The Celtics wouldn’t go away, and then LeBron James showed them the door. James scored 30 points – 15 in the fourth quarter – and Kyrie Irving added 26 as the Cleveland Cavaliers finally shook off Boston in the fourth quarter for 99-91 victory Tuesday night to take a 2-0 lead in their opening-round series. James moved past Hall of Famer Jerry West on the career playoff scoring list and
Among the Patriots’ rewards for winning the Super Bowl is hosting the season opener. The opposition this year is another team with championship pedigree: the Pittsburgh Steelers. New England and Pittsburgh will begin the NFL season on Thursday night, Sept. 10 with a game matching quarterbacks with six Super Bowl rings and nine Super Bowl appearances: Tom Brady vs. Ben Roethlisberger. Since Brady became New England’s starting quarterback in 2001,
The ball now belongs to the Raiders, the Chargers, the Rams – and the NFL. A second City Council has approved a second proposed pro football stadium in the Los Angeles area, putting local issues to rest in the NFL’s return to the region and leaving the next move to the teams that would seek to relocate and the league that must give its approval. The latest step was Tuesday’s
DALLAS (AP) — Rajon Rondo wasn’t talking after sitting for almost the entire second half of Dallas’ 111-99 loss to Houston that left the Mavericks trailing 2-0 in the first-round series.
By Clare Baldwin and James Pomfret HONG KONG (Reuters) – The Hong Kong government published a long-awaited electoral blueprint for selecting the city’s next leader on Wednesday, a plan enshrining China’s desire for a tightly controlled poll that has angered activists and stoked talk of fresh protests. The government proposal follows huge pro-democracy demonstrations last year in one of the boldest populist challenges to Beijing’s Communist Party rule since the
The NBA announced plans Wednesday for its first game in Africa, an August exhibition that will feature basketball players from the continent in the latest effort to develop the league’s global fan base. The August 1 match in Johannesburg will pit “Team Africa” consisting of first- and second-generation NBA stars from Africa against “Team World,” composed of players from other regions. Two-time NBA All-Star Luol Deng of the Miami Heat,
LeBron James tallied 30 points, nine rebounds and seven assists as the Cleveland Cavaliers defeated the Boston Celtics 99-91 to seize a 2-0 lead in their first round playoff series. James committed six of Cleveland’s 18 turnovers but came through down the stretch on Tuesday. “I’ve been in this moment before and a lot of our guys haven’t,” said James, who also passed Jerry West for seventh on the NBA’s
By David Schwartz PHOENIX (Reuters) – A grand jury in Arizona has indicted Phoenix Suns players Marcus and Markieff Morris on two counts of aggravated assault relating to an incident after a basketball tournament in January, court papers showed on Tuesday. The twin brothers are accused of “intentionally, knowingly or recklessly” causing physical injury to Erik Vernell Hood on Jan. 24, according to the charges filed by the Maricopa County
Alexander Levy is aiming to retain his Volvo China Open title in Shanghai this week but will be expecting a strong challenge from emerging homegrown teenage star Li Haotong. The 24-year-old Frenchman clinched his maiden title at the same tournament last year when it was held in Shenzhen, but will be battling Chinese number one Li to clinch the top prize in the $3.2 million event when the pair tee
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