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by Jim SLATER Agence France Presse OAKLAND, United States (AFP) — Kevin Durant scored 38 points and Stephen Curry added 28 as the Golden State Warriors defeated defending champion Cleveland 113-91 in Thursday’s NBA Finals opener, matching the league’s longest playoff win streak. Pushing their record unbeaten playoff start to 13-0, the Warriors seized a 1-0 edge in the best-of-seven championship series, which continues Sunday in Oakland before shifting to Cleveland for games three and four. […]
by Jim SLATER Agence France Presse OAKLAND, United States (AFP) — Cleveland playmaker LeBron James and Golden State star Kevin Durant have been chasing greatness as friendly rivals throughout their NBA careers, but now they are on a collision course. Defending champion Cleveland meets Golden State for an unprecedented third consecutive NBA Finals game starting Thursday, with James seeking his fourth crown in his seventh consecutive finals appearance and eighth overall, and Durant still yearning […]
by Jim Slater Agence France Presse OAKLAND, United States (AFP) — Confident and assertive, Cleveland Cavaliers forward Kevin Love has found his scoring touch just when the defending NBA champions need it most — in an NBA Finals rematch with Golden State. Cleveland superstars LeBron James and Kyrie Irving will go head-to-head against Golden State’s Kevin Durant and Stephen Curry in much-anticipated head-to-head matchups in the best-of-seven showdown that starts Thursday. But Love figures to […]
OAKLAND, United States (Reuters) – LeBron James, Stephen Curry and Kevin Durant spoke to the media on Wednesday (May 31) ahead of Thursday’s opening game of the NBA Finals. The season that has had little in the way of drama will come to a gripping close over the next two weeks, when two familiar foes fittingly battle in the finals for an unprecedented third consecutive year. James and the Cleveland Cavaliers are four wins away […]
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 […]
(Eagle News) – Mahigit 400 Pilipinong atleta ang ipapadala para lumahok sa 29th Southeast Asian Games ngayong taon. Ayon ito sa inisyal na listahan na inilabas ng Philippine Olympic Committee (POC). Hinihintay na lamang na mabuo ang final roster ng indoor hockey at ng men’s at women’s volleyball squads para ganap na makumpleto ang listahan. Ayon sa komite, ang mga kalahok na Filipino athletes ay sasabak sa 255 events mula sa kabuuang 405 featured events na idaraos […]
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 […]
TOKYO, Japan (Reuters) – Former world number one golfer Ai Miyazato said on Monday (May 29) that she would retire at the end of this season, saying that she had been struggling to maintain her motivation for years although her life as a pro had been a happy one. The Okinawan-born Miyazato, 31 and a nine-time winner on the LPGA tour, told a Tokyo news conference that she had decided last summer that this season […]
