Frustrated Serena Williams loses in 2nd round at Auckland (Yahoo Sports)
Serena Williams lost her second-round match at the ASB Classic and the 22-time Grand Slam singles champion, frustrated by swirling winds, didn’t leave quietly. ”At least I can get out of these conditions,” No. 2-ranked Williams said after her 6-4, 6-7 (3), 6-4 loss Wednesday to fellow American Madison Brengle. ”I would say it’s my […]
Thomas’ 29 points, 15 assists send Celtics past Jazz 115-104 (Yahoo Sports)
Thomas had 29 points and a career-high 15 assists for Boston, which made 17 3-pointers for the second straight game while defeating the Utah Jazz 115-104 on Tuesday night. Thomas was coming of a 52-point night Friday against Miami, but it was his passing that helped the Celtics overpower the Jazz, who entered holding opponents […]
Thomas’ 29 points, 15 assists send Celtics past Jazz 115-104 (Yahoo Sports)
Thomas had 29 points and a career-high 15 assists for Boston, which made 17 3-pointers for the second straight game while defeating the Utah Jazz 115-104 on Tuesday night. Thomas was coming of a 52-point night Friday against Miami, but it was his passing that helped the Celtics overpower the Jazz, who entered holding opponents […]
Americans win 1st match at Hopman Cup mixed teams event (Yahoo Sports)
PERTH, Australia (AP) — CoCo Vandeweghe gave the United States an early lead and Jack Sock clinched the Americans’ opening match Sunday at the Hopman Cup mixed teams tournament. Yahoo Sports – Tennis News
Reuters Sports Schedule at 1400 GMT on Sunday, Jan 1 (Yahoo Sports)
Reuters sports schedule at 1400 GMT on Sunday (times GMT): Soccer Arsenal and Tottenham Hotspur look to take advantage of Manchester City’s Saturday defeat at Liverpool as they take on Crystal Palace and Watford respectively (SOCCER-ENGLAND-, PIX) expect by 15.30GMT/12.30 pm ET, by Martyn Herman, 400 words) Southgate positive over England future New England manager […]
Thomas scores 52 for Celtics in 117-114 win over Miami (Yahoo Sports)
Isaiah Thomas had a fourth quarter better than any other player for a team rich in history. Thomas set a club record with 29 points in the fourth quarter, finishing with a career-high 52 points and leading the Boston Celtics to a 117-114 victory over the Miami Heat on Friday night. It’s crazy,” Thomas said. […]
Gasol, Randolph lead Grizzlies past OKC as Westbrook ejected (Yahoo Sports)
The Memphis Grizzlies were already rolling when Russell Westbrook took his leave – ejected after a pair of technical fouls. From there, the Grizzlies just continued to pile on the points. Marc Gasol scored 25, Zach Randolph added 21 and the Grizzlies built their fourth-quarter cushion to 37 before coasting to a 114-80 victory over […]
Westbrook gets 15th triple-double, Thunder top Heat 106-94 (Yahoo Sports)
Russell Westbrook took a charge in the final minutes with the outcome already decided, was diving for loose balls and grabbed more defensive rebounds than any four Miami Heat players did combined. Forget the triple-double. Westbrook scored 29 points, grabbed 17 rebounds – all defensive – and added 11 assists for his 15th triple-double of […]
Westbrook gets 15th triple-double, Thunder top Heat 106-94 (Yahoo Sports)
Russell Westbrook took a charge in the final minutes with the outcome already decided, was diving for loose balls and grabbed more defensive rebounds than any four Miami Heat players did combined. Forget the triple-double. Westbrook scored 29 points, grabbed 17 rebounds – all defensive – and added 11 assists for his 15th triple-double of […]
Australian Open increases overall purse to $36.2 million (Yahoo Sports)
Australian Open organizers say they will offer 50 million Australian dollars ($ 36.2 million) in prize money for the 2017 tennis tournament, including $ A3.7 million ($ 2.68 million) each to the men’s and women’s singles champions. It is a 14 percent increase in prize money from 2016, and offers A$ 50,000 ($ 36,220) to […]