NEW YORK -- Before forcing his way to New York, Carmelo Anthony recalled how he marveled at the numbers that Denver Nuggets teammate Allen Iverson had posted in his career. On Sunday night, Anthony joined his former teammate, becoming the sixth youngest to join the NBA's...
CLEVELAND -- LeBron James shot miserably. His passes were errant. He didn't look good doing much other than tossing powder in the air. His homecoming was horrendous. "I didn't press," James said, dismissing nerves as a factor. "I didn't do much." James struggled from the start in his...
MONACO (AP) — Jamaican discus thrower Traves Smikle has received a two-year suspension for doping. The International Association of Athletics Federations (IAAF) says Smikle's ban will last until June 21, 2015. The sanction began from the date of his positive test for a banned substance at the...
LOS ANGELES -- After Lakers rookie Julius Randle left his NBA debut strapped to a wheeled stretcher with a broken right leg, every player at Staples Center gained a sober perspective on the season opener. Even ex-teammates Kobe Bryant and Dwight Howard realized their shouting match...
JOHANNESBURG, South Africa (CMC) — Four of the players who controversially quit the recent tour of India have signed contracts to play in South Africa's Ram Slam Twenty20 League. ODI captain Dwayne Bravo, Windies T20 skipper Darren Sammy, along with Kieron Pollard, and Andre Russell have...