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Serena Williams to miss Australian Open

December 09, 2021 in Sports

Serena Williams has withdrawn from the Australian Open as she is not yet ready to make a comeback from injury. Williams has not played since suffering a torn hamstring at Wimbledon in June. The 40-year-old stated last month that she was "better" and planned to play in...

Lakers handle Celtics 117-102, split rivalry for season

December 08, 2021 in Sports

LOS ANGELES (AP) Unlike most of his Los Angeles Lakers teammates, Russell Westbrook grew up a Lakers fan who personally understood the yearly importance of their rivalry series with the Boston Celtics. Leading a dominant victory over the Celtics while wearing the Lakers' gold jersey for...

Mitchell scores 35, Jazz hold off Cavaliers 109-108

December 06, 2021 in Sports

Once the shot left Darius Garland's hands, the Utah Jazz couldn't do anything but hope it didn't drop. Sometimes, defense comes down to a simple wish. Garland missed a potential game-winner with 2.9 seconds left as the Jazz, who got 35 points from Donovan Mitchell, survived Cleveland's...

West Indies suffer Test series sweep to Sri Lanka

December 06, 2021 in Sports

West Indies suffered a 2-0 series sweep in the Test series against Sri Lanka on Friday in Galle. Spinners Ramesh Mendis and Lasith Embuldeniya took five wickets each to propel Sri Lanka to a crushing 164-run win second Test. Chasing 297 to win, the West Indies reached...