Report: OKC’s Noel has concussion after fall
Oklahoma City Thunder center Nerlens Noel sustained a concussion but appears to have escaped additional injuries after his head violently hit the court Tuesday night after he fell defending a third-quarter play by Minnesota’s Andrew Wiggins.
Ex-Cardinals OF Duncan battling brain cancer
Former St. Louis Cardinals outfielder Chris Duncan is battling a recurrence of brain cancer and has left his radio show in the city to fight the disease.
Asian Football Confederation to raise lawsuit in Saudi Arabia over piracy
The Asian Football Confederation (AFC) said on Wednesday it was taking legal action in Saudi Arabia against television channel beoutQ for illegally broadcasting its Asian Cup, the region’s biggest football tournament.
Reid not targeted for additional testing: statement
Carolina Panthers safety Eric Reid was not targeted nor was there any impropriety in his selection for drug testing, said the National Football League and NFL Players Association in a joint statement on Wednesday.
Tennis: McEnroe predicting a changing of the guard
The landscape at the top of men’s tennis has remained virtually unchanged for more than a decade with Roger Federer, Rafael Nadal, Novak Djokovic and to a lesser extent Andy Murray and Stan Wawrinka snaffling the big prizes.
Chiefs, Mahomes primed for shootout with Colts, Luck
The Kansas City Chiefs were not students of history this week.
Tennis: McEnroe plays down Murray’s chances in Melbourne
Former world number one Andy Murray is unlikely to last long at the Australian Open and playing pain-free would be a victory for the Scot, according to John McEnroe.
Djokovic, Federer, Serena remain favorites to win opening Grand Slam
Novak Djokovic and Roger Federer loom over Melbourne Park for the year’s opening Grand Slam as favorites for the Australian Open as questions remain as to whether one of Generation Next could finally end their stranglehold.
Tennis: Trick-shot Tomic bamboozles Kyrgios with bizarre match point serve
Bernard Tomic secured a controversial-yet-comical victory in an exhibition match against compatriot Nick Kyrgios at the Kooyong Classic on Wednesday when the Australian hit an ace on match point with an underarm serve from behind his legs.
Russia and WADA reach understanding about lab data – Kremlin
Kremlin spokesman Dmitry Peskov said on Wednesday that Russia and the World Anti-Doping Agency (WADA) had reached an understanding on the handover of data from the former Moscow anti-doping laboratory.
