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Easy start for Rafael Nadal at French Open (Yahoo Sports)

On his return to center court, nine-time French Open champion Rafael Nadal enjoyed a quiet Tuesday afternoon. Facing 18-year-old French wild-card entry Quentin Halys, the Spaniard was never really tested, progressing to the second round with a 6-3, 6-3, 6-4 win over his 296th-ranked opponent. Nadal, who lost his only match on the Parisian dirt when he was taken out by Robin Soderling in the fourth round in 2009, extended

NBA MVP Curry OK after fall as Warriors lose to Rockets (Yahoo Sports)

When Golden State’s Stephen Curry crashed into Trevor Ariza’s shoulder, was upended and sent flying toward the court on Monday night against Houston, it felt like forever before he landed. ”That was the worst (fall ever) because you’re in the air for a long time,” Curry said. ”And not knowing how you’re going to hit the floor, knowing that it’s going to happen, it’s inevitable, but you’re up there just

Beleskey scores in OT, Ducks beat Chicago 5-4 in wild Game 5 (Yahoo Sports)

The Anaheim Ducks stumbled back to their dressing room after regulation in disbelief. Jonathan Toews had just scored two improbable goals in 72 seconds, and Game 5 of the Western Conference finals was headed into an overtime where everything seemed tilted toward Chicago. Matt Beleskey scored 45 seconds into overtime, and Anaheim weathered Toews’ heroics to beat the Blackhawks 5-4 on Monday night, taking a 3-2 series lead.

No 2 for You! U.S. Won’t Get New Mazda 2 Subcompact

The redesigned 2016 Mazda 2 won’t be coming to the U.S. after all, despite being built just south of the border at a new factory in Mexico. According to a report in Automotive News, Mazda’s U.S. brass has decided that subcompact just isn’t profitable enough to bother with in a country where gas is cheap and everybody wants a crossover anyway. – Mazda sold 13,615 copies of the 2 in 2014,