MELBOURNE, Australia - Four-time champion Andre Agassi used lobs and stinging passes to hold off Taylor Dent 7-5, 7-6 (3), 6-1 Friday, reaching the fourth round of the Australian Open...

...Shaquille O'Neal has time for his sprained left ankle to heal. Kobe Bryant will have a chance to polish up his no-look lobs. Derek Fisher can practice 3-pointers, and Rick Fox's long locks will grow shaggier. Waiting a week or more for their...

...limit of her tolerance for pain. Ice packs during the match didn't help, nor did retreats to the shade. She dizzily watched lobs disappear into the blazing sun and whacked overheads into the net. Playing hurt is a way of life for Graf, pain her constant...

...second-set tiebreaker 6-0, 7-6, to reach the semifinals at Sea Pines Racquet Club. Zvereva's screwball assortment of lobs, spins and slices caught up with Hingis after a quick opening set. "In one way, it's fun to play her," Hingis said...

...against top-ranked Martina Hingis. "I wanted to end it quickly, but we all know she likes to hit a lot of balls, a lot of lobs," Williams said. "No one likes to play a 2 1/2 -hour match." Williams will face Hingis in today's final at the Foro...

...tipping in shots and adding second-chance scores.Once Walker did his part, Laney's swarming defense made steals or forced lobs that flew out of bounds thanks to pressure. The Wildcats used the combination to pad their lead.During Laney's run, solid...

...stripe. Then, trapping the youngster and knocking the ball away, he set up a fast break that ended with Siva flipping up a lob that Montrezl Harrell slammed through for a dunk, capping a stunning 16-3 run in less than 4 minutes that gave the Cardinals...

...Shumpert, appeared to tweak his knee in the fourth quarter, motioning to come out of the game immediately after throwing a lob pass on the fast break. He remained on the bench for the rest of the game and the Knicks said his injury was a cramp.James...

...Shumpert, appeared to tweak his knee in the fourth quarter, motioning to come out of the game immediately after throwing a lob pass on the fast break. He remained on the bench for the rest of the game and the Knicks said his injury was a cramp.James...

...for the sidelines. Often, the risk didn't pay off. But he did have some success with serve and volley and a few elegant lobs over Nadal's head - variety that may help him unlock the riddle of beating Nadal on his best surface next time."How much...