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MIAMI Heat’s LeBron James
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MIAMI Heat’s LeBron James (left) goes up for 2 points against Phoenix Suns’ Marcin Gortat during NBA action in Miami.
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PBA D-League NLEX vs. RnW
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BLACKWATER’S Gio Ciriacruz (left) battles Rod Cubo of Junior Powerade for the looseball during PBA D-League action Tuesday at the Arena in San Juan. Junior Powerade won, 84-79.
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Ranidel vs. Jackson
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Barangay Ginebra import Jackson Vroman, right, and Mike Cortez, left, exemplify the kind of defense the Kings threw at Ranidel de Ocampo and Talk ‘N Text during Sunday’s overtime win.
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Suns vs. Clippers
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PHOENIX Suns center Marcin Gortat, right, gets a rebound as teammate Markieff Morris, left, watches during game against the Los Angeles Clippers in Los Angeles.
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Azkals vs Turkmenistan
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THE PHILIPPINES’ Robert James Giervie (right) and Turkmenistan’s Gahryman Chonkayev fight for the ball during the AFC Challenge Cup semifinals in Katmandu, Nepal. Turkmenistan won, 2-1.
DURHAM, North Carolina (AFP) – Mike Krzyzewski, who guided the Americans to two Olympic titles, will coach the US national team of NBA stars through the 2016 Rio de Janeiro Olympics, USA Basketball announced on Thursday.
The 66-year-old college coaching legend, who has masterminded four national championship squads at Duke University, is 62-1 in seven years guiding the US national team, including a 50-game win streak.
But ”Coach K” had said he was not planning to sign up for another four-year stint with the US team, which will include a July training camp in Las Vegas and next year’s FIBA World Cup in Spain as well as the next Olympics.
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MONACO, Monaco (AFP) – Nico Rosberg maintained his and the Mercedes team’s utter domination of one-lap Formula One speed by topping the times again in Thursday afternoon’s second free practice session for Sunday’s Monaco Grand Prix.
The 27-year-old German, who was fastest in the morning’s opening session and who is seeking a third successive pole position, clocked a best time of minute and 14.759 seconds to top the times three-tenths of a second ahead of his Mercedes team-mate Lewis Hamilton.
The Mercedes pair, who also clocked up high mileage — Hamilton did a race distance of 78 laps during the day’s work, proved they are the team to beat as they finished clear of nearest rivals Ferrari and left defending triple world champion Sebastian Vettel struggling to keep pace.
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PARIS (AP) – Rafael Nadal’s sustained excellence on clay and Serena Williams’ current winning streak mean little thought is being given to the sort of surprises the French Open used to produce regularly.
Nadal already owns a record seven titles at Roland Garros. Plus, he’s been nearly perfect after seven months off the tour because of a left knee injury: Since returning in February, Nadal is 36-2 with six titles.
And yet he will not be seeded No. 1 when the draw is held Friday. That’s because the French Open decided to strictly follow the rankings, and Nadal lost points while he was away.
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WASHINGTON (AFP) – Robert Griffin III, who underwent right knee surgery in January to repair torn ligaments, was on the field Thursday for the Washington Redskins and hopes to be ready for pre-season workouts in July.
The 23-year-old quarterback took part in organized team activities for the National Football League club Thursday that included simulated drop backs and showed reports that he was progressing well in injury recovery were true.
”Explosive sprinting is in the next couple weeks and cutting is a few weeks after that,” Griffin said. ”Goal is to be ready for training camp.”
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VIRGINIA WATER, England (AP) – Sergio Garcia has yet to speak to Tiger Woods after making an inappropriate remark about the world No. 1-ranked golfer, though he would certainly take an opportunity to speak to him at the U.S. Open if he gets an opportunity next month.
Garcia sparked controversy this week by saying he would serve fried chicken if they were to have dinner together at the U.S. Open. That kind of stereotype has been used for at least a century to denigrate African-Americans.
Along with making a public apology for the remark, Garcia on Thursday said he had made contact with Mark Steinberg, who handles Woods’ business affairs.
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