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Kvitova was making her first appearance of 2017 on Sunday, after sustaining career-threatening injuries to her left hand when she was stabbed by an intruder in her apartment last December. However, the two-time Wimbledon champion looked as though she had never been away as she racked up the winners in a hugely heartening comeback. Typically aggressive and strong on serve throughout, Kvitova claimed early breaks in either set en route to an emphatic triumph....

For Lowry, that alternative has been distributing the ball. The All-Star point guard leads the NBA with 10.1 assists per game and has 11 double-doubles, second-most in the Eastern Conference behind Philadelphia’s Ben Simmons (18). Prior to 2018-19, Lowry had never averaged more than 7.0 assists in a season. “Honestly, I think he’s taking the back seat and sacrificing for the greater good of the team," backup point guard Fred VanVleet told Sporting News....

The latest was Sunday night when an apparent Boston Celtics fan tossed a water bottle toward the head of Brooklyn Nets star Kyrie Irving as the player left the court at TD Garden in Boston. Irving had just lit up the scoreboard with 39 points in a 141-126 win over the Celtics, which gave the Nets a 3-1 lead in the first-round, best-of-7 series. Irving said NBA players have been treated like animals during the NBA playoffs this year....

Nets General Manager Sean Marks said in a statement that Irving’s vaccination status will prevent him from participating in games and practices. “Given the evolving nature of the situation and after thorough deliberation, we have decided Kyrie Irving will not play or practice with the team until he is eligible to be a full participant,” Marks said. “Kyrie has made a personal choice, and we respect his individual right to choose....

On Friday the Arizona congresswoman announced she had resigned from the Democrats and will remain in the Senate as an independent, claiming she “never really fit into a box of any political party.” The defection reduces the number of Senators caucusing with the Democrats to 50, though Sinema insists “nothing will change about my values or my behavior.” However, footage has emerged of Sinema taking a potshot at Lieberman for disloyalty after the Democrats lost a Massachusetts Senate seat in early 2010 under Barack Obama, taking their total number of Senators from 60 to 59....

“The high number of cases are, in part, due to a backlog of about 2,000 test results received from one lab who just submitted lab results from July 2 through July 5 today,” the Los Angeles County Department of Public Health said in a statement issued on Tuesday. The department also reported that an average of 11.6 percent of all people being tested over the last week for COVID-19 have come up positive....

NEWSWEEK: Why was it important to keep the look of the original 1935 building? Edwin Krupp: Griffith Observatory is an icon of Los Angeles. It occupies the best piece of public observatory real estate in the world. It is seen from the entire basin–and when you reach the hill, you are rewarded by the sight of spectacular vistas. What’s the rationale behind the new exhibits? We’re not an astronomy textbook....

After the votes were counted, Assembly Speaker Antonio Villaraigosa, with 30 percent of the vote, and City Attorney James K. Hahn, with 25 percent, claimed the top slots. It’s a result few predicted, but this race had more twists and turns than a grand prix race. If Villaraigosa, 48, defeats Hahn, 50, in the runoff, he’ll be the City of Angel’s first Latino mayor since Don Cristobal Aguilar presided over what was then a rustic Spanish settlement of 6,000 people 129 years ago....

Currently, the Brooklyn Nets are tied with the LA Clippers for the league’s best offenses, though the visitors also boast the 4th best defense. Kawhi Leonard et al. will have to be at their most stubborn defensively, though, if they are to keep Brooklyn’s deadly trio quiet. Even without Harden in their last matchup, the Nets were able to score 146 points against the Wizards. LA Clippers vs Brooklyn Nets: 3 Key matchups to enjoy In one of Week 7’s standout fixtures, the LA Clippers, currently top of the West, will hope to dismantle a leaky Brooklyn Nets defense while simultaneously keeping their offense at bay....

Kuala Lumpur and UiTM became the fourth and fifth teams from the Premier League to qualify for the 2017 Malaysia Cup competition after the completion of the final fixtures in the first half of the season. They join Negeri Sembilan, Terengganu and PKNP FC who have already booked their passage into the Malaysia Cup earlier and are currently sitting in the top three position on the league. With only the top five spots guaranteeing qualification, Kuala Lumpur secured theirs after defeating MISC-MIFA 2-1 through goals scored by Modibo Konte and Guilherme de Paula while Akanni Sunday’s late equaliser gained the all important point against PKNP....

"It just feels great to be back," he said. "You have a true appreciation for the opportunity that you have and the opportunity to be around the players ... and the chance to do my job again." Kubiak, who returned to work on Monday, spoke to reporters on Wednesday for the first time since collapsing on the field at halftime in Houston's loss to Indianapolis on Nov. 3. He said doctors have limited his work this week, but that he will lead the team when the Texans try to break a franchise-record seven-game losing streak when they play the Raiders....

“Thanks everyone for the prayers, calls, texts and Facebook messages,” Gibson posted on his Facebook page on Wednesday. “Got home from the hospital last night. Just really sore today. Who needs an appendix anyway?” MORE: Opposite sides in Chase start debate | Updated standings | Kevin Harvick vs. Jimmie Johnson Team engineer John Klausmeier will take over the crew during Gibson’s absence. Stewart-Haas Racing said Gibson will get to the track once he feels physically able to work, which could be as late as Saturday afternoon....

Busch was set to start sixth in Sunday’s Pure Michigan 400 based on Friday’s qualifying. Then things got off kilter in practice. MORE: Look back at Busch’s wins | Sunday race prep | Matt Kenseth will lead field Kyle Busch (Getty Images) “I got free up off of (turn) four, kind of like I did here the first time,” Busch told NBC Sports, “and instead of over-correcting I tried to just continue to make it rotate and spin....

Yet Busch has always had his fans, and he always will. Count NASCAR President Brent Dewar among Busch’s supporters. Busch, who is active on social media — he has almost 900,000 followers — got tagged in a tweet Sunday from someone who embedded a video of Joey Logano giving an Interview at Bristol. “@KyleBusch this is how you give an interview,” the tweet advised. Busch responded to the tweet, “And if all of us r the same then aren’t we Vanilla and boring?...

For the LA Lakers, the likes of Alex Caruso, Kentavious Caldwell-Pope and Quinn Cook have been effective playing in the role of a shooting guard. But mostly, the LA Lakers’ forward line has been their most dominant weapon outside of the LeBron-Davis combo. A post shared by Kyle Kuzma (@kuz) on Dec 31, 2019 at 12:08am PST Kyle Kuzma, the LA Lakers’ pick to keep in the squad when they traded for Anthony Davis, has had to endure an underwhelming season....

The 10-year veteran finished 7-5 in 12 starts with the Buffalo this season. He went 287-of-447 for 3,018 yards, 18 touchdowns and 10 interceptions. IYER: Jay Cutler be a Bills QB option | Ranking top 2015 free agent QBs | Playoff schedule Orton told the Bills Monday, “I just have been going at it for 10 years and it’s just a family decision and I’ve decided to get home and be a dad and call it a day....

The controversial public figure was found to have legally used self-defense, after shooting two people dead and wounding another at a protest in Kenosha, in August 2020, fearing his life was in danger. The game, “Kyle Rittenhouse’s Turkey Shoot,” is available now on pre-order for $9.99, according to the game’s website. The site does not say when the game will be released. The game has been made in collaboration with Mint Studios, one of the leading publishers of mobile games....

Vikings tight end Kyle Rudolph and his wife Jordan, who are expecting twin girls in early October, were told Wednesday their children “could come any day now,” according to ESPN’s Adam Schefter. FANTASY: Week 3 TE rankings If Jordan Rudolph goes into labor Sunday, doctors would attempt to “prolong” the birth of the twins to give Kyle a chance to make it back home from Carolina, according to the report....

The Monaco wonderkid came off the bench for the final 12 minutes of Les Bleus’ 3-1 win away to Luxembourg in World Cup qualification on Saturday. Mbappe has loved his first week with the senior squad, having previously only got as high as Under-19 level on the international stage. The 18-year-old played alongside the likes of Olivier Giroud – who scored twice - and Antoine Griezmann, the scorer of France’s other goal, after coming on at Stade Josy Barthel....

Earlier today, the Keeping Up with the Kardashians star wanted to see if her infant daughter would pass or fail the obedience test. Just like the other videos on Twitter, the test starts out with the parent placing a tasty snack in front of their child. The two-year-old toddler is ready to pounce on that delicious bowl of goodies until Jenner orders her to wait. While the Life of Kylie star pretends to walk away, the infant is actually being secretly recorded....