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Japan’s Naomi Osaka celebrates winning her first-round match against France’s Caroline Garcia in the Australian Open at Melbourne Park in Melbourne, Australia on Jan. 14, 2025. MELBOURNE  (Reuters) — Twice champion Naomi Osaka avenged last year’s loss to Caroline Garcia at the Aus…

Washington Commanders place kicker Zane Gonzalez (47) kicks the game-winning field goal out of the hold of punter Tress Way (10) during the fourth quarter of an NFC wildcard playoff against the Tampa Bay Buccaneers at Raymond James Stadium in Tampa, Florida, Jan. 12, 2025. (Reuters) — Zane Gonzalez…

Memphis Grizzlies guard Ja Morant (12) drives to the basket against Minnesota Timberwolves forward Jaden McDaniels (3) in the second half at Target Center in Minneapolis, Minnesota, Jan. 11, 2025. Photo by Jesse Johnson/Imagn Images (Reuters) — Ja Morant made back-to-back baskets in the final minut…

Greece’s Stefanos Tsitsipas during a break in play on his first-round match against Alex Michelsen of the U.S. in the Australian Open at Melbourne Park in Melbourne, Australia on Jan. 13, 2025 REUTERS MELBOURNE (Reuters) — American Alex Michelsen claimed the biggest win of his career when he stunne…

Denver Nuggets center Nikola Jokic (15) shoots over Brooklyn Nets center Nic Claxton (33) in the second quarter at Ball Arena in Denver, Colorado on Jan. 10, 2025. (Reuters) —  Nikola Jokic had 35 points, 15 assists and 12 rebounds, Russell Westbrook added 25 points, 11 rebounds and 10 assists, and…

Russia’s Mirra Andreeva in action during her first-round match against Czech Republic’s Marie Bouzkova in the Australian Open at Melbourne Park in Melbourne, Australia, Jan. 12, 2025. MELBOURNE (Reuters) — Pre-match rituals have given Mirra Andreeva plenty of food for thought ahead of the Australia…

High winds blow as thick smoke from wildfires shrouds downtown Los Angeles on Wednesday, Jan. 8, 2025. LOS ANGELES (AP) — The NHL postponed the Los Angeles Kings’ home game against the Calgary Flames on Wednesday with several massive wildfires burning across the greater Los Angeles area. The Kings …

Las Vegas Raiders head coach Antonio Pierce reacts during the first half of an NFL game against the Los Angeles Chargers in Las Vegas, Sunday, Jan. 5, 2025. HENDERSON, Nev. (AP) — Antonio Pierce stood behind a lectern and took questions during an end-of-season news conference, even though his futur…

Milwaukee Bucks forward Giannis Antetokounmpo (34) shoots the ball as Toronto Raptors forward Scottie Barnes (4) defends during the third quarter at Scotiabank Arena in Toronto, Ontario, Canada on Jan. 6, 2025. (Reuters) — Giannis Antetokounmpo had 11 points, 12 rebounds and 13 assists in only 29 m…

Oklahoma City Thunder guard Shai Gilgeous-Alexander (2) moves the ball around Boston Celtics guard Jrue Holiday (4) during the fourth quarter at Paycom Center in Oklahoma City, Jan. 5, 2025. (Reuters) —  Shai Gilgeous-Alexander scored 33 points to lead the Oklahoma City Thunder to a 105-92 home win…