American football-Clemson bulldoze Ohio to set up Alabama rematch

(Reuters) - Clemson destroyed Ohio State in a dominating 31-0 victory on Saturday to set up a rematch against Alabama in the College Football national championship game.

Westbrook, Thunder overpower Clippers

(The Sports Xchange) - Russell Westbrook collected his 16th triple-double of the season to lead the Oklahoma City Thunder to a 114-88 victory over the Los Angeles Clippers on Saturday.

Murray ends landmark year with win over Raonic

(Reuters) - World number one Andy Murray ended 2016 with a 6-3 7-6(6) win over big-serving Canadian Milos Raonic to take third place at the year-ending exhibition tournament Mubadala World Tennis Championship in Abu Dhabi on Saturday.

Nunes stuns challenger Rousey with first-round title win

(Reuters) - Ronda Rousey's effort to reclaim her UFC bantamweight title ended in spectacular failure as champion Amanda Nunes stopped her after just 48 seconds of the first round of their title fight at the T-Mobile Arena in Las Vegas on Friday.

Harden, Harrell ignite Rockets in rout of Clippers

(The Sports Xchange) - James Harden recorded his seventh triple-double of the season while Montrezl Harrell scored a career-high 29 points off the bench to fuel the Houston Rockets' 140-116 win over the Los Angeles Clippers on Friday.

Woods gets 'at least one win' next year, says Begay

(Reuters) - Tiger Woods celebrated his 41st birthday on Friday and long-time friend and fellow professional Notah Begay III predicts he will have more to celebrate in a triumphant return to the PGA Tour in 2017.

Plenty at stake in Sunday's NFL game close to regular season

(Reuters) - A showdown between the Packers and Lions that brings down the curtain on the National Football League's regular season may offer the most drama, but there is much at stake in Sunday's final slate of games.

Colts linebacker Mathis to retire after season finale

(The Sports Xchange) - Indianapolis Colts linebacker Robert Mathis announced on Friday he will retire after Sunday's game against the Jacksonville Jaguars, ending 14 years with the organization.

Murray loses season opener to Goffin in Abu Dhabi

(Reuters) - World number one Andy Murray started his new season with a surprise 7-6(4) 6-4 loss to David Goffin in the semi-finals of the Mubadala World Tennis Championship in Abu Dhabi on Friday.

Kuebler, first Swiss Tour de France champion, dies at 97

ZURICH (Reuters) - Ferdinand "Ferdy" Kuebler, the first Swiss cyclist to win the Tour de France, died on Thursday in a Zurich hospital at the age of 97 following a brief illness, the Swiss Cycling federation said on its website.

Serena lands in New Zealand ahead of season opener

AUCKLAND (Reuters) - Newly-engaged Serena Williams touched down in Auckland on Friday and quickly made her way to the court to hit some balls ahead of the start of her 2017 season.

Former NFL player Carpenter dies aged 39

(The Sports Xchange) - Former NFL safety and philanthropist Keion Carpenter died on Thursday morning at the age of 39, one day after collapsing on a run while on holiday in Miami, a family spokesman said.

ESPN posts second-worst 'Monday Night Football' season

(Reuters) - If not for this past Monday night's highly watched NFL game, The Walt Disney Co's ESPN network would have had its smallest audience for "Monday Night Football" in 2016 since the 2006 season.