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WASHINGTON, United States (AFP) — Four-time league MVP LeBron James poured in 57 points for the second-best scoring performance of his career as the Cleveland Cavaliers busted out of a slump with a 130-122 win over the Washington Wizards. James also delivered 11 rebounds and seven assists on Friday for the Cavaliers who shot 56 percent from the field and improved to 4-5 on the season. The 32-year-old American sank 23 of 34 shots, including two three-pointers […]
NEW YORK, United States (AFP) — The New York Jets halted the Buffalo Bills challenge in the AFC East with a 34-21 victory over their divisional rivals at MetLife Stadium on Thursday. Running back Matt Forte rushed for two touchdowns as New York forged into a 31-7 lead that left many Buffalo fans heading for the exits. The Bills staged a late revival when quarterback Tyrod Taylor threw for a touchdown and ran one in himself, but […]
By: Anthony Sevilla, EBC Sports International, Canada Bureau VANCOUVER, CANADA (Eagle News Service) — The two league leaders in points last season in the NHL went head-to-head on Wednesday night. The Edmonton Oilers’ captain Connor McDavid and Pittsburgh Penguins’ captain Sidney Crosby led the league in points with 100 and 89 respectively. In the three NHL matchups between the two stars, the Penguins were 3-0-0 against the Oilers even though Crosby had 0 points in […]
by Elizabeth Broomhall ZHUHAI, China (AFP) — Women’s Tennis Association chief executive Steve Simon said he wants the WTA Finals to become the last event of the season from 2019, meaning a likely swap with the ongoing Elite Trophy in Zhuhai. Simon said the Elite Trophy, which features 12 players ranked roughly from nine to 20, should precede the WTA Finals, the traditional season finale which has the women’s top eight and which finished on Sunday. “Several years […]
LOS ANGELES, United States (AFP) — Klay Thompson scored 27 points as the Golden State Warriors recovered from an early mauling to score a 112-92 victory over the San Antonio Spurs on Thursday. A stormy encounter between the two Western Conference big guns saw Warriors coach Steve Kerr lose his cool on the sidelines before Spurs counterpart Gregg Popovich was ejected late in the game. Popovich was tossed in the fourth quarter after picking up a second […]
VANCOUVER, Canada (Eagle News) — Coming off a thrilling 2-1 overtime loss to the Dallas Stars, the Vancouver Canucks lost their second straight game at Rogers Arena to the New Jersey Devils 2-0, extending the Devils’ winning streak to three games. Both teams were scoreless at the end of the first period with solid goaltending from the Devils’ Cory Schneider and the Canucks’ Jacob Markstrom. The Devils got on the board when Jimmy Hayes […]
NEW YORK, United States (AFP) — Deontay Wilder will have one eye on a future super-fight with Anthony Joshua on Saturday when he defends his World Boxing Council heavyweight title against Canadian challenger Bermane Stiverne in New York. Wilder (38-0, with 37 KOs) faces Stiverne for the second time, two years after winning the title from the 39-year-old in a one-sided unanimous victory in Las Vegas in January 2015. The Canadian earned another crack at […]
LOS ANGELES, United States (AFP) — Houston Texans quarterback Deshaun Watson will miss the rest of the season after tearing knee ligaments during practice, reports said Thursday. Watson, 22, suffered a torn anterior cruciate ligament during a non-contact drill as the Texans prepared to face the Indianapolis Colts on Sunday. An MRI scan confirmed the injury to the rising rookie star, reports said. The news is a cruel blow for Watson, who has lit up […]
By: Anthony Sevilla, EBC Sports International, Canada Bureau VANCOUVER, CANADA (Eagle News) — The New Jersey Devils arrived in Vancouver, British Columbia to take on the Vancouver Canucks at Rogers Arena. The Vancouver Canucks were coming off a thrilling 2-1 Overtime loss at home to the Dallas Stars after winning four straight games while the New Jersey Devils were trying to extend their winning streak to three games. A win here would put the New […]
LOS ANGELES, United States (AFP) — A Cleveland Cavaliers lineup struggling to come together and sustain effort for a full game suffered its fourth consecutive NBA loss on Wednesday, falling 124-107 to visiting Indiana. Every Pacers starter scored in double figures, with Thaddeus Young netting 26 points, Darren Collison adding 25 and Victor Oladipo pouring in 23 as Cleveland (3-5) suffered a fifth loss in six games, the past three by a combined 58 points. “The other […]
LOS ANGELES, United States (AFP) — The Houston Astros won the World Series for the first time on Wednesday, pouncing early in a 5-1 game seven triumph over the Los Angeles Dodgers. George Springer homered again as the Astros roughed up Dodgers starting pitcher Yu Darvish, who endured his second nightmare start of the Series. He surrendered five runs in 1 2/3 innings as the Dodgers fell into a hole the wouldn’t climb out of. A day […]
by Jed Court © Agence France-Presse PARIS, France (AFP) — Rafael Nadal secured the year-end world number one ranking with a 7-5, 6-3 second-round victory over South Korean Hyeon Chung at the Paris Masters on Wednesday. The 16-time Grand Slam champion is the oldest man to finish a season at the top of the rankings at the age of 31, after a year that saw him win the French and US Opens. It is the fourth time the Spaniard, […]
