OAKLAND -- It was late, even for the West Coast, when the Houston Rockets finally exhaled. The Rockets earned a thrilling, pulse-pounding, you-needed-to-stay-up-late-for-this, 132-127 double overtime victory over the Golden State Warriors on Thursday night. It ended the Rockets' eight-game losing streak against the Warriors and...
CLEVELAND -- Upon arriving at Quicken Loans Arena, the Cavaliers received commemorative watches, the latest gifts to celebrate their NBA championship. The Los Angeles Clippers then handed them a second straight loss. J.J. Redick scored 23 points, Blake Griffin matched a career high with 11 assists and...
OAKLAND, Calif. -- LeBron James cradled the shiny gold trophy and struggled to sum up what might be his sweetest championship yet, the one he is so proudly bringing home to his native northeast Ohio just as he promised to do when he returned to...
[caption id="attachment_15528" align="alignleft" width="300"] Rescue and forensic teams recover the bodies of victims of the LAMIA airlines charter that crashed in the mountains of Cerro Gordo, municipality of La Union, Colombia, on November 29, 2016 carrying members of the Brazilian football team Chapecoense Real.[/caption] LA UNION,...
TOKYO, Japan (AP) — Hoping to avoid last-minute financial pressures, Japanese officials said Wednesday they are determined to keep total costs of the 2020 Tokyo Olympics Games below 2 trillion yen (US$18 billion) after a three-day debriefing from organisers of the Rio de Janeiro Games. Rio...