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by Jim SLATER OAKLAND, United States (AFP) — Defending NBA champion Golden State dearly felt the absence of suspended forward Draymond Green in Monday’s 112-97 loss to Cleveland, the Warriors’ usually stiff defense shattered by LeBron James and Kyrie Irving. James and Irving each scored 41 points in powering the Cavaliers to a must-win victory that pulled Cleveland within 3-2 in the best-of-seven series and forced a sixth game Thursday in Cleveland. Green was banned […]
by Jim SLATER OAKLAND, United States (AFP) — Kyrie Irving and LeBron James each scored 41 points Monday to power Cleveland over defending champion Golden State 112-97, keeping the Cavaliers’ championship hopes alive in the NBA Finals. Faced with a must-win game, the Cavaliers stars became the first teammates to crack 40 points in the same finals game and scored more than any players facing NBA Finals elimination in 20 years. Golden State still leads […]
(Reuters) Oscar Pistorius is a “broken” man who should not be jailed for the murder of his girlfriend Reeva Steenkamp, a psychologist told a court in South Africa on Monday, while a prosecutor said he has shown no remorse. The 29-year-old Paralympic gold medalist, known as “Blade Runner” for the carbon-fibre prosthetics he wore when racing, faces a minimum 15-year jail term after his manslaughter conviction for the 2013 killing was upgraded on appeal. […]
by Jim SLATER OAKLAND, United States (AFP) — Golden State Warriors forward Draymond Green was issued a one-game suspension by the NBA on Sunday, sidelining him for the Monday’s potential title-clinching fifth game of the NBA Finals. The defending champion Warriors, who seized a 3-1 lead in the best-of-seven series with a 108-97 victory over Cleveland on Friday, vowed to win the crown at home for Green. “It sucks now that he’s not going to […]
(Reuters) Muhammad Ali was extolled on Friday as a boxer of incomparable grace, a magnetic entertainer and a man of conviction who gave a voice to the oppressed, as a two-day celebration of “The Greatest” came to a rousing end in his Kentucky hometown. At an emotional memorial service at a Louisville sports arena, former U.S. President Bill Clinton, comedian Billy Crystal, Ali’s wife Lonnie and leaders of many of the world’s religious traditions delivered […]
MANILA, Philippines (Eagle News) – Marcio Lassiter was the odd man out as the Philippines men’s national basketball team trimmed down its roster to 14 men ahead of its final preparations in Europe for the FIBA Qualifying Tournaments next month. Leading the pack are Jayson Castro, Ranidel de Ocampo, Gabe Norwood, Jeff Chan, June Mar Fajardo, LA Tenorio, Japeth Aguilar, and Marc Pingris of the Gilas Pilipinas squads during the 2013 FIBA Asia Championship and […]
by Jim SLATER CLEVELAND, United States (AFP) — Defending champion Golden State and the LeBron James-led Cleveland Cavaliers rallied around underperforming stars on the eve of Friday’s turning point fourth game in the NBA Finals. The Cavaliers trail the best-of-seven series 2-1 despite a 120-90 romp Wednesday that has many questioning Cleveland’s need for injured forward Kevin Love and why NBA Most Valuable Player Stephen Curry of the Warriors has had only a so-so finals […]
by Jim SLATER CLEVELAND, United States (AFP) — Delivered their worst playoff loss in two years, the defending champion Golden State Warriors must rebound quickly to prevent the Cleveland Cavaliers from pulling level in the NBA Finals. The Cavaliers ripped Golden State 120-90 Wednesday, trimming their deficit in the best-of-seven series to 2-1 entering game four Friday at Cleveland with game five Monday at Oakland, California. “We’ve been able to bounce back pretty quick because […]
by Jim SLATER CLEVELAND, United States (AFP) — LeBron James scored 32 points and Kyrie Irving added 30, powering Cleveland over defending champion Golden State 120-90 Wednesday to lift the Cavaliers back into contention in the NBA Finals. Despite the blowout loss, the Warriors remain ahead 2-1 in the best-of-seven series with game four Friday at Cleveland and game five back in Oakland on Monday. “We’ve got to have the same effort on Friday,” James […]
NEW YORK, United States (AFP) — Danny Ferry, embroiled in a racial comments controversy that led to his leaving the NBA Atlanta Hawks a year ago, has been hired by the rival New Orleans Pelicans as a special advisor. Pelicans general manager Dell Demps announced the move on Wednesday. “Danny’s experience, insight and achievements will be a welcomed addition to the Pelicans as we continue our quest to improve the team,” Demps said. In 2014, […]
by Ivan Couronne WASHINGTON , United States (AFP) — Hillary Clinton savored history Wednesday as the first woman to claim the US presidential nomination for a major party, taking stock before a bruising war for the White House against Donald Trump. Eight years after she was defeated by Barack Obama, Clinton declared a historic milestone for women on the biggest night of her more than three-decade political career, determined to shatter the ultimate glass ceiling […]
LONDON, United Kingdom (AFP) — Russian superstar Maria Sharapova on Wednesday vowed to appeal a two-year doping ban which looks certain to end one of sport’s most celebrated and high-profile careers. Sharapova, 29, tested positive for the controversial banned medication meldonium during January’s Australian Open. A statement by the International Tennis Federation (ITF) said “an Independent Tribunal” had “found that Maria Sharapova committed an anti-doping rule violation” and consequently had “disqualified the affected results and […]
