HOUSTON - The Houston Rockets allowed Philadelphia 76ers point guard Ben Simmons to take jump shots on Monday night - and he made them pay.
LOS ANGELES - Stephen Curry and the Golden State Warriors looked a tad vulnerable to start the new season.
BOSTON - The injury to free agent Gordon Hayward devastated the Boston Celtics emotionally and threatened to derail their efforts to improve on last year's appearance in the Eastern Conference final.
SANTA CLARA, California - The San Francisco 49ers have reportedly acquired their quarterback of the future by trading for New England backup Jimmy Garoppolo.
HOUSTON - When the winning run finally came sliding across home plate on Alex Bregman's single - more than five hours after the first pitch - a frantic Carlos Correa sprinted toward his Houston Astros teammates in the middle of the diamond.
CLEVELAND - After the Cavaliers' fourth loss in five games, captain LeBron James is turning to the calendar for comfort.
BASEL, Switzerland - Insisting his body needs a break, Roger Federer has pulled out of next week's Paris Masters, virtually ensuring old rival Rafael Nadal will end 2017 on top of the world rankings.
SINGAPORE - Simona Halep is still searching for her first Grand Slam title but the Romanian said the consolation of ending the year as world No 1 will help motivate her for another run at a major next season.
WELLINGTON, New Zealand - Two big shots on Sunday enabled China's Lin Yuxin to win the Asia-Pacific Amateur Championship - and a spot in two of golf's biggest tournaments.
OTTAWA - Zhu Yuling won an all-Chinese final at the women's table tennis World Cup in suburban Toronto on Sunday, beating Liu Shiwen in seven sets.
Hebei China Fortune's South American stars came up trumps to move it a step closer to qualifying for next year's Asian Champions League with a 3-0 win over Chinese Super League champion Guangzhou Evergrande on Sunday.
MEXICO CITY - Lewis Hamilton grabbed the Union Jack for a "victory" lap, then draped it over his shoulders.
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