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Golf-Steele wins LIV Adelaide, Smith leads Ripper to team title in playoff
(Reuters) - American Brendan Steele took the individual honours ahead of Louis Oosthuizen at LIV Golf Adelaide on Sunday as Cameron Smith sent local fans into a frenzy by leading the Australian Ripper quartet to the team title in a playoff.
MLB roundup: Ceddanne Rafaela, Red Sox roll Cubs 17-0
Ceddanne Rafaela went 4-for-4 with seven RBIs while Masataka Yoshida also had four hits and three runs scored as the host Boston Red Sox cruised past the Chicago Cubs 17-0 on Saturday. The Red Sox totaled a season-high 21 hits while scoring six runs ...
NBA roundup: Lakers finally solve Nuggets, avoid sweep
Anthony Davis had 25 points and 23 rebounds, and LeBron James added 30 points as the Los Angeles Lakers avoided elimination in a first-round Western Conference playoff series with a 119-108 Game 4 victory over the visiting Denver Nuggets on Saturday.
Gymnastics-Olympic champion Douglas returns after eight-year absence
(Reuters) - Three-times Olympic gold medallist Gabby Douglas returned to competition for the first time in eight years at the American Classic and secured qualification for the U.S. Championships despite a slightly rusty performance. The 2012 ...
‘Everyone’s feeling the urgency’: Wanderers lose home opener to Ottawa, fall to 0-3 to start CPL season
The struggling Halifax Wanderers aren’t ready to push the panic button just yet. But their meager start to the 2024 Canadian Premier League season is concerning. The Wanderers are without a point through three games with their latest setback coming ...
Halifax's Paul Flemming wins gold at world senior men's curling championship
Paul Flemming’s flare for the dramatic lifted Canada to a gold-medal victory at the world senior men’s curling championship in Ostersund, Sweden. Flemming was clutch in the last shot of the game as his Halifax Curling Club rink of third Peter ...
Magic even series with shellacking of Cavaliers
The Orlando Magic emphatically evened their best-of-seven Eastern Conference first-round series with the visiting Cleveland Cavaliers on Saturday afternoon, using a 37-10, third-quarter flurry to erase a halftime deficit and steamroll toward a 112-89 ...
Avalanche set to deliver huge blow vs. Jets
After a less-than-ideal start to the playoffs for the Colorado Avalanche, they now are in control of a first-round Western Conference series against the Winnipeg Jets. Colorado lost the series opener 7-6 behind shaky goaltending from Alexandar ...
Physical Mavericks out to extend series lead on Clippers
For a team that ranked just No. 20 in the NBA in scoring defense during the regular season, a defensive-oriented Western Conference first-round playoff series matchup with the Los Angeles Clippers has suited the Dallas Mavericks well ahead of hosting ...
Wolves crush Suns, take 3-0 lead for 1st time in franchise history
Anthony Edwards recorded 36 points and nine rebounds as the Minnesota Timberwolves beat the host Phoenix Suns 126-109 on Friday night to take a 3-0 playoff series lead for the first time in franchise history. The Timberwolves will aim for a sweep in ...