The Associated PressJohn Pye MELBOURNE, Australia–It took just over an hour for Roger Federer to fix one anomalous statistic in his extraordinary career. The defending champ, who was leading Hyeon Chung 6-1, 5-2 when the Korean retired in the second set of their Australian Open semi-final earlier today, is within […]
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The Associated PressDoug Ferguson SAN DIEGO–Tiger Woods has been away from the PGA Tour too long to know for certain when a shot is as good as it looks. This was a six-iron on the par-three 16th hole on the South Course at Torrey Pines, from 188 yards to a […]
The Associated Press DALLAS–It was just another game for Curtis McElhinney last night–even though he hadn’t played in more than a month. McElhinney made 39 saves in helping the Toronto Maple Leafs beat the Dallas Stars 4-1. He had lost in his last two appearances in December but kept himself […]
The Associated PressMatt Carlson CHICAGO–The Toronto Maple Leafs found themselves in yet another tight game. William Nylander found a way to make sure they got two points this time. Nylander scored on a penalty shot just six seconds into overtime to lift the Leafs to a 3-2 win over the […]
The Associated PressJohn Pye MELBOURNE, Australia–For the second time in the tournament, Simona Halep faced match points and knew one mistake would mean an exit from the Australian Open and the likely loss of her No. 1 ranking. For the second time in just over a week, she attacked rather […]
The Associated PressCharles Odum ATLANTA–On a night starter Jonas Valanciunas earned credit for setting a high-energy tone in a runaway win, Toronto coach Dwane Casey still criticized a lackadaisical final few minutes from his back-ups. The explanation from Casey was simple: “We’re building for something bigger.” Valanciunas had 16 points […]
By Ben Walker The Associated Press NEW YORK — Chipper Jones, Jim Thome, Vladimir Guerrero and Trevor Hoffman were elected to the baseball Hall of Fame. Designated hitter Edgar Martinez came close after a grass-roots campaign to boost him. Barry Bonds and Roger Clemens, both tainted by the steroids scandal, […]
By John Pye The Associated Press MELBOURNE, Australia — Roger Federer beat long-time rival Tomas Berdych to set up an Australian Open semifinal against Hyeon Chung, a champion of the so-called Next Generation. Defending champion Federer extended his winning streak to 14 in Australian Open quarterfinals and to nine in […]
The Associated PressJohn Pye MELBOURNE, Australia–An injured and visibly struggling Rafael Nadal retired while trailing in the fifth set of his Australian Open quarter-final match against Marin Cilic. The top-ranked Nadal fended off five break points in the last game before Cilic broke his serve, then the 16-time major winner […]
The Canadian PressKyle Cicerella TORONTO–Colorado goalie Jonathan Bernier heard the Bronx cheers from the Air Canada Centre crowd last night. He remembers listening to Toronto’s fans giving him the same banter when he was a member of the Leafs as they struggled through the 2015-16 season. “It’s not as bad […]
The Associated PressArnie Stapleton Tom Brady and the New England Patriots are going back to the Super Bowl in search of a sixth title. They’ll face a Philadelphia Eagles’ team looking for their first Lombardi Trophy. Brady led the Patriots (15-3) back from a 10-point, fourth-quarter deficit to beat the […]
The Associated PressJohn Nicholson LA QUINTA, Calif.–Jon Rahm headed over the hill to San Diego for his Torrey Pines title defence with a playoff victory in the CareerBuilder Challenge and the No. 2 spot in the world ranking. The Spaniard is way ahead of where he even dreamed he would […]
