Tiger Woods 'trying' but uncertain he'll be back in 2016 and other top stories.

• Tiger Woods 'trying' but uncertain he'll be back in 2016

  

  6:20 AM ETKevin MaguireGolf CloseKevin Maguire is the senior golf editor for ESPN.com.Tiger Woods has left open the possibility he might not play at all in 2016.Asked on the Quicken Loans National broadcast Sunday afternoon if there was any chance he won't tee it up in a PGA Tour event this year, Woods couldn't say for sure."I don't know," said Woods, who was on hand at Congressional Country Club to deliver the winner's trophy to eventual champion Billy Hurley III. "I want to play. Put it that w..

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• Tony Stewart turns slightest hope into Victory Lane celebration

  

  7:00 PM ETBob PockrassNASCAR Close• NASCAR writer for ESPN.com • 2009, 2013 NMPA Writer of the Year • More than 25 years experience covering motorsportsSONOMA, Calif. -- Even Tony Stewart didn't think he would win Sunday's Sprint Cup race at Sonoma as he led the field to green on a restart with 14 laps to go.The old Tony Stewart could win. He could muscle a car -- will it to Victory Lane with such determination and ability that few race car drivers could match.That was the old Tony Stewart, the ..

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• Clayton Kershaw experiences a rare hiccup of an inning against the Pirates

  

  The Pirates scored four runs off Dodgers ace Clayton Kershaw in the second inning on Sunday night. In all, Kershaw allowed only those four runs on nine hits over six innings in a 4-3 loss. Let's zero in on that four-run second, though. It's an uncommon occurrence for many reasons. First of all, that's a four-run inning against the best pitcher on Earth. That's something right there. Also, how they rallied was pretty noteworthy. With one out, Josh Harrison and Chris Stewart (the latter of who..

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• Kevin Durant adds meetings with Celtics, Heat, Clippers, per source

  

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• Olympic diving | Abby Johnston headed to Rio; David Dinsmore just misses

  

  Abby Johnston thought she’d just hit the dive Sunday that assured her a second straight trip to the Olympics, but for affirmation she rose from the pool in Indianapolis and immediately looked for her mother, Elaine Johnston, in the crowd. “Then I saw she was jumping up and down and I knew, ‘OK, I did it,' " the Upper Arlington native said. Thanks in part to that final dive, Johnston, 26, is headed to Rio de Janeiro in August, back to the Olympics, but this time as a solo act. A silver medalist ..

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• California Clasico: San Jose Earthquakes tie Los Angeles Galaxy 1-1

  

  STANFORD -- The California Clasico at Stanford Stadium had all the drama that fans come to expect from the Earthquakes' marquee event. The game ended in a controversial 1-1 draw on San Jose's goal in the final minute of regulation time Saturday night to send a record crowd of 50,816 fans home feeling good. But despite a fifth consecutive sellout at Stanford and another crowd-pleasing Quakes' comeback this one will be remembered in some circles for a questionable chant considered a homopho..

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• Simone Biles glides to 4th straight US gymnastics title

  

  ST. LOUIS -- Simone Biles is showing no signs of slowing down.The 19-year-old Texan cruised to her fourth straight national gymnastics title Sunday night, posting a two-day total of 125.00 to finish nearly four points ahead of three-time Olympic medalist Aly Raisman and 4.5 points ahead of rising star Laurie Hernandez. Defending Olympic champion Gabby Douglas was fourth.Biles became the first American to win four consecutive national championships since Joan Moore Gnat from 1971-74. The U.S. wom..

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• Chase Kalisz catches, passes an injured Ryan Lochte

  

  OMAHA, Neb. -- Michael Phelps couldn't stop clapping. His eyes bounced back and forth from the pool down below to the scoreboard up above. With each stroke, he nodded in approval. "I'm telling you!" he roared. "I'm telling you -- it's over!"When it officially was over and Phelps' teammate Chase Kalisz had won the 400-meter individual medley, which made him the first American to make the 2016 U.S. Olympic swim team, Phelps lifted his arms high above his head and ran down the stadium stairs to giv..

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