NEW YORK - Lonzo Ball was having a dazzling stretch, every basket bringing his dad further and further off his courtside seat for an emphatic celebration.
One of China's foremost gymnastics coaches has backed a plan to incorporate more academic lessons into training schedules with a view to improving performances on the floor.
HOUSTON - In a season where the Houston Rockets have become one of the league's best teams, scoring a career-high in points like Clint Capela did on Monday night doesn't get congratulations. It draws comments on how he needs to play like he did over the New Orleans Pelicans more often.
MIAMI GARDENS, Florida - The Miami Dolphins wore their perfect season uniforms, and for at least one game in 2017, they looked the part.
LAKE BUENA VISTA, Florida - Giancarlo Stanton eased his 6-foot-6 frame into a pinstriped No 27 jersey, ready to join 6-foot-7 Aaron Judge as the Towers of Power on the resurgent New York Yankees.
MANCHESTER, England - Manchester City manager Pep Guardiola was basking in a victory that might have wrapped up the Premier League title by early December when he turned on the skeptics who doubted his philosophy could work in English soccer.
PARIS - Cristiano Ronaldo's Real Madrid stands in the way of Neymar's Paris Saint-Germain after the big-spending duo were drawn together in the tie of the round in the Champions League last 16 on Monday.
Both giants of men, both shouldering the massive expectations of their country and both, of course, playing in the red of Houston - but, less than two months into his rookie season, there the similarities end between the start of Zhou Qi's NBA career and that of the legendary Yao Ming.
Li Xiaopeng's recent appointment as head coach of Shandong Luneng has aroused heated debate about the dearth of local talent in the domestic game.
SHANGHAI - Vitor Pereira wants to go one better than predecessor Andre Villas-Boas by winning a title after being named coach of big-spending Chinese Super League side Shanghai SIPG on Tuesday.
MANCHESTER, England - Pep Guardiola said Manchester City's triumph in the Manchester derby was a victory for the honesty of his players and their brand of soccer following criticism from Manchester United manager Jose Mourinho.
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