OAKLAND, California - Stephen Curry pulled off a razzle-dazzle spin move right around big Rudy Gobert at the perimeter, went in for a layup and raised his hands, urging the sellout crowd to do its thing.
NEW YORK - Mats Zuccarello got the New York Rangers off to a fast start on Tuesday night as they cruised to a crucial win over the Ottawa Senators.
Chinese youngsters hoping to compete in US college tennis are getting a head start, thanks to a unique program supervised by American experts.
The man tasked with boosting the China Open's international profile has pledged to attract more big names to the men's tournament.
PRAGUE - A dark-haired girl kicks a white soccer ball gently towards a black eight ball, then wrings her hands in despair as she fails to sink it in the corner pocket to seal a victory.
MADRID - Cristiano Ronaldo's sensational scoring ability was hailed as "unique" by Real Madrid manager Zinedine Zidane on Tuesday after the Portuguese superstar's latest hat-trick left the club on the verge of another Champions League final by thrashing Atletico Madrid 3-0.
MADRID - Manager Jose Mourinho must patch up his injury-ravaged Manchester United squad as its quest for Europa League glory faces the stiffest test yet with a semifinal, first-leg trip to Celta Vigo on Thursday.
AMSTERDAM - More than 20 years after the soccer world watched schoolboy Patrick Kluivert lead Ajax to Champions League glory, his son Justin is bidding to help the Dutch giant into the Europa League final.
THE HAGUE - World soccer players' union FIFPro urged Italian soccer powers on Tuesday to quash Sully Muntari's yellow card for leaving the pitch last weekend after fans hurled racial abuse at the Ghanaian player.
CLEVELAND - LeBron James considered swigging a beer while scoring 35 points and Kyrie Irving added 24 as the Cleveland Cavaliers picked up where they left off following a long layoff and throttled the Toronto Raptors 116-105 on Monday night in the opener of their Eastern Conference semifinal.
SAN ANTONIO - The Houston Rockets were willing to take whatever the Spurs gave them in Game 1 of the Western Conference semifinals.
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