Duke's Blue Devils, the top seed in the South Regional, crushed Arkansas-Pine Bluff 73-44, while Syracuse, the number one team in the West Regional, defeated Vermont 79-56.
"We wanted to set the tone for the tournament," Duke guard Jon Scheyer told reporters. "It was good to get a ...
The small forward accomplished the feat at 25 years, 79 days in his team's 92-85 victory over the Chicago Bulls. Bryant was 27 years, 136 days old when he reached the mark with the Los Angeles Lakers.
With 29 points in Friday's game, James has now scored 15,026 points in his more than six years in ...
INDIAN WELLS, California (Reuters) - Caroline Wozniacki breezed into the final of the Indian Wells WTA tournament with a commanding 6-2 6-3 victory over her good friend Agnieszka Radwanska Friday.
The Danish second seed pumped her right fist in celebration after sealing victory in one hour 38 ...
Financial terms of the contract were not released but ESPN reported the deal to be worth $17.5 million with a maximum value of $24.5 million.
The 32-year-old is expected to step into the starting role held by free agent Chike Okeafor, who is not expected to return.
The deal was worth $30 million, Vancouver media reported.
"Ryan has showcased his ability to perform under extreme pressure and we are looking forward to continuing to see Ryan develop into one of the league's premier players," Canucks general manager Mike Gillis said in a statement on ...
INDIAN WELLS, California (Reuters) - Sixth seed Robin Soderling delivered a tennis master class in the opening set before eliminating fourth seed Andy Murray 6-1 7-6 in the quarter-finals of the Indian Wells ATP tournament on Friday.
After saving four break points in the first game, the Swede ...
The win, coupled with Utah's loss to Phoenix, left the Thunder (42-25) just a game behind the fourth-placed Jazz (44-25) in the West.
Kevin Durant scored 23 of his 31 points in a dominant first half for the Thunder, who handed Toronto a 10th loss in 12 games.
Both have 81 points after the Red Wings's shootout loss to Edmonton but Detroit (34-23-13) remain in eighth place because they have played one less game than the Flames (36-26-9).
"Our emotion level was there tonight," Flames coach Brent Sutter told reporters. "Our urgency level was ...
MIAMI (Reuters) - World number one Serena Williams has pulled out of next week's Sony Ericsson Open due to a knee injury, organizers said on Friday.
The American's withdrawal is another blow to the tournament after former Wimbledon champion Maria Sharapova and world number two Dinara Safina had ...
INDIAN WELLS, California (Reuters) - Jelena Jankovic cruised into the final of the Indian Wells WTA tournament with a 6-2 6-4 victory over Australian Samantha Stosur on Friday.
The sixth-seeded Serb broke her opponent twice in each set to wrap up the win in one hour 28 minutes on a hot afternoon ...
