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LOS ANGELES, United States (AFP) — Mixed martial arts star Jon Jones was fined $205,000 and had his fighting license revoked on Tuesday following a hearing in front of the California State Athletic Commission. Ultimate Fighting Championship ace Jones tested positive for the steroid Turinabol following an in-competition test ahead of his win against Daniel Cormier last July. The 30-year-old light-heavyweight was subsequently stripped of his title and his win over Cormier was later declared […]
Tennie Sumague EBC New York Bureau NEW YORK (Eagle News) – The New York Knicks offense flowed in the first half as the team was in sync with the mighty Golden State Warriors at halftime as Lance Thomas’ buzzer-beater three gave the Knicks a one-point lead. Then it was “Curry” time and the rest of the game was history in favor of the defending NBA champions. The Warriors 16-2 run overwhelmed the deflated and youthful […]
LOS ANGELES, United States (AFP) — Anthony Davis carried New Orleans on his back on Monday, scoring a season-high 53 points, grabbing 18 rebounds and blocking five shots as the Pelicans overpowered the struggling Phoenix Suns 125-116. Davis has spearheaded the Pelicans’ attack during a six-game winning streak — one of their longest in recent years — and over that time he is averaging more than 40 points a game. Jrue Holiday scored 20 points […]
PARIS, France (AFP) — Paris Saint-Germain forward Neymar suffered a sprained ankle and a fractured metatarsal when he was stretchered off against Marseille on Sunday, the Ligue 1 leaders announced on Monday. The Brazilian, who signed in a world-record move from Barcelona last year, now faces a fight to be fit for the Champions League last-16 second leg against Real Madrid at the Parc des Princes on March 6. PSG trail in the tie after […]
LOS ANGELES, United States (AFP) — LaMarcus Aldridge led the offensive attack in the paint and Danny Green shot the lights out from a long distance as the San Antonio Spurs beat the Cleveland Cavaliers 110-94 on Sunday. Aldridge finished with 27 points and Green chipped in 22 as the Spurs snapped a four-game losing skid. Green missed Friday’s loss to Denver with food poisoning but on Sunday he delivered the perfect side dish to […]
Tennie Sumague EBC New York Bureau NEW YORK (Eagle News) – You can call Kyrie Irving Mr. Third Quarter. Irving scored 15 of his 31 points in the third as the Celtics dominated with a 121-112 victory over the Knicks at Madison Square Garden Saturday night. It was the final regular season matchup between the two Atlantic Division rivals, where Boston won three out of four against New York. Irving added nine rebounds and eight […]
By Vivem Soriano Eagle News Service Jayson Castro scored on a difficult floater with 12 seconds left in the game to stave off a late rally by Japan and to lift the Philippines to a frantic 89-84 win at the Mall of Asia Arena in Pasay. Gilas Pilipinas improved to 3-1 while Japan is still winless at 0-4 and drops to the bottom of Group B of the 2019 FIBA World Cup Asian Qualifiers. Only […]
MIAMI, United States (AFP) — Tiger Woods was in the thick of things Friday after a one-over par 71 at windy PGA National left him four shots off the Honda Classic halfway lead held by Luke List and Jamie Lovemark. Former world number one Woods, playing the third tournament of his latest comeback bid, shook off an early bogey with two birdies on the front nine. He had moved into the top 10 with five pars to […]
PYEONGCHANG, South Korea (AFP) — The showdown for the women’s figure skating title reaches its climax at the Pyeongchang Olympics on Friday while the top teams in men’s ice hockey battle for a place in the final. Here are the highlights of day 14: Figure skating Russian rivals Alina Zagitova and Evgenia Medvedeva take their battle for Olympic gold to a final showdown. The two teenagers representing the Olympic Athletes of Russia (OAS) are friends […]
(Eagle News) — The Philippines fell to second place in the group stages of the Fiba World Cup qualifiers after it was defeated by Australia on Thursday. With their 16-point win over the white shirts, 84-68, the Boomers effectively ended Gilas’ unbeaten run. But it didn’t seem like the Philippines was headed for the loss in the beginning. Gilas had a hot start, taking the advantage midway through the second quarter. The Boomers, however, suddenly […]
LOS ANGELES, United States (AFP) — Cleveland Cavaliers superstar LeBron James thinks the NBA playoffs format is just fine, and talk of tweaking it is misguided. “I think our league has been built the right way as far as when it comes to the post-season,” James said Wednesday after the Cavaliers’ first practice since the All-Star break. Western Conference teams have won three of the last four NBA titles, the Cavaliers the only Eastern interlopers […]
LOS ANGELES, United States (AFP) — San Antonio star forward Kawhi Leonard is still battling injury and Spurs coach Gregg Popovich said Wednesday he’d “be surprised” to see him return this season. “On Kawhi, I’d be surprised if he returns this season,” Popovich told reporters as the Spurs returned to practice in the wake of the NBA’s All-Star break. “There are only X number of games left in the season and he’s still not ready to go,” […]
