MELBOURNE – Veteran Indian player Rohan Bopanna and his Australian partner Matthew Ebden have advanced to their second consecutive Grand Slam men’s doubles final. The 43-year-old Bopanna and 36-year-old Ebden beat Zhang Zhizhen of China and Tomas Machac of Czech Republic 6-3, 3-6, 7-6 (7) in an Australian Open semifinal Thursday on Rod Laver Arena….
SAN FRANCISCO – With several of his players overcome by emotions just moments before tip-off after celebrating the assistant coach they dearly miss, Steve Kerr stuck to his message: “Try to lose yourself in the game.” Stephen Curry had 25 points and eight assists, Klay Thompson scored 24, and the Golden State Warriors won Wednesday…
DALLAS – Another contentious Dallas-Phoenix meeting for Mavericks superstar Luka Doncic went beyond the court Wednesday night. The four-time All-Star was responsible for a fan being ejected in the third quarter after the Suns supporter yelled that Doncic was tired and needed to get on a treadmill. Phoenix beat Dallas 132-109 after outscoring the Mavericks…
Perhaps it was one of those “trap games.” Or maybe No. 1 Sherman Oaks Notre Dame just took Crespi lightly. Whatever the reason, the Knights were given a good scare before hanging on for a 64-61 victory over the Celts on Wednesday night before a packed home crowd. A missed three-pointer at the buzzer denied…
The Chargers finally get it. The Chargers finally got it. Seven years after barging into Los Angeles amid a cacophony of catcalls, the Chargers finally figured out how to quiet the doubters, capture the buzz and take a significant bite out of the market. They finally hired a nationally celebrated figure who will cause a…
SAN FRANCISCO – For Dejan Milojević, the Golden State Warriors and Atlanta Hawks stood united on one sideline near their team benches and listened as the Serbian national anthem played in his honor. Each Warrior player then placed an extra jersey on one coaching chair that also featured a special black T-shirt draped over with…
When Nick Saban retired at Alabama two weeks ago, the chain reaction it set off caused five more head coaching changes across major college football in a little more than a week. Now Michigan, the winningest program in college football history and the defending national champion, is in the market for a coach after Jim…
JACKSONVILLE, Fla. – Carter Lancaster didn’t know what to expect when he arrived at Bolles. The aura of the most successful swimming program in the country is something unexplainable. Dozens and dozens of future Olympians swam for Bolles. Athletes come from all over the world to board and compete for the Bulldogs. Lancaster, the All-News4JAX…
Alexandre Carrier looked over at the stone-faced new guy to his left on the Gatineau Olympiques bench and noticed that he had another teammate’s stick in his hands. Ever the helpful sort, Carrier politely pointed out Yakov Trenin’s mistake. Trenin turned his head, stared at Carrier for a moment, and responded. “Yes.” Confused but also…
USA Basketball will be seeking its eighth consecutive Olympic gold medal this summer with the first step coming at the Olympic qualifying tournament in Antwerp, Belgium, from Feb. 8-11. The 12-player roster for that tournament will be the first approximation of the team that will defend the Americans’ gold medal in Paris. Based on the…
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