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LOS ANGELES, United States (AFP) — Los Angeles Clippers coach Doc Rivers has been relieved of his duties as president of basketball operations, allowing him to focus on coaching duties, team owner Steve Ballmer said Friday. Ballmer said Lawrence Frank, the team’s executive vice president, will assume responsibility for basketball operations. Frank also will oversee general manager Dave Wohl. Both Rivers, 55, and Frank, 46, will report directly to the owner. “Doc knows how to […]
PARIS, France (AFP) — Brazilian superstar Neymar was expected in the French capital early Friday, promising to bring glory to Paris Saint-Germain after signing a world record transfer deal with the ambitious Qatari-owned club. The 25-year-old forward doubled the previous record fee with his 222 million euro ($264 million) move from Barcelona and will earn a reported 30 million euros ($35.5 million) a year under the new deal. “I am extremely happy to join Paris […]
LOS ANGELES, United States (AFP) — NBA star Stephen Curry got off to a rocky start but then held his own Thursday in his professional golf debut, shooting a four-over 74 in the first round of the Web.com Tour’s Ellie Mae Classic. The two-time NBA Most Valuable Player, who in June helped the Golden State Warriors to their second NBA title in three seasons, is playing the event on a sponsor’s exemption. Curry stood 11 […]
KUALA, Lumpur (Reuters) — In the middle of a sprawling construction site, over a dozen young Malaysian men, sporting ice skates and protective gear, descend onto an indoor skating rink to do their morning drills amid a mist of condensation. They’re in equatorial Malaysia, where it is summer all year long, and training flat out for the debut of winter sports at the biennial Southeast Asian (SEA) Games, which will be hosted by their home country […]
CLAIREFONTAINE, France (Reuters) — Brazilian forward Neymar could become the most expensive transfer in history if he signs a deal with Paris St Germain. Media reports suggest the Barcelona forward is in Doha to meet Paris St Germain’s Qatari owners before undergoing a medical. European media report the club could pay as much as 222 million euros for Neymar. Paul Pogba’s move from Juventus to Manchester United in 2016 is the most expensive transfer to […]
By: Jay Rosquites, EBC Sports International, Florida Bureau July 29, 2017 (Tampa, FL) – In what would be the tie-breaker for the season, the match between the Tampa Mayhem and the Jacksonville Axemen would also end up being a playoff battle to find out who would advance to the USARL Southeast Conference finals. The Axemen were on the board first, 6-0 at the 14-minute mark. With 27 minutes left to go in the first half, […]
LOS ANGELES, United States (AFP) — Former NBA star Lamar Odom opened up on the Players’ Tribune on Thursday about the roller-coaster of cocaine addiction that left him comatose and close to death after a Nevada brothel binge in 2015. Although he’s sober now, Odom writes on the website that it’s “an every day struggle.” He recalled his shock upon waking in the hospital, having collapsed at the Love Ranch brothel outside Las Vegas. “At […]
LOS ANGELES, United States (AFP) — Cleveland Cavaliers owner Dan Gilbert and general manager Koby Altman downplayed reports of tension between superstar LeBron James and Kyrie Irving Wednesday, but neither confirmed nor denied that Irving had requested a trade. “These things are fluid,” Gilbert said of Irving’s situation at a press conference at the team’s Ohio training facility, Altman’s first since he was confirmed as the team’s new general manager on Monday. Numerous United States […]
WASHINGTON, United States (AFP) — The Cleveland Cavaliers confirmed Tuesday that free agent point guard Derrick Rose, the 2011 NBA Most Valuable Player, had signed a one-year contract with the team. The deal was widely reported on Monday, with multiple media outlets saying Rose had agreed to the veteran minimum salary of $2.1 million. “We are very excited to be able to add a player of Derrick’s caliber and experience to the team,” newly named […]
SAN FRANCISCO, United States (AFP) — The Golden State Warriors announced on Tuesday they had finalized a raft of free agent deals, including Stephen Curry’s contract reportedly worth a whopping $201 million. The Warriors did not release terms of their deals with Curry, Kevin Durant, Andre Iguodala, Shaun Livingston, Zaza Pacuhlia and David West. But Curry’s agent told ESPN back on July 1 that the two-time NBA Most Valuable Player had agreed to terms on […]
By: Rowell Salvado, EBC Sports International, Washington DC Bureau WASHINGTON D.C. (Eagle News) – Known for his antics and his dance moves on the court, the current number 16 in the world, Gael Monfils never disappoints. Even to those just introduced to the sport of tennis would notice that this Frenchman’s game is not the typical textbook style one would expect. Using his athleticism, Monfils is able return the ball from places normally expected to […]
By: Lynn Pence, EBC Sports International, Washington DC Bureau WASHINGTON D.C. (Eagle News) – The Puerto Rican dynamite is not a fresh face in the world of tennis. Monica Puig was born on September 27, 1993 in Puerto Rico and entered the tennis scene in 2007 for her very first match at the Prince Cup. She currently ranks number 69 in the world and has won one singles title during the Women’s Tennis Association […]
