Serena Williams defeated Barbora Strycova on Centre Court at Wimbledon on Thursday. The 37-year-old Williams easily beat Strycova 6-1, 6-2, and will bring her back to her 11th Wimbledon final. This victory for Williams also brings her
Boston Red Sox legend David Ortiz underwent his third surgery since being shot at a Dominican Republic nightclub in what authorities suspect was a case of mistaken identity. Ortiz, 43, initially underwent surgery in the Dominican Republic.
After defeating Sam Querrey in the last eight on Wednesday, Rafael Nadal will next face Roger Federer in the Wimbledon semi-final, Nadal celebrated a 7-5 6-2 6-2 triumph to advance to play against his foe Federer, who
On Wednesday, the Atlanta Dream beat the Connecticut Sun 78-75. Tiffany Hayes scored 18 points and Elizabeth Williams had a season-high 17 points for Atlanta. Alex Bentley sank an open 3-pointer with 2:01 remaining to give Atlanta
On Tuesday, Serena Williams defeated Alison Riske in the Wimbledon quarterfinals with a 6-4, 4-6, 6-3 win — moving one step closer to what could be her 24th career Grand Slam singles title. Williams rallied to break
The Los Angeles Lakers have officially signed guard Avery Bradley, to a two-year, $9.7-million contract. The second year of the deal is a player option. Last season, Bradley started 49 games for the Los Angeles Clippers, averaging
15-year-old Cori “Coco” Gauff’s Wimbledon run has come to an end, as she succumbed to No. 7-seeded Simona Halep in the fourth round for a straight set loss 6-3, 6-3. Gauff couldn’t find her forehand against the
Justin Verlander will start the All-Star Game for the American League for the second time, and Hyun-Jin Ryu will make his first start for the National League. Verlander, a 36-year-old right-hander, is 10-4 with a 2.98 ERA
Free-agent forward Kawhi Leonard has agreed to sign with the Los Angeles Clippers. Leonard is coming off an all-time NBA playoff run that saw him lead the Toronto Raptors to Canada’s first NBA title. Leonard is a
The United States women’s soccer team won its record fourth Women’s World Cup title and second in a row, beating the Netherlands 2-0 Sunday night. Megan Rapinoe converted a tiebreaking penalty kick in the second half and
