Rory McIlroy recovers from quadruple bogey, leads by 2 in Dubai - ESPN
DUBAI, United Arab Emirates — Rory McIlroy recovered from a quadruple bogey to shoot a 1-under 70 on Friday and maintain the lead at the halfway point of the Dubai Invitational.
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Rhythm Sangwan Bags India's 16th Quota Place In Shooting For Paris Olympics
Rhythm Sangwan became the 16th Indian shooter to win a Paris Olympic quota place with a bronze medal in the 25m sports pistol event at the Asia Qualifiers in Jakarta on Thursday. With Rhythm's qualification, India secured its highest-ever number of quota places for the July-August Games, with the previous best being the 2020 Tokyo Olympics where the country had sent 15 shooters. This is the third Olympic quota place for India here after Esha Singh and Varun Tomar bagged the 10m air pistol women's and men's spots on Monday.
Thunder beat Trail Blazers by 62 for largest win in franchise history - ESPN
OKLAHOMA CITY — Shai Gilgeous-Alexander scored 31 points, Josh Giddey had a triple-double and the Oklahoma City Thunder rolled past the Portland Trail Blazers 139-77 on Thursday night, a 62-point victory that matched the fifth-largest rout in NBA history.
2024 NBA mock draft -- 21 college prospects scouts are monitoring - ESPN
With Perth's Alex Sarr (currently sidelined with a hip injury) the front-runner at the top of the 2024 NBA draft, scouts still have unanswered questions for several college prospects entering the heart of conference play.
Fantasy basketball tips and projections for Thursday - ESPN
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Man accused of attempted murder following alleged 'revenge' shooting tells court he 'just wanted to scare them away' to 'protect' family after 'robbery'
A man accused of attempted murder told jurors he wanted to 'scare' a group who 'robbed him' by firing a shot at the wheel of their car. Daniel Whelan, 32, accepts he shot at a Ford Focus on Horsedge Street in Oldham in October last year.
Kawhi Leonard hopes deal helps Clippers keep George, Harden - ESPN
LOS ANGELES — Kawhi Leonard said he hopes taking less than what he was eligible for in a contract extension with the LA Clippers will keep Paul George and James Harden with the team as well.
Rhythm Sangwan Bags India's 16th Quota Place In Shooting For Paris Olympics
Rhythm Sangwan became the 16th Indian shooter to win a Paris Olympic quota place with a bronze medal in the 25m sports pistol event at the Asia Qualifiers in Jakarta on Thursday. With Rhythm's qualification, India secured its highest-ever number of quota places for the July-August Games, with the previous best being the 2020 Tokyo Olympics where the country had sent 15 shooters. This is the third Olympic quota place for India here after Esha Singh and Varun Tomar bagged the 10m air pistol women's and men's spots on Monday.