SAN FRANCISCO—Sure, Stephen Curry would have loved to set the career 3-pointer record at home, even if it would have been one heck of a feat. He tried mightily to do it. Curry scored 22 points and moved within nine 3s of tying Ray Allen’s record, and the Golden State Warriors held off the injury-depleted…
Kings Produce High-Scoring Win Over Slumping Magic
De’Aaron Fox scored 33 points on 12-of-18 shooting to help the host Sacramento Kings notch a 142–130 victory over the struggling Orlando Magic on Wednesday night. Tyrese Haliburton scored 18 points, matched his season high of five 3-pointers and also tied his career best of 11 assists for the Kings, who have won three straight…
Fia’s Masi Sends out Collision Warning Ahead of F1 Title Showdown
Formula One drivers could face suspension or lose all their points for driving in an unsportsmanlike manner, race director Michael Masi has warned ahead of Sunday’s title-deciding battle at the season-ending Abu Dhabi Grand Prix. Mercedes’ Lewis Hamilton, 36, and his 24-year-old Red Bull rival Max Verstappen head into the floodlit finale at the Yas…
Luge Champion Geisenberger Says She May Skip Beijing Games
December 9, 2021
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ALTENBERG, Germany—Natalie Geisenberger of Germany, the two-time defending women’s Olympic luge champion, is considering skipping the Beijing Games because of her dissatisfaction with the way athletes were treated by Chinese officials when training there earlier this season. Geisenberger made the revelation Wednesday in an interview with German regional broadcaster BR. It would be a massive…
Top 25 Roundup: Texas Tech Stuns No. 13 Tennessee in OT
High-powered offense was not part of the game plan for either team Tuesday night when Texas Tech and 13th-ranked Tennessee squared off in the opening game of the Jimmy V Classic in New York. The result was a bloody-knuckle battle, especially in the second half when scoring was a struggle on both ends of the…
7-time Champion Serena Williams Won’t Play Australian Open
MELBOURNE, AUSTRALIA—Not long after Serena Williams’ name was absent from the entry list for the Australian Open, she confirmed the obvious: the seven-time champion won’t play the 2022 edition of the season-opening major in January. The 40-year-old Williams hasn’t played since retiring from her first-round match at Wimbledon with a right hamstring injury and her…
Long-Range Shooting Carries Warriors Past Magic
Stephen Curry and Andrew Wiggins combined for 15 3-pointers and 59 points Monday night, guiding the Golden State Warriors (+4) to a 126–95 thumping of the Orlando Magic in San Francisco. Rebounding from a 112–107 loss to the San Antonio Spurs (+2.5) on Saturday, the Warriors won for the 12th time in their last 13…
Barty Named WTA Player of the Year, Raducanu Wins Newcomer Award
World number one Ash Barty was named WTA Player of the Year for the second time and U.S. Open champion Emma Raducanu took the Newcomer of the Year title, the governing body of the women’s game said on Tuesday. Australian Barty, who won the title in 2019, won a tour-leading five titles this year including…
Zach LaVine Scores 32 to Lead Bulls Past Nuggets
Zach LaVine scored a game-high 32 points Monday night to lead five players in double figures as the shorthanded Chicago Bulls made it five wins in their last six games, stopping the visiting Denver Nuggets (-4) 109–97. LaVine canned 13 of 23 field goal attempts and dished out eight assists as the Bulls made up…
NBA Roundup: Donovan Mitchell Propels Jazz Past Cavaliers
Donovan Mitchell scored 35 points to lead the Utah Jazz (-5) to a 109–108 victory over the host Cleveland Cavaliers (+6.5) on Sunday. Rudy Gobert tallied 20 rebounds and five blocks for the Jazz. Bojan Bogdanovic added 16 points while Rudy Gay chipped in 15 points and eight rebounds. Utah made 20 3-pointers and shot…
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