Madison Keys, Free of Expectations, Unloads Another Burden
Photo Madison Keys, who considers clay her weakest surface, reached the Italian Open final with a victory over Garbiñe Muguruza. Credit Matthew Lewis/Getty Images ROME — Now that the expectations surrounding her have subsided, Madison Keys has exceeded them on the surface where they were lowest: slow European clay.The 24th-ranked Keys beat third-seeded Garbiñe Muguruza, 7-6 (5), 6-4, on a drizzly Saturday afternoon to reach the final of the Italian Open. She will face t..>> view originalDeportivo de La Coruna vs. Real Madrid: Score, Reaction from 2016 La Liga Game
Juan Manuel Serrano Arce/Getty Images Cristiano Ronaldo and Real Madrid missed out on winning La Liga despite beating Deportivo de La Coruna 2-0 at the Riazor on Saturday. Ronaldo bagged a first-half brace before making way at the break, but Los Blancos finished a point behind champions Barcelona in second place. Barca retained the title after winning 3-0 in Granada at the same time Real sealed their victory. In addition to his two goals, Ronaldo had two more efforts thwarted by the wo..>> view originalUnified takes Peter Pan, but questionable for Belmont Stakes
EmailBarbara D. LivingstonUnified, ridden by Jose Ortiz, remains undefeated in three starts and proves he can handle 1 1/8 miles by winning the Peter Pan.ELMONT, N.Y. - Unified did what he was expected to do Saturday - win the Grade 2, $200,000 Peter Pan Stakes at Belmont Park. The question now is did he do enough to convince his connections to take a swing in the $1.5 million Belmont Stakes in four weeks? Showing the ability to sit off horses, Unified took a narrow advantage three furlongs fro..>> view originalResignation after power grab rocks Infantino's new era claim
(Photo: The Associated Press)MEXICO CITY (AP) — It's taken less than 80 days for Gianni Infantino's claim to be leading FIFA into a new era to be publicly undermined.Infantino was plunged into damage limitation mode on Saturday after a significant figure behind the clean-up of FIFA — independent compliance and audit chief Domenico Scala— quit with a stinging rebuke about the president's conduct.It left Friday's bold declaration by Infantino that FIFA's crisis had ended looking like his own prema..>> view originalPacers finalizing deal to make Nate McMillan new head coach
The Indiana Pacers are working to complete a deal to make assistant coach Nate McMillan the team's new head coach, a source told The Undefeated's Marc Spears.The Vertical first reported Saturday that the two sides were finalizing a deal.The Pacers chose not to renew Frank Vogel's contract last week following the team's Game 7 loss to the Toronto Raptors in the first round of the playoffs.McMillan, 51, has been an assistant coach with Indiana since 2013. He also was head coach of the Portland Tra..>> view originalNot all postgame celebrations go as smoothly as Big Papi's
AP 9:30 p.m. EDT May 14, 2016(Photo: The Associated Press)David Ortiz got off easy.After lining a winning double with two outs in the bottom of the 11th inning to give the Boston Red Sox a victory over the Houston Astros on Saturday, Ortiz was blasted with a white powdery spray by his teammates at second base.Big Papi later walked off the field holding second base over his head, a big smile on his face and no worse for the wear.Hanley Ramirez was on deck when Ortiz delivered the big..>> view originalGame 7 to finally decide Raptors-Heat winner, Cavs' opponent
AP 4:46 p.m. EDT May 14, 2016(Photo: The Associated Press)MIAMI (AP) — History is going to happen.Either Toronto or Miami will become the 15th NBA team to win two Game 7s in the same postseason. The Raptors could go to the Eastern Conference finals for the first time. The Heat have a shot at being the first team ever to erase 3-2 deficits in consecutive playoff series.And if that wasn't enough, LeBron James awaits the winner in the East finals.The stage is set, the stakes are super-..>> view originalJason Day aiming to close out wire-to-wire win at Players Championship
PONTE VEDRA BEACH, Fla. -- Earlier this week, before Jason Day raced out to an impressive Players Championship lead on an increasingly severe TPC Sawgrass course, he recalled his first serious opportunity to claim a professional title in the United States.It was April Fools' Day in 2007 and he was competing in the final pairing at a tournament called the Livermore Valley Wine Country Championship at Wente Vineyards on the Nationwide Tour. All of 19 years old and filled with raw talent and palpab..>> view originalRussell Wilson celebrated the University of Wisconsin graduating class with one last 'Jump Around'
#UWGrad class couldn't say goodbye to Camp Randall without one last Jump Around ... with @DangeRussWilson https://t.co/QexUu7acGP — Wisconsin Football (@BadgerFootball) May 14, 2016 Russell Wilson was asked to deliver the commencement speech at the University of Wisconsin, where he played his final year of college ball. But he couldn't leave without participating one last time in the fanfare that the school offered. University of Wisconsin is known for playing "Jump Around" by House of Pai..>> view originalAldo says he will get McGregor 'even if it's in the streets'
Gary A. Vasquez-USA TODAY Sports Jose Aldo has Frankie Edgar in front of him at UFC 200, but he definitely hasn't forgotten about Conor McGregor. It goes without saying, but Jose Aldo is clearly still hung up on Conor McGregor. The longtime UFC featherweight champion was defeated by McGregor in just 13 seconds at UFC 194 in December, and has vowed revenge ever since. Despite a plethora of former champions getting immediate rematches, the UFC elected to let McGregor fight for the lightw..>> view original
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