Union optimistic after Cup success
A week after picking up their first U.S. Open Cup win in history, Union manager Peter Nowak hopes success in the tournament will lead to some wins when the Union resume MLS play June 16. The Union...
View ArticleHas Tiger finally turned corner?
Tiger Woods needed only two words to explain where the Memorial fits in on his road back from wherever he was to wherever he is going. 'I won,' he said. When trying to chart his progress, golf becomes...
View ArticleDel. golfers come up short
Five Delaware golfers took their shot at earning a spot in the U.S. Open on Monday, but none was able to advance through sectional qualifying. Michael Tobiason Jr.
View ArticlePacquiao knows clock is ticking
The gym had been cleared, and the wait for Manny Pacquiao had begun.
View ArticleNadal keeps rolling in Paris
It was about time Rafael Nadal faced some sort of test at the French Open. Not that this one lasted all that long or was all that taxing.
View ArticleBack in top spot, Sharapova eyes title
One victory Thursday finished Maria Sharapova's climb back to the top of the tennis rankings. With one more on Saturday, she'll be the French Open champion and complete a career Grand Slam. Not a bad...
View ArticleSallies grad excels on mound, in classroom
West Chester University's Breidy Breidenbach, a sophomore right-handed pitcher and former Salesianum standout, was recently named to the CoSIDA Academic All-District 2 team. Breidenbach will now move...
View ArticleErrani, Sharapova followed same paths
When Maria Sharapova's opponent in the French Open final, Sara Errani, was 12 years old, she struck out on her own, leaving behind her family in Italy and heading off to Nick Bollettieri's famed tennis...
View ArticleNadal, Djokovic cruise into men's final
For the fourth straight time in a Grand Slam final, it will be Novak Djokovic vs. Rafael Nadal.
View ArticleSharapova defeats Errani for French Open title
The Russian star won the French Open today, defeating Sara Errani 6-3, 6-2 in the final at Roland Garros to complete the career Grand Slam.
View ArticleHistory at stake as Djokovic, Nadal meet
PARIS - Novak Djokovic has won 27 matches in a row at Grand Slam tournaments. If he can make that 28 by beating Rafael Nadal in today's French Open final, Djokovic will earn a fourth consecutive major...
View ArticleOlympic Roundup: Orozco is top US gymnast
ST. LOUIS - John Orozco rallied to win the U.S. men's gymnastics championships on Saturday, edging defending champion Danell Leyva on the last rotation to give the Americans a potent one-two punch at...
View ArticleSharapova aside, intrigue lacking within women's tennis
It is tempting to say that the most entertaining moment in the women's French Open final was when the stadium announcer fluffed her lines during the trophy presentation and mistakenly introduced the...
View ArticleSharapova completes career Grand Slam in straight sets
The picture she posed for at the beginning foreshadowed a mismatch in the making: the 6-foot-2 Maria Sharapova standing at the net, towering over an opponent almost 10 inches smaller than her.
View ArticleFrench Open men's final suspended by rain
PARIS - Whoever is going to make history at the French Open will have to wait at least one more day. The final between Rafael Nadal and Novak Djokovic was called for the day because of rain today with...
View ArticleSubjectivity always part of game
The outcry in this gambling city was so loud Floyd Mayweather Jr. could have heard it in his jail cell.
View ArticleWieber claims second US title
Forget the Russians. Jordyn Wieber's biggest competition in London might come from right here at home. The reigning world champion earned her second straight U.S.
View ArticlePolice: Six shot, three killed in incident near Auburn campus
Investigators were searching Sunday for a gunman who killed three people - including two former Auburn University football players - and wounded three others at a pool party near campus after several...
View ArticleFeng's first tour win claims LPGA title
Shanshan Feng shot a 5-under 67 on Sunday to win the LPGA Championship by two shots, her first victory on the LPGA Tour and the first for a player from China.
View ArticleWin over Sooners keeps three-peat on Gamecocks' agenda
South Carolina coach Ray Tanner gathered his players around him on the infield soon after clinching a spot in the College World Series.'We didn't start out exactly like we wanted,' Tanner told them.
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