| Worley shines for Phillies in Giants rematch Tue,26 Jul 2011 10:05 PM PDT Reuters - PHILADELPHIA (Reuters) - Rookie pitcher Vance Worley tossed a complete game to guide the Philadelphia Phillies to a 7-2 win over World Series champions San Francisco on Tuesday. Full Story |
 NEW YORK (Reuters) - CC Sabathia flirted with a perfect game as he consigned the Seattle Mariners to a record-extending 17th straight loss in the New York Yankees' 4-1 victory on Tuesday. | |
| Panthers reach deal to keep key DE Johnson Tue,26 Jul 2011 08:45 PM PDT Reuters - CHARLOTTE, North Carolina (Reuters) - The Carolina Panthers have agreed to a deal to keep prized defensive end Charles Johnson and avoid losing him to free agency, the team said on their website on Tuesday. Full Story | |
| Aquatics Center opens to complete London 2012's big five Tue,26 Jul 2011 08:38 PM PDT Reuters - LONDON (Reuters) - Five years after the earth-movers began leveling the bleak, puddle-strewn industrial landscape just east from the City's financial heartland the wave-shaped Aquatics Center became the fifth and final permanent venue to be completed in London's Olympic Park on Tuesday. Full Story | |
 SHANGHAI (Reuters) - Ryan Lochte was less than impressed with his swim in the heats of the men's 200 meters individual medley on Wednesday but accepted he had done enough to keep his title defense alive at the world championships in Shanghai. | |
 SHANGHAI, Jul (Reuters) - Olympic champion Michael Phelps and his American team mate Ryan Lochte safely advanced to the semi-finals of the men's 200 meters individual medley at the world swimming championships on Wednesday. | |
 LONDON (Reuters) - The countdown to London 2012 entered its final year on Wednesday with diver Tom Daley poised to make a splash before the world and its Olympic athletes are formally invited to join the party next July. | |
| Oilers goalie Khabibulin going to jail for drunk driving Tue,26 Jul 2011 05:05 PM PDT Reuters - NEW YORK (Reuters) - Edmonton Oilers goaltender Nikolai Khabibulin will be spending some time in jail after dropping an appeal of his 30-day sentence on Tuesday for driving under the influence of alcohol. Full Story | |
| SHANGHAI (Reuters) - Michael Phelps should have a clearer picture of what he needs to do to ensure he is still a dominant force in the pool at the London Olympics with the final of the men's 200 meters butterfly at the world swimming championships on Wednesday. | |
| U.S. Open looms large for fit-again Del Potro Tue,26 Jul 2011 04:41 PM PDT Reuters - LOS ANGELES (Reuters) - With his frustrating wrist injury finally behind him and the U.S. Open looming large next month, the smile is back on Juan Martin Del Potro's face as he prepares for this week's ATP event in Los Angeles. Full Story | |
| NFL teams, players brace for shopping frenzy with lockout over Tue,26 Jul 2011 01:28 PM PDT Reuters -  NEW YORK (Reuters) - National Football League (NFL) teams, players and their agents braced for a flurry of fast-paced negotiations and a frenzy of deal-making as clubs returned to business on Tuesday. | |
| Factbox: How the key issues in lockout were resolved Tue,26 Jul 2011 01:28 PM PDT Reuters - (Reuters) - Here are some of the key sticking points that led to the National Football League's (NFL) first work stoppage since 1987 and how they were resolved over the four months when players were locked out. Full Story | |
| Golf-Major winners converge on buzzing Irish event Tue,26 Jul 2011 11:42 AM PDT Reuters - DUBLIN, July 26 (Reuters) - Darren Clarke, Rory McIlroy and Graeme McDowell's involvement in the Irish Open will make certain this week's event is special, according to fellow major winner Padraig Harrington Full Story | |
| Lockout forces league to cancel rookie transition program Tue,26 Jul 2011 11:01 AM PDT Reuters - NEW YORK (Reuters) - The National Basketball Association (NBA) postponed a program that provides rookie players with skills and information necessary for a successful transition into the league until it can resolve the lockout. Full Story | |
 LOS ANGELES (Reuters) - Los Angeles Lakers All-Star guard Kobe Bryant's representatives will meet with officials of Turkish club Besiktas next week to discuss the possibility of him playing in Turkey during the National Basketball Association (NBA) lockout. |
