Month: June 2021

10:41 AM ET Associated Press Jelena Ostapenko and Alex de Minaur tuned up for Wimbledon in the best way possible, winning the first grass-court titles of their careers at the Eastbourne tournament on Saturday. Ostapenko, the 2017 French Open champion and a wild-card entry in Eastbourne, collected her first WTA trophy since 2019 and fourth
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4:54 PM ET Associated Press JOHNS CREEK, Ga. — Lizette Salas relied on precision and big putts to make up for a big power gap against Nelly Korda, and they wound up tied for the lead Saturday going into the final round of the KPMG Women’s PGA Championship. Salas was practically flawless in delivering a
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Jun 24, 2021 Associated Press LITTLE FALLS, N.J. — Yogi Berra once said, “A nickel ain’t worth a dime anymore.” Well, neither are postage stamps. They cost 55 cents for a forever stamp, and that’s the price for the Yogi Berra stamp issued Thursday by the U.S. Postal Service. The stamp honoring the New York
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4:07 PM ET Associated Press Viktor Hovland is a round away from becoming the European Tour’s first Norwegian winner after he opened up a three-shot lead in the third round of the BMW International Open on Saturday. Five birdies on the back nine helped Hovland record the best round of the day with an 8-under
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8:29 AM ET Simon Cambers Roger Federer says he will make a final decision on whether to play in this summer’s Olympics only after he sees how he performs at Wimbledon. “With the team we decided we’re going to reassess the situation after Wimbledon because … obviously if I play really good here or really
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1:10 PM ET Associated Press LANDERNEAU, France — Dutch rider Demi Vollering won a sprint finish Saturday to claim a maiden victory in La Course, the women’s one-day race organized as a Tour de France curtain-raiser. There were several unsuccessful attacks in the final 3 kilometers uphill before former champion Marianne Vos launched the sprint
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2:24 PM ET Associated Press LONG POND, Pa. — John Hunter Nemechek stole a win from Kyle Busch, then swiped his traditional victory move. Take a bow, John Hunter. Even if the boss wasn’t pleased. Nemechek beat Busch down the stretch and raced to his fifth Truck Series victory this season, earning bragging rights for
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