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Novak Djokovic cuts ties with players’ group he co-founded amid transparency concerns

  • Djokovic says values no longer align with PTPA

  • Players’ group sued tours and grand slams in March

  • Serb was not named as plaintiff in lawsuit

Novak Djokovic is cutting ties with the Professional Tennis Players Association, a group he co-founded that sued the sport’s governing bodies last year, writing on social media on Sunday that “my values and approach are no longer aligned with the current direction of the organization”.

The 24-time grand slam champion announced at the 2020 US Open that he and the now-retired Canadian player Vasek Pospisil were launching the PTPA. They said they were aiming to offer representation for players who are independent contractors in a largely individual sport.

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Tarasov, Panthers shut down Colorado, hand Avalanche third regulation loss of season

The Florida Panthers picked up a big win over a tough competitor on Sunday night in Sunrise.

Looking to avoid a third straight defeat, Florida dug in and came up with one of their gutsiest efforts of the season, handing the NHL-best Colorado Avalanche only their third regular loss of the season by a 2-1 final score.

Florida got on the scoreboard first, and it was thanks to a great all-around play by Sam Bennett.

Directly off a faceoff in the Avalanche zone, defenseman Zam Malinski carried the puck from one corner to the other with Bennett hot on his trail.

Bennett stole the puck with a nice stick check, quickly taking it to the net and getting a shot on Scott Wedgewood.

The rebound sat in the crease for a moment and Bennett wacked it into the net before Wedgewood could pounce on it, giving Florida an early 1-0 lead and extending his career-best point streak to nine games.

Colorado tied the game at one with 8:09 to go in the period when a long shot by Josh Manson was deflected by Artturi Lehkonen on its way to the net.

It would take until late in the second period, but Aaron Ekblad would be the one to give Florida their lead back.

Similarly to their first goal, Ekblad capitalized on a turnover, picking up a puck while moving back into the Avs’ zone and blasting a shot past a screened Wedgewood to send Florida into the intermission with a 2-1 lead.

From there, the Panthers clamped down defensively, holding Colorado to just five shots on 12 attempts during the final frame.

A couple of those shots came off the stick of Nathan MacKinnon in the final minutes, but Daniil Tarasov came up big for the Cats and helped seal the victory.

Tarasov finished with 27 saves, including 10 off Colorado’s 11 high danger shots on a night the Avs’ expected goals was 3.04.

On to Toronto.

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Photo caption: Jan 4, 2026; Sunrise, Florida, USA; Florida Panthers goaltender Daniil Tarasov (40) makes a save against Colorado Avalanche center Brock Nelson (11) during the second period at Amerant Bank Arena. (Sam Navarro-Imagn Images)

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Royals manager Matt Quatraro agrees to three-year contract extension though 2029

KANSAS CITY, Mo. — Kansas City Royals manager Matt Quatraro has agreed to a three-year contract extension though 2029.

His deal includes a team option for 2030, the Royals said Sunday.

Quatraro replaced Mike Matheny after the 2022 season and has led the Royals to a 224-262 record in three years.

Kansas City improved from 56-106 during Quatraro’s first season to 86-76 in 2024, and the Royals then went 82-80 last year for their first consecutive winning seasons since 2013-15.

Quatraro finished second to Cleveland’s Stephen Vogt in 2024 AL Manager of the Year voting.

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Michael Porter Jr. leads Nets to impressive 127-115 win over Nuggets

NEW YORK (AP) — Michael Porter Jr. had 27 points, 11 rebounds and five assists in his first game against his former team, and the Brooklyn Nets beat the Denver Nuggets 127-115 on Sunday to snap a three-game losing streak.

The Nuggets got Aaron Gordon and Christian Braun back from lengthy injury absences and a huge game from Jamal Murray, but fell to 1-2 since Nikola Jokic was lost for perhaps a month with a hyperextended left knee.

Murray finished with 27 points, a career-high 16 assists and six rebounds. Gordon had 20 points off the bench after missing 19 games with a strained right hamstring, while Braun started and scored four points after he sat out 23 games with a sprained left ankle.

Noah Clowney added 22 points for the Nets, while Cam Thomas and Day’Ron Sharpe each had 17. Sharpe started at center with Nic Claxton out for personal reasons.

Porter played six seasons for the Nuggets after being taken with the No. 14 pick in the 2018 draft and was a starter on their 2023 NBA championship team. He was traded to Brooklyn in the offseason for Cam Johnson and came in averaging a career-high 25.8 points.

He scored nine points in the second quarter and Brooklyn led 59-52 at halftime after Murray’s jumper with 0.2 seconds to play.

The Nets quickly opened it up again in the third quarter. Brooklyn was 7 for 9 from three-point range in the period, scoring 41 points and taking a 100-84 advantage to the fourth.

Tim Hardaway Jr. had two three-pointers to open the fourth and cut it to 10, but Thomas had the last seven points of a 12-0 spurt that blew it open at 112-90.

Hardaway scored 26 but Denver fell to 1-4 on its seven-game East Coast trip. Johnson sat out with a knee injury.

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Nuggets: Visit Philadelphia on Monday.

Nets: Host Orlando on Tuesday.

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Thanasi Kokkinakis and Nick Kyrgios make emotional doubles comeback with win in Brisbane

  • ‘Special Ks’ reunite for 5-7 6-4 10-8 defeat of Matt Ebden and Rajeev Ram

  • Kokkinakis had donor achilles tendon attached to shoulder in radical surgery

Thanasi Kokkinakis’s tears after a doubles match told the story as the injury-plagued Australian won in his latest and most dramatic return to the sport alongside old friend Nick Kyrgios.

The 29-year-old hadn’t played in almost a year, after groundbreaking pectoral surgery that involved attaching a donor’s achilles tendon to his shoulder.

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Keegan Murray's future status uncertain after ankle injury in Kings vs. Bucks

Keegan Murray's future status uncertain after ankle injury in Kings vs. Bucks originally appeared on NBC Sports Bay Area

Keegan Murray’s injury status remains unknown after the Kings’ tough 115-98 loss to the Milwaukee Bucks on Sunday night at Golden 1 Center.

The 25-year-old was ruled out with a left ankle sprain in the third quarter and was helped to the locker room after an awkward landing due to mid-air contact with Bucks center Myles Turner. 

Sacramento coach Doug Christie couldn’t share much about Murray’s status with reporters postgame.

“I don’t know yet,” Christie said. “So, it’s not even for me to speculate. Obviously, we’ll get everything, and you guys will know as soon as we do.”

Murray had just recovered from a two-game absence due to a calf injury and returned to the Kings’ starting lineup in Tuesday’s blowout loss to the Clippers.

He was off to a strong start against the Bucks, posting 12 points on 6-of-13 shooting with two blocks, one steal and three rebounds over 27 minutes.

Murray’s mobility particularly was on display, as he made a pair of coast-to-coast highlights in the first quarter after intercepting a Giannis Antetokounmpo pass and later stuffing Bobby Portis Jr.

The last thing Sacramento needed after its record worsened to 8-28 following the loss to Milwaukee was another injury to deal with.

But after Zach LaVine returned to action on Sunday upon recovering from a left ankle injury that had sidelined him for nine games, Christie now has to wait and see — and work with — a potentially hobbled or sidelined Murray.

The injury bug truly is decimating the Kings.

“It’s hard, man,” Christie said. “You feel for your kids, first and foremost … It’s just difficult … yeah.”

Sacramento has lost five games in a row.

Next up, the Kings have an 8 p.m. matchup with the Dallas Mavericks on Tuesday at American Airlines Center, and it’s to be determined if Murray will be available.

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Raven Johnson, Edwards lead the way as No. 3 South Carolina holds off Florida 74-63

Raven Johnson had 17 points and Joyce Edwards scored seven of her 11 points in the fourth quarter as No. 3 South Carolina held on to win its 18th straight game over Florida 74-63 on Sunday. The Gamecocks (15-1, 2-0 Southeastern Conference) played a second consecutive game without injured second-leading scorer Ta'Niya Latson and her absence showed throughout against Florida (12-5, 0-2).