The story of tennis at the 2016 Summer Olympics, like golf, so far has been the amount of men not heading to Rio de Janeiro to battle for gold. Roger Federer, Stan Wawrinka, Milos Ranoic, Dominic Thiem, John Isner, Feliciano Lopez, Tomas Berdych, Nick Kyrgios and Bernard Tomic all have pulled out of the Olympics due to either injuries or concerns over the Zika virus. But the defending men’s and women’s champions — Andy Murray (Great Britain) and Serena Williams (United States) — both will be back, as well as the No. 1 men’s tennis player in the world, Novak Djokovic. And, in a surprise turn of events, Rafael Nadal will return from the injuri... NESN.com
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Futsal Cup finals dates confirmed, draw 15 March
The dates for the UEFA Futsal Cup finals in Guadalajara have been confirmed as 22 and 24 April with the draw held at half-time of the Atlético Madrid v PSV Eindhoven UEFA Champions League match on 15 March at Vicente Calderón stadium.The-time winners Inter FS will be staging the event at Palacio Multiusos de Guadalajara near Madrid, with the hosts joined by 2010 winners Benfica and competition debutants Pescara and Ugra Yugorsk. The semi-finals will be held on Friday 22 April with the final and third-place play-off two days later, provisional kick-off times of 18.30CET and 21.00CET. ...
2015 MLB Playoff Schedule: Dates, Times, TV Schedule For Each Game
Game 162 is complete, so MLB officially is on to the playoffs. Here’s the full schedule: 2015 MLB PLAYOFF SCHEDULETuesday, Oct. 6: AL Wild Card Game: Houston Astros at New York Yankees, 8 p.m. ET (TV: ESPN)Wednesday, Oct. 7: NL Wild Card Game: Chicago Cubs and Pittsburgh Pirates, 8 p.m. ET (TV: TBS) ALDS (BOTH SERIES)Game 1: Thursday, Oct. 8 (TV: FOX, FS1 or MLBN)— Texas Rangers at Toronto Blue Jays, time TBD— Wild Card at Kansas City Royals, time TBD Game 2: Friday, Oct. 9 (TV: FOX, FS1 or MLBN)— Texas Rangers at Toronto Blue Jays, time TBD— Wild Card at Kansas City...