By HOWARD FENDRICH AP Tennis Writer MELBOURNE, Australia (AP) — It took about a week for Novak Djokovic to go from worrying about whether he simply could play a match at all on his injured left hamstring to thinking he can win the Australian Open. And one pain-free, nearly perfect performance in the fourth round
Continue Reading LONDON (AP) — The governing body of English soccer has appealed against the sanction imposed by an independent panel on a lower-league manager banned for 15 months for using discriminatory language toward his players. The Football Association says it believes “a longer sanction is appropriate” for John Yems. He is the former manager of fourth-tier
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By Ben Church, CNN Sebastian Korda may have knocked out some of the world’s best players in his run to his first Australian Open quarterfinal, but the 22-year-old still says he’s the “worst athlete” in his family. In truth, the young American has tougher competition than most, coming from a family full of champions across
Continue Reading By JOSEPH WILSON Associated Press BARCELONA, Spain (AP) — Former Barcelona star Gerard Piqué is bidding to disrupt Spanish soccer with a new amateur seven-a-side competition designed to tap into the millions of young people who now prefer to watch a live stream online instead of a 90-minute televised match. The Kings League is shown
Continue Reading By HOWARD FENDRICH AP Tennis Writer MELBOURNE, Australia (AP) — The next stop on Ben Shelton’s impressive debut run at the Australian Open will be the quarterfinals. The 20-year-old NCAA champion from the University of Florida pulled out a five-set victory over J.J. Wolf in an all-American matchup at Melbourne Park. Shelton is playing in
Continue Reading By PAT EATON-ROBB AP Sports Writer FAIRFIELD, Conn. (AP) — Sacred Heart and UConn have new state-of-the art ice arenas that put a national spotlight on college hockey in Connecticut. The buildings cost more than $70 million a piece and opened the same week that Quinnipiac’s men’s team took the top spot in the national
Continue Reading By Matias Grez, CNN Novak Djokovic was in imperious form once again as he cruised past Alex de Minaur in straight sets to reach the Australian Open quarterfinals. The world No. 5 produced some stunning tennis throughout the match, winning 6-2 6-1 6-2 in just two hours and seven minutes as De Minaur had no
Continue Reading By JAMES ELLINGWORTH AP Sports Writer DORTMUND, Germany (AP) — Sébastien Haller has returned to playing for Borussia Dortmund after two operations for testicular cancer. Now he is setting his sights on reviving his club’s chances following a difficult start to the season. Haller was out of the game for six months before returning as
Continue Reading By Jacob Lev, CNN Sal Bando, a former four-time Major League Baseball (MLB) All-Star and three-time World Series champion, has died at the age of 78, the league announced on Saturday. “It is with a heavy heart the Bando family is sad to announce the passing of their husband and father, Sal,” who on Friday,
Continue Reading MELBOURNE, Australia (AP) — Sebastian Korda plays in his first Gland Slam singles quarterfinal against Karen Khachanov at the Australian Open. Khachanov was a semifinalist in last year’s U.S. Open. Korda is a 22-year-old American whose father won the 1998 Australian Open. Korda’s mother also was a professional tennis player and his two older sisters
Continue Reading By HOWARD FENDRICH AP Tennis Writer MELBOURNE, Australia (AP) — Magda Linette has reached the quarterfinals at a Grand Slam tournament in her 30th appearance. She made it that far Monday at the Australian Open by eliminating No. 4 seed Caroline Garcia in straight sets. Linette credits work on the mental side of the game
Continue Reading By HOWARD FENDRICH AP Tennis Writer MELBOURNE, Australia (AP) — The next stop on Ben Shelton’s impressive debut run at the Australian Open will be the quarterfinals. The 20-year-old NCAA champion from the University of Florida pulled out a five-set victory over J.J. Wolf in an all-American matchup at Melbourne Park. Shelton is playing in
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The AFC Championship Game is set and it will take place at the home of the Kansas City Chiefs.
Continue Reading By ANNE M. PETERSON AP Sports Writer PORTLAND, Ore. (AP) — LeBron James had 37 points and 11 rebounds, and the Los Angeles Lakers rallied in the second half to beat the Portland Trail Blazers 121-112. Thomas Bryant added 31 points and 14 rebounds for the Lakers, who have won three of their last four
Continue Reading By Hilary Whiteman, CNN Former Australian tennis star Jelena Dokic has hit back at online trolls she says have bombarded her with negative comments about her body at the Australian Open. In an Instagram post on Monday, Dokic, who is working as a commentator for CNN affiliate 9 at the event, said the “‘body shaming’
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COLUMBIA, Mo. (KMIZ) Coming off of a week-long break, the Mizzou women’s basketball team came very close to snapping a three-game losing streak, but could not hang on in the final seconds. In the end, Tennessee came out on top with a 68-65 win. You can watch head coach Robin Pingeton and players’ full post
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COLUMBIA, Mo. (KMIZ) ABC 17 Sports Director Nathalie brought on the St. Louis Post-Dispatch’s Dave Matter in this week’s edition of Sunday Sit-down. The two talked about an up and down week for the Mizzou men’s basketball team. The group upset No. 25 Arkansas, but ended up falling to No. 4 Alabama in front of
Continue Reading By JANIE McCAULEY AP Sports Writer SAN FRANCISCO (AP) — Royce O’Neale hit a go-ahead 3-pointer with 28.5 seconds left, and the Brooklyn Nets capitalized on Golden State’s third straight game squandering a double-digit lead, beating the defending champion Warriors 120-116 on Sunday night. Golden State went ahead 106-93 on Klay Thompson’s jumper with 6:57
Continue Reading By JOSH DUBOW AP Pro Football Writer SANTA CLARA, Calif. (AP) — Dak Prescott threw two interceptions and led only one touchdown drive and the Dallas Cowboys fell short of the NFC title game for the 12th straight postseason trip, losing 19-12 to the San Francisco 49ers in the divisional round. A franchise that won
Continue Reading By KEN POWTAK Associated Press BOSTON (AP) — Defensemen Hampus Lindholm and Charlie McAvoy each scored a highlight-reel goal, netminder Linus Ullmark stopped 17 shots and the NHL-leading Boston Bruins beat the San Jose Sharks for the 11th straight time, 4-0 on Sunday night. It was the fifth consecutive win for the Bruins, who improved
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