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  • Highlights of Thursday's NBA games

    [ad_1] (The Sports Xchange) – Highlights from National Basketball Association games on Thursday: Rockets 142, Suns 116 James Harden had 33 of his 48 points during the Houston Rockets’ 90-point first-half explosion that led to…

  • Astros Altuve, Marlins slugger Stanton win MVP awards

    [ad_1] (Reuters) – Jose Altuve of the World Series champion Houston Astros won the American League MVP award on Thursday while Marlins Giancarlo Stanton slugged his way to the National League honor. FILE PHOTO: Nov…

  • I went to Brazil for a bath, says McLaren reserve Norris

    [ad_1] (Reuters) – A canceled Formula One tire test meant McLaren reserve Lando Norris effectively flew all the way from Britain to Brazil this week just to take a bath. The 18-year-old, racing in this…

  • Motor racing: Force India count the cost of success

    [ad_1] LONDON (Reuters) – Force India are enjoying their highest-scoring Formula One season, the team punching above their weight to secure fourth place in the constructors’ championship for the second year in a row. Formula…

  • Nats' Scherzer, Indians' Kluber win Cy Young Awards

    [ad_1] (Reuters) – Washington Nationals ace Max Scherzer won his second consecutive Cy Young Award as the National League’s top pitcher on Wednesday while Corey Kluber of the Cleveland Indians took home American League honors.…

  • Ventura parts company with Italy after World Cup fiasco: Soccer Federation

    [ad_1] ROME (Reuters) – Gian Piero Ventura is no longer Italy’s soccer coach, the Italian football federation (FIGC) said on Wednesday, two days after the national team failed to qualify for the 2018 World Cup.…

  • UCLA players in Los Angeles after Trump seeks help from China's Xi

    [ad_1] MANILA/LOS ANGELES (Reuters) – Three UCLA basketball players detained in China on suspicion of shoplifting arrived back in the United States on Tuesday after U.S. President Donald Trump said he had sought the help…

  • Twins' Molitor named AL Manager of the Year

    [ad_1] (The Sports Xchange) – Minnesota Twins manager Paul Molitor was named the American League Manager of the Year on Tuesday. Jul 5, 2017; Minneapolis, MN, USA; Minnesota Twins manager Paul Molitor in the fourth…

  • Czech Davis Cup winner Stepanek retires at 38

    [ad_1] PRAGUE (Reuters) – Czech Davis Cup winner Radek Stepanek announced his retirement from tennis on Tuesday after failing to recover his fitness following back surgery earlier this year, Czech media reported. Tennis – Australian…

  • Highlights of Monday's NBA games

    [ad_1] (The Sports Xchange) – Highlights from National Basketball Association games on Monday: Nov 13, 2017; New York, NY, USA; Cleveland Cavaliers small forward LeBron James (23) passes the ball out of traffic during the…

  • Stunned Italy fail to reach World Cup as Sweden qualify

    [ad_1] MILAN (Reuters) – Italian football boss Carlo Tavecchio said recently that failure to qualify for the World Cup would be the apocalypse and his worst fears came true on Monday as they missed out…

  • Pirelli cancel F1 tire test in Brazil after attacks

    [ad_1] LONDON (Reuters) – Pirelli and McLaren have canceled a Formula One tire test scheduled for the Brazilian Grand Prix circuit on Tuesday and Wednesday after teams were targeted by armed robbers in Sao Paulo…

  • Highlights of Sunday's NHL games

    [ad_1] (The Sports Xchange) – Highlights of National Hockey League games on Sunday: Nov 12, 2017; Anaheim, CA, USA; Anaheim Ducks defenseman Josh Manson (42) is defended by Tampa Bay Lightning goalie Andrei Vasilevskiy (88)…

  • Federer leaves Sock standing in London opener

    [ad_1] LONDON (Reuters) – Whatever else happens to Jack Sock at the ATP Finals this week, his between-the-legs volley at 4-4 in the second set of his debut match will feature in the end-of-tournament showreel.…

  • Federer opens ATP Finals bid with victory over Sock

    [ad_1] LONDON (Reuters) – Aiming to end a sensational year as he began it, Swiss master Roger Federer opened his bid for a seventh ATP Finals title with 6-4 7-6(4) victory over American debutant Jack…

  • Figure skating: Virtue, Moir glide to victory in Japan, clinch final berth

    [ad_1] TOKYO (Reuters) – A confident Tessa Virtue and Scott Moir spun to ice dance gold in Japan’s grand prix event on Sunday for their second podium-topping finish, clinching a place in next month’s final.…

  • Brazil GP security tightened after armed robbery

    [ad_1] SAO PAULO (Reuters) – Brazilian Grand Prix organizers have tightened security around Sunday’s race after armed robbers held up members of Lewis Hamilton’s Mercedes team as they left the circuit. Formula One F1 –…

  • Vandeweghe keeps her cool against Sasnovich to give U.S. 1-0 lead

    [ad_1] MINSK (Reuters) – Coco Vandeweghe survived a late attack of nerves in an otherwise composed performance to beat Aliaksandra Sasnovich 6-4 6-4 and give the United States a 1-0 lead in the Fed Cup…

  • Highlights of Friday's NBA games

    [ad_1] (The Sports Xchange) – Highlights from National Basketball Association games on Friday: Nov 10, 2017; Boston, MA, USA; Boston Celtics forward Jayson Tatum (0) is fouled by Charlotte Hornets center Dwight Howard (12) while…

  • NHL-National Hockey League roundup

    [ad_1] (The Sports Xchange) – The Edmonton Oilers placed forward Anton Slepyshev on injured reserve Friday. FILE PHOTO: Nov 3, 2017; Edmonton, Alberta, CAN; Edmonton Oilers forward Anton Slepyshev (58) tries to get shot away…

  • Four-star Lewis Hamilton on record pace in Brazil

    [ad_1] SAO PAULO (Reuters) – Lewis Hamilton, with four world championship stars now painted on his race helmet, smashed the Interlagos track record as Mercedes dominated Friday’s opening Brazilian Grand Prix practice. Formula One F1…

  • Figure skating: Injured Olympic champion Hanyu drops out of NHK Trophy

    [ad_1] TOKYO (Reuters) – Olympic figure skating champion Yuzuru Hanyu has dropped out of a grand prix event in Japan due to injury, officials said on Friday, though there was no word on whether the…

  • Halladay family to commemorate pitcher's life with public

    [ad_1] (Reuters) – A public service to commemorate the life of baseball pitcher Roy Halladay, who was killed earlier this week in a plane crash, will be held on Nov. 14, his family said on…

  • Milan experiment could be reality in 10 years, says ATP chief

    [ad_1] MILAN (Reuters) – Some thought he was mad launching a tournament with radical rules claiming to be re-inventing tennis, but ATP chief Chris Kermode believes his Milan experiment has a future. A project he…

  • Highlights of Wednesday's NHL games

    [ad_1] (The Sports Xchange) – Highlights of National Hockey League games on Wednesday: Rangers 4, Bruins 2 Jimmy Vesey scored twice and Henrik Lundqvist made 31 saves as the New York Rangers held off the…

  • Retired pitcher Roy Halladay's plane flew low before crash: NTSB

    [ad_1] FORT LAUDERDALE, Fla. (Reuters) – Witnesses said retired baseball star Roy Halladay maneuvered his plane at low altitude before he died when it crashed off the coast of central Florida, a federal official said…

  • Joshua the target as heavyweight hype packs a new punch

    [ad_1] LONDON (Reuters) – Anthony Joshua woke up on Wednesday to find himself more of a wanted man than ever in boxing’s entertaining new era of old-fashioned heavyweight hoopla and intrigue. Boxing – Anthony Joshua…

  • Highlights of Tuesday's NHL games

    [ad_1] (The Sports Xchange) – Highlights of the National Hockey League games on Tuesday: November 7, 2017; Anaheim, CA, USA; Los Angeles Kings goalie Jonathan Quick (32) reacts after center Nick Shore (21) scores the…

  • Weightlifting: North Korea not among entrants for world champs in U.S.

    [ad_1] LONDON (Reuters) – Weightlifting powerhouse North Korea are not on the list of entrants for this month’s world championships in the United States. The country’s lifters, who have won five Olympic gold medals since…

  • Tennis: Future arrives, a little late, as Next Gen revolution begins

    [ad_1] MILAN (Reuters) – The future arrived late but after some old-fashioned glitches, two Russian trailblazers fired the first shots in what could be a revolution in tennis at the Next Gen ATP Finals on…

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