Blazers fend off Harden's 45 points, Rockets ');ad_counter++}; LaMarcus Aldridge and Damian Lillard lead Blazers past RocketsAssociated PressTrail Blazers Overcome Harden's Big NightVIDEO PLAYLIST HOUSTON -- LaMarcus Aldridge scored 24 points and Damian Lillard added 23 to help the Portland Trail Blazers fight off a late charge from the Houston Rockets for a 109-98 victory on Sunday night. James … [Read more...]
Grizzlies score final 8 points to topple Hawks
Grizzlies score final 8 points to topple Hawks ');ad_counter++}; Grizzlies use late surge to break tie, put East-leading Hawks awayAssociated PressGrizzlies Stop The HawksVIDEO PLAYLIST MEMPHIS, Tenn. -- Mike Conley had 21 points and six assists, Marc Gasol finished with 16 points and 10 rebounds and the Memphis Grizzlies beat the Atlanta Hawks 94-88 on Sunday. The game was tied at 86 after Mike … [Read more...]
Ivory Coast win Cup of Nations after dramatic shootout
Ivory Coast win Cup of Nations after dramatic shootout Yaya Toure raises the trophy after Ivory Coast beat Ghana 9-8 on penalties in the Africa Cup of Nations final © Getty Images Ivory Coast ended years of frustration to claim their second African Nations Cup crown following a dramatic 9-8 penalty shootout victory over Ghana in the final. Herve Renard's side, whose only previous triumph in … [Read more...]
Kings defenseman Alec Martinez day-to-day with concussion
Kings defenseman Alec Martinez day-to-day with concussion The Kings resilience is about to be tested once again. In the first period of Saturday's game against the Tampa Bay Lightning, Los Angeles defenseman Alec Martinez, was on the receiving end of a legal check from Cedric Paquette. Martinez left the game after the hit, and did not return. On Sunday, an off-day for the Kings, updated the … [Read more...]
Don Dulce wins $69,000 Aqueduct feature in photo finish (The Associated Press)
Don Dulce wins $69,000 Aqueduct feature in photo finish (The Associated Press) NEW YORK (AP) -- Don Dulce survived a bumpy stretch battle and a three-way photo finish Sunday to win the $69,000 allowance feature at Aqueduct. … [Read more...]
Hirscher turns slalom run into combined gold (Reuters)
Hirscher turns slalom run into combined gold (Reuters) Austria's Marcel Hirscher turned a storming slalom run into the super combined gold medal at the alpine ski world championships on Sunday. Sitting over three seconds back of leader Kjetil Jansrud of Norway after the morning downhill, Hirscher, the three-time overall World Cup champion, erased all of the deficit with a blazing slalom leg … [Read more...]
Garcia-Lopez beats Seppi to win Zagreb Indoors final (Yahoo Sports)
Garcia-Lopez beats Seppi to win Zagreb Indoors final (Yahoo Sports) Guillermo Garcia-Lopez of Spain defeated Andreas Seppi of Italy 7-6 (4), 6-3 Sunday in the final of the Zagreb Indoors for his fourth career ATP title. The third-seeded Garcia-Lopez rallied from 4-1 down in the first-set tiebreaker, winning six straight points to clinch the set. Seppi earned the first break of the match … [Read more...]
Gasquet wins Open Sud de France (Yahoo Sports)
Gasquet wins Open Sud de France (Yahoo Sports) MONTPELLIER, France (AP) -- Local favorite Richard Gasquet won the Open Sud de France when Jerzy Janowicz retired ill while trailing 3-0 in the first set on Sunday. … [Read more...]
Was Devan Dubnyk the answer for the Wild?
Was Devan Dubnyk the answer for the Wild? So maybe Mike Yeo wasn’t the problem after all. Take a look at the Minnesota Wild since the arrival of goaltender Devan Dubnyk – yes that Devan Dubnyk who has played with five organizations over the last two years. He is the key for this resurgence. He is the reason for Minnesota playing lights out hockey of late. Wait … Devan Dubnyk? Yes, this is … [Read more...]
Durant, Thunder crush Griffin-less Clippers
Durant, Thunder crush Griffin-less Clippers ');ad_counter++}; Kevin Durant leads Thunder to blowout win against ClippersAssociated PressThunder Silence The ClippersVIDEO PLAYLIST OKLAHOMA CITY -- Kevin Durant scored 29 points to lead the Thunder to a 131-108 win Sunday over the Los Angeles Clippers, who were without All-Star Blake Griffin. The Clippers announced before the game that Griffin will … [Read more...]