HONGKONG, China (AFP) — The round-the-world Volvo Ocean Race will resume without Vestas 11th Hour Racing when the sixth leg from Hong Kong to Auckland begins Wednesday. The American-Danish entry is being transported to New Zealand for repairs after a collision with a fishing boat in waters just outside Hong Kong last month that left one fisherman dead. “We have all offered our sincere condolences to all those affected by the incident,” Vestas 11th Hour […]
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NBA: Porzingis injury scare as Knicks suffer Bucks rout
NEW YORK, United States (AFP) — New York Knicks star Kristaps Porzingis hobbled out of his team’s 103-89 defeat to the Milwaukee Bucks on Tuesday after suffering an injury to his left leg. Porzingis appeared to sustain the knock when he landed after a dunk in the second quarter. He slumped to the court clutching his left leg before limping off the court and playing no further part in the game. Reports later said Porzingis […]
ESPN to launch streaming service
NEW YORK, United States (AFP) — Facing lower ad revenue and lagging membership, ESPN will launch in the coming months a paying streaming service, Disney CEO Bob Iger said Tuesday. ESPN Plus will be available as part of a revamped ESPN mobile app, Iger said, without providing a precise launch date. With a single app, users will be able to bypass their television provider to view some 10,000 sport events a year whose rights were […]
NBA: Lakers fined over Johnson’s Antetokounmpo praise
LOS ANGELES, United States (AFP) — The Los Angeles Lakers have been fined $50,000 after team president Earvin “Magic” Johnson showered praise on Milwaukee Bucks star Giannis Antetokounmpo, the NBA said Tuesday. The league said in a statement Johnson had breached the NBA’s anti-tampering rule in remarks about Antetokounmpo made in an interview with ESPN last week. In the interview, Johnson spoke glowingly about Antetokounmpo, saying he saw parallels between the 23-year-old and his own […]
NHL: Connor McDavid scores 4 goals, lifts Oilers past Lightning
By: Anthony Sevilla EBC Sports International Canada Bureau (Eagle News) The Edmonton Oilers defeated the NHL’s top team, the Tampa Bay Lightning, through a spectacular performance from Connor McDavid. A career night for the Oilers’ captain who finished the game with 4 goals, 1 assist, 9 shots, and 9 scoring chances who is now tied for 3rd in the NHL scoring race and just 5 points shy of Tampa Bay’s Nikita Kucherov. Cam Talbot also […]
Disgraced USA Gymnastics doc sentenced to another 40-125 years
by with Nova SAFO in Chicago / Rena LAVERTY Agence France-Presse CHARLOTTE, United States – Larry Nassar, the former USA Gymnastics doctor who sexually abused girls and young women for decades under the guise of medical treatment, was sentenced Monday to an additional 40 to 125 years in prison. Nassar already faced a lifetime behind bars for two prior sentences after pleading guilty to sexually assaulting women and girls in his role as a high-profile sports medicine […]
NFL: Trump tweets congratulations to Super Bowl champ Eagles
MINNEAPOLIS, United States (AFP) — Plaudits poured out for the Philadelphia Eagles on social media on Sunday after they vanquished the mighty New England Patriots 41-33 to win a first Super Bowl title. US President Donald Trump — who has had his differences with the NFL during the season — was quick off the mark after the Eagles, led by upstart backup quarterback Nick Foles after a late-season injury to Carson Wentz, defied the odds to […]
NFL: Kamara Named 2017 NFL Rookie of the Year
By: Adrian Manguit, EBC Sports International, Florida Bureau (Eagle News) The best word to describe New Orleans Saints running back Alvin Kamara? Versatility. Kamara’s versatility won him the NFL’s Rookie of the Year award on Saturday, beating dynamic rookies like Jacksonville Jaguars running back Leonard Fournette, Carolina Panthers running back Christian McCaffrey, and Kansas City Chiefs running back Kareem Hunt. At the beginning of the season, it was a mystery what Kamara would do this […]
NBA: Horford’s buzzer beater carries Celtics past Blazers
LOS ANGELES, United States (AFP) — Al Horford rattled in a fadeaway jumper as the buzzer sounded to lift the Boston Celtics to a 97-96 NBA win over the Portland Trail Blazers on Sunday. “It’s a shot I work on a lot and it felt good when it left my hands,” Horford said. Horford, Semi Ojeleye and Jayson Tatum scored consecutive three-pointers late in the fourth quarter as the Celtics took the lead with an […]
SURFING: Hawaii kicks off 2018 Pro Surfing Season with Sunset Open
HALEIWA, HAWAII (Eagle News) – The Sunset Open Surf Competition held from January 18-28 at Oahu Island’s Sunset Beach featured 112 men and women of various age groups and nationalities in competition. Contenders included Hawaii natives Sonny Garcia, Kai Lenny, Ian Walsh, and Billy Kemper. Seven total rounds with four heats per round lasted through the 10-day stretch and the best overcame the fierce winter waters of Oahu’s North Shore. The All-Hawaii final round […]
NBA: Porzingis, Kanter dominate as Knicks sweep past crosstown Rival Nets
By: Norman Castro, EBC Sports International, New York Bureau NEW YORK (Eagle News) — After going 3-4 on their seven-game road trip, the Knicks came back to Madison Square Garden to face the Brooklyn Nets for their fourth and final game against their crosstown rival this season. Kristaps Porzingis’ 28 points and Enes Kanter’s 20 point, 20 rebound performance helped the Knicks dominate against the Nets with a 111-95 victory on Tuesday night. The Knicks […]
NBA: Raptors rebound from loss with three point explosion
LOS ANGELES, United States (AFP) — DeMar DeRozan delivered 35 points and nailed a career-high matching six three pointers as the Toronto Raptors rebounded from Thursday’s loss with an emphatic 130-105 demolition of the Portland Trail Blazers. The Raptors’ statement win on Friday night was not only their sixth consecutive over Portland but it came less than 24 hours after a disappointing 122-119 loss to the Washington Wizards. “When you come off a loss like that you […]
