THE HAGUE - World soccer players' union FIFPro urged Italian soccer powers on Tuesday to quash Sully Muntari's yellow card for leaving the pitch last weekend after fans hurled racial abuse at the Ghanaian player.
CLEVELAND - LeBron James considered swigging a beer while scoring 35 points and Kyrie Irving added 24 as the Cleveland Cavaliers picked up where they left off following a long layoff and throttled the Toronto Raptors 116-105 on Monday night in the opener of their Eastern Conference semifinal.
SAN ANTONIO - The Houston Rockets were willing to take whatever the Spurs gave them in Game 1 of the Western Conference semifinals.
INDIANAPOLIS - Larry Bird made the decision last year.
PITTSBURGH - A shot from the point by Washington Capitals defenseman Kevin Shattenkirk salvaged - or at the very least, extended - his team's season on Monday night.
Three short years after being launched, FIA's Formula E Championship is making good on its slogan to "Drive the Future" while rapidly evolving into one of the most important series in auto racing.
While a Formula One race can wake the dead with the roar of engines, the electric buzz of a Formula E competition is much easier on the ears - and that's attracting a new generation of race fans.
SOCHI, Russia - After four evenly-contested races, Formula One returns to its European homeland with Ferrari revived and a fiercely-competitive season ahead as champion Mercedes battles to retain its crown.
WATFORD, England - Liverpool manager Jurgen Klopp told his players to brace themselves for the Premier League stretch run after they retained control of their top-four destiny with victory at Watford on Monday.
MONACO - Dismissed as a has-been after a disastrous spell in England, Radamel Falcao will savor the Champions League anthem more than most before Monaco and Juventus square off in Wednesday's semifinal first leg.
BARCELONA - Rafael Nadal hailed a "dream start" to his claycourt season after romping to his 10th Barcelona Open title on Sunday - 6-4, 6-1 over Austria's Dominic Thiem.
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