Reuters: Sports News

Tiger torches front nine, shoots 65 in third round

Tiger Woods barely survived the cut at The Players Championship, but he's making the most of surviving to play the weekend.

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Major League Baseball Roundup: Harvey shines in Reds debut

Scooter Gennett went 4-for-5 with a home run and three RBIs and Matt Harvey pitched four scoreless innings in his Cincinnati debut as the Reds recorded a 6-2 victory over the Los Angeles Dodgers on Friday night at Dodger Stadium.

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Kvitova lasts the pace to claim record third Madrid title

MADRID (Reuters) - Petra Kvitova outlasted the unseeded Kiki Bertens to win a thrilling Madrid Open final on Saturday 7-6(8-6) 4-6 6-3 and become the first player to lift the trophy for a third time.

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Celtics embrace underdog role against Cavaliers

The Boston Celtics are the second-seeded team in the Eastern Conference and possess home-court advantage for the best-of-seven conference finals against the Cleveland Cavaliers.

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Tennis: Thiem beats Anderson for first time to reach Madrid final

MADRID (Reuters) - Austrian Dominic Thiem beat Kevin Anderson on Saturday for the first time at the seventh attempt to reach the Madrid Open final for the second successive year.