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by Jim Slater Agence France Presse OAKLAND, United States (AFP) — Kevin Durant’s first trip to the NBA Finals ended with him watching LeBron James celebrate his first title as Miami downed Oklahoma City for the 2012 crown. Now five years later and with two different clubs, both superstars are back in the finals, Durant still seeking his first title and James again blocking the path. Durant and the Golden State Warriors will be favored […]
by Jim Slater Agence France Presse OAKLAND, United States (AFP) — LeBron James has the Cleveland Cavaliers poised for a championship repeat in his seventh consecutive NBA Finals while Kevin Durant has sparked a historic Golden State playoff run in search of his first title. The epic squads collide in an unprecedented third consecutive NBA Finals starting Thursday at Oakland, with the host Warriors an oddsmakers favorite in the hotly anticipated best-of-seven showdown against a […]
Miami Heat team president Pat Riley expressed hopes Chris Bosh could play in the upcoming NBA season. Bosh didn’t play this season because of his problem with blood clots. According to Riley, if playing did not pose a health risk to the player, he hoped he could return to the basketball court. He said Bosh could be like some athletes who play despite them having diagnosed with certain diseases. Bosh is set to become a […]
WASHINGTON, United States (AFP) — Golf superstar Tiger Woods was arrested Monday in Florida on suspicion of driving under the influence of alcohol or drugs, according to records from the Palm Beach County Sheriff’s Office. The 14-time major champion was booked into the Palm Beach County jail on Monday at 7:18 am (1118 GMT) after he was arrested by police in Jupiter, Florida. He was released on his own recognizance at 10:50 am according to […]
MIAMI, United States (AFP) — Tiger Woods apologized on Monday for his driving under the influence arrest, insisting that alcohol was not involved in the late-night incident. In a statement sent to USA Today, Woods, who was pulled over by police in Florida in the early hours of Monday, blamed the incident on a bad reaction to prescription medication. “I understand the severity of what I did and I take full responsibility for my actions,” […]
SAN FRANCISCO, United States (AFP) — Golden State Warriors coach Steve Kerr on Monday ruled himself out of being on the bench for Game 1 of the NBA Finals against the Cleveland Cavaliers, but said he could return at some point in the series. Kerr has been absent from the Golden State bench for 10 straight playoff games as he deals with complications from 2015 back surgery. “I’m not ready to coach yet,” Kerr said […]
DONINGTON PARK, United Kingdom (Reuters) — Kawasaki driver Jonathan Rea won the second race at Donington Park on Sunday (May 28) to extend his overall lead over teammate Tom Sykes in the championship. Sykes, who won the race on Saturday (May 28), came in second position and now trails Rea by 55 points in the overall standings. Rea crashed out of the race on Saturday, allowing his rivals to slightly reduce his staggering overall lead. […]
INDIANAPOLIS, United States (AFP) — When the moment came, Takuma Sato seized it, and was rewarded with one of auto racing’s grandest prizes. Sato became the first Japanese driver to win the Indianapolis 500 on Sunday, holding off three-time winner Helio Castroneves of Brazil to do it. Sato had toiled for two weeks at Indianapolis in the shadow of temporary Andretti Autosport teammate Fernando Alonso — the two-time Formula One world champion taking time out […]
WASHINGTON, United States (AFP) — Schedule for the 2017 NBA Finals, the best-of-seven championship series between the reigning champion Cleveland Cavaliers and the Golden State Warriors: Thursday, June 1 – Cleveland Cavaliers at Golden State Warriors Sunday, June 4 – Cleveland Cavaliers at Golden State Warriors Wednesday, June 7 – Golden State Warriors at Cleveland Cavaliers Friday, June 9 – Golden State Warriors at Cleveland Cavaliers Monday, June 12 – Cleveland Cavaliers at Golden State […]
LOS ANGELES, United States (AFP) — The Cleveland Cavaliers, fueled by another milestone night for Lebron James, powered into a third straight NBA Finals meeting with the Golden State Warriors with a dominant 135-102 win over the Celtics in Boston on Thursday. The reigning champion Cavaliers wrapped up a 4-1 victory over the Celtics in the best-of-seven Eastern Conference finals. For the third straight year they will face the Golden State Warriors in the championship […]
LOS ANGELES, United States (AFP) — The Golden State Warriors still don’t know if they’ll have head coach Steve Kerr back for the NBA Finals as he continues to contend with complications from back surgery. “Right now he’s doing everything but coaching, but right now he’s not able to coach,” general manager Bob Myers said Thursday. “I wish could say he was, and I’m sure he wishes he could, as well, but that’s where we […]
LOS ANGELES, United States (AFP) — Cleveland superstar Lebron James surpassed NBA icon Michael Jordan as the league’s all-time playoff scoring leader on Thursday in the Cavaliers’ Eastern Conference finals game against the Celtics in Boston. With a three-pointer in the third quarter James, 32, took his total of playoff points to 5,989 — two more than Jordan’s 5,987. He entered the contest needing 28 points to surpass Jordan. Jordan, who led the Chicago Bulls to […]
