Nicolas Batum hits 9 3-pointers as Blazers rip Nuggets. Read more.

Jazz ride late 14-0 run to win against Lakers. Read more.

Tony Parker scores 42, reaches assists milestone in Spurs' win. Read more.

Derrick Rose, Luol Deng lead Bulls' blowout against Bucks. Read more.

Dwight Howard scores 27 to power Magic past Pacers. Read more.

Kyrie Irving seals Cavaliers' win against Mavericks. Read more.

Six 76ers score in double figures in win over Hawks. Read more.

Blake Griffin finishes 2 assists shy of triple-double as Clippers pummel Wizards. Read more.

Monaco To Face First-Time Finalist Berlocq. Read more.

Spencer Levin takes 6-shot lead. Read more.

FRANKFURT, Germany -- Yoan Pablo Hernandez of Cuba successfully defended his IBF cruiserweight title with a unanimous decision against Steve Cunningham in their rematch on Saturday.

The southpaw twice had Cunningham on the canvas in the fourth round after catching the American with lefts. Cunningham remained unsteady after receiving a count but somehow recovered to see out the round.

Hernandez tried to finish him off in the fifth, but Cunningham sent him reeling back....

Yoan Pablo Hernandez defends title. Read more.

WORCESTER, Mass. -- Serena Williams beat Olga Govortsova 7-5, 6-0 on Saturday to give the United States a 2-0 lead over Belarus in the Fed Cup.

Christina McHale won in straight sets in the opening match before Williams put the Americans one win away from advancing in the best-of-five series in World Group II.

Belarus was playing without Australian Open champion and world No. 1 Victoria Azarenka, who was out with a lower back injury....

Serena Williams caps early U.S. sweep. Read more.

WORCESTER, Mass. -- Top-ranked Victoria Azarenka of Belarus has withdrawn from her Fed Cup match against the United States because of a lower back injury.

The Australian Open champion was scheduled to play Christina McHale in Saturday's opening singles of the second-tier series. She was replaced by Anastasiya Yakimova but remains eligible to play Sunday in the best-of-five competition.

Azarenka says her lower back has been sore since the Australian Open. She says the long flight from Australia didn't help her back and she has had little time for practice....

Victoria Azarenka pulls out vs. U.S.. Read more.

DOHA, Qatar -- Former British Open Champion Paul Lawrie recovered from a penalty for dropping his ball on a marker to shoot a 5-under 67 Saturday and take a one-shot lead over Nicolas Colsaerts into the final round of the Qatar Masters.

Lawrie took advantage of calmer conditions at Doha Golf Course to make six birdies for an 8-under total of 136 after two rounds. The 43-year-old Scotsman birdied the 16th to move into a tie with Colsaerts and then added another on 18 to take the outright lead.

The tournament has been disrupted by wind all week, and organizers called off Friday's play and shortened the event to three rounds. Dozens of players had to stop after gusts of up to 35 mph moved balls and tossed signs. Conditions improved Saturday but it remained windy....

Paul Lawrie takes Qatar Masters lead. Read more.

MANILA, Philippines – Boxing trainer Freddie Roach said the reason why the super fight didn’t work out is because Floyd Mayweather Jr. priced himself out to evade Manny Pacquiao.

"When you call somebody out and then you offer a 70-30 split, you know that is a deal-breaker,” Roach told Boxing Scene’s Ronnie Nathanielsz.

“So who is really wearing the dress?" asked the veteran boxing trainer....

Roach shoots back at Floyd: You're ducking Manny. Read more.

Maria Sharapova and Svetlana Kuznetsova won opening singles matches Saturday to give Russia a 2-0 lead over Spain in the first round of the Fed Cup in Moscow.

Sharapova routed Silvia Soler-Espinosa 6-2, 6-1. Kuznetsova then downed Carla Suarez Navarro 6-3, 6-1.

After an early exchange of breaks, Sharapova won four consecutive games in the first set and four more in the second. She closed the match on her first match point with a forehand that Fed Cup rookie Soler-Espinosa failed to return....

Maria Sharapova, Russia lead 2-0. Read more.

MANILA, Philippines - Phil Younghusband delivered both goals in the Loyola Meralco Sparks’ 2-0 drubbing of Kaya FC for the solo lead in the First Division of the United Football League at the Rizal Memorial pitch last night.

Younghusband scored on the setups of Mark Hartmann as the Sparks topped their erstwhile co-leaders for their fourth win against one loss.

The Fil-Brits conspired for the first goal on the 12th minute then for the second just before the first half ended....

Y'husband tows Sparks over Kaya. Read more.

MANILA, Philippines - Getting its local production and displaying a lot more fire, the San Miguel Beermen got back on track with a 94-59 rout of Bangkok Cobras last night in the third AirAsia ASEAN Basketbal League at the Ynares Sports Arena.

With all but two of the players who saw action putting points on the scoreboard and making nearly half of their shots (38-of-78), the Beermen stormed to an early double-digit spread and continued to turn up the heat all throughout to post their third win in five outings.

SMB stood half a game behind AirAsia Phl Patriots (3-1) and Westports Malaysia Dragons (3-1), who go at it in tonight’s ABL action also at the Ynares Sports Arena....

Beermen take sting out of Cobras. Read more.

MANILA, Philippines - Pride and bragging rights will be there for the taking as college basketball’s most compelling rivalry in Ateneo and La Salle get it on one more time tonight at the Smart Araneta Coliseum.

The two schools’ outstanding products who have graduated to the pro league square off in the “Blue vs Green: Dream Game 2012,” set at 6 p.m. at the Big Dome.

The bitter rivals fought to a 90-90 standoff the last time they were pitted in a fund-raising special game in 2008. Three years earlier, Enrico Villanueva hit the game winning three-pointer in Ateneo’s 88-85 win in another dream game marred by a fight between Villanueva and Joseph Yeo. ...

Blue vs Green clash for honor, pride at Araneta. Read more.

NEW YORK: Serena Williams will lead the United States in their Fed Cup World Group-2 tie against Victoria Azarenka-led Belarus in Massachusets this weekend, with elder sister Venus scheduled to play only doubles.

In the draw made Friday, US captain Mary Joe Fernandez inserted 38th-ranked Christina McHale as her No. 2 singles player. McHale will have the daunting task of opening the best-of-five match tie against Azarenka, whose Australian Open triumph saw her rise to No. 1 in the world.

“Christina is very match-fit,” Fernandez said. “She had a great Australian Open and is very prepared and ready to go. Venus has had a great week of practice as well, but I think Christina has been playing a lot more.”...

Doubles only for Venus in Fed Cup World Group-2 tie. Read more.