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Jordan Spieth holes bunker shot to win Travelers playoff
New Zealand's Danny Lee and American Charley Hoffman shared third on 270, one stroke ahead of England's Paul Casey and Americans Patrick Reed and Boo Weekley , who managed his first top-25 finish of the season. On the first and only playoff hole, the par-4 18th, both players pulled their drives left, leaving hard approach shots. SPRINGFIELD, Ill. (AP) - Adam Schenk won the Web.com Tour's Linc... [Full Article...]
Manchester United prepare improved bid for Real Madrid star Morata
Spanish publication Marca claim Madrid are standing firm in their £70m valuation but United are reluctant to meet their asking price. With Zlatan Ibrahimovic saying goodbye to the Red Devils, Jose Mourinho needs an elite replacement to bang in the goals next season and it seems he's settle on one target in particular. [Full Article...]
Luis Figo says Cristiano Ronaldo is 'not indispensable' at Madrid
After Ronaldo reportedly revealed his frustration to Real, United and French giants Paris Saint-Germain have emerged as potential suitors to land his signature. Rio Ferdinand has revealed that he "hopes" former teammate Cristiano Ronaldo returns to Manchester United ahead of the 2017-18 campaign. However, Real president Florentino Perez revealed on Tuesday that he has not held talks wit... [Full Article...]
Kevin Lee's controversial win over Michael Chiesa leaves plenty of questions
Barely a minute into the fight, Lee picked up Chiesa and slammed "The Maverick" to the canvas. But referee Mario Yamasaki , who has been more than highly criticized for his incredibly inconsistent stoppage calls when fighters' health is on the line, called an end to the bout before Chiesa tapped, causing controversy to what should have been Lee's defining moment. [Full Article...]
Perez's grand slam lifts Royals to 6-4 win over Red Sox
Cabrera, ever the good guy, sent two. Kelvin Herrera pitched the ninth for his 17th save in 19 chances. Greinke gave up consecutive one-out singles in the eighth to Charlie Blackmon and DJ LeMahieu and Arenado followed with a triple off the wall in right on Greinke's 1-0 slider to give first-place Colorado its sixth straight victory. [Full Article...]
Oregon State Beavers eliminated from College Baseball World Series
In the top of the ninth, Oregon State's top three hitters were due up. The move to hit from both sides of the plate has paid off tremendously, as much of his power has come from the left side of the plate. He became the only documented player in the championship's history to homer from both sides of the plate in a game, was the first player to have a multi-homer CWS game since TCU's Bryan Holada... [Full Article...]
Rory Best to captain Lions against Hurricanes on Tuesday
A fiery start to the second DHL Lions series test week. "We're going to strike a hungry beast that wants to finish the midweek series on a high". Hansen said as a New Zealander he should know it's about playing hard and fair. "That was the critical part of the game". The 26-year-old star of the 2015 World Cup would like to be included in the same conversation, believing he's improving every ... [Full Article...]
Australia, Cameroon share spoils at Confederations Cup
The African champions missed several chances to beat Australia as they were held to a 1-1 draw on Thursday . Cameroon will now face Germany in their final group game in Sochi on Sunday. With three matches in seven days and substantial travel between venues , Postecoglou said "it doesn't make sense to keep going in with the same XI" as he plots a route to the semi-finals that, in all ... [Full Article...]