Petra Kvitova overwhelmed Eugenie Bouchard 6-3, 6-0 in less than an hour Saturday to win Wimbledon for the second time.    

Clayton Kershaw nearly had no-hit stuff against Colorado again, allowing only two singles over eight masterful innings as the Los Angeles Dodgers beat the Rockies 9-0 on Friday night.    

Roger Federer and Novak Djokovic will meet for the Wimbledon title after the old guard held off the new in the semifinals Friday at the All England Club.    

Tyler Raber made a hole-in-one Thursday on the par-4 17th hole of the eGolf Pro Tour’s ArrowCreek Open, a feat that’s only been accomplished once on the PGA Tour.    

The Chicago Cubs have traded starting pitchers Jeff Samardzija and Jason Hammel to the Oakland Athletics, a high-ranking source with one of the two clubs confirmed to ESPN Insider Keith Law.    

Jose Abreu hit his 27th home run, Chris Sale struck out a season-high 12 in a complete game and the Chicago White Sox beat the Seattle Mariners 7-1 on Friday night.    

It turns out that Derrick Rose was not a part of the Chicago Bulls’ pitch to Carmelo Anthony, after all.    

Things escalated quickly for CC Sabathia, who in the span of a few days went from a possible All-Star break return to not pitching again in 2014.    

Free agent center Spencer Hawes has agreed to join the Los Angeles Clippers next season, according to sources.    

Joey Chestnut scarfed down 61 hot dogs in 10 minutes to win his eighth consecutive championship, barely beating Matt Stonie at the Nathan’s Famous Fourth of July Hot Dog Eating Contest at Coney Island on Friday.