KOBE’S LAST HURRAH
Los Angeles Lakers star Kobe Bryant announced he will retire after this season.
Bryant, 37, broke the news in a post Sunday on The Players’ Tribune. The decision wasn’t unexpected, given that he had said many times in recent weeks that he was considering making his 20th NBA season his last.
Bryant has scored 32,683 points — third in history to Kareem Abdul-Jabbar and Karl Malone — in a career in which he has won five NBA championship rings and has been selected to 17 All-Star teams.
He was 4-for-20 and scored 13 points in the Lakers’ 107-103 loss to the Indiana Pacers.
The Philadelphia 76ers matched the 2009-10 New Jersey Nets for the worst start in NBA history, falling to 0-18 with a 92-84 loss to the host Memphis Grizzlies.
The 76ers led 76-71 with 7:38 left before the Grizzlies used a 15-1 burst to take control of the game.
MLB
Zimmermann to Tigers
Multiple media outlets reported free-agent righthander Jordan Zimmermann and the Detroit Tigers agreed to terms on a fiveyear, $110 million contract, pending a physical.
Zimmermann, a two-time All-Star, was 13-10 with a 3.66 ERA last season and 70-50 with a 3.32 ERA in seven seasons for the Washington Nationals.
TENNIS
Britain ends Cup drought
Andy Murray defeated David Goffin 6-3, 7-5, 6-3 to give Great Britain a 3-1 victory against host Belgium in the best-of-five Davis Cup final and its first title in the team event since 1936.
Murray was a part of all three points for Great Britain during the weekend, winning both his singles matches and teaming with brother Jamie to win the doubles match.
GOLF
Schwartzel wins opener
Charl Schwartzel closed with a 2-under-par 70 to earn a four-stroke victory over Gregory Bourdy in the Dunhill Championship in Malelane, South Africa, the season-opening event on the European Tour.
Schwartzel, who finished at 15-under 273, joined Ernie Els and Retief Goosen as the only South Africans to win 10 European Tour titles.
HOCKEY
Wolves fall at home
Mikko Rantanen had a goal and two assists to lead the San Antonio Rampage to a 3-1 victory against the Wolves (9-6-1-1) in American Hockey League action at Allstate Arena. Petteri Lindbohm scored for the Wolves.