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Penguins re-sign G Alex Nedeljkovic to two-year contract
The Pittsburgh Penguins re-signed goaltender Alex Nedeljkovic through the 2025-26 season, the team announced Thursday.,The contract averages a value of $2.5 million for each of the two seasons.,Nedeljkovic, 28, was 18-7-7 in 38 games (33 starts) with a .902 save percentage, 2.97 goals-against averag...
Novak Djokovic to compete at Paris Olympics
Novak Djokovic will make his fifth Olympic appearance this summer in Paris, Serbian officials confirmed Tuesday.,The 24-time Grand Slam champion had surgery earlier this month to repair a torn meniscus in his right knee.,The injury forced the 37-year-old Djokovic to withdraw from the French Open qua...
Jannik Sinner moves to No. 1 in rankings; Carlos Alcaraz No. 2
Jannik Sinner officially rose to No. 1 in the ATP rankings on Monday, becoming the first Italian to hold the spot. ,Sinner, 22, displaced Novak Djokovic of Serbia at No. 1, followed by Carlos Alcaraz at No. 2. The 21-year-old Alcaraz, of Spain, moved up a spot after winning his first French Open and...
Rudy Tomjanovich wins lifetime achievement award
Rudy Tomjanovich is the winner of the 2024 Chuck Daly Lifetime Achievement Award, presented by the National Basketball Coaches Association.,The organization announced the selection on Sunday of Tomjanovich, one of just nine coaches in NBA history to win consecutive league titles and a member of the ...
Josh Maravich, former LSU player and son of Hall of Famer, dies at 42
Josh Maravich, the youngest of the two sons of Hall of Fame member Pete Maravich, has died at age 42.,LSU, where the elder Maravich starred and his son followed as a walk-on to the basketball program, announced his death Saturday. The school said he died Friday at the family home in Covington, La., ...
Report: Novak Djokovic set for knee surgery; Wimbledon in doubt
Novak Djokovic is scheduled to have surgery on his torn right meniscus, leaving whether he will play at Wimbledon in question, ESPN reported.,The surgery is set for Wednesday in Paris, per the report -- a day after he withdrew from the French Open because of the injury.,The 24-time Grand Slam winner...
Novak Djokovic (knee) pulls out of French Open
No. 1 seed and defending champion Novak Djokovic withdrew from the French Open on Tuesday due to a right knee injury.,The 37-year-old Serbian star fought through the injury and reached the quarterfinals on Monday with a five-set victory against No. 23 seed Francisco Cerundolo of Argentina.,An MRI ex...
Novak Djokovic wins in five sets, reaches French Open quarters
No. 1 seed Novak Djokovic of Serbia overcame a knee injury and a tough fall as he rallied past No. 23 seed Francisco Cerundolo of Argentina 6-1, 5-7, 3-6, 7-5, 6-3, to reach the French Open quarterfinals on Monday in Paris.,With the victory, Djokovic set the record for most Grand Slam wins at 370, s...
Novak Djokovic, Alexander Zverev post straight-set wins at French Open
Top seed Novak Djokovic and fourth-seeded Alexander Zverev captured straight-set wins on Thursday to move to the third round at the French Open in Paris.,The defending champion, Djokovic shook off an early challenge from Spain's Roberto Carballes Baena in a 6-4, 6-1, 6-2 victory. The Serbian used fi...
Novak Djokovic begins French Open defense with straight-sets win
World No. 1 Novak Djokovic launched his title defense at the French Open with a 6-4, 7-6 (3), 6-4 win over France's Pierre-Hugues Herbert on Tuesday in Paris.,Djokovic, who has yet to win a tournament of any kind this season and has expressed frustrations with his game, is seeking his fourth title a...
ATP roundup: Tomas Machac upsets Novak Djokovic in Geneva
Tomas Machac upset No. 1 seed Novak Djokovic 6-4, 0-6, 6-1 in the Gonet Geneva Open semifinals on Friday in Switzerland.,The roller-coaster match saw Machac rally from a 1-4 deficit to win the opening set, only to get blanked by the 24-time Grand Slam winner in the second. After Djokovic won his sev...
Tomas Machac upsets Novak Djokovic in Geneva
Tomas Machac upset No. 1 seed Novak Djokovic 6-4, 0-6, 6-1 in the Gonet Geneva Open semifinals on Friday in Switzerland.,The roller-coaster match saw Machac rally from a 1-4 deficit to win the opening set, only to get blanked by the 24-time Grand Slam winner in the second. After Djokovic won his sev...
Words of wisdom: LeBron James offers advice to Caitlin Clark
LeBron James knows a thing or two about having great expectations thrust upon him before he even entered a professional basketball league.,With that in mind, the Los Angeles Lakers star offered some advice to Caitlin Clark as the latter navigates her way through the early stages of her WNBA career.,...
Knicks' Jalen Brunson, Bojan Bogdanovic undergo surgeries
New York Knicks star guard Jalen Brunson and forward Bojan Bogdanovic underwent surgeries to repair their respective injuries and will be re-evaluated in six to eight weeks, the team announced Wednesday.,Brunson fractured his left hand during Game 7 of the Eastern Conference semifinals against the v...
Novak Djokovic to play in Geneva in French Open prep
Novak Djokovic accepted a wild-card invitation and will play next week at the Gonet Geneva Open in Switzerland, tournament officials announced Friday.,According to the ATP Tour, it will be Djokovic's first entry into the lower-level ATP 250 event.,But with his loss to Chile's Alejandro Tabilo in the...
No. 1 Novak Djokovic ousted by Chile's Alejandro Tabilo in Rome
Alejandro Tabilo of Chile upset World No. 1 Novak Djokovic 6-2, 6-3 to move to the fourth round of the Internazionali BNL d'Italia on Sunday in Rome.,Djokovic, who has won six times in Rome, had just 14 winners against 12 unforced errors in the 68-minute match. Eight of those winners came on aces, a...
This week in the NBA & WNBA March 09, 2024
Need any more evidence that Gilbert Arenas’ bellyaching about Europeans and foreigners ruining basketball with their sweet outside strokes is all hot air? I’ll give you one: Josh Giddey. Now that his legal woes appear to be in the rearview mirror, the whispers about his liabilities in the Oklahoma C...
Latest problem with Josh Giddey; Dame Lillard finally steps up; Dalton Knecht and Reed Sheppard on verge of history
Need any more evidence that Gilbert Arenas’ bellyaching about Europeans and foreigners ruining basketball with their sweet outside strokes is all hot air? I’ll give you one: Josh Giddey. Now that his legal woes appear to be in the rearview mirror, the whispers about his liabilities in the Oklahoma C...
Big men are back in style in the NBA
The 1995-96 season was the end of the golden era for big men in the NBA. Patrick Ewing, Hakeem Olajuwon, David Robinson, and Shaquille O’Neal were stuffing opponents into lockers with their unstoppable back-to-the-basket games. They were the superstars in the paint, but Alonzo Mourning, Rik Smits, a...
15 NBA players we wish competed in the Slam Dunk Contest
The NBA Slam Dunk Contest is on life support. The G-League’s Mac McClung has won the contest for a second year in a row. Despite Boston’s Jaylen Brown attempting to bring stars back to the iconic event, his dunks were relatively unimpressive. ...