NBA roundup: Mavericks snap Nets’ eight-game win streak

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Luka Doncic scored 27 points and the visiting Dallas Mavericks pulled away in the second half for a 115-98 victory on Saturday night over the Brooklyn...

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Stephen Curry scores 57 points in loss to Mavs

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Stephen Curry won his individual duel with Luka Doncic but the host Dallas Mavericks captured the team competition over the Golden State Warriors in a...

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NBA roundup: 76ers’ Tobias Harris hits game-winner vs. Lakers

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Tobias Harris knocked down a 12-foot jumper with 2.4 seconds remaining to lift the host Philadelphia 76ers past the Los Angeles Lakers 107-106 on Wedn...

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NBA roundup: Sixers slip past Heat in OT

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Joel Embiid scored 35 of his 45 points in the second half and overtime to lift the host Philadelphia 76ers past the Miami Heat 137-134 on Tuesday. Em...

‘We live in two Americas’, LeBron James says, after Capitol siege

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Los Angeles Lakers forward LeBron James said the violent mob of President Donald Trump’s supporters forcing their way into the U.S. Capitol showed t...

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Lakers hope to visit Biden at White House

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The Los Angeles Lakers hope to become the first NBA champions to visit the White House since 2016 when president elect Joe Biden takes office. ...

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LeBron extends double-digit scoring streak to 1,000 games

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Los Angeles Lakers star LeBron James celebrated his 36th birthday in style on Wednesday by extending his streak of scoring 10 points or more to 1,000 ...

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NBA Finals Game 1 draws lowest TV rating in history

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Despite featuring the duo of LeBron James and Anthony Davis, and having two major-market teams playing in the Los Angeles Lakers and Miami Heat, Game ...

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NBA legend Kobe Bryant and daughter among nine killed in helicopter crash

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Kobe Bryant, one of the NBA’s all-time greatest players and an athlete of global renown, was killed at age 41 on Sunday in a helicopter crash near L...

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Raptors beat Warriors to win first NBA title

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The Toronto Raptors delivered Canada its first NBA title with a 114-110 victory over the two-time defending champion Golden State Warriors on Thursday...

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Curry show in vain as Raptors overpower Warriors

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The Toronto Raptors edged back ahead in the NBA Finals series with a 123-109 victory over the injury-ravaged Golden State Warriors. After conceding...

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Kane fires Spurs into Champions League as Chelsea’s charge falters

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Harry Kane fired Tottenham Hotspur into next season's Champions League as Chelsea faltered in a 1-1 draw at home to Huddersfield on Wednesday that sec...

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Durant steers Warriors past Spurs, Sixers advance

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Kevin Durant scored 25 points as the Golden State Warriors powered into the Western Conference playoff semi-finals with a 4-1 series victory over the ...

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Spurs on brink of elimination after emotional loss

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Kevin Durant scored 26 points as the Golden State Warriors beat San Antonio 110-97 to take a 3-0 lead over the Spurs who were playing with heavy heart...

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Westbrook reaches triple ton, Raptors recover

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Russell Westbrook snared the 100th triple-double of his career on Tuesday as the Oklahoma City Thunder closed in on a playoff berth with a 119-107 def...

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Kane rescues Spurs with late winner at Palace

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  Harry Kane struck late to secure Tottenham Hotspur’s 1-0 victory at Crystal Palace on Sunday that moved Mauricio Pochettino's side into th...

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Cavs star James opposes playoff changes

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Cleveland Cavaliers superstar LeBron James thinks the NBA playoffs format is just fine, and talk of tweaking it is misguided. "I think our league h...

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Eriksen stuns United as Chelsea crash to Bournemouth

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  Tottenham's Christian Eriksen scored within 11 seconds on Wednesday to overshadow Alexis Sanchez's Premier League debut for Manchester Unite...

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LeBron picks Durant, Irving for All-Star Game

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LeBron James will play alongside Golden State Warriors star Kevin Durant and former team-mate Kyrie Irving in next month's NBA All-Star Game, it was r...

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Irving sparks as Celtics halt losing streak

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Kyrie Irving scored 20 points as the Boston Celtics snapped their four-game losing streak with a convincing 113-102 win over the Los Angeles Clippers ...

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