TUNOSHNA, Russia – A Russian jet carrying a top ice hockey team crashed just after takeoff Wednesday, killing at least 43 people and leaving two others critically injured, officials said. It was one of the worst plane crashes ever involving a sports team. The Russian Emergency Situations Ministry said the Yak-42 plane crashed into a ...
NEW YORK – They are two different players and, at times, it looks as if they’re playing two different games. There’s the Serena Williams style, filled with intimidation and huge shots. And there’s the way Caroline Wozniacki does it, with great hustle and even better conditioning. Both players made it through the fourth round of ...
MINNEAPOLIS – Zach Stewart’s sinker and slider were tumbling over the plate. He stood tall and stayed steady on the mound. The Minnesota Twins couldn’t hit his pitches. The Chicago White Sox couldn’t stop praising the rookie’s composure. Stewart took a perfect game into the eighth inning and finished with a one-hitter as the White ...
INDIANAPOLIS – Peyton Manning’s consecutive games streak could be history by Sunday. Team officials said Monday that the four-time league MVP has been told by doctors not to practice and he will be listed as doubtful for the season opener against Houston. He is still undergoing tests, but no additional surgery has been scheduled. “As ...
NEW YORK – Even if it turns out to be nothing, which Rafael Nadal insists was the case, the frightening scene in his post-match interview Sunday will go down as memorable. Answering questions in Spanish, Nadal suddenly started grimacing in pain. He tilted his head back, covered his face with his arm. His face twisted ...
ARLINGTON, Texas – In a rare opening matchup of top-five teams, both missing key players, Jarrett Lee admirably directed LSU’s offense in place of suspended quarterback Jordan Jefferson. Being without standout cornerback-punt returner Cliff Harris was more than mistake-prone and third-ranked Oregon could overcome. The Ducks’ fill-in punt returner had a fumble that led directly ...
NEW YORK – Once again, Roger Federer is through the first week of a Grand Slam. Next comes the interesting part. The five-time U.S. Open champion defeated 27th-seeded Marin Cilic 6-3, 4-6, 6-4, 6-2 at blustery Flushing Meadows on Saturday, marking the 30th straight time he has made it to the round of 16 in ...
NEW YORK – As the best in his country for years, Andy Roddick has long been the man to turn to when questions about the future of American tennis come up. On Friday night at the U.S. Open, he saw that future up-close in a player named Jack Sock — and made sure Sock didn’t ...
NEW YORK – Maria Sharapova’s undefeated record in three-set matches ended Friday, and so did her stay at the U.S. Open. No. 26 seed Flavia Pennetta of Italy knocked off the 2006 champion 6-3, 3-6, 6-4 in the third round to hand Sharapova her first loss in 13 three-setters this year. “I didn’t know that,” ...
BOSTON – A.J. Burnett kept the New York Yankees close, Russell Martin put them ahead and Mariano Rivera nailed down a satisfying victory over Boston. Rivera struck out AL batting leader Adrian Gonzalez with the bases loaded for the final out and Martin hit a go-ahead double in the seventh that sent New York to ...