jun 2020 15:07:12 -0400

World number one Novak Djokovic's winning start to his charity tournament on Saturday was spoiled by news that the event's third leg, scheduled to take place in Montenegro, has been cancelled due to coronavirus concerns.

Abdul-Jabbar's son arrested for allegedly stabbing neighbor

Sat, 13 Jun 2020 12:57:31 -0400

The son of Hall of Famer Kareem Abdul-Jabbar was arrested earlier this week after allegedly stabbing his neighbor multiple times.

Shutdown brings tennis coaches' struggles to the fore

Sat, 13 Jun 2020 06:45:38 -0400

Financial aid has slowly trickled in for tennis players in the lower echelons of the sport during the COVID-19 shutdown but the vast majority of men and women who coach them for a living have been left to fend for themselves.

On this day: Born June 14, 1969: Steffi Graf, German tennis player

Sat, 13 Jun 2020 02:17:56 -0400

The pursuit of perfection in tennis has proved beyond all but one player in the modern era, Germany's Steffi Graf.

Golf: McIlroy makes some noise at Colonial

Sat, 13 Jun 2020 02:10:14 -0400

Rory McIlroy's seven-under-par 63 in the second round at Colonial on Friday suggests he has adjusted to golf without the galleries, though the world No. 1 says the silence that meets his birdie putts took some getting used to.

Report: Irving asks NBA players to sit as protest of racism

Sat, 13 Jun 2020 01:22:57 -0400

Brooklyn Nets star Kyrie Irving reportedly opposes the NBA restart plan, and he lobbied fellow players on Friday to sit out the scheduled resumption of play as a protest against racism, multiple media outlets reported.

Golf: Varner tops a star-studded leaderboard at Colonial

Fri, 12 Jun 2020 20:06:55 -0400

Harold Varner III opened with a triple bogey and closed with a flurry of five birdies over his last six holes to claim sole possession of the lead at the second round of the Charles Schwab Challenge in Fort Worth, Texas on Friday.

Athletics: Blech stars in drive-in pole vaulting event

Fri, 12 Jun 2020 18:37:56 -0400

Fans deprived of live athletics action were treated to a mini pole vaulting competition on Friday as German Torben Blech won the Flight Night event at a drive-in cinema in Duesseldorf, Germany.

Google, NFL latest to call for Juneteenth commemorations

Fri, 12 Jun 2020 18:33:03 -0400

Google and the National Football League have joined a growing list of U.S. private sector organizations choosing to commemorate June 19th, the date marking the emancipation of the last remaining slaves at the end of the U.S. Civil War.

Report: WNBA proposal includes full salaries for '20

Fri, 12 Jun 2020 17:08:44 -0400

An updated proposal from WNBA owners for the 2020 season includes full salaries for a 22-game regular season, ESPN reported Friday.

Golf: Spieth keeps his cool to overcome hiccup at Colonial

Fri, 12 Jun 2020 16:27:16 -0400

Jordan Spieth's decision to work on his mental game during the PGA Tour's three-month break paid off on Friday as he recovered from a late ugly stretch at the Charles Schwab Challenge to card a 65 and seize momentum.

Antonio Brown sentenced to probation in assault case

Fri, 12 Jun 2020 15:12:21 -0400

Free agent wide receiver Antonio Brown was sentenced to two years probation, ordered to undergo a psychological evaluation and enroll in a 13-week anger management course in a Florida court on Friday.