Nishikori beats the Paris rain

Kei Nishikori got the job done quickly at rain-hit French Open Sunday to become the first Japanese man to reach the quarterfinals at the clay court grand slam in 82 years.

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Lorenzo completes MotoGP hat-trick

Spain's Jorge Lorenzo dominated from start to finish to claim his third straight MotoGP win as he took the Italian round at the Tuscan circuit of Mugello Sunday.

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Contador's Giro, Tour de France next?

Alberto Contador survived untimely crashes, a dislocated shoulder and a daring late challenge from young home hope Fabio Aru to seal victory in the Giro d'Italia Sunday.

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Prince William demands FIFA reforms

Britain's Prince William has called on FIFA to make urgent reforms after a tumultuous week in which soccer's world governing body was hit by more damaging allegations of corruption.

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Messi wonder goal as Barca wins Copa

A wonder goal from Lionel Messi set Barcelona on its way to the second leg of the treble by lifting the Copa del Rey Saturday with a 3-1 victory against Athletic Bilbao.

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Record 12th FA Cup for Gunners

Holders Arsenal wrapped up a record 12th FA Cup triumph by brushing aside Aston Villa 4-0 in a one-sided final at Wembley Saturday.

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Rafa and Nole head for showdown

Defending champion Rafael Nadal and top seed Novak Djokovic are one win away from a mouthwatering quarterfinal showdown at the French Open after the pair secured routine third round victories Saturday.

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Blatter blames U.S., Europe for FIFA woes

FIFA's newly re-elected chief, Sepp Blatter, has pointed the finger at the United States and European football governing body UEFA over the corruption allegations that threatened to derail his presidential bid.

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'No sex in Qatar' - Blatter's own-goals and gaffes

Sepp Blatter has been returned to serve a fifth term as the head of FIFA despite the recent allegations of corruption to hit football's governing body -- and his own long list of embarrassing controversies.

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Sharapova avoids upset bug

When it comes to the French Open lately, Maria Sharapova is old reliable. While other top seeds have tumbled, the Russian overcame illness to reach the fourth round at Roland Garros.

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FIFA president's own goals and gaffes

He's back -- Sepp Blatter has been returned to serve a fifth term as the head of FIFA.

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Blatter faces crunch time

Members of soccer's world governing body, FIFA, are voting Friday for their president amid a corruption scandal that has rocked the organization and led to calls for the dismissal of longtime leader Sepp Blatter.

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Meet Formula One's teen sensation

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Inside the head of an F1 circuit designer

Amanda Davies meets Roger Peart, the designer behind one of the most popular circuits on the F1 calendar

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Find out what goes into the perfect pit-stop

The Lotus F1 team show CNN what it takes for the perfect two-point-five-second pit-stop

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Adrian Peterson’s rant misses the mark

Mt. Peterson finally erupted. And it went about as well as Peter Brady’s volcano. (Timely reference, I know.) Arguably he last man who should be painting himself as a victim but who nevertheless tried to shift blame to the Vikings for a predicament created by his own behavior has gone to Twitter for a general…

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Report: Royce White eyeing NBA comeback, Bulls and Pelicans are possible suitors

The 2012 first-round pick has played in three NBA games.

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Dez Bryant shows up at Cowboys OTAs, does individual drills

The Cowboys thought Dez Bryant was in “great shape,” despite his staying away from voluntary workouts and OTAs. But Thursday, they saw for themselves. According to Charean Williams of the Fort Worth Star-Telegram, the franchise-tagged wide receiver showed up at OTAs Thursday and participated in individual drills. That’s a bit of a surprise, considering he hasn’t…

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Bylsma praises ‘elite’ Eichel, cites experience of coaching star players

Sidney Crosby and Evgeni Malkin, specifically.

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Politician accuses ‘separatist’ Peladeau of turning NHL off Quebec City

"The fact that Mr. Peladeau is a separatist...we know very well whether it's the owners of the team in Toronto or the owners of the Canadiens, they're not separatists and they don't want Quebec to separate."

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Adrian Peterson: Players need “same power” NFL clubs hold in contracts

Vikings running back Adrian Peterson, in the midst of a dispute with Minnesota, used his verified Twitter account Thursday to vent about teams being able to void contracts while players are bound to those same deals. Here are Peterson’s thoughts on the subject, which were published one day after he told ESPN his absence from…

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DeMarco Murray hopes Joseph Randle “can taste some of that meat this year”

Cowboys running back Joseph Randle shared his opinion about how much the Cowboys might miss running back DeMarco Murray this week by saying that he thought Murray “left a lot of meat on the bone” on his way to a league-leading 1,845 rushing yards in 2014. That comment made its way to Murray on Thursday,…

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PBT Extra: Did Chicago make the right move in firing Thibodeau?

Okay Bulls, now find someone better.

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DeBoer predicts ‘big bounce-back’ in San Jose

Says that "the expectation is to win right now."

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Bulls front office on Tom Thibodeau firing: “We probably wouldn’t be sitting here if we won a championship”

The team believes not beating the Cavaliers was a missed opportunity.

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Jets release Matt Simms

Former NFL quarterback Chris Simms recently shared his opinion that his younger brother Matt hasn’t gotten a serious shot to be a starting quarterback in the NFL because he’s the son of Phil Simms and, therefore, a victim of “the politics of the NFL.” Simms got some more fodder for his feeling on Thursday. The…

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Bills open training camp on July 31

The Bills, who made multiple high-profile moves in the offseason, will commence training camp on Friday, July 31 at St. John Fisher College in Pittsford, New York, the club said Thursday. Seventeen practices are open to the public, with six requiring fans to have tickets. The Bills’ preseason opener is August 14 vs. Carolina. The…

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Broncos sign Ryan Harris

The Broncos may not be ready to rule Ryan Clady out for the 2015 season, but they didn’t wait long to add to their tackle options in the wake of his torn ACL. Jeff Legwold and Adam Schefter of ESPN report that the team has added veteran Ryan Harris to the roster. It will be…

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NFL got free use of Grant Park for the draft

So what did it cost the NFL to use Grant Park in Chicago for the 2015 draft? How about nothing? According to Jared S. Hopkins of the Chicago Tribune, the Chicago Park District waived a $937,500 rental fee, along with the security deposit. Hopkins explains that the Chicago Park District will give discounts to nonprofit…

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Kubiak on Ryan Clady’s 2015 status: No decisions will be made quickly

The Broncos Offense suffered a serious blow on Wednesday when left tackle Ryan Clady tore his ACL, but coach Gary Kubiak isn’t ready to rule Clady out for the season yet. Kubiak met with the media on Thursday and said that the team wasn’t ready to make a decision about whether or not Clady will…

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(Video) PHT Extra: Health, not history, should be Lightning’s major concern

Meanwhile, in the West, Corey Crawford has the edge in big-game experience over Frederik Andersen.

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Jackets sign d-man Goloubef to two-year, $1.5M extension

Was set to become a UFA on July 1.

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Jared Dudley apologizes for calling Carmelo Anthony the NBA’s most overrated player

As he should

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Trend continues: Coyotes sign German League power forward Plachta

Bit of a theme developing here...

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Sabres name Byslma head coach

Pens to receive third-round pick in 2016 as compensation.

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Bengals sign Tyler Kroft

The Bengals are down to one unsigned 2015 draft pick with agent Mike McCartney announcing that his client Tyler Kroft has signed a four-year deal with the team. The tight end was a third-round pick this month and his agreement leaves first-round tackle Cedric Ogbuehi as the only member of the draft class without a…

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Jaguars hire former Jets G.M. John Idzik to full-time position

Maybe now all the people who went to the Tim Tebow rally in Jacksonville can divert their attention to buying airplane banners. Because the Jaguars have hired a man who created far more of a grassroots effort among his former fanbase. According to Ryan O’Halloran of the Florida Times-Union, the Jaguars have hired former Jets…

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Mike Wallace: Vikings offense “more what I’m accustomed to”

Wide receiver Mike Wallace caught just 12 passes of 20 or more yards over two season with the Dolphins, which wasn’t what most people expected after he averaged 11 such plays a season in his four years with the Steelers. That inability to make plays down the field made for a sour relationship between Wallace…

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Ryan Clady suffers torn ACL

One of the NFL’s top left tackles has suffered an injury likely to end his 2015 season. Denver’s Ryan Clady sustained a torn left ACL in Wednesday’s organized team practice activities, ESPN’s Adam Schefter reported Thursday. PFT’s Mike Florio has confirmed the injury to Clady, a four-time Pro Bowler who protects Peyton Manning’s blind side.…

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Sam Bradford expected to start 7-on-7 drills next week

The Eagles started their organized team activities this week, but quarterback Sam Bradford hasn’t been a full participant. Bradford is recovering from his second torn ACL in as many years and the Eagles have been easing him into the flow of things with individual drills this week while Mark Sanchez takes the first-team snaps in…

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Barack Obama: Nobody can outshoot Stephen Curry, except maybe Kyle Korver

American president tweets about LeBron James and J.R. Smith

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’15 Draft prospect Connor wins USHL Player of the Year

After scoring 80 points in 56 games for Youngstown.

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Michael Vick: Last year with Jets “certainly a wake-up call”

With each team able to carry 90 players this time of year, the idea of not being one of the top 2,880 players in the league is tough for Michael Vick to accept. And he admitted to his hometown newspaper that it’s hard realizing he might be out of the league. “Sometimes, it takes certain…

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Report: Out-of-power Kings GM Pete D’Alessandro could leave for St. John’s

Two words: Vivek Ranadivé

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Lundqvist on Game 7: ‘You’re definitely nervous, but it comes down to teamwork’

Rangers goalie knows he can't rely on history to defeat the Lightning.

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Mavericks considering signing-and-trading Tyson Chandler for DeAndre Jordan

Clippers center reportedly interested in signing with Dallas

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Russell Wilson’s agent says he’s content playing out current deal

There may be people in a hurry for Seahawks quarterback Russell Wilson to get his contract finished. According to his agent, none of those people are Russell Wilson. Agent Mark Rodgers, appearing on the “Brock and Salk” show on 710 ESPN today, said there was no pressure to get a done quickly, and that Wilson was…

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Chip Kelly says he’s called LeSean McCoy twice, hasn’t heard back

When Eagles head coach Chip Kelly and now-Bills tailback LeSean McCoy next have a conversation, they figure to have some things to discuss. But to hear it from Kelly, that talk hasn’t happened yet. At a press conference Thursday at the Eagles’ OTAs, Kelly indicated he had twice called McCoy but had not been able…

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Report: Bylsma to Sabres being held up by compensation issue

The former Penguins coach is still under contract to Pittsburgh.

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Odell Beckham says double-teaming him won’t work

Giants receiver Odell Beckham Jr. won’t surprise anyone this year, as every opposing secondary will play the Giants knowing that stopping Beckham is the top priority. But while Beckham is expecting to see double coverage this season, he’s not expecting that to slow down the Giants’ passing game. “I definitely expect to receive a lot…

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