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LOS ANGELES, United States (AFP) — New Orleans Pelicans forward Anthony Davis was fined $25,000 for the verbal abuse of a referee that saw him ejected from a game against Minnesota, the NBA said Friday. Davis blew his stack in the Pelicans’ 120-102 loss to the Timberwolves in New Orleans on Wednesday. He was leading New Orleans with 17 points when he was called for an offensive foul in the second quarter and then slapped […]
LOS ANGELES, United States (AFP) — Cleveland Cavaliers guard Iman Shumpert will miss six to eight weeks after surgery on his left knee on Friday, the NBA team said. Shumpert had missed five of the Cavaliers’ last six games because of fluid build-up in his knee. He was re-evaluated on Tuesday by team doctors Richard Parker and James Rosneck and had arthroscopic surgery on Friday. The Vertical reported that the procedure was to repair a […]
LOS ANGELES, United States (AFP) — LeBron James produced a double-double as the Cleveland Cavaliers notched a 10th straight win with victory over the Atlanta Hawks on Thursday. Two days after being ejected for the first time in his career, James was on his best behavior as the Cavs controlled Atlanta to register a 121-114 victory. The win moved Cleveland 15-7 in the Eastern Conference standings while Atlanta fell to 4-17. James finished with 24 points, six […]
MIAMI, United States (AFP) — Former world number one Tiger Woods made a solid return on Thursday in his latest comeback after a 10-month layoff punctuated by back surgery and personal problems. Woods, who has not played since February, fired a three-under-par 69 in the opening round of the Hero World Challenge at Albany Golf Club in the Bahamas. The 41-year-old 14-time major champion carded five birdies and two bogeys in an encouraging first outing since injury […]
LOS ANGELES, United States (AFP) — Stephen Curry scored 13 of his 28 points in overtime as the NBA champion Golden State Warriors edged the Lakers 127-123 in Los Angeles on Wednesday. Curry struggled from three-point range for much of the night, going one-of-seven from beyond the arc before starting overtime with back-to-back three-pointers. That put the Warriors up 115-109, and two days after their shock defeat by the Sacramento Kings, they held on for […]
WASHINGTON, United States (AFP) — The Washington Wizards exploited Philadelphia rookie Ben Simmons’ weakness at the free throw line on Wednesday, but their “hack-a-Ben” strategy failed to produce a win. Trailing by as many as 24 points in the third quarter, the Wizards intentionally fouled Simmons relentlessly in the fourth, sending the 21-year-old Australian to the line 24 times in the quarter — an NBA record. The strategy paid dividends as the Wizards closed to […]
NEW YORK, United States (AFP) — Enes Kanter had 22 points and 14 rebounds to help the New York Knicks down the Miami Heat 115-86 on Wednesday despite losing Kristaps Porzingis early to an ankle injury. Courtney Lee added 17 points for the Knicks, who snapped a three-game losing streak. Kanter and Lee stepped up after star forward Porzingis, the fourth-best scorer in the NBA going into the contest, hurt his right ankle less than […]
LOS ANGELES, United States (AFP) — LeBron James was ejected for the first time in his NBA career on Tuesday, but it didn’t stop his Cleveland Cavaliers from marching to a 108-97 home win against the Miami Heat. James was angered at the lack of a foul call on a drive to the basket on which he came up empty. Shouting, he made a beeline for referee Kane Fitzgerald, who quickly whistled the superstar for […]
LOS ANGELES, United States (AFP) — Los Angeles Clippers forward Blake Griffin has a sprained left knee ligament that could see him sidelined for up to eight weeks, the NBA team said Tuesday. Griffin was hurt in the fourth quarter of the Clippers’ 120-115 victory over the Los Angeles Lakers on Monday. He and teammate Austin Rivers were both scrambling for a loose ball lost by Lakers guard Lonzo Ball. Ball, trying to retrieve the […]
TOKYO, FUKUOKA, Japan (Reuters) — A probe into an assault by a sumo grand champion is threatening to stain the image of Japan’s ancient national sport just as its popularity was recovering from previous scandals and a shrinking fan base. Mongolian “Yokozuna” (grand champion) Harumafuji apologized last week after reports emerged that he had pounded junior wrestler Takanoiwa with his bare fists and a Karaoke remote control while drinking at a restaurant-bar. Police are investigating […]
LOS ANGELES, United States (AFP) — Tobias Harris tallied 31 points as the Detroit Pistons halted the Boston Celtics’ eight-game home win streak with a 118-108 victory in a battle between the two top teams in the Eastern Conference. Andre Drummond posted 26 points, a season-high 22 rebounds and six assists as the Pistons went on a late 13-3 surge to seal the victory and spoil the start of Boston’s five-game homestand. “Tonight was just […]
Reuters — Fifty-five runners set out on Friday (November 24) to run two huge laps around the Union Glacier exploration camp in Antarctica – an ice marathon at temperatures of minus 25 degrees Celsius. Clear and sunny conditions at the camp, about 600 miles (about 965 kilometers) from the South Pole, allowed the runners to cover two laps of 13 miles (about 21 kms) but they were always under observation by the organizers as competitors […]
