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National Basketball Association star LeBron James' property in LA vandalized with racial slur
James had the ideal response to what seemed to be a pretty dense question, considering no team in National Basketball Association playoff history has ever come back from 3-0 deficit to win a series. There's been plenty of dunks in the first quarter of Game 1 . "Uh, well, I mean, are you a smart guy?" "We are both playing at a high level and when you look back on it at the end of the day you'l... [Full Article...]
LeBron's triple-double not nearly enough for Cavaliers
They put you in some tough situations", Coach Lue said of the Warriors after Game 2. In Game 2, the Cavs slashed their turnovers from 20 to 9 and forced the Warriors into making 20 of their own - but still lost the game by 19 points. It's enough to take Draymond Green back to the game on January 17, 2014, when Durant , then a member of the Oklahoma City Thunder, torched the Warriors for 5... [Full Article...]
Warriors dominate Cavs again
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Cleveland shot 3 of 20 on 3s in the first half and 8 for 29 total. After the game James said that despite losing by 19 points, his team played better than in the first meeting. "Klay played so well in Game 1 without shooting well, and to me that usually indicates the ball is going to go in", Kerr said. "You go through certain things in life, and you grow". [Full Article...]
Memory fails Nishikori ahead of Murray reunion
Paris has had its problems too in recent years", said Murray. "I appreciate everyone still coming out to support the tennis and creating a fantastic atmosphere". Karolina Pliskova retursn the ball in her three-set win over Paraguay's Veronica Cepede Royg. But the second seed steadied the ship to go through to the next round winning 2-6, 6-3, 6-4. [Full Article...]
Wawrinka eases into French Open last 16
Stan Wawrinka says he is not anxious about his back problem despite having to undergo treatment during his French Open fourth-round win over Gael Monfils . Cornet's only moment of trouble came from a hard bounce of the ball as it flew under her racket at 30-15 in the final game. John Isner's match with Karen Khachanov and the all-French clash between Gael Monfils and Richard Gasquet ... [Full Article...]
Rafael Nadal notches emphatic first round victory at the French Open
Paire, described prior to their encounter on Court Suzanne Lenglen as a unsafe opponent by Nadal, played with more freedom in a closer second set as the Spaniard's level dropped. Djokovic improved to 56-11 lifetime at Roland Garros, and he moved within three wins of Jimmy Connors for second on the all-time Grand Slam win list with 230. [Full Article...]
Murray, Wawrinka into French Open last 16
Murray then broke Khachanov's opening service game of the third set, before a second break at 4-4 allowed Murray to serve it out after two hours and six minutes of tennis. The 30-year-old said: "It was obviously an important win for me and a big match because Juan, when he's playing well, is one of the best players in the world". [Full Article...]
Lewis Hamilton: Mercedes must solve tyre problem quickly to challenge Vettel
I had better laps than in quali today in the race. Victory for Vettel marks the Ferrari driver's third win in the six races held so far. Hamilton then had to pass the Ferrari driver on track to win his second race of the season. [Full Article...]
Giants lose Morse to concussion following brawl with Nationals
The Nationals slugger, who received a four-game ban Tuesday from Major League Baseball , went 0 for 5 with three strikeouts and twice left the bases loaded. Strickland hit Harper in the face before catching a punch to the head, as teammates rushed onto the field. They then broke apart for a moment before squaring off again. [Full Article...]
Nadal, Djokovic can set up French Open semifinal showdown
The world No 1 continued his progress at Roland Garros with his most dominant display of the tournament so far to book a sixth quarter-final in Paris . However, with just two sets dropped in his four matches to date, the world's best player remainedconfident of maintaining his record of reaching the last four in France every year since his first Wimbledon crown in 2013. [Full Article...]
Borussia Dortmund hires coach Peter Bosz from Ajax
Ajax had lured Bosz away from Israeli side Maccabi Tel Aviv a year ago. The 53-year-old took an extremely young Ajax side to within a point of the Dutch league title and got them to the 2016-17 Europa League Final, which they lost to English side Manchester United. [Full Article...]
New Zealand wins toss, will bowl 1st against England
The Aussies were well on their way to victory against Tigers, reaching 83/1 after 16 overs chasing a target of 183. McCullum led the way with 77 from 25 balls. While the weather forecast for the match in Cardiff looks to allow for the teams to get a game in, should the match be washed out the Black Caps will still have a chance to progress to the semifinals. [Full Article...]
Kei Nishikori in battle mode for QF clash against Andy Murray
Suddenly Andy Murray is looking like the World No.1 again. "The Russian had played some outstanding tennis to oust America's John Isner , but found himself coming up short (which is quite the achievement when you are 6'6") against a rapidly improving Murray. [Full Article...]
Sidney Crosby scores, Malkin shoots yet Penguins lose 4-1 to Preds
Filip Forsberg scored into an empty net at 16:37 of the third period to clinch the series-tying victory for Nashville. The Nashville Predators continued their dominance at home through the playoffs with their eighth win in nine home games, and it was a big one to tie the Stanley Cup Final Series at 2-2. [Full Article...]
LeBron James, Kevin Durant reportedly made hip-hop track together
Durant, the celebrated (and/or ridiculed) off-season acquisition, tallied 33 points, 13 rebounds, six assists, five blocks and three steals in Game 2 , making him the first player ever to post those numbers in a playoff game. Kevin Love had 27 points and Irving 19 on 8-for-23 shooting for Cleveland , which committed just nine turnovers one game after giving the ball away 20 times in the opener. [Full Article...]
South Africa overwhelm Sri Lanka after Hashim Amla hundred creates platform
In the 13th over, South Africa lost their first wicket in the shape of Q de Kock who was caught behind by Dickwella of the bowling of Pradeep after scoring rather a slow innings of 23 runs. At the end of the first powerplay, South Africa managed just 39 runs but most importantly they negotiated the phase without losing a wicket. The Sri Lankans were still steaming when de Villiers finally ch... [Full Article...]
Trump wants to privatize USA air traffic control
One of their key allies has been U.S. Rep. Bill Shuster , R-Pa., who attended Monday's event at the White House and chairs the House Transportation and Infrastructure Committee. "Modernizing the air traffic control system is another great idea, but when it comes to the details, we want to make sure all of the stakeholders are included", Everett said. [Full Article...]
Predators beat Penguins 4-1, even Final at 2-2
Arvidsson scored on a breakaway after Fisher poked the puck ahead to him while he was falling to the ice. Carrie Underwood admitted during the first intermission that she didn't get Fisher, her husband, a birthday present on Monday - holding out hope that a Stanley Cup championship celebration would do the trick in coming days. [Full Article...]
Valverde unveiled as new Barcelona boss
Barcelona Key Player LIONEL MESSI has told Barcelona new coach Ernesto Valverde to sign Pholip Coutinho and Marco Verratti at Nou Camp next season. As well as Messi , Valverde will be working with a number of the world's best footballers at Camp Nou and he was asked how he will manage all the egos which come with having such an elevated status in the game. [Full Article...]
Murray sets up Nishikori clash
He said: 'It was a awful tragedy in London, also in Manchester. Paris has had some problems in the past year or two. "I'm sure everyone will join me in offering our thoughts and prayers to everyone who has been affected". I think I played the best match here in Roland Garros against Carla, which always was a tough match. There was only a light breeze and the temperature was a refreshing 20C... [Full Article...]