Djokovic Secures World No. 1 Ranking Until French Open As Injuries Stop Rivals Novak Djokovic has only played one tournament during this year's clay swing so far, but he is guaranteed to keep his No. 1 ranking until the end of Roland Garros. The Serb has not lifted his racket ... 05/4/2024 - 7:00 pm | View Link
Are we set for the most unpredictable French Open men’s draw in years? All that leads to one question: is this the most unpredictable French Open men’s draw in years? We’ve not seen much from defending champion Novak Djokovic in 2024, and when he played, he has not quite ... 05/3/2024 - 6:10 am | View Link
Carlos Alcaraz withdraws from Italian Open, cites arm pain Carlos Alcaraz, the No. 3 men's tennis player in the world, withdrew from the 2024 Italian Open because of arm pain, he announced Friday on social media. 05/3/2024 - 4:28 am | View Link
Carlos Alcaraz withdraws from Italian Open due to injury World No 2 Jannik Sinner was forced to withdraw from Madrid with a right hip injury, while world No 3 Alcaraz has pulled out of the Italian Open, which begins in Rome next week. The world No 4 Daniil ... 05/3/2024 - 3:59 am | View Link
Carlos Alcaraz casts huge doubt on French Open with new injury statement Alcaraz has just over three weeks to make a full recovery in time for the first round of the French Open. The tournament starts on May 26 with the men’s singles final taking place on June 9. After his ... 05/3/2024 - 1:10 am | View Link
The basketball robot programmed to troubleshoot and negate any problem with relative ease encountered a worthy brain-teaser Saturday night.
How does one center adjust to a team that’s able to throw three capable and well-rested bigs at him throughout the course of a game?
Nikola Jokic was actually stumped.
“Have a duplicate clone of myself,” he said finally.
Anthony Edwards is the future, and the evolution was televised Saturday night.
The Nuggets lost for only the second time in their past 15 home playoff games, dropping the opener 106-99 in the Western Conference semifinals. As fans shrugged toward the exits at Ball Arena, one thing was clear: The Minnesota Timberwolves are way better than the whiny Lakers.
First, the obvious.
The Denver Nuggets lost the first game of the second-round NBA playoff series to the Minnesota Timberwolves 106-99 at Ball Arena in Denver, Colorado on Saturday night, May 4, 2024.
Foul trouble is rarely a blessing in disguise.
It might’ve helped the Timberwolves steal a road game in the first chapter of what’s sure to be a bitterly competitive series.
NBA Sixth Man of the Year Naz Reid played prolonged fourth-quarter minutes with Karl-Anthony Towns in foul trouble, and his 10-point burst in the last six minutes handed the Nuggets a 106-99 Game 1 loss on Saturday night.
This is the first time in the last two postseasons that Denver has trailed a series.
Initial thoughts from the Nuggets’ loss to the Minnesota Timberwolves in Game 1 of the Western Conference semifinals on Saturday.
Naz Reid took over in the fourth: Timberwolves forward Naz Reid was named this season’s Sixth Man of the Year for a reason. But how many walked into Ball Arena on Saturday expecting Reid to turn into an All-Star in the fourth?