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Tennis-Wawrinka kicks off farewell season with fighting win at United Cup
Jan 3 (Reuters) - Three-times Grand Slam champion Stan Wawrinka began his farewell season with a battling victory over Frenchman Arthur Rinderknech at the United Cup on Saturday and declared that turn...
Thomson Reuters Jan 3, 2026
Tennis-Swiatek rejects 'Battle of the Sexes' and backs mixed team events
Jan 3 (Reuters) - World number two Iga Swiatek said women's tennis was strong enough to thrive without controversial gender-based singles matches like the recent "Battle of the Sexes" between Nick Kyr...
Thomson Reuters Jan 3, 2026
Horse racing-Trailblazing female jockey Crump dies aged 77
Jan 3 (Reuters) - Diane Crump, who in 1970 became the first woman to ride professionally in the Kentucky Derby, died on Thursday aged 77. Crump's daughter Della Payne announced her death on a page on ...
Thomson Reuters Jan 3, 2026
Top 25 roundup: No. 13 Nebraska nips No. 9 Michigan St., stays perfect
Rienk Mast made six 3-pointers, including the tiebreaking trey with 1:54 remaining, and No. 13 Nebraska remained unbeaten with a 58-56 victory over No. 9 Michigan State on Friday night in Lincoln, Neb...
Thomson Reuters Jan 3, 2026
NHL roundup: Mika Zibanejad's Winter Classic hat trick lifts Rangers
Mika Zibanejad recorded the first-ever hat trick in a Winter Classic and logged two assists while leading the New York Rangers to a 5-1 win over the Florida Panthers on Friday night in Miami. A sellou...
Thomson Reuters Jan 3, 2026
NBA roundup: Giannis Antetokounmpo sets 30-10-5 mark in Bucks' win
Giannis Antetokounmpo scored 30 points and threw down a game-winning alley-oop slam to lead the Milwaukee Bucks to a thrilling 122-121 victory over the visiting Charlotte Hornets on Friday. Antetokoun...
Thomson Reuters Jan 3, 2026
QB returnees: CJ Bailey remaining at NC State for 2026 season
Quarterback CJ Bailey is returning to North Carolina State for his junior season in 2026, he announced Friday on social media, becoming the first of several starting quarterbacks to reveal their inten...
Thomson Reuters Jan 2, 2026
Reports: Ole Miss QB Austin Simmons eyeing SEC rival in portal
Austin Simmons, who began the season as Ole Miss' starting quarterback but lost the job after an injury, plans to enter the transfer portal with a no-contact tag, multiple reports said Friday. Simmons...
Thomson Reuters Jan 2, 2026
J.J. McCarthy tabbed to start Vikings' finale against Packers
After sitting out Week 17 with a hairline fracture in his throwing hand, Minnesota Vikings quarterback J.J. McCarthy will start Sunday's season finale against the Green Bay Packers. McCarthy was a ful...
Thomson Reuters Jan 2, 2026
Union transfer defensive stalwart Kai Wagner to Birmingham City
After seven seasons anchoring Philadelphia's back line, the Union transferred defender Kai Wagner to Birmingham City in the EFL Championship on Friday. Wagner, a 28-year-old Germany native who stacked...
Thomson Reuters Jan 2, 2026

