The Milwaukee Bucks clinched the last remaining automatic playoff place from the NBA’s Eastern Conference on Saturday, before warming up for the postseason with a 121-115 overtime victory over the Miami Heat.The Bucks had been assured of their ninth consecutive playoff appearance following the Atlanta Hawks’ 121-105 defeat to the New York Knicks earlier in …
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France’s Celine Boutier produced a jaw-dropping show of stamina to keep her LPGA Match Play hopes alive on Saturday, grinding through a staggering 45 holes before darkness halted her quarter-final duel with Sweden’s Madelene Sagstrom. The 31-year-old 11th seed’s exhausting day began in the last 16, when her match against South Africa’s Ashleigh Buhai finished all-square …
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Top seed Tommy Paul was upset by qualifier Jenson Brooksby in the semi-final of the US Men’s Clay Court Championship in Houston on Saturday.The 24-year-old staved off match point as he produced a 7-6 (7/5), 3-6, 7-6 (8/6) win over fellow American Paul, ranked 13th in the world.Brooksby has made a habit of saving match …
Former British Open champion Brian Harman battled through a rocky start to shoot an even-par 72 and take a three-shot lead after the third round of the PGA Tour Texas Open in San Antonio on Saturday.Harman, who started the day four shots clear of the field after a six-under-par 66 on Friday, was in trouble …
Top seed Jessica Pegula staged a final-set rally to defeat Russian ninth seed Ekaterina Alexandrova 6-2, 2-6, 7-5 and reach the final of the WTA Charleston Open clay court tournament on Saturday.Pegula, who ousted defending champion Danielle Collins in Friday’s quarter-finals, looked to be in trouble after falling 4-2 behind in the decisive set to …
Alex Ovechkin is just one goal away from breaking Wayne Gretzky’s all-time goal-scoring record in the National Hockey League, the crowning achievement of a stellar 20-season career.Ovechkin scored twice on Friday night for the Washington Capitals in their 5-3 win over the Chicago Blackhawks to draw him level with Gretzky’s all-time mark of 894 goals, …
Ten-time NBA All-Star Carmelo Anthony, eight-time All-Star Dwight Howard and women’s basketball icon Sue Bird will be enshrined into the Naismith Memorial Basketball Hall of Fame after being formally named among members of the 2025 class on Saturday.Anthony, who retired from basketball in 2023, 20 years after being drafted by the Denver Nuggets is one …
Jalen Green and Alperen Sengun combined for 65 points as the Houston Rockets halted Oklahoma City’s 11-game winning streak on Friday with a statement 125-111 victory.In a potential Western Conference finals preview, the Rockets produced a dominant all-round performance to jolt the top-seeded Thunder’s all-conquering preparations for the postseason.Green finished with 34 points from 11-of-24 …
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Ariya Jutanugarn defeated world number one and defending champion Nelly Korda 1-up on Friday to send the American packing at the LPGA Match Play in Las Vegas, Nevada.Afer trailing most of the front nine, Korda had battled back to ake a 1-up lead through 14 holes of a match she had to win, but she …
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Alex Ovechkin scored twice to tie Wayne Gretzky’s record of 894 NHL career goals on Friday, matching a mark that once seemed unassailable.With Gretzky in attendance, the 39-year-old Russian delivered No. 894 6:32 into the third quarter to give his Washington Capitals a 4-3 lead over the Chicago Blackhawks in a game they would go …
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