Rebecca Allen scored a season-high 19 points, Sami Whitcomb added 17 and the New York Liberty held on for a 76-73 victory over the Los Angeles Sparks on Sunday in what was billed as “The ’97 Game” by the WNBA.
Canada’s Hau-Li Fan qualified for the Tokyo Olympics with an 18th-place finish in the men’s 10-kilometre race at the FINA Olympic marathon swim qualifier on Sunday.
Devin Booker had 40 points, 13 rebounds and 11 assists for his first career triple-double and the Phoenix Suns overcame Chris Paul’s absence to beat the Los Angeles Clippers 120-114 on Sunday in Game 1 of the Western Conference finals.