Rob Woollard
Los Angeles Bureau Chief at Agence France-Presse (AFP)
I report on sport in the Americas for Agence France-Presse. Previously Hong Kong, Paris, London, East Grinstead.
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6 days ago |
socceramerica.com | Rob Woollard
Catarina Macario was involved in all three U.S. goals. (Photo: AFP) The United States romped to a 3-0 win over China in a women's friendly on Saturday. Goals from Catarina Macario, Sam Coffey and Lindsey Heaps delivered a convincing win for the American women, who dominated a fragile Chinese side at Saint Paul, Minnesota.
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3 weeks ago |
sports.yahoo.com | Rob Woollard
Nikola Jokic scored 29 points and unheralded bench player Julian Strawther produced a crucial late burst as the Denver Nuggets clinched a series-leveling 119-107 victory over the top-seeded Oklahoma City Thunder on Thursday. A hard-fought NBA Western Conference semi-final series will now go to a decisive game seven in Oklahoma City on Sunday after another ferocious duel between two evenly matched teams.
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1 month 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.
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1 month 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.
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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.
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