Yes Sir: Andy Murray confident he can break Aussie drought (Yahoo Sports)
Andy Murray has become a father, gained the No. 1 ranking and received a knighthood since he left Melbourne Park 50 weeks ago after losing a fifth Australian Open final. ”I need to continue to improve. Yahoo Sports – Tennis News
Worth a mention: Williams aiming for record 23rd major title (Yahoo Sports)
Serena Williams definitely doesn’t want to talk about the No. 23. Newly engaged Williams brushed off concerns about the 88 unforced errors she had in a loss in New Zealand last week in her only warmup tournament ahead of the Australian Open, which starts Monday and where she’s aiming for Open-era record 23rd major title. […]
Djokovic to open v Verdasco; Federer, Murray in same quarter (Yahoo Sports)
Six-time Australian Open champion Novak Djokovic drew a difficult first-round opponent in Fernando Verdasco, and Roger Federer’s fall in the rankings complicated his chances at Melbourne Park after he ended up in same quarter as top-ranked Andy Murray, No. 5 Kei Nishikori and No. 10 Tomas Berdych. The official draw for the season’s first major […]
Knicks beat Bulls with big games from Anthony, Rose, Noah (Yahoo Sports)
To Derrick Rose and Joakim Noah, it didn’t matter much that they were playing their former team. At this point, the New York Knicks just needed to beat somebody. Carmelo Anthony had 23 points, nine rebounds and six assists, Rose and Noah had big games against Chicago, and the Knicks beat the short-handed Bulls 104-89 […]
Fall in rankings has Federer seeded 17th at Australian Open (Yahoo Sports)
A long injury layoff and a fall in the rankings have created a tough draw for 17-time Grand Slam winner Roger Federer at the Australian Open. Federer slipped to No. 17 in the rankings this week after Grigor Dimitrov won the Brisbane International and moved up to No. 15. The Australian Open tends to stick […]
Sharapova to return from ban in April at Stuttgart event (Yahoo Sports)
Maria Sharapova will return from her 15-month doping ban at a tournament in Germany in April. Car manufacturer Porsche, which sponsors both Sharapova and the event in Stuttgart, said Tuesday that Sharapova has been given a wild-card entry into the tournament. ”I could not be happier to have my first match back on tour at […]
Knicks PG Derrick Rose misses game for unknown reason (Yahoo Sports)
Derrick Rose missed the New York Knicks’ loss to New Orleans on Monday night for reasons that remained unclear. The Knicks would not comment on Rose’s whereabouts or anything else about his absence, though center Joakim Noah said after the game that he had spoken to Rose, and his longtime Chicago teammate was OK. ”Obviously, […]
Former No. 1 Wozniacki beats Olympic champion Puig in Sydney (Yahoo Sports)
Former No. 1-ranked Caroline Wozniacki stepped up her preparations for the Australian Open with 6-3, 2-6, 6-4 win over Olympic gold medalist Monica Puig at the Sydney International on Monday. Wozniacki, who finished back-to-back years at No. 1 in the rankings in 2010 and ’11, has never won a major and is determined to make […]
Westbrook’s 17th triple-double lifts Thunder past Nuggets (Yahoo Sports)
Russell Westbrook was scary enough already. Westbrook had 32 points, 17 rebounds and 11 assists for his 17th triple-double of the season and the Oklahoma City Thunder beat the Denver Nuggets 121-106 on Saturday night. Westbrook made 7 of 12 3-pointers after hitting a career-high eight 3s on Thursday at Houston. Yahoo Sports – NBA […]
AP source: Cavs nearing deal for Hawks’ Korver (Yahoo Sports)
Kyle Korver could soon be hoisting shots for the NBA champions. The Cleveland Cavaliers are trying to finalize a deal to acquire Korver, one of the league’s elite 3-point shooters, in a trade from the Atlanta Hawks, a person familiar with the negotiations told the Associated Press on Thursday night. Cleveland is in need of […]