Williams sisters, Federer advance to Australian Open finals (Yahoo Sports)
Win or lose, Serena Williams sees another all-sister final at the Australian Open as cause for celebration. The 35-year-old Williams arrived in Australia bidding for a 23rd Grand Slam title, aiming to break the Open-era record she shares with Steffi Graf. Now the 36-year-old Venus is the potential roadblock, back in a major final for […]
LeBron miffed with direction of slumping Cavaliers (Yahoo Sports)
LeBron James has alluded to flaws with Cleveland’s roster all season. On Tuesday, James went on Twitter to explain that his comments weren’t directed at Cavs general manager David Griffin or Cleveland’s coaching staff. ”I not mad or upset at management cause Griff and staff have done a great job, I just feel we still […]
LeBron miffed with direction of slumping Cavaliers (Yahoo Sports)
LeBron James has alluded to flaws with Cleveland’s roster all season. On Tuesday, James went on Twitter to explain that his comments weren’t directed at Cavs general manager David Griffin or Cleveland’s coaching staff. ”I not mad or upset at management cause Griff and staff have done a great job, I just feel we still […]
Venus Williams, Federer back in the thick of a Grand Slam (Yahoo Sports)
For all their Grand Slam successes, Venus Williams and Roger Federer still find themselves surprised to be in the semifinals at the Australian Open. Injuries, illness and advancing age can do that to the best of athletes, even 17-time major champion Federer and seven-time Grand Slam singles winner Williams, who has overcome an energy-sapping illness […]
Venus Williams to meet Vandeweghe in Australian semifinals (Yahoo Sports)
Venus Williams has reached her 21st Grand Slam semifinal, her first at the Australian Open in 14 years. CoCo Vandeweghe advanced to her first major semifinal, anywhere, beating Grand Slam winners in back-to-back rounds. The 36-year-old Williams beat No. 24-seeded Anastasia Pavlyuchenkova 6-4, 7-6 (3) on Tuesday, becoming the oldest player to reach the Australian […]
Tough at the top: Murray, Kerber make 4th-round exits in Oz (Yahoo Sports)
Andy Murray and Angelique Kerber had much in common heading into the first Grand Slam of the season as the No. 1 seeds. By the end of a chaotic first week at Melbourne Park, five-time finalist Murray had extended his Australian drought following a 7-5, 5-7, 6-2, 6-4 loss to No. 50-ranked Mischa Zverev a […]
Covington, Sixers rally for 93-92 win over Blazers (Yahoo Sports)
Booed relentlessly just a few weeks ago, Robert Covington is quickly becoming one of the most popular athletes in Philadelphia. Covington scored 22 points and made two 3-pointers in the final 40 seconds to lead the streaking 76ers to a come-from-behind 93-92 win over the Portland Trail Blazers on Friday night. It was Covington’s second […]
Curry, Durant, LeBron, Irving to start NBA All-Star Game (Yahoo Sports)
Stephen Curry won a tiebreaker to join Golden State teammate Kevin Durant in the lineup, while LeBron James and Kyrie Irving also gave Cleveland two starters in the NBA All-Star Game. Curry and Houston’s James Harden beat out Russell Westbrook for the two Western Conference backcourt spots Thursday in the new voting system that included […]
Djokovic out in 2nd round, loses to Istomin in Melbourne (Yahoo Sports)
It started badly for Novak Djokovic, who needed 24 serves, six break-point saves and 15 minutes just to hold his first game in the second round. This was not the close-to-invincible Djokovic that fans were used to seeing at the Australian Open, where he has won a record-equaling six titles, including five in the previous […]
Birthday greetings, Kerber into 3rd round at Australian Open (Yahoo Sports)
Angelique Kerber smiled and waved her arms like an orchestra conductor as the Rod Laver Arena crowd sang ”Happy Birthday” after her 6-2, 6-7 (3), 6-2 second-round win on Wednesday at the Australian Open. The defending champion didn’t enjoy the entire performance on her 29th birthday, angrily swiping her racket in the second set in […]