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Rugged play on rise in playoffs
Sports, Dave Wiggins, Published on 07/05/2025
» The old saying "basketball is a contact sport, football is a collision sport" sure doesn't apply to the NBA these days.
LeBron breaks 50,000-point NBA scoring barrier
AFP, Published on 05/03/2025
» LOS ANGELES (UNITED STATES) - LeBron James became the first player in NBA history to score 50,000 career points on Tuesday, extending his lead as the league's all-time record scorer by reaching a milestone tally that may never be surpassed.
Trump to posthumously pardon baseball star Pete Rose
The New York Times, Published on 01/03/2025
» US President Donald Trump said on Friday that he would grant a full pardon to Pete Rose, who was one of baseball’s greatest players before he spectacularly fell from grace for gambling on games while he was a player and manager.
Wembanyama scores 15 in NBA debut but Spurs fall
AFP, Published on 26/10/2023
» SAN ANTONIO - French prodigy Victor Wembanyama scored 15 points on his much-anticipated NBA debut on Wednesday but it was not enough to prevent the San Antonio Spurs slipping to a 126-119 defeat to Dallas.
The unlikely rise of an American takraw team
By David Gardner, The New York Times, Published on 16/09/2023
» When Ker Cha got the call about the World Cup, it had been more than two years since he had touched a takraw ball. Now he had less than two months to lose the 20 pounds he had put on during the coronavirus pandemic and get back into playing shape.
Denver Nuggets win NBA Finals for first title
AFP, Published on 13/06/2023
» DENVER: The Denver Nuggets captured their first title in 47 NBA seasons on Monday, defeating the Miami Heat 94-89 behind 28 points and 16 rebounds from Nikola Jokic.
Heat surge past Nuggets 111-108, level NBA Finals at 1-1
AFP, Published on 05/06/2023
» DENVER - The Miami Heat handed the Denver Nuggets their first home defeat of the playoffs Sunday, surging in the fourth quarter for a 111-108 victory that leveled the NBA Finals at one game apiece.
Nuggets dominate Heat 104-93 in NBA Finals game one
AFP, Published on 02/06/2023
» DENVER: The Denver Nuggets launched their first NBA Finals campaign in franchise history with a dominant 104-93 victory over the Miami Heat on Thursday, propelled by yet another Nikola Jokic triple double.
Lesser stars likely to have a decisive say
Sports, Dave Wiggins, Published on 02/06/2023
» Before this season, the Denver Nuggets had never even made it to the NBA Finals, let alone won a league championship -- that's 47 years worth of futility.
Hungry Nuggets face odds-defying Heat in NBA Finals
AFP, Published on 31/05/2023
» DENVER: A Denver Nuggets squad looking to prove its championship quality and an upstart Miami Heat lineup that made defying the odds a trademark are on an NBA Finals collision course.