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Noskova outlasts fellow countrywoman in Wimbledon final

LONDON (AP) — Linda Noskova placed fingers in both of her ears to drown out the noise from the Centre Court crowd. She draped one of Wimbledon's strawberry-red towels over her head. And eventually — after she had wasted five match points and a 5-2 lead and conceded the second set of ...

Van der Poel times attack perfectly on 9th stage

USSEL, France (AP) — Mathieu van der Poel timed his attack perfectly to win the hilly ninth stage of the Tour de France in a sprint finish, while defending champion Tadej Pogacar kept the race leader's yellow jersey on Sunday. Van der Poel was in a group of four contesting the victory. ...

Class A Champions Cup: Clean sweep for Wheeling Central

The WVSSAC has announced the Class A winners of The Health Plan Champions Cup, recognizing the top-performing high schools for excellence in both athletics and academics. Wheeling Central Catholic swept both the boys and girls competitions. The Health Plan Champions Cup honors the leading ...

Sinner returns to form, defends Wimbledon title

LONDON (AP) — Jannik Sinner is starting to make a habit of responding to adversity in Paris with titles at Wimbledon. The top-ranked Sinner beat Alexander Zverev 6-7 (7), 7-6 (2), 6-3, 6-4 Sunday for his second consecutive title at the All England Club after his German opponent appeared ...

Ryu seals second major in three weeks

EVIAN-LES-BAINS, France (AP) — A second major title in a three-week stretch. The lowest round — an 11-under 60 — in an LPGA major. It was quite the weekend for Haeran Ryu, the latest South Korean sensation in women's golf. Ryu, the winner of the Women's PGA Championship at ...

Wetherholt signs 8-year, $112.5M contract with Cardinals

ST. LOUIS (AP) — The St. Louis Cardinals and JJ Wetherholt agreed Friday to a $112.5 million, eight-year contract that buys out the rookie second baseman's first several years of potential free agency. "I want to be in the same spot," Wetherholt said. "That's just how I am. I'm from a ...