Poker professional Scotty Nguyen won nearly $2 million at the World Series of Poker in Las Vegas on Monday, topping a field of 148 players and emerging from a marathon final table with his fifth gold bracelet. Nguyen beat out 23-year-old Michael DeMichele in H.O.R.S.E., a rotating-game tournament that cost $50,000 to enter.
French President Nicolas Sarkozy, apparently backing off a boycott threat, said Monday he could attend the opening of the Beijing Olympics if talks between China and the Dalai Lama make more progress. Representatives of the exiled Tibetan spiritual leader are expected to meet this week with Chinese officials for two days of discussions.
Second-seeded Jelena Jankovic and No. 4 Svetlana Kuznetsova were ousted in the fourth round Monday, leaving Wimbledon without any of the top four women in the quarterfinals for the first time. A hobbled Jankovic fell 6-3, 6-2 to Tamarine Tanasugarn, while 2004 U.S. Open champion Kuznetsova lost 6-4, 1-6, 7-5 to 19-year-old Agnieszka Radwanska of Poland.
Floyd Landis lost his final chance to retain his 2006 Tour de France title Monday, the last step of a long, multimillion-dollar process that poked holes in the anti-doping establishment but ultimately left the cyclist as just another convicted cheater. A three-person panel at the Court of Arbitration for Sport upheld a previous panel’s decision, ruling his positive doping test during the Tour two…
Second-seeded Jelena Jankovic was ousted in straight sets in the fourth round by Tamarine Tanasugarn on Monday, leaving the women’s draw without its top three ranked players. Jankovic’s 6-3, 6-2 loss means that none of the top three women reached the quarterfinals — the first time that’s happened at a Grand Slam tournament in the Open era.
Poker professional Scotty Nguyen won nearly $2 million at the World Series of Poker in Las Vegas on Monday, topping a field of 148 players and emerging from a marathon final table with his fifth gold bracelet. Nguyen beat out 23-year-old Michael DeMichele in H.O.R.S.E., a rotating-game tournament that cost $50,000 to enter.
The way this season has gone for Kurt Busch, the former NASCAR Sprint Cup champion isn’t about to apologize for winning a race with the help of fuel strategy and rain.
Inbee Park gazed at the names on the silver trophy that now belongs to her, amazed that someone who only learned how to play golf 10 years ago could join such a select group as U.S. Women’s Open champions. One name in particular meant the world to her. Se Ri Pak wasn’t at Interlachen Country Club on Sunday when the 19-year-old Park made three birdies on the back nine to pull away for a four-shot…
A trip across town made all the difference for the White Sox. Swept by the Cubs a week ago at Wrigley Field, they were the ones doing the sweeping in their home park on the South Side of town. They finished off the three-victory run at U.S. Cellular Field on Sunday night, beating the Cubs 5-1 with homers from Carlos Quentin, Brian Anderson and Jim Thome backing solid pitching from Mark Buehrle.
The Angels got another outstanding pitching performance, and this time they even won. John Lackey held the Dodgers to three hits for 8 2-3 innings, then Francisco Rodriguez finished off a nervous ninth Sunday afternoon to give the Angels a 1-0 victory. The previous night, Jered Weaver and Jose Arredondo held the Dodgers without a hit, but the Dodgers’ unearned run was enough to give them a 1-0…