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The NBA All-Star Game Keeps Changing, But the Problem Remains
The NBA All-Star Game keeps evolving, but stakes remain low. A look at what this year’s event represents for the league....
Italian men dominate early play on Day 3 of Australian Open
The Italian men dominated play on Tuesday afternoon at the Australian Open.,And the top dog of the newest tennis power country, No. 1 Jannik Sinner, does not take the court until in the evening at Melbourne.,A pair of seeded Italian players -- No. 5 Lorenzo Musetti and No. 22 Luciano Darderi -- were...
Champ Madison Keys shaky early but advances in Australian Open
For the first time in her career, Madison Keys walked out onto a Grand Slam stage on Tuesday as the tournament's defending champion.,For the ninth-seeded Keys, the first hour and 12 minutes vs. Ukraine's Oleksandra Oliynykova represented a major reality check.,After a slow start, Keys cruised in the...
Pistons fend off Celtics in battle of East's best
Tobias Harris scored 25 points and the host Detroit Pistons squeaked out a 104-103 win over the Boston Celtics in a showdown of the Eastern Conference's top teams on Monday.,Jalen Duren supplied 18 points and nine rebounds, while Cade Cunningham -- named an All-Star starter earlier in the day -- had...
SMU could exploit offensive glass against Wake Forest
Wake Forest will aim to string together back-to-back wins for the first time in more than a month when it hosts SMU on Tuesday night in Winston-Salem, N.C.,The Demon Deacons (11-7, 2-3 Atlantic Coast Conference) are coming off a narrow road victory on Saturday at Florida State, where Nate Calmese sa...
NBA reveals 10 starters for new All-Star Game format
The NBA named five All-Star Game starters from each conference Monday, with the 10 players set to comprise three separate teams at the annual star-studded event to be held Feb. 15 at the home of the Los Angeles Clippers in Inglewood, Calif.,The Eastern Conference starters are Giannis Antetokounmpo (...
Coco Gauff earns 75th major victory at Australian Open
It's hard to believe that 21-year old Coco Gauff is competing in her seventh Australian Open.,But the No. 3 seed is doing just that and, despite some serving issues early, defeated Uzbekistan's Kamilla Rakhimova 6-2, 6-3 in one hour, 39 minutes in warm Melbourne conditions on Monday.,Gauff reached a...
Grading Every WWE Championship Heading Into the Road to WrestleMania
Grading and ranking every single WWE championship as the Road to WrestleMania begins....
Alex de Minaur advances, Felix Auger-Aliassime retires in Australia
Next to Carlos Alcaraz and Jannik Sinner, the top two players in the world, Canada's Felix Auger-Aliassime was the hottest player on the ATP Tour in the closing months of 2025.,After winning only two matches in the first three majors of the year, the 25-year-old seemingly out of nowhere reached the...
Coco Gauff earns 75th major victory, advances to Australian Open 2nd round
It's hard to believe that 21-year old Coco Gauff is competing in her seventh Australian Open.,But the third-seeded player in the world is doing just that and, despite some serving issues early, dispatched of Uzbekistan's Kamilla Rakhimova, 6-2, 6-3 in one hour, 39 minutes in warm Melbourne condition...
Huge first half carries No. 7 Houston over Arizona State
Kingston Flemings scored 20 points and dished out eight assists to lead a balanced offensive attack as No. 7 Houston parlayed a dominant first half and a late statement surge into a 103-73 win over visiting Arizona State on Sunday night.,The Cougars (17-1, 5-0 Big 12 Conference) left little to chanc...
Colorado transfer QB Ryan Staub commits to Tennessee
While 2025 starter Joey Aguilar is still engaged in a legal fight for a sixth season of eligibility, Tennessee found its safety blanket at quarterback for next season when Colorado transfer Ryan Staub announced he's joining the Volunteers, he announced on social media Sunday.,Staub, a 6-foot-1, 200-...
Pistons host Celtics in battle of surprise East frontrunners
The Detroit Pistons weren't supposed to be the top team in the Eastern Conference. The Boston Celtics were supposed to be in a transition year after shedding salary last offseason.,Instead, they currently hold the top two spots in the standings. They'll have a showdown in Detroit on Monday night.,Th...
Zeynep Sonmez helps fainting ball girl at Australian Open
Turkish qualifier Zeynep Sonmez came to the aid of a ball girl who fainted during her 7-5, 4-6, 6-4 victory over No. 11 Ekaterina Alexandrova on Sunday in the first round of the Australian Open.,Alexandrova was serving for the second set with the temperature at 29 degrees Celsius (84 Fahrenheit) whe...
Qualifier Arthur Fery stuns No. 20 Flavio Cobolli in Australia
British qualifier Arthur Fery delivered the first upset of this year's Australian Open when he knocked off No. 20 seed Flavio Cobolli in straight sets, 7-6 (1), 6-4, 6-1 on Sunday in opening-day action at Melbourne.,It was just Fery's third tour-level win, but two of them have come in Grand Slams. H...
Pistons rout depleted Pacers in dominant victory
Cade Cunningham, Duncan Robinson and Javonte Green had 16 points apiece, and the host Detroit Pistons thumped the undermanned Indiana Pacers from the jump in a 121-78 win on Saturday night.,Jalen Duren supplied 15 points, eight rebounds and four assists for the Pistons during their fifth victory in ...
Late foul, clutch free throws help Oklahoma State survive Kansas State
Vyctorius Miller hit three free throws with 2.8 seconds left to give Oklahoma State an 84-83 Big 12 win over Kansas State in Stillwater, Okla. on Saturday.,The Cowboys (14-4, 2-3 Big 12) were down by two when they inbounded the ball with four seconds left.,Miller was trapped in the corner and had to...
Qualifier Arthur Fery upsets No. 20 Flavio Cobolli in Aussie opening round
British qualifier Arthur Fery delivered the first upset in the men's singles bracket of this year's Australian Open when he knocked off No. 20 seed Flavio Cobolli in straight sets, 7-6 (1), 6-4, 6-1, on Sunday in opening-day action at Melbourne.,It's just Fery's third tour-level win, but two of them...
Pistons rout depleted Pacers from the jump in dominant victory
Cade Cunningham, Duncan Robinson and Javonte Green had 16 points apiece, and the host Detroit Pistons thumped undermanned Indiana from the jump in a 121-78 win on Saturday night.,Jalen Duren supplied 15 points, eight rebounds and four assists for the Pistons during their fifth victory in six games. ...
Nate Calmese's winning jumper completes Wake Forest comeback over FSU
Nate Calmese's running jumper with 6.8 seconds left lifted Wake Forest to a 69-68 comeback win over Florida State on Saturday night in Tallahassee, Fla., ,Calmese finished with a game-high 18 points to lead the Demon Deacons (11-7, 2-3 ACC) and snap a two-game losing skid., ,Calmese drove into the p...