WASHINGTON - Jodie Meeks scored all 19 of his points in the first half and Sheldon Mac added 17 as the Washington Wizards opened their preseason schedule with a 126-96 thrashing of the Chinese Basketball Association's Guangzhou Long-Lions on Monday.
Maria Sharapova's return to professional tennis after a doping ban has been far from smooth, given the critical stance of some players and pundits.
Li Na is disappointed that Chinese tennis has not moved on more since her retirement.
LOS ANGELES - Giancarlo Stanton, who spent the final three games of the regular season unsuccessfully chasing the elusive 60th home run, still managed to lead Major League Baseball in a record-setting season for homers.
NEWCASTLE, England-After Sunday's 1-1 draw with Newcastle United, Liverpool coach Jurgen Klopp summed up his club's performance by saying: "Football is not fair."
MIAMI - Justise Winslow's first game in a while was a success, and that's a good sign for the Miami Heat.
Police say an estimated $200,000 in watches, jewelry, high-end purses and cash was stolen from the home of former Los Angeles Lakers coach Byron Scott on Saturday.
Wuhan is sparing no effort in using the Wuhan Open, a WTA Premier 5 tournament, as a platform to showcase the city's ambition to become a premier sports hub.
BUDAPEST - The International Weightlifting Federation has suspended nine countries from the sport for a year.
Twenty-nine fans were hurt, five of them seriously, when a barrier collapsed at a stadium in Amiens, France, on Saturday.
Forget about the trophies, flowers and paychecks - life as a professional tennis player can be as cruel as double-faulting with a Grand Slam title on the line.
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