Hamilton takes dominant win in the Spanish Grand Prix
FORMULA ONE world champion Lewis Hamilton won in Spain for the fourth year in a row on Sunday to celebrate a record 156th podium finish and stretch his already commanding lead to 37 points.
Herman hits peak form for win in North Carolina
NEW YORK — Jim Herman capped off a superb weekend of play with a win at the Wyndham Championship on Sunday, shooting a seven-under par 63 in the final round of the Greensboro, North Carolina, tournament.
Rockets’ Westbrook (quad) ruled out for Game 1
Houston coach Mike D’Antoni confirmed Sunday that star point guard Russell Westbrook will miss Game 1 of the Rockets’ series with the Oklahoma City Thunder on Tuesday.
Jazz G Conley leaves bubble for birth of child
Utah Jazz point guard Mike Conley left the NBA bubble Sunday to go to Columbus, Ohio, for the birth of his son, the team announced.
De Jong sends gritty Sevilla past Man United into Europa League final
EUROPA LEAGUE thoroughbreds Sevilla reached yet another final as substitute Luuk de Jong struck in the 78th minute to earn them a gritty 2-1 victory over Manchester United on Sunday.
West play-in: Trail Blazers beat Grizzlies, advance to playoffs
CJ MCCOLLUM scored 14 of his 29 points in the fourth quarter Saturday afternoon, helping the Portland Trail Blazers rally from a late deficit to beat the Memphis Grizzlies 126-122 in the Western Conference play-in game near Orlando.
Kim Si-woo sinks hole in one to take sole lead in North Carolina
GHREENSBORO — South Korea’s Kim Si-woo claimed sole ownership of the lead at the Wyndham Championship in Greensboro, North Carolina, on Saturday, with a hole in one on three highlighting a superb eight-under-par, third-round performance.
Olympique Lyonnais upsets Manchester City to set up semi with Bayern Munich
LISBON — Olympique Lyonnais stunned pre-tournament favorites Manchester City with a 3-1 victory on Saturday to move into the semifinals of the Champions League where they will face Bayern Munich.
Sinangote, Young, Retanal spearheaded España Chess Club Manila PH team into overall championships
THE España Chess Club Manila-Philippine chess team (350 points) edged the competition for a runaway victory in the Online Santranc 4YL Ligi Team Battle dubbed as Online Chess 4Y League Team Battle yesterday at lichess.org.
Nine football players at University of Oklahoma test positive for COVID-19
NINE football student-athletes from the University of Oklahoma tested positive for COVID-19, head coach Lincoln Riley said on Saturday, amid fierce national debate over...
Go-for-broke stance
By Anthony L. Cuaycong
Blazers head coach Terry Stotts wanted the victory yesterday, and badly. He wasn’t about to waste the first of two chances to clinch the final playoff spot in the West by resorting to substitution patterns that sought to save his charges for a long postseason run. Instead, he leaned on the same predilections that allowed him to enjoy a stellar 6-2 slate in the seeding games and force the erstwhile eighth-seed Grizzlies to do battle with them for survival in the bubble. Which is to say he leaned on his five best players — hard.
LA Clippers lock up no. 2 seed with win
PAUL GEORGE scored 27 points and Kawhi Leonard added 26, and the Los Angeles Clippers defeated the Denver Nuggets 124-111 on Wednesday night near Orlando.