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Key questions for the Australian Open men's semifinals: Sinner vs. Shelton, and Djokovic vs. Zverev
MELBOURNE, Australia (AP) — If it seems as if there's always something going on with Novak Djokovic at Grand Slam tournaments, that's because there usually is. Even Djokovic himself acknowledged as much as he prepared to face Alexander Zverev in the Australian Open semifinals Friday after taking...
Mavs center Dereck Lively II out at least a month with stress fracture in ankle
DALLAS (AP) — The Dallas Mavericks say center Dereck Lively II has a stress fracture in his right ankle and will be re-evaluated in a month. The injury announced Wednesday is the latest setback for a promising young player who has had issues with injuries in both his seasons. ...
Avs forward Valeri Nichushkin suffers setback in return from lower-body injury, status week-to-week
Forward Valeri Nichushkin suffered a setback in his return from a lower-body injury and doesn't figure to be back in the Colorado Avalanche lineup anytime soon. Colorado coach Jared Bednar described Nichushkin's status on Wednesday as “week-to-week.” “Any time...
Coco Gauff says she has more work to do after losing at the Australian Open. Djokovic beats Alcaraz
MELBOURNE, Australia (AP) — Coco Gauff's retooled forehand and serve abandoned her in the worst way and at the worst time at the Australian Open. The unforced errors just kept accumulating Tuesday, and so did the double-faults and break points, often followed by a palm placed over her eyes or a...
Maryland going into key conference stretch potentially without two of its top scorers
NEWARK, N.J. (AP) — Maryland is going into a key stretch of its conference season with games against No. 12 Ohio State and top-ranked UCLA this week. The eighth-ranked Terrapins could be missing two of their top three scorers for those contests. Reserve guard Bri McDaniel is out...
Aho scores in overtime as the Hurricanes beat the Blackhawks 4-3
CHICAGO (AP) — Sebastian Aho scored 59 seconds into overtime, and the Carolina Hurricanes beat the Chicago Blackhawks 4-3 on Monday night. Seth Jarvis, Jordan Staal and Jesperi Kotkaniemi also scored for Carolina in its second straight win. Staal picked up his 700th career point in...
Maryland reserve Bri McDaniel out for season with torn ACL in her right knee
NEWARK, N.J. (AP) — Maryland lost reserve guard Bri McDaniel for the remainder of the season with a torn ACL in her right knee, the team announced Monday. The junior suffered the injury last Tuesday against Minnesota at the end of the first quarter when she went for a layup but...
Texans believe they're close to breaking through after another loss in divisional round of playoffs
HOUSTON (AP) — After falling in the divisional round of the playoffs for the second straight season, quarterback C.J. Stroud and the Houston Texans believe they’re “really close” to taking the next step and making their first AFC championship game. The question is what...
Donovan Mitchell scores 33 points and propels NBA-leading Cavaliers to easy 118-92 win over Suns
CLEVELAND (AP) — Donovan Mitchell scored 33 points — 23 in the second half — and Darius Garland added 16 as the Cleveland Cavaliers began the season's unofficial second half by dominating the Phoenix Suns 118-92 in a Martin Luther King Jr. Day matinee on Monday. The Cavs, who...
Kansas State All-American forward Ayoka Lee is out indefinitely with a fractured bone in her foot
Kansas State forward Ayoka Lee will be sidelined indefinitely after an X-ray and MRI exam revealed the All-American fractured a bone in her foot in the second quarter of the No. 10 Wildcats' win over Arizona State. The school called it “probable” that Lee will return before the...
