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Tuesday, August 23, 2011 12:08 AM PDT

Today's Reuters Sports News Headlines - Yahoo! News: Wilson pitches rampant Rangers past limp Red Sox Verlander roars on with league-leading 19th win Giants lose cornerback Thomas for season with torn ACL Top sprinters will run fewer races at worlds Indians put Hafner on disabled list with strained foot Holmes to have brain surgery, ruled out for three months Golf-Holmes to have brain surgery, ruled out for three months NFL's Haynesworth pleads no contest in fondling case Woods contemplates extra event with Presidents Cup in mind Golf-Woods contemplates extra event with Presidents Cup in mind Phillies put Rollins on disabled list with sore groin Oakland Raiders use third-round pick to land Pryor United States will not bid for 2020 Summer Games Doping: U.S. tennis player Kendrick's ban cut to eight months Golf-European Tour Race to Dubai money list Wilson pitches rampant Rangers past limp Red Sox Mon,22 Aug 2011 11:51 PM PDT Reuters - ARLINGTON, Texas (Reuters) - Pitcher C.J. Wilson and the Texas Rangers took full advantage of an ailing Boston team in a breezy 4-0 shutout victory over the Red Sox on Monday. Full Story Top Verlander roars on with league-leading 19th win Mon,22 Aug 2011 10:42 PM PDT Reuters - ST PETERSBURG, Florida (Reuters) - Justin Verlander continued to outshine his pitching peers by winning his Major League-leading 19th game in yet another stellar performance for the Detroit Tigers on Monday. Full Story Top Giants lose cornerback Thomas for season with torn ACL Mon,22 Aug 2011 09:48 PM PDT Reuters - NEW YORK (Reuters) - The New York Giants suffered a devastating blow to their defensive department when cornerback Terrell Thomas picked up a long-term knee injury in the team's pre-season game against the Chicago Bears on Monday. Full Story Top Top sprinters will run fewer races at worlds Mon,22 Aug 2011 09:30 PM PDT Reuters - DAEGU, South Korea (Reuters) - A new, slimmed-down competition schedule will have triple champion Usain Bolt running fewer races when he defends his sprint titles at the world athletics championships that begin in Daegu on Saturday. Full Story Top Indians put Hafner on disabled list with strained foot Mon,22 Aug 2011 04:58 PM PDT Reuters - CLEVELAND (Reuters) - The injury-hit Cleveland Indians have put designated hitter Travis Hafner on the 15-day disabled list with a strained right foot, the Major League Baseball team said on Monday. Full Story Top Holmes to have brain surgery, ruled out for three months Mon,22 Aug 2011 03:59 PM PDT Reuters - MIAMI (Reuters) - J.B. Holmes has withdrawn from this week's Barclays Classic in Edison, New Jersey and will be sidelined for three months while recovering from brain surgery, the PGA Tour said on Monday. Full Story Top Golf-Holmes to have brain surgery, ruled out for three months Mon,22 Aug 2011 03:40 PM PDT Reuters - MIAMI, Aug 22 (Reuters) - American J.B. Holmes has withdrawn from this week's Barclays Classic in Edison, New Jersey and will be sidelined for three months while recovering from brain surgery, the PGA Tour said on Monday. Full Story Top NFL's Haynesworth pleads no contest in fondling case Mon,22 Aug 2011 02:42 PM PDT Reuters - WASHINGTON (Reuters) - Former Washington Redskins football player Albert Haynesworth pleaded no contest on Monday to an assault charge for fondling a female server at a hotel bar in February, federal prosecutors said. Full Story Top Woods contemplates extra event with Presidents Cup in mind Mon,22 Aug 2011 02:26 PM PDT Reuters - LOS ANGELES (Reuters) - Tiger Woods said on Monday he was considering playing in a PGA Tour Fall Series event later this year in a bid to justify his selection for the Presidents Cup team competition in November. Full Story Top Golf-Woods contemplates extra event with Presidents Cup in mind Mon,22 Aug 2011 02:14 PM PDT Reuters - LOS ANGELES, Aug 22 (Reuters) - Tiger Woods said on Monday he was considering playing in a PGA Tour Fall Series event later this year in a bid to justify his selection for the Presidents Cup team competition in November. Full Story Top Phillies put Rollins on disabled list with sore groin Mon,22 Aug 2011 02:05 PM PDT Reuters - PHILADELPHIA (Reuters) - The Philadelphia Phillies put three-time All-Star shortstop Jimmy Rollins on the 15-day disabled list with a groin injury, Major League Baseball's first-place team said on Monday. Full Story Top Oakland Raiders use third-round pick to land Pryor Mon,22 Aug 2011 11:47 AM PDT Reuters - NEW YORK (Reuters) - The Oakland Raiders selected scandal-hit former Ohio State quarterback Terrelle Pryor in the third round of the National Football League's supplemental draft on Monday. Full Story Top United States will not bid for 2020 Summer Games Mon,22 Aug 2011 11:04 AM PDT Reuters - NEW YORK (Reuters) - The United States Olympic Committee (USOC) said on Monday it will not submit a bid to stage the 2020 Summer Olympics. Full Story Top Doping: U.S. tennis player Kendrick's ban cut to eight months Mon,22 Aug 2011 10:30 AM PDT Reuters - BERNE (Reuters) - Tennis player Robert Kendrick's doping suspension has been reduced from 12 to eight months by the Court of Arbitration for Sport (CAS). Full Story Top Golf-European Tour Race to Dubai money list Mon,22 Aug 2011 08:37 AM PDT Reuters - Aug 22 (Reuters) - Leading money winners on the 2011 European Tour Race to Dubai on Monday (British unless stated): Full Story Top

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