(Photo credit: Stephen Curry | Twitter) Sabrina Ionescu has upped the ante in her historic 3-point contest against Steph Curry, and the public has continued to back the record-setting WNBA star. The "Stephen vs. Sabrina" contest will be televised on TNT and pit the NBA's all-time leader in 3-pointers made against the New York Liberty star, who shot 44.8 percent from long distance in the WNBA last season. Ionescu was ori
(Photo credit: Petre Thomas-USA TODAY Sports) The NBA fined Los Angeles Clippers coach Tyronn Lue $35,000 on Friday for publicly criticizing referees. The league said Lue questioned the integrity of game officials with his comments outside of the Clippers' locker room following Wednesday night's 130-125 win against the Golden State Warriors in San Francisco. Cameras showed Lue greeting his players immediately after the
(Photo credit: Kim Klement Neitzel-USA TODAY Sports) Two juggernauts square off Saturday afternoon in a Sunshine State showdown in Tampa -- the Florida Panthers' road brilliance versus the Tampa Bay Lightning's home-ice dominance. In the teams' second meeting on Florida's Gulf Coast this season, the Panthers will haul their franchise-record 10-gameroad winning streak up to Tampa and try to extend it against the resurgent
(Photo credit: David Kirouac-USA TODAY Sports) The Pittsburgh Penguins claimed forward Matthew Phillips off waivers from the Washington Capitals on Friday. He is signed through the 2023-24 season and his contract carries an average annual value of $775,000 at the NHL level. Phillips, 25, had one goal and four assists in 27 games this season with the Capitals. A sixth-round pick by Calgary in 2016, Phillips played in on
(Photo credit: Rich Barnes-USA TODAY Sports) Two teams that have had up-and-down Atlantic Coast Conference campaigns meet Saturday when Syracuse travels to Atlanta to take on Georgia Tech. Syracuse (16-9, 7-7 ACC) is coming off an 86-79 home upset of No. 7 North Carolina, the first marquee win of head coach Adrian Autry's tenure. The Orange had dropped three of four games prior to Tuesday but got big scoring nights from
The Japanese motorcycle and scooter juggernaut, Yamaha, has issued its biggest ever recall in Indian operations. One that affects as many as 3 Lakh units manufactured between a time period between January 1st, 2022 and January 4th, 2024. The company has gone into 'damage control' mode and has issued a recall.
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SANAA, Feb. 16 (Xinhua) -- Yemen's armed Houthi group on Friday vowed to launch more attacks on commercial shipping vessels, just a few hours after the U.S. designation of the group as a "global terrorist organization" came into effect.
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DUBAI, 16th February, 2024 (WAM) -- Brazil were given a stern test by Oman but ultimately did enough to get off to a winning start at UAE 2024 Dubai.
Читать дальше...(Photo credit: Steve Roberts-USA TODAY Sports) Nashville Predators coach Andrew Brunette expressed exasperation after his team absorbed a 9-2 beating from the Dallas Stars Thursday night. "It's disappointing," Brunette said. "It can only be addressed so many times. Either we're not taking it seriously enough, or we're not understanding. So, the response and the mindset is really disappointing." Now the Predators must re
(Photo credit: Steve Roberts-USA TODAY Sports) The Dallas Stars look to keep rolling when they host the Edmonton Oilers on Saturday. The Stars are coming off a 9-2 thrashing of the Nashville Predators on Thursday, their third straight win and eighth in their past 10 games (8-1-1). That run has propelled them to the top of the Central Divisionstandings, four points ahead of the Colorado Avalanche and five up on the Winnip
(Photo credit: David Rainey-USA TODAY Sports) Two juveniles have been charged in connection to the shootings at the Kansas City Chiefs' Super Bowl celebration, the Jackson County Family Court announced Friday. The Court said the juveniles were charged Thursday on gun-related and resisting arrest charges. The news release said more charges could be added in relation to Wednesday's shootings in which one person was killed
(Photo credit: Kevin Jairaj-USA TODAY Sports) TCU and Kansas State meet in Manhattan, Kan., on Saturday afternoon in a matchup of two teams bunched in the middle of a crowded Big 12 race. TCU (17-7, 6-5) earned an 81-65 home victory over West Virginia on Monday, stopping a two-game losing streak. "We needed it," Horned Frogs coach Jamie Dixon said. "... We've lost two home games already, which is two too many. "Offensi
(Photo credit: Rick Osentoski-USA TODAY Sports) After a torrid stretch moved them into playoff position, the Detroit Red Wings likely were due for this step backward. The Red Wings have followed a 10-2-2 span by dropping the first two outings in a four-game road trip heading into Saturday afternoon's tilt with the Flames in Calgary. Thursday's 4-1 loss to the Vancouver Canucks followed Tuesday's 8-4 setback to the Edmon
New Delhi [India], February 16 (ANI): The New York Superstar Strikers, under the proud leadership of Yuvraj Singh, are thrilled to unveil their squad ahead of the upcoming Legends Cricket Trophy 2024. With a mix of seasoned veterans, the team is poised to achieve success in the upcoming campaign. Headlining the squad are renowned names such as Dan Christian, and Jerome Taylor. Their experience and skill on the field are s
Selangor [Malaysia], February 16 (ANI): The Indian women's team blanked Hong Kong 3-0 to reach the semi-finals of the Badminton Asia Team Championships for the first time in the history of the competition while the men went down 2-3 against Japan in Selangor on Friday. Indian women, who had upset China on Tuesday to top Group W, capitalised on a favourable quarter-final draw with two-time Olympic medallist PV Sindhu once
Rajkot (Gujarat) [India], February 16 (ANI): India's spin maestro Ravichandran Ashwin, who on Friday reached a massive career milestone of 500 Test wickets, has withdrawn from the ongoing Rajkot Test against England due to a family emergency. Ashwin will take no further part in the third Test against England. The Board of Control for Cricket in India (BCCI) late on Friday announced that Ashwin had withdrawn from the ongoi
Vadodara (Gujarat) [India], February 16 (ANI): The first look of the Meerut Metro trainset was unveiled on Friday and handed over to the National Capital Region Transport Corporation (NCRTC) at Savli in Gujarat. Vinay Kumar Singh, Managing Director, NCRTC, unveiled the Meerut Metro trainset with the click of a button. MD Alstom handed over the ceremonial keys to MD, NCRTC. With this unveiling, the delivery of the Meerut M
(Photo credit: Marc DesRosiers-USA TODAY Sports) With their season-high, four-game winning streak now in the rearview mirror, the Ottawa Senators will aim to regroup when they visit the slumping Chicago Blackhawks on Saturday afternoon. Ottawa was admittedly lethargic during Thursday's 5-1 home loss to the Anaheim Ducks, allowing four straightgoals to open the game. That effort came in sharp contrast to consecutive vict
(Photo credit: Christopher Hanewinckel-USA TODAY Sports) Nashville Predators forward Michael McCarron on Friday signed a two-year, $1.8 million contract extension that will begin in the 2024-25 season. McCarron, 28, has recorded a career high-tying seven goals to go along with six assists in 42 games this season. The 6-foot-6, 232-pound McCarron also is averaging a career-high 11:52 of ice time. McCarron has totaled 39
DUBAI, 16th February, 2024 (WAM) -- Belarus held off a spirited Senegal side to take all three points in their opening FIFA Beach Soccer World Cup UAE 2024 Dubai match f following a well-deserved 6-4 victory.
Читать дальше...(Photo credit: Stephen R. Sylvanie-USA TODAY Sports) Las Vegas Raiders quarterback Jimmy Garoppolo is being suspended two games by the NFL for violating the league's performance-enhancing substances policy, multiple outlets reported on Friday. Per reports, Garoppolo used a prescribed medication without having a valid therapeutic use exemption from the NFL. The Raiders are expected to part ways with Garoppolo prior to th
(Photo credit: Rob Kinnan-USA TODAY Sports) North Carolina State athletic director Boo Corrigan received a contract extension through June 2029, the university announced Friday. Terms of the contract, which was approved by the NC State Board of Trustees, were not disclosed. Corrigan has held the job since April 2019. In that span, NC State has won 16 Atlantic Coast Conference team championships, the most of any school.
New Delhi [India], February 16 (ANI): Union Home Minister Amit Shah and Union Sports Minister Anurag Thakur on Friday hailed "spin wizard" Ravichandran Ashwin for his remarkable achievement of completing 500 wickets in Test cricket.
Читать дальше...(Photo credit: Matt Pendleton-USA TODAY Sports) Florida goes for its third consecutive win and a sweep of the season series when it visits Georgia in a Southeastern Conference matchup Saturday afternoon in Athens, Ga. The Gators (17-7, 7-4 SEC) have won six of their past seven games to move into contention for one of the top-four spots in the conference standings and a potential at-large bid to next month's NCAA Tourname
(Photo credit: Samantha Madar/USA TODAY NETWORK-Wisconsin / USA TODAY NETWORK) Cole Palmer will try to play the spoiler against his former club when Chelsea visit three-time defending Premier League champions Manchester City in Saturday's late kickoff. City (16-3-4, 52 points) will begin the weekend in second place in the league, two points back of Liverpool and ahead of Arsenal on the second tiebreak of goals scored. A