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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