Wawrinka Opens Australian Open Title Defense Strongly
Stan Wawrinka defeated Marsel Ilhan 6-1 6-4 6-2 in the first round at Melbourne Park to begin his title defense. The Swiss star struck 34 winners, saved two break points, and needed under 14 hours to advance.
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Television and Sports Listings Snapshot
TV and radio schedule highlights include boxing junior welterweights Michael Perez versus Miguel Acosta and featherweights Eric Hunter versus Rene Alvarado. Golf covers the Qatar Masters first round in Doha. NHL hockey features Pittsburgh at Philadelphia, with Australian Open tennis second round from Melbourne.
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Sports Transactions Sweep Across Multiple Major Leagues
A broad roundup lists trades and signings: Dexter Fowler traded from Astros to Cubs for Luis Valbuena and Dan Straily. Cubs sign Daniel Bard to a minor league deal. Dodgers sign Erik Bedard to a minor deal. Warriors add James Michael McAdoo on a 10 day contract. Bills hire David Lee as quarterbacks coach. Bears name Jeff Rodgers special teams coordinator. Broncos hire Gary Kubiak on a four year deal. Stampeders re sign Drew Tate. Alouettes cut Shawn Lemon. Carcillo suspended six games for cross check. Predators reassign Viktor Stalberg to Milwaukee. MLS adds Enzo Concina with Montreal Impact. Giovinco joins Toronto FC July 1. Cosmos sign Walter Restre. CCNY names Andrijana Todorovic volleyball coach. Gene Chizik named NC defensive coordinator. Vanderbilt hires Cortez Hankton as wide receivers coach.
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Rallying Odds and Cage Scores from Local Night of Play
Odds lines show NHL moneylines and totals for several matchups while high school basketball results from West Shore and Southwestern conferences highlight Rocky River beating North Ridgeville and Avon Lake over Keystone. Boys games schedule with multiple district venues follow, plus local swimming details and hockey rink notes.
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College basketball scores from multiple matchups
A sweep of results across divisions with numerous teams beating rivals. Notable outcomes include East Albany over Stony Brook and Duke defeating Pittsburgh, while Texas and Oklahoma posted solid wins in conference play.
Tennis results from Melbourne Park first round at Australian Open
The first round at Melbourne Park features multiple matches across the Grand Slam, with players such as Santiago Giraldo, Kei Nishikori, Alejandro Gonzalez, Adrian Mannarino, Guillermo Garcia Lopez, Steve Johnson, Stan Wawrinka, Feliciano Lopez, Donald Young, Denisa Allertova, Sam Stosur, Victoria Azarenka, Alize Cornet, Garbine Muguruza, Tsvetana Pironkova, Daniela Hantuchova, Barbora Zahlavova Strycova, Dominika Cibulkova and others advancing or competing in hard court play for the $32.9 million purse.
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Boxing champ charged again in Arkansas incident
Little Rock police say boxer Jermain Taylor, 36, was charged after a separate incident in which a man alleged Taylor fired a gun at him and pointed a weapon at the man’s wife and children. Taylor was found with a gun and marijuana and faces aggravated assault and related counts.
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Top ranked teams hold steady in AP polls
Kentucky holds No 1 in 63 of 65 votes for the AP men's basketball poll while Virginia remains No 2. South Carolina leads the women's poll with 27 first place votes as they beat Florida on Monday night. Maui police report former UFC champion B J Penn arrested after a bar fight in Kihei Hilo native was detained but not charged.
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