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JR Smith opens up on NBA Finals

Golden State brought a 3-1 lead back west but then took the floor without Green, who was suspended for accumulation of flagrant foul points, and couldn't stop ...

Warriors fighting for NBA championship in Game 5

James had just become the first player in NBA history to average a triple-double in the NBA Finals after scoring 41 points with 13 rebounds and eight assists...

Cavaliers, Warriors will get physical as NBA Finals tension boils

The Warriors lead the best-of-seven series 3-1 but missed a chance to clinch with a 137-116 loss Friday at Cleveland, the more intense and physical Cavaliers ...

Land Rover Bar Move Closer To America's Cup Final

The New Zealanders' decision to opt for pedal power - cyclists powering their systems rather than the traditional hand grinders - was controversial but appears ...

Will Power : Racing star wins chaotic Texas Indy Car shoot-out

But I guess races like this, at one point in the race you're going to get mad at somebody. Despite the crash, Dixon finished ninth and retained the unofficial...

Golden State reclaims title with a most Warriors-like run

Last year, the Warriors returned home to Game 5 with a similar 3-1 lead but were playing without suspended forward Draymond Green and didn't have the luxury...

Sunday WC qualifying review: Spain edge to victory

The Spaniards stayed in control of Group G thanks to first-half goals from David Silva and Diego Costa . The visitors were 2-0 up and cruising but left the...

Can LeBron's Cavs Come Back From Another 3-1 Finals Deficit?

Golden State coach Steve Kerr wanted the Warriors to be more anxious, ready and eager in Game 5 after their 137-116 loss in Game 4 . Irving hit 15-of-27 ...

LeBron has no plans of playing in 3-on-3 Olympic tournament

I probably won't be part of the 3-on-3". "I think it's great for basketball", LeBron said . For now, we can only dream of what a team comprised of Michael,...

Warriors clinch National Basketball Association title to continue golden age

Bouncing back from a Game 4 thrashing that saw Cleveland opening up the game with 49 points in the first quarter and 86 first-half points overall, both the most...

'Jeopardy!' trolls Durant's decision to join Warriors with savage clue

But while it is a ready-made plot - complete with an endless series of 3-1 jokes the Internet has reveled in since last year's Finals ended - the truth is that ...

Messi and Barca congratulate NBA champions Warriors

Much of the work on that will fall to Cavs guard Kyrie Irving . "It hurts man, it just hurts", Kevin Durant muttered as he was slouched over the micropho...

Watch Kevin Durant, LeBron James Embrace After Historic NBA Finals Performances

Durant did indeed join a ready-made contender by teaming up with two-time reigning league MVP Stephen Curry on a team that won it all in 2015 and was runne...

Arsenal join race for £50m-rated Real Madrid star

Rodriguez only made 13 La Liga starts for Real Madrid under Zinedine Zidane last season. The Italian boss is understood to have told Spanish duo Diego Cost...

Fendrich on Tennis: Watch out for Ostapenko at Wimbledon

Jelena Ostapenko kept giving her best all the time against Simona Halep today in the Roland Garros final, also when she was down 6-4 3-0. The Championship wo...

Warriors' Green will be on the court for this Game 5

LeBron had a game-high 41 points, plus 13 rebounds and eight assists He averaged a triple-double for the series and carried the Cavaliers for long stretches. ...

Beaver County native McKay chosen No. 4 by Rays in MLB Draft

A three-time All-American and three-time John Olerud Two-Way Player of the Year, McKay has been a star since he arrived on U of L's campus. The 21-year-old McKa...

How The Golden State Warriors Won Their Second NBA Title

Durant has been criticized occasionally in his career for struggling in the biggest of moments, but he has been devastating in these NBA Finals . It was fitt...

James spectacular again, but his efforts not enough for Cavs

This year, however, there were no mistakes as the Warriors beat the Cavs 129-120 to win the series 4-1, only dropping one game throughout the entire playoffs....

Tim Donaghy Believes NBA Will Instruct Referees To Extend NBA Finals

He points to the ridiculous money ESPN paid for the rights to broadcast National Basketball Association games. However, given the way Game 4 was officiated so m...

Cavs, Warriors expect 'brawl' of a Game Five

In four games, James is averaging 31 points per game on 54% shooting, 38% from three-point range, with almost 12 rebounds and 10 assists per game. In a game l...

LeBron James dunks over Kevin Durant in Game 5

With their backs against the proverbial wall, facing the prospect of being swept out of the 2017 NBA Finals , the Cavaliers played the best game of the seaso...

Durant's non-foul looms large in Warriors' game-deciding run

Durant drove left, right and down the middle, knocked down three-pointers, dished and dunked in Game 5 of the best-of-seven series. LeBron James scored 41 p...

Liverpool in last ditch Oxlade-Chamberlain approach

Oxlade-Chamberlain added: "He [Mbappe] really is a quality player. We've got a really good chance to build something special from the moment moving forward, so ...

Warriors fans celebrate National Basketball Association title with rowdy street party

Irving definitely left everyone out on the floor in Game 4 of the NBA Finals, which the Cavaliers won, 137-116, and forced a Game 5 at Oracle Arena tonight....

Arsenal yet to make offer to me - Mahrez

The Daily Mirror claim that Spurs have turned down the chance to sign Mahrez , while Juventus, Chelsea and Arsenal remain interested in the 26-year-old. ...

Warriors beat Cavaliers to win NBA Finals

Stephen Curry added 34 points, 10 assists, six rebounds and three steals as Golden State closed out its second title in three years after squandering a 3-1 le...

NBA Champs! Warriors defeat Cavs in Game 5 to win title

That meeting in the Hamptons last July that delivered Kevin Durant to the Golden State Warriors always felt like a move that would change the National Basket...

India's retail inflation rate drops to 2.18%, the lowest since 2012

The mining output rose by 4.2 per cent and that for electricity generation edged higher by 5.4 per cent. The consumer price inflation decelerated to 2.18 percen...

Local spelling bee competitor fails to make final round

Weeded down from a starting field of 291 contestants on Wednesday in the 90th national Bee, the finalists face off at Gaylord National Resort and Convention Cen...