- MIAMI: The Miami Heat and LeBron James begin an all-or-nothing campaign for an NBA title while defending champion Dallas Mavericks and Kirk Nowitzki face a tough start to the opening weekend of the playoffs. Second seed Miami (46-20) host the New York Knicks (36-30) and high-scoring Carmelo...
- The Los Angeles Clippers enjoyed a stunning c ome-from-behind victory over Memphis in the first round of the NBA playoffs on Sunday but it came at a high price as forward Caron Butler suffered a broken left hand and could miss 4-6 weeks....
- Veteran Filipino tennis player Marvin Espina parlayed his experience into an easy 6-1, 6-1 victory over Bassam Khoury in a headline Class A singles first round match in the 33rd BSF Desert Classic Tennis Tournament at the InterContinental courts in the City Center....
- BALTIMORE: Josh Hamilton became the 16th player to hit four home runs in a game, launching a quartet of two-run drives against three pitchers in a history-making performance that carried the Texas Rangers to a 10-3 win over the Baltimore Orioles on Tuesday night.Hamilton homered off Jake Arrieta...
- The Indian heat is searing in the gym when the power goes out. A physio hurries over with an emergency lamp and boxing star MC Mary Kom resumes battering the punchbag.It’s hardly an ideal training session for an Olympic hopeful, but then glory never came easily for Kom.From her beginnings as a...
- NEW YORK: Andy Pettitte made his much-anticipated return to the Yankees on Sunday, getting lavished with adoration while pitching into the seventh inning despite giving up a pair of two-run homers in New York’s 6-2 loss to the Seattle Mariners.Nearly lost amid the excitement over Pettitte’s first...
- ARLINGTON, Texas: Kendrys Morales had a pinch-hit, tiebreaking sacrifice fly in the seventh inning to lead the Los Angeles Angels to a 4-2 win over the Texas Rangers on Saturday.C.J. Wilson worked into the sixth for the Angels after becoming the first major leaguer in 11 seasons to start...
- OKLAHOMA CITY: For the second time in less than a week, Kobe Bryant and the Los Angeles Lakers must figure out how to fight back after a humbling loss.Bryant responded the first time by calling out his teammates for lackluster effort.It might not be so simple this time.Russell Westbrook had 27...
- BOSTON: Jon Lester pitched his second complete game of the season and Daniel Nava and Kelly Shoppach each homered, leading the Boston Red Sox to a 6-1 victory over the Seattle Mariners on Monday.David Ortiz and Adrian Gonzalez added consecutive RBI doubles for the Red Sox, who won their fourth...
- TORONTO: Blue Jays third baseman Brett Lawrie slammed his batting helmet to the ground and it ricocheted into plate umpire Bill Miller as the ninth inning turned nasty Tuesday in Toronto’s 4-3 loss to Tampa Bay....
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