LAS VEGAS — Guillermo Canas of Argentina and Nicolas Kiefer of Germany won straight-set first-round matches Monday at the ATP Tennis Channel Open.
No. 4 seed Canas defeated Thomas Johansson of Sweden 6-3, 7-6 (3), who had 24 winners to 13 for Canas. Johansson made 37 unforced errors in losing for the third consecutive time to Canas.
Spurs strike first
Manu Ginobili scored 26 points and the San Antonio Spurs won their 19th in a row to tie the NBA record for longest winning streak kept alive in the playoffs, beating the Oklahoma City Thunder 101-98 to open the Western Conference finals on Sunday night.
Sports is the antidote
While a media researcher offered some great tips in the story on how parents might help their daughters navigate these mixed media messages, I have another: Get young girls involved in sports.
RSL money's worth
The final 31 minutes of Saturday's 3-2 victory over FC Dallas may have been one of the most exciting half hours in Rio Tinto Stadium history.
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