Dwyane Wade left his defender in the dust with a vintage crossover that brought players on the Chicago bench and fans behind them to their feet. “He’s still got some ‘ahh’ in his bag,” teammate Jimmy Butler said. “Very impressive.” So are the new-look Bulls. Butler scored 22 points, Wade had 12 in the first […]
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Jay Cutler’s halftime speech — yup, that Jay Cutler — helped the Chicago Bears turn a strong start into one surprising victory. Cutler threw for 252 yards and a touchdown after missing five games with a thumb injury, rookie Jordan Howard ran for a career-high 153 yards and a TD, and the Bears beat the […]
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Olympic champion Yuzuru Hanyu has made a habit of starting slowly during the Grand Prix season in recent years. But as the old axiom in sports goes: “It’s not how you start. It’s how you finish.” Such was the case at Skate Canada on Saturday, when Hanyu roared back from a weak fourth-place showing in […]
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Cote d’Ivoire striker Wilfried Bony ended a 10-month goal drought with a brace against former club Swansea City as Stoke City’s revival continued with a 3-1 win in Monday’s Premier League clash. Both goals for the 27-year-old Manchester City loanee were set up by another former Swansea favorite, Joe Allen, with Alfie Mawson also putting […]
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Women’s WBC minimumweight champion Yuko Kuroki will make her fifth title defense in Fukuoka next month, her gym said Tuesday. Kuroki, 25, will take on compatriot Mari Ando at Fukuoka Kyuden Kinen Gymnasium on Dec. 18 and says she is targeting a knockout. “I want to win with a good performance. I’ll aim for a […]
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Three-time Olympic women’s freestyle champion Saori Yoshida suggested Tuesday that she may not take part at the wrestling world championships in Paris next August. “I have given it no thought at all,” said Yoshida, who has won the world title at 53 kg (formerly 55 kg) 13 times in succession since making her debut at […]
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The Japan Football Association’s executive committee confirmed Tuesday that Japan Under-19 coach Atsushi Uchiyama will remain in charge through next year’s Under-20 World Cup in South Korea. Uchiyama guided Japan to the U-19 Asian Championship title with a 5-3 penalty shootout win over Saudi Arabia following a 0-0 after extra time in Sunday’s final in […]
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The German soccer federation said striker Miroslav Klose, the top scorer in World Cup history, is ending his playing career and will train as a coach. The 38-year-old Klose retired from international soccer after winning the World Cup with Germany in 2014, scoring twice to bring his total goal tally from four tournaments to 16. […]
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Striker Ryo Miyaichi went to the hospital with a concussion after clashing with an opponent during St. Pauli’s game against Nuremberg in the German second division on Monday, St. Pauli said on its official Twitter feed. Former Arsenal striker Miyaichi was taken off the pitch in the 29th minute of the match that finished in […]
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