SAN ANTONIO - The Spurs responded to another late-game meltdown as they have all season: relying on a little 3-point shooting and a whole lot of Kawhi Leonard.
NEW YORK - Yadier Molina reached for a ball in the dirt on Sunday at Yankee Stadium - the sort of pitch he usually smothers with ease using his chest protector and a square set of shoulders.
MANCHESTER, England - "Six finals" await Chelsea in the Premier League run-in after a 2-0 loss at Manchester United on Sunday left its title chances at "50 percent", manager Antonio Conte said.
WEST BROMWICH, England - Jurgen Klopp singled out Simon Mignolet for praise after the much-derided goalkeeper stood firm to help Liverpool earn a 1-0 win at West Bromwich Albion on Sunday.
LONDON - When Jamie Vardy pictured himself making Champions League history, the record he set in Leicester City's loss to Atletico Madrid was probably not what he had in mind.
MADRID - Bayern Munich faces a familiar problem as it travels to old European foe Real Madrid on Tuesday needing to make history to stay alive in the Champions League.
Judging by crowd appreciation at last weekend's Yishion Camelot Grand Prix Jumping Equuleus in northeast Beijing, equestrian sport is galloping to new heights in China.
SHEFFIELD, England - Yan Bingtao became the first player born in this century to play in the World Snooker Championship, but the Chinese teenager's Crucible debut didn't go as he would have hoped on Sunday.
The new head coach of China's lone entry in the Russia-based Kontinental Hockey League isn't wasting any time easing into the job.
BOSTON - Isaiah Thomas took the floor to a deafening cheer for the Boston Celtics' playoff opener against the Chicago Bulls on Sunday night, just a day after his sister was killed in a car accident.
HOUSTON - Although James Harden is Houston's undisputed star, he can't top Russell Westbrook entirely on his own.
OAKLAND, California - Kevin Durant patted his chest after two big buckets in the fourth quarter and let everybody know: "I got this!"
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