RECENT SPORTS NEWS

  • Brewers closer Henderson out with hamstring injury

    May 25, 2013

    MILWAUKEE (AP) - Brewers manager Ron Roenicke says closer Jim Henderson is expected to be out ``a while'' with a pulled hamstring.

  • Nico Rosberg takes pole position for Monaco GP

    May 25, 2013

    MONACO (AP) - Nico Rosberg set the fastest qualifying time at the Monaco Grand Prix on Saturday to secure his third consecutive pole position and a fourth straight for Mercedes.

  • Bayern, Dortmund fans descend on Wembley for final

    May 25, 2013

    LONDON (AP) - Thousands of German soccer fans have started gathering at Wembley Stadium ahead of the Champions League final.

  • Munoz hopes to follow Montoya to Victory Lane

    May 25, 2013

    INDIANAPOLIS (AP) - Carlos Munoz hopes to follow in the footsteps of his idol, fellow Colombian Juan Pablo Montoya, by winning from the front row as a rookie in Sunday's Indianapolis 500.

  • French Open officials unveil renovation plans

    May 25, 2013

    PARIS (AP) - French Open officials say they're moving ahead with plans to build a retractable roof over center court and add night sessions there, despite a court ruling last month that put the project on hold.

  • Indy 500 could be better than 2012's epic race

    May 25, 2013

    INDIANAPOLIS (AP) - They raced 1-2-3 in line, trading the lead a whopping 15 times over the final, frantic 75 laps. All three drivers had a last-lap plan in mind when they zipped past the white flag, and it was Takuma Sato who acted first with a bold move for the win.

  • Kim joins 2 for LPGA lead in rainy Bahamas

    May 25, 2013

    PARADISE ISLAND, Bahamas (AP) - Mindy Kim birdied her last hole Saturday morning to join the leaders after one strange round of the Bahamas LPGA Classic.

  • East title series shifts to Indy, knotted at 1-1

    May 25, 2013

    MIAMI (AP) - Instead of being knotted at a game apiece, these Eastern Conference finals could very easily be 2-0 right now.

  • Cornet wins Strasbourg International

    May 25, 2013

    STRASBOURG, France (AP) - Third-seeded Alize Cornet of France beat Lucie Hradecka of the Czech Republic 7-6 (4), 6-0 Saturday to win the Strasbourg International final.

  • Montanes beats Monfils to win title at Nice Open

    May 25, 2013

    NICE, France (AP) - Albert Montanes of Spain clinched his sixth title by defeating French wild-card entry Gael Monfils 6-0, 7-6 (3) in the final of the Nice Open on Saturday.