The Greatest Man in the East

All last season, there was no "Amar'e Countdown" or "Amar'e Watch" in the New York papers. The fans didn't chant his name or drop on bended knee when his team, the Suns, played at the Garden. And when it came time to sign free agents last summer, he...

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Nine is not Enough: The Heat Won Their 10th Straight Game Over Cavs

LeBron James had few words for his former Cleveland teammates this time.Dwyane Wade did more than enough talking with his play.Wade scored 17 of his 28 points in the fourth quarter, James added 21 points and a season-high 13 rebounds, and the Miami Heat...

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Miami turns up Heat to Thrash Hornets 96 – 84 for Ninth Straight Win

The red-hot Miami Heat used an 18-2 second-half run to blow past the New Orleans Hornets 96-84 on Monday for their ninth straight victory.Dwyane Wade scored 32 points, including the final six of Miami's second-half explosion that gave the Heat a commanding...

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The Heat Is Finally On: LeBron Scores 33, Heat Bang Jazz for 6th Straight

SALT LAKE CITY – LeBron James scored 33 points, Dwyane Wade added 28 and the surging Miami Heat outscored the Utah Jazz by 14 in the fourth quarter for a 111-98 victory Wednesday night.The victory extended Miami's winning streak to six, and avenged a...

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Bosh made 27 points - Heat outdoes Hawks

MIAMI – LeBron James' new fan base in Miami had a response.So did his teammates.Chris Bosh scored 27 points, Dwyane Wade added 26 and the Miami Heat scored 11 straight points in the final minutes to beat the Atlanta Hawks 89-77 on Saturday night — winning...

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The Return of the KING

CLEVELAND – He tuned out the boos. He smiled at the derisive chants. He embraced all the negativity Cleveland could muster.LeBron James wasn't fazed by anything.He brought his talents back home and reminded everyone — even the haters — why he's missed.Returning...

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James, Wade led Heat over Wizards 105-94

LeBron James and Erik Spoelstra had a pregame meeting Monday afternoon to talk about Miami's offensive woes.Early returns suggest it was a productive chat.James scored 30 points, Dwyane Wade added 26 and the Heat beat Washington 105-94 on Monday night,...

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Obama on Heat: 'It takes some time'

ORLANDO, Fla. – Miami's slower-than-expected start is a talking point around the NBA. Around the White House, too.And the nation's First Fan says the Heat will need time to reach their best.President Barack Obama — who wasn't thrilled that LeBron James...

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Spurs Back on Top of NBA with Blazing Start

Tony Parker's private life has been splashed across tabloids after splitting from his TV star wife. Tim Duncan is playing the fewest minutes of his career and coach Gregg Popovich's big summer addition can't find his way off the bench yet.Yet here are...

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Rampage Jackson Edges Machida, Penn Destroys Hughes

AUBURN HILLS, Mich. – Quinton "Rampage" Jackson looked stunned beat Lyoto Machida.B.J. Penn left no doubt against Matt Hughes.In the UFC's first card featuring four former champions, one main event ended quickly and the other marquee matchup went the...

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Bosh’s season-high 35 lift Heat past Suns, 123-96

Bosh scored a season-high 35 points before sitting out the fourth quarter, LeBron James finished with 20 points and the Miami Heat ran away from the Suns 123-96 on Wednesday.“We’re smart,” Bosh said. “And we know how to play the correct way.”Dwyane...

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Need a Resuscitator?

Chris Bosh has shrunken from a center to a power forward to a small forward in just a matter of weeks, and at this rate, will soon be able to look Muggsy Bogues in the kneecaps.Erik Spoelstra doesn't have the guts, or the resume, to tell the Big Three...

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Eighth World Title Gives Pacquiao Exceptional Status

Manny Pacquiao cemented his place in the pantheon of boxing greats by recording an unanimous points victory over Antonio Margarito on Saturday to claim the vacant WBC super welterweight title.The 31-year-old southpaw dominated all 12 rounds against his...

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Why Agent 0 Faked an Injury

Gilbert Arenas' candid nature swings both ways. About a month ago, he admitted to begging off of a Wizards exhibition game with a fake ankle injury in order to free up more playing time for young'ish Wizards guard Nick Young.November rolls around, and...

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Millsap and the Jazz Spoils Lebron’s 29th Career Triple-Double

Paul Millsap scored a career-high 46 points, including a putback at the buzzer to force overtime, and the Utah Jazz got two free throws from Francisco Elson with 0.4 seconds left to beat the Miami Heat 116-114 on Tuesday night.Utah erased a 22-point...

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Manny Pacquiao Transcends Sporting World

It’s not often that the President of the United States serves as an opening act for another politician, but to boxing promoter Bob Arum, that’s exactly what happened Sunday on “60 Minutes.”After Steve Kroft’s interview with President Obama, a profile...

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Heat Blowout

Dwyane Wade led all scorers with 26 points, James added 20 points and a game-high 12 assists — the most ever by a Heat forward, according to STATS LLC — and Miami rolled to its fourth straight win, 129-97 over the Minnesota Timberwolves on Tuesday night.Wade...

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Cavs upset Celtics in Curtain-Raiser without LeBron

CLEVELAND (Reuters) – The Cleveland Cavaliers began the post-LeBron James era with a stunning 95-87 victory over the heavily favored Boston Celtics Wednesday.Making the victory all the sweeter for jilted Cavaliers fans was the fact that their season-opening...

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Heat's Atrocious Debut

Playing under Boston's 17 championship banners, the Miami Heat team set together to win its own NBA title couldn't win its first game, as the new Big Three lost to the old Big Three of the Celtics, 88-80 on Tuesday night.James scored 31 points, but the...

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At last, Miami set for Big 3 debut in Boston

MIAMI – Before leaving for the airport Monday and catching the flight to Boston, Dwyane Wade had a conversation with the friend he calls Larry.As in, the Larry O'Brien Trophy. The one they give out for winning an NBA championship."I asked him where he's...

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Cain Velasquez Destroys Brock Lesnar in The First Round

ANAHEIM, Calif. -- Cain Velasquez stopped Brock Lesnar late in the first round with a relentless flurry of punches at UFC 121 on Saturday night, claiming Lesnar's UFC heavyweight title.Velasquez remained unbeaten by outpunching the fearsome Lesnar, the...

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Sharapova Engaged to Lakers’ Vujacic

The most eligible bachelorette in tennis is off the market.Three-time Grand Slam champion Maria Sharapova got engaged to her boyfriend, Los Angeles Lakers guard Sasha Vujacic, after he proposed on Tuesday night at his Manhattan Beach, Calif. home. The...

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Michael Jordan's Car for Sale for $430,000

Michael Jordan bought a 2007 Mercedes McLaren SLR 722? That's one of the best cars ever made. Nice move, M.J.Wait, he's selling it after only driving it 962 miles? Seriously? You give me hope, Michael, and then you take it all away.So, the McLaren can...

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Top 10 Highest Paid Athletes in the World

Whenever I see how much athletes are getting paid every year, it makes me want to start my life over again and devote myself to sports. I’m sure a lot of us feel this way but since we can’t get a redo, we can at least gape at the numbers and tell each...

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Season Preview 2010 – 11

Whether the Heat are a smash success in Year One won't depend on highlight reels, unless the sports TV shows suddenly develop an appetite for stops, steals and blocks.You know: ratings-challenged, pass-the-remote-control defense.It's certainly not our...

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Miami Heat’s Championship DNA?

Not everyone will consent with their methods, a four-part series — Inside the Heat: Championship DNA probably won’t endear them to the masses in places like Boston, Chicago, Orlando or even Los Angeles.But their sheer disdain for any reasonable limit...

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Do You Believe in Magic?

We do things differently around here. And that means watching preseason NBA games. That’s right. Our eyes are on the prize from the moment training camp begins, even on the preseason games.And after watching the Orlando Magic demolish the New Orleans...

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Who’s Next?

NEW YORK (AP)—The Lakers’ Kobe Bryant will earn another ring and Oklahoma City’s Kevin Durant will snatch the MVP award away from LeBron James.Those are among the opinions of NBA general managers who voted in the ninth annual NBA.com GM survey, which...

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