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Ex-champ Stan Wawrinka gets Australian Open wild card
Former Australian Open champion Stan Wawrinka has received a wild-card entry into the tournament.,Wawrinka, from Switzerland, is set to make his 19th appearance in Melbourne, where he won his first major title in 2014 by defeating then-World. No 1 Rafael Nadal in the final. He is 43-17 in the tourna...
Ball State hires Mike Uremovich as head coach
Ball State hired Mike Uremovich to become head coach of the Cardinals on Wednesday. ,Previously the head coach at Butler, Uremovich returns to the Mid-American Conference after serving three separate stints over six seasons as an assistant coach at Northern Illinois, most recently as offensive coord...
Rivals turned teammates: Andy Murray to coach Novak Djokovic
Novak Djokovic has hired a new coach -- longtime friend and rival Andy Murray, who retired from competitive tennis this summer.,Djokovic split with coach Goran Ivanisevic after six years earlier this summer, and he's counting on Murray to help him prepare for the Australian Open, which begins Jan. 1...
Sean McVay vs. Vic Fangio: Rams, Eagles Set for Strategic Showdown on Sunday Night
Rams and Eagles face off Sunday night in a battle of wits between Sean McVay and Vic Fangio. Can McVay outsmart the NFL's top-ranked defense?...
Spurs: Gregg Popovich suffered mild stroke; full recovery expected
San Antonio Spurs head coach Gregg Popovich is expected to make a full recovery after suffering a mild stroke earlier this month, the team announced Wednesday. ,The episode occurred on Nov. 2 in San Antonio prior to the Spurs' 113-103 victory against the visiting Minnesota Timberwolves. The team sai...
Thunder's Chet Holmgren (pelvic fracture) out at least 8-10 weeks
Oklahoma City Thunder center/forward Chet Holmgren will be sidelined at least eight to 10 weeks after sustaining a pelvic fracture during Sunday's 127-116 loss to the Golden State Warriors.,The Thunder said Holmgren is expected to return this season after he endured a right iliac wing fracture. The ...
Novak Djokovic withdraws from ATP Finals due to injury
Novak Djokovic ended his defense of his ATP Finals title before it began by withdrawing from the tournament on Tuesday due to an unspecified injury. ,Djokovic, 37, also pulled out of last week's Paris Masters.,"I was really looking forward to being there, but due to ongoing injury I won't be playing...
Spurs coach Gregg Popovich (illness) out indefinitely
San Antonio's Gregg Popovich, the winningest coach in NBA history, will be sidelined indefinitely due to a health issue, ESPN reported Monday.,The team said Popovich, 75, missed the Spurs' 113-103 home victory on Saturday against the Minnesota Timberwolves due to illness.,Assistant coach Mitch Johns...
Elena Rybakina hires Novak Djokovic's former coach
World No. 5 Elena Rybakina of Kazakhstan announced the hiring Friday of Novak Djokovic's former coach, Goran Ivanisevic, for the 2025 season.,Rybakina, 25, split with longtime coach Stefano Vukov this summer. The 2022 Wimbledon champion is an eight-time winner on the WTA Tour, including three titles...
Hawks G Bogdan Bogdanovic (hamstring) out at least a month
The Atlanta Hawks will be without a valuable offensive player for about a month as guard Bogdan Bogdanovic is dealing with a hamstring injury, the team announced on Tuesday.,Bogdanovic, 32, hasn't played since the season opener and underwent a non-surgical procedure on Tuesday. He will be re-evaluat...
WTA roundup: Qinwen Zheng KOs Sofia Kenin, wins Pan Pacific Open
Top-seeded Qinwen Zheng outlasted wild card Sofia Kenin 7-6 (5), 6-3 to win the final of the Pan Pacific Open on Sunday in Tokyo.,Zheng, of China, fired 16 aces to dispatch Kenin in one hour, 52 minutes and claim her third WTA Tour singles title of the year and fifth of her career. She also won the ...
Penguins G Alex Nedeljkovic (lower-body injury) back with team
Pittsburgh Penguins goaltender Alex Nedeljkovic, who has missed the start of the season because of a lower-body injury, joined the team Saturday for its four-game road trip.,Nedeljkovic was recalled from a conditioning loan with Wilkes-Barre/Scranton of the American Hockey League, where he was assig...
Jannik Sinner denies Novak Djokovic 100th title, wins in China
Top-seeded Jannik Sinner captured his ATP tour-leading seventh title of the season with a 7-6 (4), 6-3 victory over fourth-seeded Novak Djokovic in the final of the Shanghai Masters on Sunday.,Sinner recorded eight aces and 22 winners to dispatch Djokovic in one hour, 37 minutes. The 23-year-old Ita...
Jannik Sinner, Novak Djokovic set for Shanghai showdown
World No. 1 Jannik Sinner fended off Czech Tomas Machac with a 6-4, 7-5 win in the semifinals Saturday at the Rolex Shanghai Masters, setting up a finals showdown with Novak Djokovic. ,Sinner will be playing in his first championship match in Shanghai. He moved to 44-4 on the hardcourts this season ...
Novak Djokovic rallies to reach Shanghai semifinals
Novak Djokovic kept his quest for title No. 100 alive on Friday by rallying for a three-set win against Czech teenager Jakub Mensik in the quarterfinals of the Rolex Shanghai Masters.,The fourth-seeded Serbian star survived a 6-7 (4), 6-1, 6-4 scare from the 19-year-old Mensik before advancing in tw...
No. 2 Alexander Zverev ousted in Shanghai as other top seeds advance
David Goffin of Belgium upset No. 2 seed Alexander Zverev 6-4, 7-5 at the Rolex Shanghai Masters in China on Wednesday, a day that saw other top seeds advance to the quarterfinals in straight sets.,Despite eight aces, Zverev couldn't count on his serve when he needed it most. Goffin converted four o...
Novak Djokovic coasts into 4th round at Shanghai Masters
Fourth-seeded Novak Djokovic recorded a 6-1, 6-2 win over 28th-seeded Flavio Cobolli on Tuesday to breeze into the fourth round of the Shanghai Masters.,Seeking his 100th career ATP Tour-level title, Djokovic fired three aces and won 20 of 24 first-serve points to dispatch the 22-year-old Italian in...
F1 star Max Verstappen punished over bad word
Formula One points leader Max Verstappen was ordered to "accomplish some work of public interest" after uttering an inappropriate word Thursday at the news conference ahead of the Singapore Grand Prix.,The punishment was handed down by the FIA -- the governing body of F1 -- after stewards reviewed t...
Bye-bye Boban: Marjanovic heading to EuroLeague
Veteran NBA center Boban Marjanovic has reached an agreement to join Turkish power Fenerbahce, multiple outlets reported.,The 7-foot-4 fan favorite played nine seasons with six NBA teams, averaging 5.5 points and 3.6 rebounds in 331 games (25 starts) with the San Antonio Spurs, Detroit Pistons, Los ...
Report: Clippers, C Ivica Zubac agree on 3-year, $58.6M extension
The Los Angeles Clippers and center Ivica Zubac agreed on a three-year, $58.6 million extension, ESPN reported Friday.,With the extension, Zubac is guaranteed $70 million over the next four years. The veteran big man scored a career-high 11.7 points on 64.9 percent shooting from the floor last seaso...