Roger Federer has captured his 20th Grand Slam singles title, beating Marin Cilic in a back-and-forth Australian Open final 6-2, 6-7 (5), 6-3, 3-6, 6-1. It’s the sixth Australian Open title of Federer’s career, going along with
WWE founder and chairman Vince McMahon announced Thursday he is giving a professional football league another go. It will be called the XFL, the same name of the league McMahon and NBC tried for one season in
On Wednesday Chipper Jones, Vladimir Guerrero, Jim Thome and Trevor Hoffman were elected to the Baseball Hall of Fame. Jones and Thome were both elected in their first year of eligibility. This is the fourth time that
Heading into Tuesday night’s game between the Cleveland Cavaliers and the San Antonio Spurs, LeBron James needed seven points to reach the 30,000 career point milestone. James became the seventh player with 30,000 career points when he
Former USA Gymnastics doctor Larry Nassar was sentenced to 40 to 175 years in prison today by Judge Rosemarie Aquilina for 10 counts of first-degree criminal sexual conduct. The sentence came down following the seventh day of
Centerfielder Austin Jackson agreed to a $6 million, two-year contract with the San Francisco Giants on Monday, filling the club’s top remaining void just a few weeks before pitchers and catchers report to spring training. San Francisco
The Milwaukee Bucks fired coach Jason Kidd on Monday. It was a surprising end to Kidd’s three-plus season tenure in Milwaukee, when the Bucks made the playoffs twice. The Bucks were considered an emerging force in the
The Cardinals named Carolina Panthers defensive coordinator Steve Wilks their next head coach on Monday. The team said that Wilks agreed to a four-year contract with a team option for a fifth year. The move ends Arizona’s
USA Gymnastics announced Monday that its board of directors resigned to “move forward in implementing change within our organization.” The move comes as the sexual abuse scandal involving former sports doctor Larry Nassar continues to grow. At
Quarterback Nick Foles threw for three touchdowns and the Philadelphia Eagles made play after play Sunday night, winning the NFC title in a stunning 38-7 victory over the Minnesota Vikings. The Eagles’ will make their first Super
