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Carlos Alcaraz pleased with performance, reaches Indian Wells QFs
World No. 1 Carlos Alcaraz was dominant on his serve during a 6-1, 7-6 (2) win over 12th-seeded Casper Ruud in the Round of 16 at the BNP Paribas Open on Wednesday in Indian Wells, Calif.,The Spaniard never faced break point and lost only nine of his 49 service points in all, including going 29 for ...
Carlos Alcaraz shrugs off slow start, moves on at Indian Wells
Arthur Rinderknech had Carlos Alcaraz reeling on Monday in the third round of the BNP Paribas Open on Monday, but the 26th-seeded Frenchman couldn't seal the deal.,The top-seeded Spaniard rallied for a 6-7 (8), 6-3, 6-2 victory in Indian Wells, Calif.,Rinderknech saved a set point late in the first-...
Novak Djokovic shakes off rust in 3-set Indian Wells opener
No. 3 seed Novak Djokovic dropped the hammer after losing the first set, rallying for a 4-6, 6-1, 6-2 defeat of Poland's Kamil Majchrzak in his opening match of the BNP Paribas Open in second-round action on a windy Saturday at Indian Wells, Calif.,The Serbian, who has won five Indian Wells titles, ...
Celtics C Nikola Vucevic (finger) sidelined 3-4 weeks
Boston Celtics center Nikola Vucevic could miss the rest of the regular season following surgery to repair a broken right ring finger.,The injury occurred during the first quarter of Friday's 120-100 victory against the visiting Dallas Mavericks. He had surgery to stabilize the fracture on Saturday ...
Report: Toronto signing Chilean D Benjamin Kuscevic
Toronto FC are finalizing a deal to acquire defender Benjamin Kucsevic from Brazilian side Fortaleza, The Athletic reported Tuesday.,The deal for the 29-year-old Chilean center back is a loan with a purchase option, per the report.,Kucsevic played for Brazilian clubs Palmeiras (2020-23) and Coritiba...
Iva Jovic survives up-and-down Dubai opener
No. 16 seed Iva Jovic came away with a roller-coaster 6-1, 1-6, 6-1 win over Uzbekistan's Kamilla Rakhimova in the opening round of the Dubai Duty Free Championship in the United Arab Emirates on Monday.,Jovic, one of just three seeded competitors in action Monday, stunningly lost all three of her s...
Clippers send C Ivica Zubac to Pacers, land 2 first-round picks
The Los Angeles Clippers remained busy up to the NBA trade deadline, sending center Ivica Zubac and forward Kobe Brown to the Indiana Pacers on Thursday.,The Clippers received Bennedict Mathurin, Isaiah Jackson, two first-round draft picks and one second-round selection in the deal. Los Angeles' own...
Report: Clippers send C Ivica Zubac to Pacers, land two first-round picks
The Los Angeles Clippers continued their activity leading up to the trade deadline, sending center Ivica Zubac and forward Kobe Brown to the Indiana Pacers on Thursday, ESPN reported.,The Clippers are set to receive Bennedict Mathurin, Isaiah Jackson, two first-round draft picks and one second-round...
Alcaraz vs. Djokovic draws biggest ratings for Australian Open in 9 years
A compelling final between two of tennis' biggest names meant a big ratings increase for the Australian Open, Front Office Sports reported.,Carlos Alcaraz's victory over Novak Djokovic, despite a 3:30 a.m. ET start time Sunday on ESPN, drew 730,000 viewers, according to Nielsen data. That's a 57% bo...
Nets acquire G Ochai Agbaji from Raptors as part of 3-team trade
The Brooklyn Nets acquired guard Ochai Agbaji and a second-round pick in the 2032 NBA Draft from the Toronto Raptors on Thursday.,The Nets also pocketed cash considerations from the Los Angeles Clippers, who acquired the draft rights to small forward/shooting guard Vanja Marinkovic.,Agbali, 25, aver...
Busy Bulls send C Nikola Vucevic to Celtics in trade
The Chicago Bulls remained busy on the trade market Tuesday, sending two-time All-Star center Nikola Vucevic to the Boston Celtics in exchange for Anfrenee Simons and a second-round draft pick, ESPN reported.,Earlier Tuesday, the Bulls acquired Jaden Ivey from the Detroit Pistons and Mike Conley Jr....
Raptors' Darko Rajakovic to coach world team at All-Star Game
Toronto Raptors head coach Darko Rajakovic will lead Team World at the 2026 NBA All-Star Game.,Rajakovic, from Serbia, is in his third season with the Raptors. At 30-21, Toronto entered Tuesday tied for fourth place in the Eastern Conference.,The All-Star Game, scheduled for Feb. 15 in Inglewood, Ca...
Novak Djokovic's 2012 Australian Open racket sells for $540K
Shortly before Novak Djokovic took the court for Sunday's Australian Open men's final, a racket he used to win the 2012 tournament set a record for the highest selling price for any game-used racket.,Djokovic's racket was sold Saturday night by SCP Auctions for $540,000, which obliterated the record...
Carlos Alcaraz wins Australian Open, is youngest to complete career Grand Slam
World No. 1 Carlos Alcaraz became the youngest man to win all four Grand Slam tournaments, defeating Novak Djokovic 2-6, 6-2, 6-3, 7-5 to win his first Australian Open in Melbourne on Sunday.,The 38-year-old Djokovic, who counts 10 Australian Open titles among his 24 career major victories, lost for...
Filip Borovicanin sinks game-winner to lift Xavier over DePaul
Filip Borovicanin knocked down a go-ahead, fadeaway jumper as time expired, and Tre Carroll scored 21 points to help Xavier overcome an 18-point, second-half deficit, to win 68-66 over visiting DePaul in Big East play Saturday in Cincinnati, Ohio.,Moments after DePaul's CJ Gunn ended a 15-0 Xavier r...
Novak Djokovic stops Jannik Sinner, to play for 25th slam
Novak Djokovic capped a thrilling night -- and early morning -- of marathon men's semifinals in Melbourne with a five-set victory against two-time defending Australian Open champion Jannik Sinner.,In an epic semifinal that ended after 1:30 a.m. local time on Saturday, Djokovic outlasted the second-s...
Novak Djokovic to face Jannik Sinner in Aussie semifinals
Fortune is smiling on Novak Djokovic at the Australian Open.,The fourth-seeded Serbian was down two sets to none in the quarterfinals on Wednesday in Melbourne when his opponent, fifth-seeded Lorenzo Musetti of Italy, retired due to an injury.,Musetti was ahead 6-4, 6-3, 1-2 when he got hurt and use...
Novak Djokovic reaches Australian Open semis as Lorenzo Musetti retires
Fortune is smiling on Novak Djokovic at the Australian Open.,The fourth-seeded Serbian was down two sets to none in the quarterfinals on Wednesday in Melbourne when his opponent, fifth-seeded Lorenzo Musetti of Italy, retired due to an injury.,Musetti was ahead 6-4, 6-3, 1-2 when he got hurt and use...
Aryna Sabalenka, Elina Svitolina roll into Aussie semifinals
Top-seeded Aryna Sabalenka is through to a sixth consecutive Grand Slam semifinal after routing 29th-seeded Iva Jovic 6-3, 6-0 on Tuesday in the Australian Open at Melbourne.,Sabalenka will take on No. 12 seed Elina Svitolina of Ukraine, who only needed 59 minutes to complete a stunning 6-1, 6-2 kno...
Aryna Sabalenka routs Iva Jovic to reach Australian Open semis
Top-seeded Aryna Sabalenka is through to a sixth consecutive Grand Slam semifinal after routing 29th-seeded Iva Jovic 6-3, 6-0 on Tuesday in the Australian Open at Melbourne.,Sabalenka won the Australian Open championship in 2023 and 2024, then fell in the final against Madison Keys last year. The 2...