Noah Syndergaard threw 5 2/3 scoreless innings Wednesday, surrendering just two hits and striking out five to lead the New York Mets to a 2-1 win over the visiting Houston Astros at Port St. Lucie, Fla. Mar 13, 2019; Port St. Lucie, FL, USA; New York Mets starting pitcher Noah Syndergaard (34) warms up in

FILE PHOTO: Britain Golf – GolfSixes – Centurion Club, St Albans – 5/5/17 General view of the Shot clock during the pro-am Action Images via Reuters / Andrew Boyers Livepic LONDON (Reuters) – Shot Clock will be used at every ATP Tour event in 2020, the men’s tennis organization confirmed on Wednesday. The 25-second countdown,

(Reuters) – Philipp Kohlschreiber stunned Novak Djokovic 6-4 6-4 in the third round of the BNP Paribas Open on Tuesday, sending the world number one tumbling out of a tournament he had won five times. Mar 12, 2019; Indian Wells, CA, USA; Novak Djokovic (SRB) during his third round match against Philipp Kohlschreiber (not pictured)

(Reuters) – Tiger Woods heads into this week’s Players Championship with his neck in good shape and he expects his putter to feel the same. FILE PHOTO: Feb 24, 2019; Mexico City, MEX; Tiger Woods watches his shot from the seventh tee during the final round of the WGC – Mexico Championship golf tournament at

(Reuters) – A sick Alexander Zverev was sent packing from the BNP Paribas Open with a 6-3 6-1 defeat by fellow German Jan-Lennard Struff in the third round at Indian Wells, California on Monday. FILE PHOTO: Tennis – ATP 500 – Acapulco Open, Acapulco, Mexico – March 1, 2019 Germany’s Alexander Zverev celebrates winning his

FILE PHOTO: Oct 18, 2018; Glendale, AZ, USA; Denver Broncos wide receiver Emmanuel Sanders (10) throws for a touchdown during the first half against the Arizona Cardinals at State Farm Stadium. Mandatory Credit: Matt Kartozian-USA TODAY Sports – 11466331 The Denver Broncos exercised the contract options of top receiver Emmanuel Sanders and cornerback Chris Harris

(Reuters) – World number two Simona Halep survived a tough challenge from Ukrainian qualifier Kateryna Kozlova to win their third round match 7-6(3) 7-5 at the BNP Paribas Open in Indian Wells, California, on Sunday. Mar 10, 2019; Indian Wells, CA, USA; Simona Halep (ROU) reacts after winning the first set tie breaker in her

Alpine Skiing – Alpine Skiing World Cup – Men’s Slalom – Kranjska Gora, Slovenia – March 10, 2019 Austria’s Marcel Hirscher reacts after his second run REUTERS/Borut Zivulovic (Reuters) – Austria’s Marcel Hirscher extended his dominance of Alpine skiing as he won a remarkable eighth successive overall World Cup title on Sunday. The 30-year-old finished

The Oklahoma City Thunder’s Paul George did not hold back on his opinion of the referees in Friday night’s 118-110 loss to the Los Angeles Clippers, shortly after he fouled out of the game, along with Russell Westbrook and Steven Adams over the final four minutes of the game. Mar 7, 2019; Portland, OR, USA;

Greg Deichmann hit a two-run home run to cap a four-run bottom of the eighth inning as the Oakland Athletics rallied for a 6-5 victory over the San Diego Padres on Friday at Mesa, Ariz. Mar 8, 2019; Mesa, AZ, USA; San Diego Padres first baseman Ty France is hit in the head with a

BUENOS AIRES (Reuters) – Argentina’s 1986 World Cup soccer winning captain Diego Maradona has three children in Cuba and will travel to the country to legally recognize them, his lawyer told Argentine media. FILE PHOTO: Soccer Football – Ascenso MX – Semifinals Second Leg- F.C. Juarez v Dorados – Benito Juarez Stadium, Ciudad Juarez, Mexico

Mar 7, 2019; Indian Wells, CA, USA; Naomi Osaka (JPN) answers questions during a press conference at the BNP Paribas Open at the Indian Wells Tennis Garden. Jayne Kamin-Oncea INDIAN WELLS, Calif (Reuters) – Naomi Osaka, whose meteoritic rise to the top of the tennis world over the past year has included two Grand Slam

LeBron James reflected emotionally on his life and career after passing Michael Jordan to move into fourth place on the NBA career scoring list on Wednesday night. March 6, 2019; Los Angeles, CA, USA; Los Angeles Lakers forward LeBron James (23) reacts after scoring a basket against the Denver Nuggets during the first half at

JOHOR, Malaysia/JAKARTA (Reuters) – On the southernmost edge of the Asian landmass and on the shores of the busy shipping lanes of the Singapore Strait, Malaysia’s Petronas is starting up a state-of-the art petroleum processing hub, called RAPID. FILE PHOTO: The completed Refinery and Petrochemical Integrated Development (RAPID) oil refinery at Pengerang Integrated Petroleum Complex

(Reuters) – The World Anti-Doping Agency (WADA) said on Wednesday it has completed a painstaking process of uploading doping data mined from a tainted Moscow laboratory and will start assessing the information to ensure it is complete and authentic. FILE PHOTO: A woman walks into the head office of the World Anti-Doping Agency (WADA) in

James Harden scored 35 points — 19 in about the final seven minutes of the fourth quarter — as the visiting Houston Rockets lost a 22-point lead before coming back to defeat the Toronto Raptors 107-95 to extend their winning streak to six games. Mar 5, 2019; Toronto, Ontario, CAN; Toronto Raptors forwards Serge Ibaka