French Open

Serena Williams aims to end long drought at French Open

2013-05-25 17:14:00

Serena Williams has won the French Open only once, and that was 11 years ago . . . and yet it is difficult to find anyone to pick against her this year. The 31-year-old Williams, winner of 15 major titles including the 2012 U.S. Open, is on a 24-match...

French Open seeds: Sam Querrey is highest U.S. male at No. 18

2013-05-24 10:45:00

Looking for signs of a rebound for U.S. men's tennis? Don't look at the seedings for this year's French Open, which begins Sunday. The highest seeded American male is Sam Querrey of Thousand Oaks, who is seeded 18th. Novak Djokovic is seeded No. 1 for...

Super Bowl L, LI locations chosen

2013-05-21 22:07:00

The NFL will celebrate its 50th Super Bowl in Northern California, where its newest, most high-tech venue is being built. That makes South Florida, in the midst of a spat over expensive stadium renovations, a loser for the 2016 game. And Miami took...

Serena Williams wins Italian Open, taking fourth title in a row

2013-05-19 10:30:00

Serena Williams extended the best run of her career on Sunday by winning the Italian Open title in a rout of third-seeded Victoria Azarenka on the clay in Rome. The top-ranked American has now won 24 matches in a row and four consecutive tournament...

Rafael Nadal dominates Roger Federer to win Italian Open

2013-05-19 13:25:00

After all these years, Rafael Nadal still knows how to dominate Roger Federer. In the 30th meeting between the tennis greats, Nadal controlled the final from the start and won 6-1, 6-3 Sunday for his seventh Italian Open title. "Rafa was just too good...

Serena Williams in another final; Federer and Nadal to face off

2013-05-18 20:38:00

A week out from the French Open, Serena Williams is one victory away from winning her fourth straight tournament. The top-ranked American overcame an early break of her serve to ease past Romanian qualifier Simona Halep, 6-3, 6-0, Saturday and reach the...

Serena Williams advances to final of Italian Open

2013-05-18 09:07:00

Serena Williams continued her career-best winning streak, now at 23 matches, on Saturday to advance to the Italian Open championship match in Rome. The top-ranked American stopped Simona Halep of Romania, 6-3, 6-0, in the semifinals and will try to...

Keegan Bradley keeps lead at Byron Nelson

2013-05-17 18:29:00

Keegan Bradley shot a one-under-par 69 in a round that started and ended with bogeys, good enough for a three-stroke lead after two rounds in the Byron Nelson Championship at Irving, Texas. A day after setting the TPC Four Seasons course record with a...

Keegan Bradley shoots 60 at Byron Nelson Championship

2013-05-16 22:39:00

addCustomPlayer('ftvyjjff0ewr1m2zvopdk5r12', '', '', 600, 418, 'perfftvyjjff0ewr1m2zvopdk5r12', 'eplayer15'); Keegan Bradley had no thoughts about a course record, or the possibility of a 59, after consecutive bogeys in the middle of his opening round...

NBA owners vote to reject Sacramento Kings' proposed move to Seattle

2013-05-15 18:40:00

NBA owners voted Wednesday to reject the Sacramento Kings' proposed move to Seattle, the latest in a long line of cities that have tried to land the franchise. The 22-8 vote in Dallas followed a recommendation made last month by the NBA's relocation...

George Karl is the NBA coach of the year

2013-05-08 22:27:00

George Karl led the Denver Nuggets to a team-record 57 wins without a big name on his roster. For that endeavor, Karl earned the NBA's Coach of the Year award on Wednesday. He received 62 first-place votes, followed by Erik Spoelstra of the Miami Heat...

Rafael Nadal proves fitness, wins Barcelona Open

2013-04-28 22:24:00

Rafael Nadal won the Barcelona Open for the eighth time Sunday, defeating Nicolas Almagro, 6-4, 6-3, in Spain for his fourth title of the year. This latest victory, with next month's French Open approaching, is a promising sign that Nadal is getting...

From left to right, Tennis greats, Maria Sharapova, Rafael Nadal, Serena Williams and Roger Federer greet the media before a charity game during an exhibition in Paris on May 23. The French Open starts on May 26.

2013-05-24 10:50:00

Rafael Nadal, the former top-ranked player in the world, on Sunday won his first tournament since capturing his seventh French Open title last June.

2013-02-17 00:00:00

Venus Williams returns to Lucie Safarova of the Czech Republic in the French Open tournament in Paris in 2009.

2012-06-25 00:00:00