Czech teen Jakub Mensik celebrates after defeating Novak Djokovic of Serbia to win the Miami Open ATP Masters title (AL BELLO) Czech teenager Jakub Mensik upset Novak Djokovic 7-6 (7/4), 7-6 (7/4) to win the Miami Open at Hard Rock Stadium on Sunday, denying the Serb his 100th career title. The 19-year-old, ranked 54th in … Read more
Czech teen Jakub Mensik celebrates after defeating Novak Djokovic of Serbia to win the Miami Open ATP Masters title (AL BELLO) Czech teenager Jakub Mensik upset Novak Djokovic 7-6 (7/4), 7-6 (7/4) to win the Miami Open at Hard Rock Stadium on Sunday, denying the Serb his 100th career title. The 19-year-old, ranked 54th in … Read more
PHOENIX (AP) — Jalen Green scored 33 points for Houston, and Phoenix star Kevin Durant left with a leg injury in the Rockets’ 148-109 romp over the Suns on Sunday night. Durant fell to the floor with 6:57 left in the third quarter after he stepped on Rockets Jabari Smith Jr.‘s foot. Durant got to … Read more
There were ejections in Minneapolis, sure, and perhaps some suspensions to come. But what the Detroit Pistons have discovered, or rather what they’ve displayed for the better part of this season, is an identity. One can add the Melee in Minneapolis to some of the other famous brouhahas in the franchise’s history, and of course … Read more
PHOENIX (AP) — Phoenix Suns All-Star Kevin Durant was helped to the locker room with 6:57 left in the third quarter against Houston on Sunday night after falling to the floor in a collision with Houston’s Jabari Smith Jr. Smith was called for a foul under the Phoenix basket as Durant fell to the floor. … Read more
ANAHEIM, Calif. (AP) — Steven Lorentz scored the tiebreaking goal on an artful deflection with 8:25 to play, and the Toronto Maple Leafs blew a two-goal lead before rallying for a 3-2 victory over the Anaheim Ducks on Sunday night. Max Domi and Mitch Marner also scored and Joseph Woll made 28 saves for the … Read more
CLEVELAND (AP) — Jarrett Allen scored 25 points, Donovan Mitchell added 24 and the Cleveland Cavaliers held off the Los Angeles Clippers 127-122 on Sunday afternoon. Evan Mobley had 22 points as Cleveland reached 60 wins for the third time in franchise history, and the first since the 2009-10 season. The Cavaliers (60-15) moved 4 … Read more
The top two finishers of the women’s 100-meter hurdles at the 97th Clyde Littlefield Texas Relays were separated by millimeters. When Texas sprinter Akala Garrett crossed the line Saturday afternoon, she had no clue if she had beaten Howard’s Marcia Sey for first place. The crowd held its breath as the screen flashed. Suddenly, Garrett’s … Read more
Wisconsin’s Casey O’Brien on Badgers teams in women’s Frozen Four Some key Badgers players have won multiple NCAA hockey national titles, some lost in the final and yet others will play in their first Frozen Four. A men’s college hockey season that began all the way back in early October will soon be ending, with … Read more
NEW ORLEANS (AP) — Jose Alvarado had a go-ahead three-point play on a reverse layup with 31 seconds left and the New Orleans Pelicans outlasted the Charlotte Hornets 98-94 on Sunday night. With New Orleans down 94-93 after Nick Smith Jr.’s 3-pointer, Alvarado scored on the drive and drew a foul on DaQuan Jeffries to … Read more