DUESSELDORF, Germany (Reuters) - World heavyweight champion Vladimir Klitschko landed a left-hand knockout punch five seconds from the end of the fight to beat challenger Eddie Chambers and retain his WBO, IBO and IBF belts on Saturday.
Ukrainian Klitschko, 33, rattled the 27-year-old American in ...
Duke's Blue Devils, the top seed in the South Regional, crushed Arkansas-Pine Bluff 73-44, while Syracuse, the number one team in the West Regional, defeated Vermont 79-56.
"We wanted to set the tone for the tournament," Duke guard Jon Scheyer told reporters. "It was good to get a ...
The former U.S. Open champion birdied three of the last nine holes for a four-under-par 67 and an 11-under total of 202 at the Innisbrook Resort.
South Korean KJ Choi fired a matching 67 to share second place with South African Retief Goosen, Swede Carl Pettersson and long-hitting American Bubba ...
The small forward accomplished the feat at 25 years, 79 days in his team's 92-85 victory over the Chicago Bulls. Bryant was 27 years, 136 days old when he reached the mark with the Los Angeles Lakers.
With 29 points in Friday's game, James has now scored 15,026 points in his more than six years in ...
INDIAN WELLS, California (Reuters) - Ivan Ljubicic played the match of his life to upset third seed and holder Rafael Nadal 3-6 6-4 7-6 on Saturday and reach the final of the Indian Wells ATP tournament.
The big-serving Croat, seeded 20th, recovered from a set down before crunching a forehand down ...
INDIAN WELLS, California (Reuters) - Caroline Wozniacki breezed into the final of the Indian Wells WTA tournament with a commanding 6-2 6-3 victory over her good friend Agnieszka Radwanska Friday.
The Danish second seed pumped her right fist in celebration after sealing victory in one hour 38 ...
Financial terms of the contract were not released but ESPN reported the deal to be worth $17.5 million with a maximum value of $24.5 million.
The 32-year-old is expected to step into the starting role held by free agent Chike Okeafor, who is not expected to return.
The deal was worth $30 million, Vancouver media reported.
"Ryan has showcased his ability to perform under extreme pressure and we are looking forward to continuing to see Ryan develop into one of the league's premier players," Canucks general manager Mike Gillis said in a statement on ...
"We have signed a new five-year collective bargaining agreement," MLS commissioner Don Garber told a teleconference on Saturday.
Players had voted to strike if a deal was not reached by midnight on Tuesday.
The win, coupled with Utah's loss to Phoenix, left the Thunder (42-25) just a game behind the fourth-placed Jazz (44-25) in the West.
Kevin Durant scored 23 of his 31 points in a dominant first half for the Thunder, who handed Toronto a 10th loss in 12 games.
