Kei Nishikori, the 11th ranked men’s singles player in the world, is the men’s 12th seed, organizers announced Wednesday. It is Nishikori’s highest seeding yet for a grand slam event. Unlike the other three Grand Slam tournaments, Wimbledon does not rely exclusively on each ...

Defenseman Slava Voynov agreed to a new six-year, $25 million contract Tuesday with the Los Angeles Kings, who signed yet another young cornerstone to a long-term deal. The 23-year-old Siberian would have been a restricted free agent this summer after his breakout playoff performance ...

Japanese super middleweight Yuzo Kiyota has a message for WBO champion Robert Stieglitz: since you think I’m the underdog, you won’t mind if I bite you. Kiyota, the Oriental and Pacific Boxing Federation champion, takes on Stieglitz in his first world title bout in ...

The U.S.-based Committee to Preserve Olympic Wrestling is discussing a major, multi-national event this summer to promote the sport ahead of a key IOC vote on its Olympic future. CPOW chairman Bill Scherr said an event tentatively known as “One World, One Day, One ...

Tennis great Gene Mako, who won four major doubles titles and was ranked in the world top 10 during the 1930s, has died in Southern California. He was 97 years old. The International Tennis Hall of Fame said Mako died Friday at Cedars-Sinai Medical ...

Pro Football Hall of Famer Lem Barney is apologizing for comments he made Friday, when he said the sport might be eliminated in 10 to 20 years because it’s so dangerous. The former Lions star shared his thoughts at the Sound Mind Sound Body ...

Shane Williams said Monday he was very proud to help out the British and Irish Lions in his cameo tour appearance in the countdown to this weekend’s opening test against the Wallabies. The Welsh wing great made a dash from Japan, where he was ...