Serena Williams, who took 18 months off during her pregnancy and the birth of her first child, beat Germany’s Julia Goerges, 6-2, 6-4, at Centre Court to advance to the Wimbledon women's singles final for the 10th time.  Her win against Goerges moves Williams closer...

Former NBA star Charles Oakley was arrested in Las Vegas on Sunday. The arrest was on suspicion of "adding to or reducing his wager on a gambling game after the outcome was known," said the Nevada Gaming Control Board. Barkley was arrested at The Cosmopolitan...

Roger Federer was defeated at Wimbledon on Wednesday, losing to South African Kevin Anderson who came back from the brink of defeat to win, 2-6, 6-7 (5), 7-5, 6-4, 13-11. The match lasted four hours, 14 minutes. In the other semifinal, Rafael Nadal — a...

Croatia advanced to its first-ever World Cup final with a dramatic 2-1 extra-time victory over the English on Wednesday. England had gone ahead early, but lost control of the match in the second half. It then lost it in the 30 added minutes, when Mario...

After nine years, 16 trophies and 451 goals, Cristiano Ronaldo is leaving Real Madrid. The Portugal star, 33, is to join reigning Serie A champion Juventus from the Champions League holder for a reported $117 million transfer fee.   An announcement on the Juventus website...

France has made it back in the World Cup final for the first time since 2006.  Samuel Umtiti used his head to score from a corner kick in the 51st minute and earn France a 1-0 victory over Belgium on Tuesday in the first of...

The LA Clippers and Luc Mbah a Moute have reportedly agreed to a new deal that will bring the forward back to Los Angeles. The former Houston Rockets’ wing is leaving the team that was one win away from the NBA Finals and coming back...

Serena Williams reached her 13th Wimbledon quarterfinal by beating Russian qualifier Evgeniya Rodina 6-4, 6-2 on Monday. No. 7 Karolina Pliskova became the last of the top-10 seeds to be knocked out, losing to Kiki Bertens of the Netherlands. It's the first time none of...

Brook Lopez has agreed to a one-year, $3.5 million contract with the Milwaukee Bucks. A person familiar with the negotiations confirmed the terms to The Associated Press on Sunday. 30-year-old Lopez is going into his 11th NBA season. He averaged 13 points per game last...

The American League's starting outfield for next week's All-Star Game features the Los Angeles Angels' Mike Trout, New York Yankees's Aaron Judge and Boston's Mookie Betts all getting nods. The Red Sox have a second starter in designated hitter J.D. Martinez. The Atlanta Braves and...