Credit to Author: Gord Kurenoff| Date: Fri, 06 Sep 2019 22:38:01 +0000
OPINION: Andreescu wants nothing more Saturday than to prove her 19-minute walkover win against an injured Williams in the Rogers Cup in Toronto last month is not the only way she can beat the 23-time Grand Slam singles champion
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Credit to Author: Tempo Desk| Date: Tue, 20 Aug 2019 08:56:33 +0000
LOS ANGELES (AFP) – Dwight Howard has been given permission by the Memphis Grizzlies to talk with the Los Angeles Lakers, who are seeking a center after a knee injury to DeMarcus Cousins, according to reports. ESPN, USA Today and sports website The Athletic say the Grizzlies have approved talks between the Lakers and Howard, […]
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Credit to Author: Gord Kurenoff| Date: Fri, 16 Aug 2019 21:22:38 +0000
OPINION: No matter what remains for Serena Williams, the image of Bianca Andreescu — half of the 23-time Grand Slam singles champion’s age — comforting her at her chair on court will be a moment etched in time
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Credit to Author: Tempo Desk| Date: Fri, 16 Aug 2019 09:10:43 +0000
LOS ANGELES (AFP) – Injury-nagged Los Angeles Lakers center DeMarcus Cousins could miss the entire 2019-20 NBA season with a torn left knee ligament, his agent told ESPN on Thursday. In a major setback for a team that added star big man Anthony Davis to four-time NBA Most Valuable Player LeBron James, Cousins suffered the […]
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Credit to Author: Tempo Desk| Date: Tue, 13 Aug 2019 05:00:04 +0000
LOS ANGELES (AFP) – Kyle Lowry of the NBA champion Toronto Raptors has withdrawn from consideration for the US Basketball World Cup team due to a thumb injury. The Raptors guard had surgery on his left thumb in July and had hoped to recover and play for the United States in their bid to win […]
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Credit to Author: Tempo Desk| Date: Thu, 08 Aug 2019 02:35:16 +0000
LOS ANGELES (AFP) – Two-time NBA Finals Most Valuable Player Kevin Durant does not blame the Golden State Warriors for the torn Achilles tendon he suffered in the NBA Finals, Yahoo Sports reported Wednesday. Durant, who signed a four-year deal worth $164 million with the Brooklyn Nets last month, was hurt in game five of the […]
Read moreCredit to Author: Tempo Desk| Date: Mon, 05 Aug 2019 03:28:06 +0000
LAS VEGAS (AP) – USA Basketball managing director Jerry Colangelo said Sunday that he is not worried about the Americans’ chances as they begin preparations for the FIBA World Cup, even after a wildly unpredictable process was needed just to fill a training-camp roster for the tournament that starts in China at the end of […]
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Credit to Author: Tempo Online| Date: Sat, 27 Jul 2019 13:30:43 +0000
“To be able to win something you have to be able to sacrifice some parts of your game and we both understand that,” Westbrook said. “We both understand that we have one common goal and that’s to win championships. We understand what we have to do.”
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Credit to Author: Tempo Online| Date: Thu, 25 Jul 2019 15:00:56 +0000
“We’re not looking at the Battle of LA. We’ve got bigger goals in mind,” George said. “We’re not thinking about the Lakers shadow. We want to be holding that trophy and we’ll build up Clipper Nation along the way.”
Read moreCredit to Author: Tempo Online| Date: Thu, 25 Jul 2019 14:30:29 +0000
Love, an NBA champion with Cleveland in 2016 and a champion with US squads at the 2012 London Olympics and 2010 World Cup in Turkey, said he informed US coach Gregg Popovich of his decision on Wednesday.
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