AUCKLAND, New Zealand – American John Isner defeated Frenchman Arnaud Clement 6-3, 5-7, 7-6 (2) Saturday to win the Heineken Open for his first ATP Tour singles title. The 6-foot-9 Isner had 22 aces and only two double-faults. Isner got good news about his Australian Open draw. With the withdrawal of No. 15 seed Gilles [...]

USA Basketball, Nike and the NBA Portland Trail Blazers today announced that the 13th annual Nike Hoop Summit will, for a third consecutive year, be held at the Rose Garden in Portland, Ore. The Nike Hoop Summit, the country’s premier annual basketball game for high-school age boys, features America’s elite, young athletes playing against a [...]

What Wozniacki wants: A top-three spot in 2010 By Dean Irvine, CNN January 8, 2010 — Updated 1206 GMT (2006 HKT) Hong Kong, China (CNN) — In Doha last October Danish tennis player Caroline Wozniacki provided one of the most harrowing moments ever seen on a tennis court. Battling through cramps in the third set [...]

Findlay Prep proves to be too much for Gorman By Case Keefer Sunday, Dec. 13, 2009 | 2:01 a.m. Bishop Gorman faced several disadvantages entering its game against Findlay Prep on Saturday at the Orleans Arena. The Gaels had practiced as a team for less than a week and had no games to tune up [...]