AFP - Caroline Wozniacki lived up to her top-seed status at the US Open on Monday by defeating former champion Maria Sharapova in a fourth-round blockbuster.
AP - Nate Schierholtz hit a two-run triple off Aaron Heilman in the 11th inning and the San Francisco Giants inched closer to the NL West lead with a 2-0 win over the Arizona Diamondbacks on Monday.
AP - Kenny Tate stopped Ricky Dobbs at the goal line with 34 seconds left, and Maryland stunned in-state rival Navy 17-14 on Monday to break a seven-game losing streak that began last October.
AP - For all the time Adrian Peterson and the Minnesota Vikings have spent studying his fumbling problem, knowledge and strategy will mean nothing if he loses the ball this week in New Orleans.
Tennis ST. AUGUSTINE'S EPISCOPAL CHURCH LABOR DAY CLASSIC Results from the hard-court tournament at Huntington Park in Newport News (seedings). Note: Rated divisions are based on National Tennis Rating Program's 7-point scale.
AP - Charley Hoffman was rolling in so many putts he lost track of how many birdies he made Monday. His final stroke on a Labor Day masterpiece was his 11th birdie, more than enough to win the Deutsche Bank Championship.
Wake Forest women's soccer players Katie Stengel and Rachel Nuzzolese were each recognized for their performances in last weekend's ACC/SEC Challenge, with Stengel being named to the Top Drawer Soccer Team of the Week and Nuzzolese being selected by CollegeSoccer360.com as a Primetime Performer of the Week.
AP - Forehands, backhands, big serves. Caroline Wozniacki got almost everything back Monday, frustrating Maria Sharapova in a 6-3, 6-4 victory to advance to the quarterfinals of the U.S. Open.
AP - Tony Stewart went to Atlanta Motor Speedway mired in a 31-race winless streak and an afterthought, at best, on the list of championship contenders.
Three members of the Rice soccer team, Julia Barrow , Kate Edwards and Annie Kadota , were named to the All-Tournament Team of the California Invitational held over the weekend.
Boxscore from Monday's Russia-New Zealand second round match at the World Basketball Championships (individual shooting and total points, score by quarters and team statistics and leaders):
ISTANBUL: Russia set up a quarter-final appearance with the United States after taking a physical approach to beat New Zealand 78-56 at the world basketball championships on Monday.
Want to golf and save money at the same time? The Marysville Golf Course, located at 2080 River Road, will be offering a mini-season pass. A senior 10 round pass will cost $95, and a 20 round pass is $190. A regular 10 round pass costs $115, and a 20 round pass is $220. Each pass is for nine holes, but you can mix and match if you want to golf 18. Eighteen holes would be considered two rounds ...
BEIRUT: Following the results of the Lebanese national basketball team at the 2010 World Championships in Turkey, the Lebanese Basketball Association is to hold an extensive meeting on September 14.The issues to be discussed are meant to improve the quality of the game, to the standards that have come to be expected by both the association
So much of the baseball season has already been played, and yet there is still so much left to be decided. Adrian Gonzalez, Heath Bell and the reeling San Diego Padres trying to close out the NL West. Bobby Cox hoping for one last playoff run in Atlanta. Joe Mauer aiming to bring October baseball to the great outdoors in Minnesota.
At Marcellus High School, they are used to winning soccer championships and playing deep into November. Yet the Mustang teams had wildly contrasting starts on Labor Day
NEW YORK (CBS 2/AP) – Members of a St. Lucian soccer team played in remembrance of a slain teammate as they took the field for a final match in a New York City tournament. Philip [...]
Junior women's soccer captain Kate Deines was named the Gohuskies.com Student-Athlete of the Week for her performance last weekend in the Husky/Nike Invitational.
AFP - Fabio Capello confirmed he will pick Wayne Rooney to play for England against Switzerland in a Euro 2012 qualifier here Tuesday despite revelations over the striker?s private life.
Lufkin--- The Lufkin Daily News is reporting; Local golf enthusiasts can help a good cause by supporting the second annual Evan Bradford Memorial Golf Tournament scheduled for Monday, Sept. 13.
It's a Wednesday evening, and despite the summer's heat, the five tennis courts at Gwynedd-Mercy College are packed. Some have even driven over an hour just to be there.
SYDNEY, Sept 6, 2010 (AFP) - - Football Federation Australia said Monday it would provide financial assistance to help struggling A-League club Newcastle Jets after just five games into the new season.
The popularity of the best tennis tournament in the world is impervioU.S. to extreme weather and bad economic conditions. Once again, I attended the first two days of the U.S. Open, the last but not least of the Grand Slam tournaments.
Halfway through the Scioto Valley Conference golf season, defending champion Unioto is holding on to the lead with 32 points in the standings, but plenty of teams are looking to close the gap with four matches remaining.
Armada head varsity golf coach John King will continue the building process he began last season with a young, raw group of golfers. His girl's team will look to improve on a 1-1 start to the season with another set of up-and-comers and two solid captains.
DULUTH — The Hibbing/Chisholm girls tennis team split a pair of matches Friday at Duluth. The Bluejackets lost a close 4-3 dual match to Duluth East but blanked Duluth Denfeld 7-0 to split their dual matches for the day.