Archive By Section - Sports
WIMBLEDON, England - Seven years after winning Wimbledon as a 17-year-old, Maria Sharapova is back in the final, this time as a three-time Grand Slam winner and heavy favorite.
July 01, 2011
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By CAROLINE CHEESE
AP Sports Writer
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Sports
WIMBLEDON, England - Having ensured his first trip to a Wimbledon final and first turn at No. 1 in the rankings with a thrill-a-minute victory, Novak Djokovic dropped to his back at the baseline, limbs spread wide, chest heaving.
July 01, 2011
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By HOWARD FENDRICH
AP Tennis Writer
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Sports
NEW YORK - The NBA is locking out its players until a new collective bargaining agreement can be reached, the second pro sports league shut down by labor strife.
June 30, 2011
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By BRIAN MAHONEY
AP Basketball Writer
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Sports
MINNEAPOLIS - NFL Commissioner Roger Goodell and NFLPA head DeMaurice Smith met again Thursday, expanding talks on a pro football labor deal for the first time this week to include owners and players.
June 30, 2011
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By DAVE CAMPBELL
AP Sports Writer
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Sports
WIMBLEDON, England - So what if Maria Sharapova managed to win only two of the first 13 points of her Wimbledon semifinal Thursday, dropping the first three games?
June 30, 2011
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By HOWARD FENDRICH
AP Tennis Writer
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Sports
NEWTOWN SQUARE, Pa. - Pat Perez didn't make it to the U.S. Open this year. He felt as though he played in one Thursday at Aronimink in the AT&T National.
June 30, 2011
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By DOUG FERGUSON
AP Golf Writer
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Sports
A former Statesboro High School star is bringing some hardware back to town during his summer break as Georgia Perimeter College's Scott Sarratt had a season for the ages behind home plate.
June 29, 2011
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By MIKE ANTHONY
manthony@statesboroherald.com
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Sports
WIMBLEDON, England - For two superb sets Wednesday, everything looked so routine for Roger Federer, precisely the way it did for so many years at Wimbledon - and nearly everywhere else, too.
June 29, 2011
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By HOWARD FENDRICH
AP Tennis Writer
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Sports
DRESDEN, Germany - Once, twice, three times and then a fourth, Lauren Cheney launched a shot with her foot only to watch it go right into the hands of the North Korean goalkeeper.
June 28, 2011
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By NANCY ARMOUR
AP National Writer
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Sports
MINNEAPOLIS - NFL Commissioner Roger Goodell and NFLPA executive director DeMaurice Smith opened four days of labor talks in Minnesota on Tuesday, getting together without players or owners in the room.
June 28, 2011
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By BARRY WILNER
AP Pro Football Writer
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Sports
WIMBLEDON, England - Maria Sharapova's coach called it "a statement."
June 28, 2011
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By HOWARD FENDRICH
AP Tennis Writer
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Sports
NEWTOWN SQUARE, Pa. - Tiger Woods is no longer using crutches, a walking boot or a razor. He hasn't hit a full golf shot in 47 days and has no idea when he will practice, much less play in another tournament.
June 28, 2011
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By DOUG FERGUSON
AP Golf Writer
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Sports
LOS ANGELES - One of baseball's proudest franchises is in tatters, its future to be decided more in the courtroom than on the field.
June 27, 2011
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By ROBERT JABLON
Associated Press
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Sports
WIMBLEDON, England - Walking away from Centre Court, Oracene Price - mother and sometimes-coach to Serena and Venus Williams - shook her head after watching one daughter lose at Wimbledon, then the other.
June 27, 2011
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By HOWARD FENDRICH
AP Tennis Writer
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Sports
CROMWELL, Conn. - Nineteen-year-old amateur Patrick Cantlay had trouble building on his record-setting round in the Travelers Championship.
June 25, 2011
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By PAT EATON-ROBB
AP National Writer
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Sports
