By Ben Church, CNN Andy Murray’s fairytale run at the Australian Open came to an end on Saturday after he was beaten by Roberto Bautista Agut. The three-time grand slam winner has thrilled crowds in Melbourne this year by rolling back the years to win two marathon matches but Bautista Agut proved a step too
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By HOWARD FENDRICH AP Tennis Writer MELBOURNE, Australia (AP) — It’s been almost two full decades since this many U.S. men reached Week 2 at the Australian Open. And while that group in 2004 included a couple of Grand Slam champions in Andre Agassi and Andy Roddick, everything is all so new for the quartet
Continue Reading By HOWARD FENDRICH AP Tennis Writer MELBOURNE, Australia (AP) — Andy Murray’s exhausting run at the Australian Open is over in the third round after a loss to Roberto Bautista Agut. The 35-year-old Murray had won two marathons just to get to this point at Melbourne Park, where he is a five-time finalist. This match
Continue Reading By Alasdair Howorth, CNN Novak Djokovic beat Grigor Dimitrov in straight sets — 7-6 (9-7) 6-3 6-4 — to move in the last 16 of the Australian Open, despite a labored performance from the world No. 5 who was visibly struggling to move at points during the match. Djokovic, who is arguably the favorite to
Continue Reading By HOWARD FENDRICH AP Tennis Writer MELBOURNE, Australia (AP) — It’s been almost two full decades since this many U.S. men reached Week 2 at the Australian Open. And while that group in 2004 included a couple of Grand Slam champions in Andre Agassi and Andy Roddick, everything is all so new for the quartet
Continue Reading By HOWARD FENDRICH AP Tennis Writer MELBOURNE, Australia (AP) — It’s been almost two full decades since this many U.S. men reached Week 2 at the Australian Open. And while that group in 2004 included a couple of Grand Slam champions in Andre Agassi and Andy Roddick, everything is all so new for the quartet
Continue Reading CORTINA D’AMPEZZO, Italy (AP) — American skier Mikaela Shiffrin’s pursuit of a record-breaking 83rd World Cup victory is still on hold. Shiffrin finished seventh 0.39 seconds behind winner Ilka Stuhec on the course that will be used for the 2026 Milan-Cortina Olympics. Shiffrin therefore remained tied with former teammate Lindsey Vonn for the women’s record
Continue Reading By Al Goodman, Alex Hardie and Jorge Engels, CNN Brazilian soccer star Dani Alves, under investigation on a sexual assault charge, was remanded to jail on Friday by a Spanish judge, the Catalonia Higher Court of Justice press office said in a statement. “Investigating magistrate number 15 of Barcelona has received today, as a detainee,
Continue Reading CORTINA D’AMPEZZO, Italy (AP) — American skier Mikaela Shiffrin’s pursuit of a record-breaking 83rd World Cup victory is still on hold. Shiffrin stands sixth 0.39 seconds behind leader Ilka Stuhec with other skiers still coming down during a downhill on the course that will be used for the 2026 Milan-Cortina Olympics. Shiffrin therefore remained tied
Continue Reading MELBOURNE, Australia (AP) — Top-ranked Iga Swiatek takes on Wimbledon champion Elena Rybakina for a place in the quarterfinals at the Australian Open. Swiatek has yet to drop a set in this year’s tournament, while Rybakina beat last year’s runner-up, Danielle Collins, to reach the fourth round. Swiatek is trying to win her fourth Grand
Continue Reading By Aimee Lewis, CNN One of the show’s stars, Nick Kyrgios, may not have watched it yet, while former world No. 1 Andy Murray says he has no interest in watching it. But Netflix’s new fly-on-the-wall documentary ‘Break Point’ has nevertheless made plenty of headlines since it was released this month. The documentary, which focuses
Continue Reading By HOWARD FENDRICH AP Tennis Writer MELBOURNE, Australia (AP) — Fifth-seeded Andrey Rublev has advanced to the fourth round of the Australian Open for the third time in four years with a 6-4, 6-2, 6-3 win over Dan Evans. Rublev hit 60 winners, including 10 aces. Rublev will play ninth-seeded Holger Rune in the last
Continue Reading By The Associated Press ALBUQUERQUE, N.M. — Jamal Mashburn Jr. led the New Mexico Lobos with 25 points and Morris Udeze hit the game-winning layup with two seconds remaining in the overtime as the Lobos knocked off the Boise State Broncos 81-79. The Lobos are now 18-2 on the season, while the Broncos dropped to
Continue Reading By JOE REEDY AP Sports Writer LOS ANGELES (AP) — Hall of Fame football player Shannon Sharpe had a heated courtside conversation with Memphis Grizzlies players Ja Morant and Dillon Brooks and Morant’s father at the end of the first half Friday night in a nationally televised game against the Los Angeles Lakers. The Fox
Continue Reading NEW DELHI (AP) — Top Indian wrestlers have called off a sit-in protest near the country’s parliament building following a government assurance that a probe into their allegations of sexual harassments of young athletes by the federation will be completed in four weeks. “We are ending our protest,” wrestler Bajrang Punia said. The wrestlers and
Continue Reading By JOE REEDY AP Sports Writer LOS ANGELES (AP) — Lakers coach Darvin Ham had seen his squad on the wrong end of close losses for the past week. On Friday night, Ham saw his team’s mettle and resolve pay off. Dennis Schröder completed a three-point play with 7.6 seconds after a steal, and Los
Continue Reading CORVALLIS, Ore. (AP) — Talia von Oelhoffen scored 16 points and freshman Timea Gardiner, playing just her third collegiate game, added another 15 as Oregon State upset its arch rivals, the No. 23 Oregon Ducks, 68-65 in a Pac-12 Conference showdown. It was Oregon State’s first win at home against the rival Ducks since 2019.
Continue Reading By CAMERON SALERNO Associated Press SACRAMENTO, Calif. (AP) — Rookie Keegan Murray had season highs of 29 points and 14 rebounds, Domantas Sabonis added his fifth triple-double of the season and the Sacramento Kings beat the Oklahoma City Thunder 118-113 for their sixth consecutive win. Sabonis finished with 18 points, 14 assists and 13 rebounds.
Continue Reading By HOWARD FENDRICH AP Tennis Writer MELBOURNE, Australia (AP) — Talk about going bananas: There has been an unusual show of sportsmanship at the Australian Open when one player offered a piece of fruit to his opponent during their third-round match. Dan Evans helped out Andrey Rublev during a changeover late in the first set.
Continue Reading By SHANE LANTZ Associated Press SEATTLE (AP) — Charisma Osborne nailed a half-court 3-pointer at the first-half buzzer to kick off a 19-0 scoring run for No. 9 UCLA, and the Bruins held on to beat Washington 51-47. UCLA shot just 23% in the first half and trailed 27-15 before Osborne’s buzzer-beater. The Bruins then
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