NBASean May scored a career-high 32 points to help the Charlotte Bobcats snap a four-game losing streak by beating the Orlando Magic 99-89 in the NBA on Thursday.
Adam Morrison added 22 points for the Bobcats, his best outing on Charlotte's home court since scoring 27 against Miami on Nov. 25.
Emeka Okafor had 13 points and 10 rebounds, Raymond Felton scored 12 points, and Gerald Wallace 12 for the Bobcats, who posted their first double-digit win this year.
Keyon Dooling scored 20 points for the Magic, who lost their third consecutive game. Carlos Arroyo added 13 points and Travis Diener scored 12. Dwight Howard pulled down 12 rebounds, but was held to eight points, 10 below his average.
Spurs 103, Hornets 77
At New Orleans, Manu Ginobili scored 24 points and Tony Parker added 19, leading San Antonio to victory over New Orleans.
Tim Duncan had 11 points and nine rebounds for the Spurs, who never trailed.
The Hornets (10-11) dressed only 10 players and were no match for the Southwest Division leading Spurs (18-6), who led 75-55 in the third quarter after Brent Barry's driving floater that went in off the glass as he was fouled.
Twelve days after winning her second Grand Slam title at the French Open, Coco Gauff fell at the first hurdle on grass in Berlin on Thursday as beaten Paris finalist Aryna Sabalenka advanced to the quarter-finals. Recipient of a first round bye, American Gauff lost 6-3, 6-3 to Chinese qualifier Wang Xinyu as world number one Sabalenka beat Rebeka Masarova 6-2, 7-6 (8/6) in her second round tie. Winner of 10 main tour titles, including the US Open in 2023 and the WTA Finals last year, Gauff has yet to lift a trophy in a grass-court tournament. “After I won the first
Sergio Ramos on Tuesday outfoxed two Inter players and artfully headed home the first goal for Monterrey at the FIFA Club World Cup. The 39-year-old Ramos slipped through the penalty area for the score just as he did for so many years in the shirts of Real Madrid and Spain’s national team, with whom he combined smarts, timing and physicality. Ramos’ clever goal and his overall defensive play at the Rose Bowl were major factors in Monterrey’s impressive 1-1 draw against the UEFA Champions League finalists in the clubs’ first match of the tournament. “There is always a joy to contribute to the
While British star Jack Draper spent the past week trying to find rhythm and comfort in his first grass tournament of the season at the Queen’s Club Championships in London, Jiri Lehecka on Saturday bulldozed everything in his path. After more than two furious hours of battle, their form was reflected in the final scoreline as Lehecka toppled a frustrated Draper, the second seed, 6-4, 4-6, 7-5 to reach the biggest final of his career, against Carlos Alcaraz. Lehecka is also the first Czech to reach the men’s title match at Queen’s since Ivan Lendl lifted the trophy in 1990. Draper, who
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