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LOS ANGELES, United States (AFP) — Cleveland superstar LeBron James became the first player to score 20,000 points in a Cavaliers jersey on Sunday, pouring in 25 in the NBA champions’ 107-91 victory over the Oklahoma City Thunder. James added 14 rebounds and eight assists as the Cavs withstood Russell Westbrook’s 24th triple-double of the season — and his first against Cleveland. Westbrook scored 20 points, grabbed 12 rebounds and handed out 10 assists. But […]
LOS ANGELES, United States (AFP) — One day after he posted his 60th career triple-double, and his 23rd of the season, Oklahoma City Thunder star Russell Westbrook headed the list of NBA All-Star reserves selected by the league’s coaches. Despite his prolific output this season, Westbrook wasn’t voted into the Western Conference starting lineup in polling of fans, media and players. But Westbrook, who earned Most Valuable Player honors in the past two editions of […]
CHICAGO, United States (AFP) — Chicago Bulls stars Dwyane Wade and Jimmy Butler blasted their teammates in the wake of an embarrassing home loss on Wednesday that saw the Atlanta Hawks erase a 10-point fourth-quarter deficit for 119-114 triumph. Butler scored 40 points and Wade added 33, but their efforts went for nothing as the Bulls collapsed down the stretch. “I don’t know if I see enough guys who really want it,” said Wade, who […]
LOS ANGELES, United States (AFP) — Minnesota Timberwolves guard Zach LaVine said Thursday he won’t go for a third straight Slam Dunk crown during the NBA’s All-Star weekend. LaVine won the past two Slam Dunk titles, but won’t compete in New Orleans, giving up the chance to become the first to win the event in three straight years. “I feel like I’ve accomplished everything I could in the dunk contest,” the 21-year-old told reporters on […]
LOS ANGELES, United States (AFP) — Kevin Durant scored 16 of his 33 points in the fourth quarter as the Golden State Warriors rebounded from an upset loss to the Miami Heat with a 113-103 NBA victory over the Hornets in Charlotte on Wednesday. The Warriors trailed by 10 halfway through the third quarter and were down by five going into the final period. But an impeccable finish lifted the Warriors to a league-leading 39th […]
LOS ANGELES, United States (AFP) — Oscar de la Hoya, an Olympic boxing gold medalist turned professional world champion and head of Golden Boy Promotions, was arrested on suspicion of drink driving on Wednesday, authorities said. De La Hoya, 43, was pulled over around 2 a.m. in Pasadena, northeast of downtown Los Angeles, the California Highway Patrol said. “A Land Rover was seen speeding on Del Mar Boulevard west of Arroyo Boulevard with mechanical violations,” […]
LAUSANNE, Switzerland (AFP) -Usain Bolt lost one of his nine Olympic gold medals Wednesday when the International Olympic Committee stripped Jamaica of their 4x100m relay win at the 2008 Beijing Games after Nesta Carter was caught doping. The decision which follows the retesting of hundreds of samples from the Beijing event, means that Bolt, as Carter’s teammate, loses one of the three gold medals he won at that Olympics. Carter was found to have tested positive […]
LOS ANGELES, United States (AFP) — LaMarcus Aldridge scored 21 points as the San Antonio Spurs defeated the Toronto Raptors 108-106 on Tuesday to stay on the heels of the Golden State Warriors at the top of the Western Conference. Aldridge, who also grabbed seven rebounds and two assists, led the scoring as the Spurs notched their fifth win on the trot to improve to 36-9, two games behind the Warriors (38-7). Toronto’s defeat was […]
MANILA, Philippines (AFP) — WBO welterweight world champion Manny Pacquiao said Tuesday the details of his next fight have yet to be determined, despite widespread reports he will face Australian Jeff Horn. Asked in an interview with ABS-CBN television about a Horn fight, Pacquiao, said “not yet done, the negotiation is not yet done”. “We are still negotiating about that. Nothing is really final, the date, who is the opponent. There are a lot of […]
LOS ANGELES, United States (AFP) — Kyrie Irving exploded for 49 points but it was not enough to prevent the Cleveland Cavaliers sinking to a pulsating 124-122 defeat against the New Orleans Pelicans on Monday. Irving almost single-handedly dragged the Cavaliers back into contention with a scintillating 35-point display in the second half, but the Pelicans held on for a memorable win. New Orleans had gone into the game missing injured star Anthony Davis. But […]
MIAMI, United States (AFP) — The Miami Heat withstood a ferocious fourth quarter rally to upset the Golden State Warriors with a 105-102 victory on Monday. Dion Walters led the way with 33 points as Miami notched their fourth consecutive win on the way to ending the Warriors’s seven-game unbeaten run. The Heat were made to sweat for the victory, and came within a whisker of surrendering the initiative after the Warriors put together a […]
MANILA, Philippines (AFP) — WBO welterweight world champion Manny Pacquiao is willing to square up with mixed martial arts star Conor McGregor if his potential superfight with Floyd Mayweather fails to materialize, a spokesman said Sunday. But the Filipino boxing hero-turned-senator stressed that any fight with McGregor would have to be a boxing bout, not an MMA contest. “If McGregor will fight me in boxing, why not? But not in MMA. MMA is much different […]
