Warriors stifle Wizards, win 54th straight home game
(The Sports Xchange) – The Golden State Warriors finally got their defense in high gear Tuesday night, limiting the Washington Wizards to 41.9 percent shooting en route to their 54th consecutive home-court win, a 102-94 victory over an Eastern Conferen…
Yao Ming elected to Hall of Fame: reports
(The Sports Xchange) – Former Houston Rockets center Yao Ming will be joining the Naismith Memorial Basketball Hall of Fame, multiple media outlets reported Wednesday.
‘Blade Runner’ Pistorius sentencing set for June 13-17: report
JOHANNESBURG (Reuters) – Disgraced Olympic and Paralympic gold medalist Oscar Pistorius will face sentencing in June following his conviction for murdering his girlfriend, Sky News reported on Wednesday.
Greece heading for soccer ‘Grexit’ as FIFA deadline looms
ATHENS (Reuters) – Greece moved a step closer to a ban by soccer’s governing bodies FIFA and UEFA on Wednesday as talks between the two organizations and the government over state involvement in the sport ended with no agreement.
Ko, Park head top-flight field for year’s first major
(Reuters) – World number one Lydia Ko said she was looking forward to a less stressful major at this week’s ANA Inspiration after securing her maiden major title at last year’s Evian Championship.
Mercedes expect more of a fight from Ferrari
MANAMA (Reuters) – Formula One champions Mercedes can rack up their eighth successive victory on Sunday but even if they do, a winning streak must end for either Lewis Hamilton or Nico Rosberg in Bahrain.
New skipper Sorenstam to ‘handle things differently’
LONDON (Reuters) – New European Solheim Cup captain Annika Sorenstam has promised to handle things differently if there is a repeat of the unsavoury incident that marred last year’s defeat by the United States.
Kenya tables anti-doping bill but set to miss deadline
NAIROBI (Reuters) – Kenya tabled a much-anticipated anti-doping bill in parliament on Wednesday but it will not be passed in time for the country to meet a World Anti-Doping Agency (WADA) deadline.
Marquee event cut from Australian calendar
MELBOURNE (Reuters) – Australian golf celebrated Jason Day’s return to the top of the world rankings this week but domestically the sport struggles to hit the same heights with a marquee event in Melbourne ditched on Wednesday.
Another Miami seed falls as number five Halep exits
(Reuters) – Another high seed fell at the Miami Open as number five Simona Halep was sent packing by Timea Bacsinszky 4-6 6-3 6-2 in the quarter-finals in Florida on Tuesday.
