Donald Trump said Monday he hopes Tiger Woods and his former daughter-in-law will be happy together in their relationship, describing the golf superstar as “a fantastic guy.”Woods — renowned for guarding his private life over the years — last week confirmed tabloid rumors that he was dating Vanessa Trump, who split from Donald Trump Jr. …
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Major League Baseball suspended Atlanta Braves slugger Jurickson Profar for 80 games on Monday after he tested positive for the performance-enhancing Chorionic Gonadotropin (hCG), MLB announced.The suspension of the 32-year-old outfielder is more bad news for an Atlanta team that has started the season 0-4.He signed a three-year, $42 million deal with the Braves in …
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Czech teenager Jakub Mensik, who stunned Novak Djokovic in the Miami Open final on Sunday, said had it not been for a referee taking a timely lunch, he would have pulled out of the tournament before his first match.Mensik, who won his first ATP tour title with the victory, said he suffered intense pain in …
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Novak Djokovic refused to discuss the evident eye problem he suffered before Sunday’s Miami Open final defeat to unseeded Czech teenager Jakub Mensik saying he did not want to take away from his opponent’s triumph.After a nearly six hour rain delay, Djokovic appeared with looked to be a stye causing swelling around his right eye.He …
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Czech teenager Jakub Mensik upset Novak Djokovic 7-6 (7/4), 7-6 (7/4) to win the Miami Open at Hard Rock Stadium on Sunday, denying the Serb his 100th career title.The 19-year-old, ranked 54th in the world, claimed his first title on the ATP Tour with an outstanding display of powerful tennis.The final was delayed by almost …
Donovan Mitchell led from the front as the Cleveland Cavaliers bagged their 60th win of the NBA season with a 127-122 victory over the in-form Los Angeles Clippers on Sunday.Cleveland talisman Mitchell finished with 24 points, 12 rebounds and seven assists in what Cavs coach Kenny Atkinson described as his best performance of the season.Sunday’s …
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South Korea’s Kim Hyo-joo rolled in a six-foot birdie putt at the first playoff hole to win the LPGA Ford Championship on Sunday ahead of American Lilia Vu.Kim had nine birdies in her eight-under-par 64, the lowest round of the day at the Whirlwind Golf Club in Chandler, Arizona, taking her to a 22-under total …
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Seven players and members of coaching staff were ejected after a wild brawl broke out during the Minnesota Timberwolves’ 123-104 victory over the Detroit Pistons in the NBA on Sunday.A testy duel between the two sides at the Target Center in Minneapolis erupted into chaos early in the second quarter when Minnesota’s Naz Reid took …
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Alex Ovechkin scored his 890th NHL goal on Sunday, moving five away from breaking Wayne Gretzky’s record of 894 in his Washington Capitals’ 8-5 loss to the Buffalo Sabres.Ovechkin struck at 9:11 of the third period, gaining position at the top of the crease and deflecting Rasmus Sandin’s shot from the left point between the …
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Australia’s Min Woo Lee held off a final day charge from world number one Scottie Scheffler to clinch his first PGA Tour title on Sunday with a one-shot victory at the Houston Open.Lee, who had opened up a four-stroke lead with a dazzling 63 in Saturday’s third round, carded a closing three-under-par 67 to finish …
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