HOUSTON - When the Indiana Pacers got into a big hole early against the Houston Rockets on Monday night, no one panicked.
PHILADELPHIA - Stephen Curry is surrounded by stars with the Golden State Warriors.
CLEVELAND - LeBron James returned from sickness, and the Cavaliers felt a whole lot better.
ZHANGJIAKOU, Hebei province - Hao Rui only took up skiing this winter, but the 17-year-old looked like a veteran as he perched casually atop a slope outside Beijing before schus-sing down the hill.
CARACAS - Venezuelan skier Adrian Solano may be the butt of the world's jokes after a string of slips and falls during the Lahti Nordic World Ski Championships last week, but the 22-year-old cook, who had never seen snow and practiced the sport on wheels, is delighted with his "marvelous adventure".
DUBAI - Roger Federer sent Benoit Paire packing at the Dubai Tennis Championships on Monday, showing few signs of rust after a month-long break following his heroics at the Australian Open.
LONDON - Jose Mourinho challenged his Manchester United stars to use their dramatic League Cup final victory over Southampton as a springboard to greater success.
MADRID - Real Madrid coach Zinedine Zidane threw caution to the wind as his side produced a stirring late comeback to beat Villarreal 3-2 and stay top of La Liga on Sunday.
MILAN - Radja Nainggolan reinforced his reputation as one of the best midfielders in Europe with two stunning goals in Roma's 3-1 Serie A win at Inter Milan on Sunday.
For years, millions of Chinese soccer fans have dreamed of a homegrown Lionel Messi.
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