Cavs coach Lue says Celtics more hard to defend than Warriors
James is the new National Basketball Association all-time leading scorer in the postseason and is headed to the Finals for the seventh consecutive year as an Eastern Conference champion because of the Cavs' 135-102 win over Boston in Game 5.
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Real Madrid a point from title after Celta Vigo win
The club issued an emotional open letter to supporters the day after the end of their European adventure which pledged to "carry on together, let's keep on dreaming". Ronaldo should have completed yet another hat-trick when he somehow managed to fire wide with the goal gaping before he was replaced with six minutes remaining.
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Tiger Wood arrested for Drink-driving
An arrest report was not immediately available on Monday. This is not the first time Woods has made headlines away from the golf course. CNN has reached out to Woods' representative but has not heard back. In an update Friday on his website, Woods said the fusion surgery provided instant relief and he hasn't "felt this good in years". I can't twist for another two and a half to three months.
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ICC Champions Trophy: Ben Stokes set for scan on troublesome knee
For all the 25-year-old's power strokeplay - as exemplified in his blistering 79-ball 101 featuring 11 fours and three sixes during England's two-run win in the second one-day global against South Africa at Southampton on Saturday - Stokes's batting is based on a sound straight drive.
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Novak Djokovic off to good start at French Open
Arch-rival Rafael Nadal launched his quest for a record 10th French Open title with a 6-1, 6-4, 6-1 win over Frenchman Benoit Paire yesterday. Djokovic , who turned 30 last Monday, will now pick the brains of Agassi before taking on compatriot Janko Tipsarevic or Joao Sousa in round two.
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Cavaliers not taking Game 5 closeout opportunity for granted
Kyrie Irving came up with one of the best games of his career as he went for 42 points on 15-of-22 shooting, including 21 points on 9-of-10 from the field in the third quarter alone. The circumstances were different and the primary architect of the comeback was Irving instead of James, but Cleveland fighting back from 16 points down was in some ways reminiscent of the 26-point half-time deficit they erased in Game Three of their first-round series against the Indiana Pacers.
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Tiger Woods arrested in Florida for DUI
The legendary golfer was taken into custody at 3 a.m. Palm Beach County Jail records indicted that he was released from custody at 10:50 a.m. He was arrested by the Palm Beach County Police near his home in Jupiter , Florida . Among the women he has been paired with are Olympic skier Lindsey Vonn and billionaire Chris Cline, as well as cocktail waitresses Jaimee Grubbs, Julie Postle and Jamie Jungers; porn actress Holly Sampson, New York party girl Cori Rist and Perkins waitress ...
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Mumbai clinch third IPL title in last-ball finish
Mumbai registered 1 run win over Rising Pune Supergiant to lift up IPL trophy. Australian fast bowler Mitchel Johnson was the most successful for Mumbai with figures of 3/26, while young pacer Jasprit Bumrah also played a crucial role, returning figures of 26/2 in four excellent overs.
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Chelsea's Antonio Conte: Moses is 'an honest player'
Arsenal's Alex Oxlade-Chamberlain has insisted he did not have his heart in his mouth, when Victor Moses went down in the box during their 2-1 win over Chelsea in the FA Cup final last Saturday. Conte refused to confirm that he wants striker Costa to stay at Stamford Bridge next season. "He is [upset] but it is important that the group pick him up, for him as well", Terry said at Wembley.
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Comfortable wins for Djokovic, Nadal at French Open
Should he do so, the 30-year-old Spaniard would become the first man to win 10 titles at any single Grand Slam event. Nine-time French Open champion Rafael Nadal , the favourite for the men's title, beat Benoit Paire 6-1, 6-4, 6-1 to move into the second round in Paris .
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Mourinho: Griezmann? Woodward knows who I want
There are lots of poets in football but poets, they don't win many titles. Earlier yesterday, Rooney's worldwide career looked over after he was left out of the squad for next month's World Cup qualifier against Scotland and a friendly in France.
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Kyrie Irving urged LeBron James to embrace surpassing Michael Jordan
Stevens has received plenty of praise from the Cavaliers for the way the Celtics have shifted since Thomas' injury. But they also showed how badly they need him. Thomas had his front tooth knocked out in Game 1 of the conference semifinals against Washington, but it was a lingering hip injury he aggravated later in the series against the Wizards that would end his season prematurely.




