Rob Woollard

1 week ago | sports.yahoo.com | Rob Woollard

San Antonio Spurs head coach Gregg Popovich is stepping down after 29 seasons, the team announced Friday, ending a glittering NBA coaching career that included five championships and a record 1,422 wins. Popovich, 76, a beloved figure across the sport who was sidelined for most of this regular season after suffering a mild stroke last November, will take on a new role as president of basketball operations, the Spurs said.

1 week ago | barrons.com | Rob Woollard

San Antonio Spurs head coach Gregg Popovich is stepping down after 29 seasons, the team announced Friday, ending a glittering NBA coaching career that included five championships and a record 1,422 wins. Popovich, 76, a beloved figure across the sport who was sidelined for most of this regular season after suffering a mild stroke last November, will take on a new role as president of basketball operations, the Spurs said.

1 month ago | socceramerica.com | Rob Woollard

Brian White scored four goals as the Vancouver Whitecaps extended their lead at the top of Major League Soccer's Western Conference with a 5-1 thrashing of Austin FC on Saturday. Fourth-placed Austin went into Saturday's road game at B.C. Place knowing that a victory could have left it level on points with Vancouver at the top of the standings.

1 month ago | socceramerica.com | Rob Woollard

An injury-time goal from substitute Amanda Gutierres gave Brazil a 2-1 friendly victory and their first win over the United States in more than a decade in San Jose on Tuesday. In the second of two international friendlies between the two finalists of last year's Olympic women's soccer tournament, Brazil bounced back from a 2-0 loss on Saturday with a gritty display to down the four-time world champions.

1 month ago | japantimes.co.jp | Rob Woollard

Shai Gilgeous-Alexander scored 42 points as the Oklahoma City Thunder bounced back to defeat the Los Angeles Lakers 136-120 on Tuesday in a hard-fought battle that saw Luka Doncic controversially ejected in the fourth quarter. Two days after suffering a 27-point defeat to the Lakers, the No.1-ranked Thunder avenged that loss thanks to Gilgeous-Alexander's 13th 40-point game of the season, with Jalen Williams adding 26 and Luguentz Dort 17.