Following is a abstract of present sports activities information briefs.

NBA roundup: Klay Thompson comes off bench to gas win

Klay Thompson responded to not being within the beginning lineup by scoring a season-high 35 factors and the Golden State Warriors survived a late rally to earn a 140-137 win over the Utah Jazz on Thursday night time in Salt Lake City. Thompson thrived as a backup after making 727 consecutive regular-season begins, relationship again to March 2012 when he was a rookie. He scored 10 factors in a key stretch of the primary quarter, shot 13 of twenty-two from the ground and hit seven 3-pointers to ship the Warriors into the All-Star break on a profitable observe.

Golf-Back spasms take toll on Woods on PGA Tour return

Tiger Woods settled for a haphazard one-over-par 72 within the first spherical of the Genesis Invitational on Thursday as his surgically-repaired again precipitated him issues. In his first PGA Tour begin since April, Woods blended 5 birdies with six bogeys together with one on the final after he shanked his second shot into the bushes, making the 15-times main champion drop his membership in frustration.

Tennis-Osaka, Krejcikova pull out of Dubai Championships

Four-times Grand Slam champion Naomi Osaka and holder Barbora Krejcikova have pulled out of the Dubai Tennis Championships. Osaka remains to be looking for her ft on tour after returning to the circuit final month following a maternity break.

NHL roundup: William Nylander lifts Leafs previous Flyers in OT

William Nylander scored 54 seconds into additional time and the Toronto Maple Leafs defeated the visiting Philadelphia Flyers 4-3 on Thursday night time. Nylander, who additionally had an help, scored his twenty seventh objective of the season to save lots of the win after Philadelphia tied the rating with two third-period targets.

Tennis-Holder Medvedev withdraws from Qatar Open

Daniil Medvedev mentioned he won’t defend his Qatar Open title subsequent week as he has not returned to full health after the previous world primary pulled out of the continuing occasion in Rotterdam citing a foot harm and fatigue. The Russian has not performed since dropping to Jannik Sinner within the Australian Open last final month.

Two followers got here to salute the Kansas City Chiefs. They stopped a suspected shooter

Trey Filter, an avid Kansas City Chiefs fan, was feeling nice concerning the Super Bowl victory rally he was leaving together with his household when abruptly pictures rang out, he noticed folks operating and he heard them shout, “He’s got a gun! Get him!” He noticed the person everybody gave the impression to be shouting about and sized up the scenario. “I did the math right there and jumped,” the paving firm proprietor, 40, from Wichita, Kansas, mentioned in an interview.

NBA prone to examine altercation between Pistons’ Isaiah Stewart, Suns’ Drew Eubanks

NBA officers are anticipated to overview particulars of an incident that led to Detroit Pistons ahead Isaiah Stewart being cited for throwing a punch throughout an altercation with Phoenix Suns heart Drew Eubanks earlier than Wednesday’s recreation between the 2 video games. Phoenix police Sgt. Phil Krynsky mentioned Stewart and Eubanks argued within the parking tunnel of Footprint Arena as they arrived for the sport. Krynsky mentioned witnesses reported seeing Stewart, 22, punch Eubanks, 27, earlier than the gamers had been separated by safety officers.

Super Bowl parade sufferer was Kansas City radio DJ, her son was additionally shot

Lisa Lopez-Galvan, the lady killed in Wednesday’s mass taking pictures at a rally to have a good time the Kansas City Chiefs Super Bowl victory, was a preferred radio disc jockey who additionally performed music she cherished at weddings, her station and mates mentioned. KKFI radio mentioned different family members of Lopez-Galvan, a mom of two, had been wounded. Her son was shot in a leg and has since been launched from hospital, whereas two daughters of her cousin had been shot and recovering, KKFI mentioned.

Kansas City police hyperlink Super Bowl rally taking pictures to dispute, not extremism

A quarrel amongst a number of folks sparked the taking pictures spree in Kansas City, Missouri, that killed a lady and wounded 22 folks after a celebration of the town’s NFL Super Bowl victory, police mentioned on Thursday, ruling out any obvious hyperlink to extremism. Three folks, together with two minors, had been detained as “subjects” within the investigation, Police Chief Stacey Graves mentioned at a press convention, the day after gunfire erupted within the neighborhood of the town’s historic downtown rail station.

Tyler Reddick, Christopher Bell win Duels at Daytona

Tyler Reddick and Christopher Bell opened the 2024 season by scoring qualifying wins within the Bluegreen Vacations Duels at Daytona International Speedway on Thursday night time in Daytona Beach, Fla. In the second of the 2 150-mile qualifying races that established the 40-car area for Sunday’s Daytona 500, pole sitter Michael McDowell headed a 21-car area across the 2.5-mile, high-banked World Center of Racing to start out the 60-lap occasion.

(With inputs from businesses.)