Former Olympic and world champion Lindsey Vonn began her World Cup comeback trail at the age of 40, completing her first downhill race in almost six years on Saturday.Vonn, one of the greatest World Cup skiers of all time, left the sport in 2019 after a series of major injuries.But she has been free of …
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The Atlanta Hawks earned their sixth straight win in the NBA with Trae Young scoring a three-pointer with 7.4 seconds left in overtime to beat the Los Angeles Lakers 134-132 and overcome a LeBron James triple-double.James, who put up 39 points for the Lakers along with 10 rebounds and 11 assists, saw his 31-foot three-pointer …
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The Boston Celtics grinded out a 111-105 NBA win over the Milwaukee Bucks on Friday with Jayson Tatum leading the way, putting up 34 points.Tatum added 10 rebounds and five assists in another clutch performance while Jrue Holiday scored 20 points and Sam Hauser helped out with 16 points off the bench.The victory moves the …
Major League Soccer is mulling a radical overhaul of the league’s calendar to mirror a European-style autumn-to-spring season, a revolutionary move that would break with nearly 50 years of tradition in North America.Speaking ahead of Saturday’s MLS Cup championship game in Los Angeles, MLS commissioner Don Garber told reporters the league was considering a switch …
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Top-ranked defending champion Scottie Scheffler fired a bogey-free eight-under par 64 to seize a two-stroke lead after Friday’s second round of the Hero World Challenge.The 28-year-old American made eight birdies, seven of them on the front nine, to stand on 13-under 131 after 36 holes in the 20-player unofficial invitational at Albany Golf Club in …
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The NFL has ended it’s review of sexual assault allegations against Cleveland Browns quarterback Deshaun Watson in September, saying there was insufficient evidence that he violated league rules, US media reported Friday.The NFL launched an investigation in September after a lawsuit filed in Texas alleged that Watson sexually assaulted a woman at her apartment in …
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Switzerland’s Justin Murisier won the alpine World Cup downhill at Beaver Creek on Saturday, holding off superstar compatriot Marco Odermatt to claim his first World Cup victory.Murisier, whose only prior World Cup podium was a giant slalom third place at Alta Badia in 2021, was third out of the gate on the Birds of Prey …
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Boston Celtics forward Jaylen Brown was $25,000 by the NBA for making an inappropriate gesture on the playing court during a game on Wednesday, the league announced on Friday.The incident took place with 12 seconds remaining in the first quarter of Boston’s 130-120 home triumph over the Detroit Pistons.Brown made a throat-slash gesture after a …
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Lionel Messi was named Major League Soccer’s Most Valuable Player on Friday after leading Inter Miami to a record-breaking regular season campaign.The Argentine superstar was handed the accolade after his performances helped Miami to a record regular season points tally, earning the club its first ever Supporters Shield.The 37-year-old maestro finished the regular season with …
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The NBA will return to China for the first time in six years with two pre-season games in Macau between the Brooklyn Nets and Phoenix Suns next October, reports said Friday.No NBA games have been held in China since two pre-season contests in 2019 after a tweet from then-Houston Rockets general manager Daryl Morey in …
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