The banged-up Cavaliers have yet another bruise – or two. Scrappy guard Matthew Dellavedova, who has emerged as an unlikely star during this postseason, was hospitalized early Wednesday after suffering from severe cramps after Game 3 of the NBA Finals. Dellavedova scored 20 points and played 38 minutes in Cleveland’s 96-91 win over Golden State on Tuesday night as the Cavs took a 2-1 lead in the series.
LeBron James is doing more than ever. With the Cavaliers missing two All-Stars, he has no choice. Pushed by a crowd howling to see Cleveland’s 51-year title drought end, James scored 40 points, his new sidekick Matthew Dellavedova added 20 and the Cavaliers survived Golden State’s furious fourth-quarter comeback led by Stephen Curry for a 96-91 win over the Warriors on Tuesday night to take a 2-1 lead in the
On a day of prime pitching in the Big Apple, Masahiro Tanaka did more than his part. Tanaka bested Max Scherzer, Stephen Drew hit two solo home runs and the New York Yankees beat the Washington Nationals 6-1 Tuesday night for their seventh straight victory. ”Obviously, I knew who I was going up against today,” Tanaka said through a translator.
Then the 27-year-old rookie right-hander, filling a gap this year on the San Francisco Giants’ pitching staff, settled down again, working the strike zone in and out, up and down, just as he had with catcher Buster Posey all night long. Making the 13th start of his big league career, Heston threw called third strikes past pinch-hitter Danny Muno, Curtis Granderson and Ruben Tejada, completing a 5-0 victory over the
At the rate their players are suffering injuries, the Cleveland Cavaliers might be accepting the NBA championship trophy in their hospital beds. Already hit by two stars lost to playoff injuries, the Cavaliers had more health concerns Tuesday after a 96-91 victory over Golden State that gave Cleveland a 2-1 lead in the best-of-seven title series. Game four will be Thursday in Cleveland.
By Karolos Grohmann BAKU (Reuters) – The European Games, the first major multi-sports event of the continent, are set to kick off in Azerbaijan’s Baku on Friday as gleaming new sports venues await 6,000 athletes, lured by qualification spots for next year’s Rio de Janeiro Olympics. The Azeri capital has pulled out all the stops as it looks to establish itself as a viable option for international sports events with
Another spectacular all-around performance by LeBron James and Matthew Dellavedova’s gritty effort sparked the Cleveland Cavaliers over Golden State 96-91 Tuesday in game three of the NBA Finals. The Cavaliers seized a 2-1 lead in the best-of-seven series with game four Thursday in Cleveland. “I don’t know if I can continue to produce these kind of numbers, but I’ll keep doing whatever this team needs,” James said.
Feeling a new sense of urgency after falling behind in the NBA Finals, the Golden State Warriors are seeking a solution to Cleveland’s defensive success against the NBA’s most prolific scorers. The Cavaliers silenced NBA Most Valuable Player Steph Curry most of the night in a 96-91 victory Tuesday that gave the hosts a 2-1 edge in the best-of-seven series with game four Thursday in Cleveland.
By Frank Pingue CLEVELAND (Reuters) – Cleveland Cavaliers guard Matthew Dellavedova was hospitalized after experiencing ‘severe cramping’ following his team’s victory over the Golden States Warriors in Game Three of the NBA Finals on Tuesday. The feisty Australian, who has done a brilliant job in place of injured All-Star Kyrie Irving, required an IV that prevented him from meeting with the media after his 20-point performance helped Cleveland take a
