Chicago's Rose to see back specialist
Mon, 13 Feb 2012 02:08:48 -0500
(Reuters) - Chicago's Derrick Rose, last season's National Basketball Association MVP, is to see a specialist about ongoing back problems.
Wings beat Flyers to tie home wins record
Sun, 12 Feb 2012 23:46:37 -0500
(Reuters) - The Detroit Red Wings tied the NHL record for consecutive home victories Sunday after a 4-3 win over the Philadelphia Flyers earned them a 20th win in a row at Joe Louis Arena.
Austria reach Davis Cup quarters
Sun, 12 Feb 2012 23:16:42 -0500
LONDON (Reuters) - Croatia, Serbia, Austria and France sealed places in the Davis Cup quarter-finals on Sunday after converting 2-1 overnight leads into winning margins.
Mickelson outplays Woods to win Pebble Beach title
Sun, 12 Feb 2012 21:05:08 -0500
(Reuters) - Phil Mickelson totally upstaged playing partner Tiger Woods while charging past overnight leader Charlie Wi to win the Pebble Beach National Pro-Am in spectacular fashion by two shots on Sunday.
Kobe-mania reigns in Lakers win over Toronto
Sun, 12 Feb 2012 19:18:41 -0500
TORONTO (Reuters) - 'Linsanity' may be the NBA's newest smash hit but the Kobe Bryant Show remains one of professional basketball's longest running acts.
Holiday helps 76ers cruise past injury-hit Cavaliers
Sun, 12 Feb 2012 03:02:28 -0500
(Reuters) - An evenly balanced offense helped the Atlantic Division-leading Philadelphia 76ers easily defeat the under-manned Cleveland Cavaliers 99-84 on Saturday.
World champion Blake opens season with lifetime best
Sat, 11 Feb 2012 20:53:12 -0500
KINGSTON, Feb 11 - Jamaican world 100 meters champion Yohan Blake opened his 2012 Olympic season with a lifetime best of 46.49 seconds to finish second in the 400 meters at the Camperdown Classic Saturday.
Lin launches NBA "Linsanity" with meteoric rise with Knicks
Sat, 11 Feb 2012 19:21:30 -0500
NEW YORK (Reuters) - His university classmates may be thriving in law school, at brokerage houses and on the early rungs up the corporate ladder, but Jeremy Lin is blazing a trail as the sudden savior of the New York Knicks.
Lin outduels Kobe, leads Knicks to another win
Sat, 11 Feb 2012 02:10:05 -0500
NEW YORK (Reuters) - "Linsanity" reigned at Madison Square Garden for another night on Friday as blossoming point guard Jeremy Lin outdueled Kobe Bryant to lead the New York Knicks to a fourth consecutive win with a 92-85 victory over the Los Angeles Lakers.
Celtics' Pierce a rare breed in ever-changing NBA
Fri, 10 Feb 2012 23:29:17 -0500
TORONTO (Reuters) - Paul Pierce secured his place alongside the best Boston Celtics of all time this week in the twilight of a possible Hall of Fame career that was almost cut short by a brutal stabbing nearly 12 years ago.
