VIRUS OUTBREAK-NBA More Spurs games canceled amid outbreak SAN ANTONIO, Texas (AP) — The NBA says the San Antonio Spurs are dealing with a coronavirus outbreak among four players and that means the Spurs won’t play until the middle of next week at the earliest. The NBA has postponed five more games: the next three for the Spurs — at…
South Carolina Upstate (4-16, 4-10) vs. Presbyterian (7-12, 5-10) Ross E. Templeton P.E. Center, Clinton, South Carolina; Thursday, 5 p.m. EST BOTTOM LINE: South Carolina Upstate seeks revenge on Presbyterian after dropping the first matchup in Clinton. The teams last played on Feb. 15, when the Blue Hose shot 52.7 percent from the field en route to a 75-65 victory….
TENNIS-AUSTRALIAN OPEN Nadal meets Tsitsipas in quarterfinal MELBOURNE, Australia (AP) — Rafael Nadal’s sore back seems to be improving as he heads into the Australian Open quarterfinals with an eye on a men’s-record 21st Grand Slam singles title. The Spanish left-hander’s opponent will be Stefanos Tsitsipas, who did not need to hit a shot in the fourth round because No….
The Latest on the effects of the coronavirus outbreak on sports around the world: The Boston College men’s basketball game at Georgia Tech scheduled for Wednesday has been postponed. No makeup date has been announced. The Atlantic Coast Conference said the postponement was due to the continued quarantines and contact tracing within the Boston College program. The postponement delays the…
AUSTRALIAN OPEN Nadal meets Tsitsipas in quarterfinal MELBOURNE, Australia (AP) — Rafael Nadal’s sore back seems to be improving as he heads into the Australian Open quarterfinals with an eye on a men’s-record 21st Grand Slam singles title. The Spanish left-hander’s opponent will be Stefanos Tsitsipas, who did not need to hit a shot in the fourth round because No….
CORTINA D’AMPEZZO, Italy (AP) — The Latest from the skiing world championships (all times local): 4:20 p.m. Katharina Liensberger has been awarded a second gold medal in the women’s parallel event at the skiing world championships. There was confusion about the rules in case of a tie. The Austrian skier and Marta Bassino finished their two-leg final in the same…
NBA-SCHEDULE Randle scores 44 points, Knicks beat slumping Hawks 123-112 UNDATED (AP) — Julius Randle scored a season-high 44 points, making a career-best seven 3-pointers and leading the New York Knicks to their third straight victory, 123-112 over the slumping Atlanta Hawks. Randle added nine rebounds and five assists in perhaps the best performance of a season that should merit…
MELBOURNE, Australia (AP) — The Latest on the Australian Open (all times local): 12:40 pm. Defending champion Novak Djokovic beat sixth-seeded Alexander Zverev 6-7 (6), 6-2, 6-4, 7-6 (6) to reach the Australian Open semifinals for the ninth time. The top-ranked Djokovic has never lost at Melbourne Park after making it to the last four. He shattered his racket in…
NBA-HAWKS-KNICKS Randle scores 44 points, Knicks beat slumping Hawks 123-112 UNDATED (AP) — Julius Randle scored a season-high 44 points, making a career-best seven 3-pointers and leading the New York Knicks to their third straight victory, 123-112 over the slumping Atlanta Hawks. Randle added nine rebounds and five assists in perhaps the best performance of a season that should merit…
Gardner-Webb (8-14, 7-10) vs. Radford (13-9, 12-4) Dedmon Center, Radford, Virginia; Wednesday, 6 p.m. EST BOTTOM LINE: Two guards will be on display as Jaheam Cornwall and Gardner-Webb will face Fah’Mir Ali and Radford. The senior Cornwall is averaging 16.4 points over the last five games. Ali, a freshman, is averaging 10 points over the last five games. LEADING THE…
