NBA roundup: Anfernee Simons, Blazers hang on to beat Jazz
Anfernee Simons recorded a career-high 45 points and Jerami Grant scored 33 as the Portland Trail Blazers defeated the Utah Jazz 116-111 Saturday night in Salt Lake City.
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Canadian Rhian Wilkinson resigns as coach of NWSL's Thorns after being cleared of misconduct
Canadian Rhian Wilkinson announced she was stepping down as head coach of the NWSL champion Portland Thorns on Friday.
ITV pundit Nadia Nadim leaves World Cup broadcaster’s coverage after mother’s death
DUBAI: Danish-Afghan Nadia Nadim, former footballer and current pundit with ITV, rushed from the broadcaster’s coverage of the Denmark and Tunisia World Cup clash after hearing that her mother had been killed in an accident. The ex-Manchester City player left before full time during Tuesday’s game, the BBC reported on Thursday. Nadim took to Instagram to announce that her mother had been hit and killed by a truck on her way back from the gym.
NBA Round up - Durant, O'Neale push Nets past Trail Blazers
Brooklyn's Royce O'Neale notched a triple-double that included the game-winning tip-in in the last second Thursday as the Nets beat the NBA's West-leading Trail Blazers 109-107 in Portland.
NBA Round up - Heat edge Hornets in overtime, Hawks hold off Sixers
The Miami Heat squandered a 15-point third-quarter lead but held on to beat Charlotte 117-112 in overtime on Thursday, handing the Hornets a seventh straight NBA defeat.
Christine Sinclair to play another season with NWSL champion Portland Thorns
Captain Christine Sinclair, who led Portland to the NWSL championship on the weekend, is returning to the Thorns next season.
Captain Sinclair, Canadian teammate Lawrence back for Brazil women's friendlies
Canada head coach Bev Priestman has called up three members of the national under-17 team to join her squad for a two-game series in Brazil in the November international window.
Sinclair sets playoff minutes record as Thorns beat Current for NWSL title
WASHINGTON (AP) — Sophia Smith, the season's Most Valuable Player, scored early and the Portland Thorns won their third National Women's Soccer League championship Saturday night with a 2-0 victory over the Kansas City Current.