Sports Stories from July 9, 2016 (Change date)
-
Serbia, Croatia earn Olympic basketball berths; 1 spot leftJul 09, 2016 7:00 am - Serbia and Croatia are Brazil bound. France or Canada will get the only Olympic basketball spot left. Serbia emphatically claimed its first Olympic appearance as an inde...
-
Fulmer, Seager and Story among top rookies so far in 2016Jul 09, 2016 7:00 am - Detroit manager Brad Ausmus wondered aloud Friday about Michael Fulmer's case for the All-Star game. Fulmer didn't make it, but his 9-2 record and 2.11 ERA certainly des...
-
Wimbledon at a glanceJul 09, 2016 7:00 am - A look at Day 13 of Wimbledon on Saturday: Weather: Cloudy. High of 73 degrees (23 degrees Celsius). Women's singles final: No. 1 Serena Williams of the United States be...
-
The Open, or British Open? Depends on who's talkingJul 09, 2016 7:00 am - In the foreword to a book celebrating the 150-year anniversary of the oldest championship in golf, Arnold Palmer refers to the event as "The Open Championship." In his a...
-
Duck's big day: Oregon star earns trip to Rio in 110 hurdlesJul 09, 2016 7:00 am - EUGENE, Ore. (AP) - Most guys clear 10 hurdles. Devon Allen took an extra leap. The University of Oregon receiver and hurdler for the Ducks track team became a U.S. Olym...
-
Goydos, Riegger share 2nd-round lead on Champions TourJul 09, 2016 7:00 am - ENDICOTT, N.Y. (AP) - John Riegger wasn't sure he'd be able to play the second round of the Dick's Sporting Goods Open because of a lingering case of shingles. The pain ...
-
Cubs lose for 9th time in 10 games, 12-6 to PiratesJul 09, 2016 7:00 am - PITTSBURGH (AP) - The Chicago Cubs aren't going to panic. Not over their suddenly struggling starting staff, and not over their dwindling division lead, either. Josh Bel...
-
Graves looking for fairytale ending in equestrian in RioJul 09, 2016 7:00 am - Equestrian is the only Olympic sport in which men and women compete on equal terms. There are no separate events for men and women in the three different disciplines - d...
-
Lydia Ko takes lead after 3rd round of US Women's OpenJul 09, 2016 7:00 am - SAN MARTIN, Calif. (AP) - When Lydia Ko first came to a U.S. Women's Open four years ago, her hands were shaking so much out of nerves. Now with two major titles under h...
-
Athletics rally in ninth only to lose to Astros 10-9Jul 09, 2016 7:00 am - HOUSTON (AP) - The Oakland Athletics made a big comeback in the ninth inning on Friday night, only to end up losing when the Houston Astros did the same in the bottom of...