Klay Thompson scores 60 for Warriors in rout of Pacers (Yahoo Sports)
Klay Thompson wanted one more quarter. Thompson had an NBA season-high and career-best performance for the highest-scoring output by a Golden State player in more than 42 years, and the Warriors whipped the Indiana Pacers 142-106 on Monday night. At one point, Pacers coach Nate McMillan looked downright speechless during a quiet timeout on his […]
Yannick Noah to remain France Davis Cup captain for 2017 (Yahoo Sports)
Yannick Noah will remain Davis Cup captain of France next season. The French tennis federation says the 1983 French Open champion, who was appointed in September 2015, will continue in his post in 2017. France last won the Davis Cup in 2001 and finished runner-up three times since, in 2002, 2010 and 2014. Yahoo Sports […]
34 Spaniards detained in tennis match-fixing investigation (Yahoo Sports)
Spanish authorities have detained 34 people, including six tennis players, involved in a tennis match-fixing network that made more than half-a-million dollars from lower-tier tournaments in Spain and Portugal. Police said Thursday that Operation Futures probed several Futures and Challenger tournaments in Iberia for the past several months and found evidence that results were rigged. […]
Keothavong succeeds Judy Murray as Britain Fed Cup captain (Yahoo Sports)
LONDON (AP) — Former tour player Anne Keothavong has been chosen to succeed Judy Murray as captain of Britain’s Fed Cup team. Yahoo Sports – Tennis News
Del Potro to open 2017 season in Auckland (Yahoo Sports)
WELLINGTON, New Zealand (AP) — Former U.S. Open champion Juan Martin del Potro will attempt to extend his remarkable comeback in 2016 when he launches the 2017 season at Auckland’s ASB Tennis Classic in January. Yahoo Sports – Tennis News
Westbrook with another triple-double as Thunder stop Knicks (Yahoo Sports)
Russell Westbrook doesn’t just do triple-doubles in games anymore. Westbrook raised his averages to 30.9 points, 11.3 assists and 10.3 rebounds through more than a month of play with his NBA-leading eighth triple-double as the Oklahoma City Thunder beat the New York Knicks 112-103 on Monday night. Hall of Famer Oscar Robertson is the only […]
Irving, James lead Cavaliers past 76ers 112-108 (Yahoo Sports)
The Cavaliers have so many ways to beat teams, and this time it was Kyrie Irving’s turn to win a game. Irving scored 19 of his season-high 39 points in the fourth quarter and LeBron James had a triple-double with 26 points, 10 rebounds and 13 assists, leading Cleveland to a 112-108 comeback victory over […]
Big game James: LeBron attending Ohio State-Michigan game (Yahoo Sports)
LeBron James is jamming one of college football’s biggest games into his busy schedule. James and several Cleveland teammates plan to attend Saturday’s Ohio State-Michigan game in Columbus before they play in Philadelphia that night. The defending NBA champion Cavs host Dallas on Friday night before James and others will take in the OSU-Michigan rivalry. […]
Love scores 40, including 34 in 1st, James has triple-double (Yahoo Sports)
Kevin Love didn’t think anything unusual was going on Wednesday night. Love scored 40 points, including an NBA-record 34 in the first quarter, and the Cleveland Cavaliers beat the Portland Trail Blazers 137-125. Love fell three points shy of the league record for points in any quarter, set by Golden State’s Klay Thompson, who scored […]
Curry, pass-happy Warriors rout Lakers this time, 149-106 (Yahoo Sports)
The pass-happy Golden State Warriors put on a spectacular offensive show for their former coach, and Luke Walton had to watch the onslaught against his Los Angeles Lakers from the other bench this time. Stephen Curry had 31 points with seven 3-pointers and nine assists, Kevin Durant scored 28 and Golden State discovered an astonishing […]