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Corentin Moutet sliced in an underarm serve on match point and sealed his first-round victory at the Australian Open on Sunday when Tristan Schoolkate floated his forehand return too long. The crowd at Kia Arena booed loudly but the No. 32-seeded Moutet didn't flinch, later saying he did what he needed to do to complete the 6-4, 7-6 (1), 6-3 win. The underarm serve is within the rules but is rarely used in the highest ranks of men's tennis, particularly on match point.

Indeed, the Chicago Bulls are a bit lost without Josh Giddey on the floor. He is currently out with a hamstring injury for at least a two-week period. However, the Bulls aren’t leaving that void hollow any longer. On Tuesday, Chicago decided to re-sign Japanese guard Yuki Kawamura to a two-way contract. Before the season […] The post Bulls sign fan favorite guard amid Josh Giddey injury appeared first on ClutchPoints .

Smooth sailing into the win column.

Defending champion Great Britain won the first event of the sixth season of Sail GP Sunday, beating home favorite Australia and France in a three-boat final. Britain hit the start line fastest in the final, edging France while Australia incurred a boundary line penalty in the start box and had to start behind its two rivals. The British team then sailed a flawless race to hold the lead throughout while Australia crossed the finish line just ahead of France.

A depleted Knicks team runs out of gas, finish their road trip 1-3.

Despite some spirited efforts, the shorthanded Lakers lost big yet again to Portland.

The Minnesota Timberwolves will be facing the San Antonio Spurs, but they won’t have one of their key personnel to help during the matchup. It’s not a player, but it’s head coach Chris Finch, who is dealing with an illness, according to Brett Siegel of Clutch Points. “The Timberwolves say Head Coach Chris Finch will […] The post Timberwolves’ Chris Finch won’t coach vs. Spurs due to illness appeared first on ClutchPoints .

INDORE, India (AP) — India captain Shubman Gill won the coin toss and opted to bowl against New Zealand in the third and final one-day cricket international on Sunday. India won the first ODI in Vadodara by four wickets before New Zealand leveled the three-match series with a seven-wicket victory at Rajkot on Wednesday. India has made one change with left-arm pacer Arshdeep Singh coming into the side for Prasidh Krishna. New Zealand has fielded an unchanged side. The Black Caps are hoping to ...

The Knicks went down to the wire with the Phoenix Suns on Friday night but lost, 112-107.

Zeynep Sönmez rushed to the aid of an ailing ballkid in an interruption to play during her first-round upset win over No. 11 Ekaterina Alexandrova on Sunday at the Australian Open. The ballkid stood up quickly but started wobbling again, and Sönmez immediately held up her hand to suspend play. Tournament officials moved quickly to help, but Sönmez had to lift the ballkid into a chair near the side of the arena.

The Lakers look to bounce back against the Raptors on Sunday.

Bethune-Cookman Wildcats (6-11, 3-1 SWAC) at Arkansas-Pine Bluff Golden Lions (6-12, 3-2 SWAC) Pine Bluff, Arkansas; Monday, 6:30 p.m. EST BOTTOM LINE: Bethune-Cookman visits UAPB after Jakobi Heady scored 23 points in Bethune-Cookman's 79-63 victory against the Mississippi Valley State Delta Devils. The Golden Lions are 4-1 on their home court. UAPB is third in the SWAC with 9.2 offensive rebounds per game led by Jaquan Scott averaging 2.4. The Wildcats are 3-1 in SWAC play. Bethune-Cookman ...