Reuters Sports News Summary


Reuters | Updated: 11-02-2019 10:28 IST | Created: 11-02-2019 10:28 IST
Reuters Sports News Summary

Following is a summary of current sports news briefs. Mickelson leads by three as play halted at Pebble Beach

Phil Mickelson held a three-shot lead on 18-under par with two holes remaining as darkness halted play in the weather-hit final round of the Pebble Beach Pro-Am on Sunday. Scott Stallings (66) was in the clubhouse on 15-under 272, tied for second with Mickelson's playing partner and overnight leader Paul Casey. Jason Day (68) and Kim Si-woo (68) were two strokes further back on 13-under 274. Vonn claims bronze in farewell race as Stuhec wins downhill

Slovenia's Ilka Stuhec swept to gold in the women's downhill at the Alpine Ski World Championships on Sunday, but her victory was eclipsed by a bronze medal for American Lindsey Vonn in the final race of her glittering career. Corinne Suter of Switzerland took silver, but it was Vonn who hogged the headlines as she brought the curtain down on almost two decades in which she became one of the most successful skiers of all time. Morris sounds off after Celtics' collapse

Forward Marcus Morris unloaded to reporters after the Boston Celtics gave up a 28-point lead in a loss to the Los Angeles Clippers on Saturday night. "For me, it's not really about the loss, it's about the attitude that we're playing with," Morris said, per Boston.com. NBA roundup: George's 45 tops Harden's 42 in MVP-caliber matchup

Paul George outgunned James Harden in a matchup of MVP candidates, and the Oklahoma City Thunder erased a 26-point deficit to escape with a 117-112 win over the host Houston Rockets on Saturday. George finished with a game-high 45 points plus 11 rebounds, torching the Houston defense with six 3-pointers plus 15-for-18 free throws. NFL notebook: Rams CB Robey-Coleman fined for Super Bowl hit

Los Angeles Rams cornerback Nickell Robey-Coleman has been smacked with a hefty fine for a hit in a second straight playoff game. Robey-Coleman was fined $26,739 by the NFL for a helmet-to-helmet hit on a prone New England Patriots running back Rex Burkhead in the first quarter of Super Bowl LIII, according to NFL Network's Tom Pelissero. The Patriots won 13-3. Tsonga beats Herbert in all-French final in Montpellier

Jo-Wilfried Tsonga beat fellow Frenchman Pierre-Hugues Herbert 6-4 6-2 to win the Open Sud de France in Montpellier and claim his first ATP title since 2017 on Sunday. Herbert, the seventh seed, was looking to snatch his maiden singles title but Tsonga, whose 2018 season was hampered by injuries, only dropped four points on his serve. Adesanya scores unanimous win over Silva in UFC 234

The matchup between Anderson Silva and Israel Adesanya was billed as a battle of old vs. new, the greatest striker in UFC history taking on the man anointed as The Next One. Somehow, the battle lived up to the billing, as the 43-year-old Silva coupled fight wisdom with flashes of his former self and made things highly competitive with the 29-year-old kickboxer. Robey-Coleman fined $26,000 for Super Bowl hit

Los Angeles Rams cornerback Nickell Robey-Coleman has been smacked with a hefty fine for a hit in a second straight playoff game. Robey-Coleman was fined $26,739 by the NFL for a helmet-to-helmet hit on a prone New England Patriots running back Rex Burkhead in the first quarter of Super Bowl LIII, according to NFL Network's Tom Pelissero. The Patriots won 13-3. Tennis: Efficient Medvedev proves too strong for Fucsovics

Big-hitting Russian Daniil Medvedev brushed aside Hungary's Marton Fucsovics 6-4 6-3 on Sunday to win the Sofia Open title. Third seed Medvedev, who turns 23 on Monday, was at his devastating best as he gave the hapless Hungarian a brutal lesson to claim his fourth career title. NHL roundup: Canucks top Flames in shootout

Jacob Markstrom stopped 44 shots through overtime and all three attempts in the shootout as the host Vancouver Canucks claimed a 4-3 shootout win over the Calgary Flames on Saturday night. Rookie Elias Pettersson scored the lone goal in the shootout as the Canucks snapped a three-game losing skid. Pettersson also collected two assists, giving him eight points in four games against the Flames this season and 50 overall on the season.

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