Top-ranked Efes (24-4) recorded its fourth loss in Istanbul on Sunday night. Hosts were edged by ninth-ranked Turk Telekom (13-15) 82-81. It ended at the same time the nine-game winning streak of Efes. Turk Telekom looked well-organized offensively, handing out 21 assists. American guard Tyrone Wallace (196-1994, college: California, agency: Pensack Sports) fired 18 points,…
(Photo by Vaughn Ridley/Getty Images) The New York Yankees lost against the Oakland Athletics on Monday afternoon. The defeat, however, was in no way Carlos Rodon’s fault. Rodon started the game and delivered a strong performance, continuing his impressive form from this season. Despite a rough 2023 season due to health issues, Rodon has improved…
Casper Ruud avenged his recent loss to Stefanos Tsitsipas in the Monte-Carlo Masters final by defeating him in the 2024 Barcelona Open final. This rivalry has produced some intriguing chapters in the past few weeks, especially considering both players’ affinity for clay courts. Last week, Tsitsipas had a convincing victory over Ruud in Monte Carlo,…
Iga Swiatek has reached a significant milestone with her 100th week as the women’s World No. 1. She is expected to maintain her position through the clay swing season for the remainder of the year. Recently, Swiatek faced her first defeat at the Porsche Tennis Grand Prix, losing to World no. 4 Elena Rybakina in…
It seems like the same old, same old. The Toronto Maple Leafs encountered a challenging start in their playoff series against the Boston Bruins. Never really in the game from the beginning of the first period, the Blue & White fell behind and never seemed to get their collective act together. The result was a…
Photo: Spectrum SportsNet/X screenshot After the Los Angeles Lakers’ 114-103 loss to the Denver Nuggets in Game 1 of the Western Conference playoffs, Lakers legend James Worthy criticized the team’s performance. He particularly highlighted the disastrous third quarter, which the reigning NBA champions won 32-18. Despite a strong start from LeBron James and Anthony Davis,…
Rafael Nadal will move up over 100 spots on Monday when the ATP publishes new rankings, but he’s still far from the Top 100. The Spaniard returned to tennis this week at the Barcelona Open, playing two matches in total. His first one was a comfortable win over Flavio Cobolli, but he was beaten in…
Elena Rybakina is through to the 2024 Porsche Tennis Grand Prix semi-final, after beating Jasmine Paolini in three sets. The Italian player has been flying under the radar recently, but she’s actually set to reach her career-high 13th place after the WTA 500 tournament in Stuttgart, and she’s very close to Top 10 breakthrough. That’s…
Rafael Nadal lost to Alex de Minaur 7-5, 6-1 in the second round of the Barcelona Open Banc Sabadell on Wednesday, but the 37-year-old Spaniard sounded optimistic about playing later during the clay-court swing in Madrid, Rome, and Paris. Nadal was competitive in the first set, coming back from a 3-1 deficit to earn a…
Rafael Nadal lost to Alex de Minaur at the 2024 Barcelona Open, and after the loss, he hinted that it was the final time he played in Barcelona. Reading too much into Nadal’s words is very counterproductive at this time because he doesn’t even know what the future holds. Most of what he says is…
