[ad_1] It was a tale of two Royal Rumbles. For the first 30 minutes, Brock Lesnar destroyed all that was in front of him, devastating 13 consecutive foes and tossing each one over the top rope to tie the all-time Rumble record for eliminations.But then Drew McIntyre entered the picture at No. 16. With a small assist from Ricochet, McIntyre landed a Claymore squarely to Lesnar's jaw to eliminate the
[ad_1] SAN DIEGO (AP) — Marc Leishman realized he had at two-shot lead as he stood over a 6-foot birdie putt on the final hole at Torrey Pines. He also knew Jon Rahm was the only one who could catch him. That made his final birdie all the more important. It turned out to be the winner Sunday in the Farmers Insurance Open, much to Rahm’s surprise. Leishman shot 31
[ad_1] SAN DIEGO -- It has been seven years since Tiger Woods last won at Torrey Pines, and the results since that eighth professional victory on the shores of the Pacific have been mixed; he has never been in contention coming down the final nine holes.Sunday presents Woods' his best chance, although he has quite the climb to the top, with 12 players in front of him as he sits
[ad_1] INGLEWOOD, Calif. -- The shots came fast and with ferocity from Cris Cyborg. A knee. A left hand to the head, a right to the body. A hard right kick to the legs. Over and over. Before long, it was over.It was that kind of long combination, thrown with maximum force, that made Cyborg one of the most feared fighters -- man or woman -- in MMA history. And
[ad_1] ST. LOUIS -- Boston Bruins winger David Pastrnak was surprised he won the NHL All-Star Game Most Valuable Player award, and the new Honda CRV that comes with it, because it came on a losing effort."Definitely surprised. I would expect the winner should win MVP, you know?" said Pastrnak, who had four goals and two assists in the two 3-on-3 tournament games at Saturday's All-Star event in St. Louis.Pastrnak
[ad_1] MELBOURNE, Australia -- It's been 42 years since a homegrown player won an Australian Open singles title. Christine O'Neil was the last to achieve the feat way back in 1978, long before Grand Slam fields expanded to 128 players.Since then, there have been many who have carried the expectations of a nation with a celebrated tennis past, but all of have fallen short of landing the ultimate prize. Lleyton
[ad_1] MELBOURNE, Australia -- The scuffle that broke out in the crowd before the match began and the long lines of fans trailing back out of Melbourne Arena could mean only one thing.This was the Nick Kyrgios show, and boy, was it good value.And it had everything: a four-hour-plus Kyrgios monologue, an underarm serve, countless tweeners, a mini-row with the umpire and some scintillating, breathtaking, absorbing tennis, all ending in
[ad_1] MELBOURNE, Australia -- The scuffle that broke out in the crowd before the match began and the long lines of fans trailing back out of Melbourne Arena could mean only one thing.This was the Nick Kyrgios show, and boy, was it good value.And it had everything: a four-hour-plus Kyrgios monologue, an underarm serve, countless tweeners, a mini-row with the umpire and some scintillating, breathtaking, absorbing tennis, all ending in
[ad_1] HOUSTON -- After the Houston Rockets snapped a four-game losing streak with a 121-105 win Wednesday over the depleted Denver Nuggets, Houston coach Mike D'Antoni was asked if his team could build off this victory."God, I hope so," D'Antoni said with a chuckle. "I hope so."The Rockets didn't pretend that all of their problems were solved because they beat a team that was without five of its top seven
[ad_1] MELBOURNE, Australia -- Plenty was going badly for Coco Gauff in the second round of the Australian Open.The double-faults kept coming Wednesday, nine in all. The deficits, too. First, she dropped the opening set against 74th-ranked Sorana Cirstea. Then, after forcing a third, Gauff fell behind by a break, ceding 14 of 16 points with a series of mistakes. Later, after getting even at 3-all, Gauff was a mere
