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NBA | Rockets start fast, beat Clippers 105-92 for 14th straight

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NBA commissioner warns teams tanking 'has no place in our game'

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NBA | James Harden on this season's Rockets: 'This is the year'

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Napoli crush Cagliari to pull clear in Serie A

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China's indie gaming market grows up amid Minecraft mania

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Arsenal survive Ostersunds scare as policeman dies in Bilbao clashes

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Team LeBron rallies to beat Team Stephen in All-Star classic

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NBA: Aussie Simmons enjoying his first All-Star weekend

NBArookieBenSimmonshadtwosimpleobjectivescomingintothe2018NBARisingStarsChallengegameonFridaynight."Iwanttowin,butIwanttohavefunatthesametime.Sohavingfunusually

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NBA Report: James scores 37 as Cavaliers roll over Thunder

LeBronJamesscored17ofhis37pointsinthethirdquarterasthenew-lookClevelandCavaliersoutgunnedtheOklahomaCityThunder120-112onTuesdaynight.Clevelandheldstronginthethi

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Reporter’s Diary: 2018 PyeongChang Winter Olympics

MondayisofficiallyDayThreeoftheGames,andthefrigidweatherisaconstantreminderthatthisisindeedtheWinterandnotSummerversionofthebiggestmulti-sportspectacleontheplan

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Esports officially arrives in Japan, home of game giants

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NBA Report: Pelicans rebound to beat Brooklyn in two overtimes

AnthonyDavisscored44pointsandRajonRondohadatripledoubleastheNewOrleansPelicansendedathree-gamelosingstreakwitha138-128doubleovertimewinovertheBrooklynNets.ThePe

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Wade wins in return, Clippers contain Griffin

LouWilliamsscoredateam-high26pointsastheLosAngelesClippersdefeatedtheDetroitPistons108-95,spoilingBlakeGriffin'sbidtobeathisformerteamonFridaynight.MontrezlHarr

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NBA Report: Warriors stop rot with win over Mavs, Celtics triumph in OT

KevinDurantscored24pointsandStephenCurryadded20ThursdayastheNBAchampionGoldenStateWarriorssnappedoutofthedoldrumswitha121-103victoryovertheDallasMavericks.TheWa

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NBA: Cavaliers coach Tyronn Lue leaves game with apparent illness

ChalkthisuptoyetanotherodditywithintheClevelandCavaliersorganization.DuringTuesdaynight’sgameagainsttheOrlandoMagic,CavaliersheadcoachTyronnLuehadtoleavethegame

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Over-analysis 'killing' football says Pochettino

TottenhambossMauricioPochettinofearsEnglishfootball’sobsessionwithover-analysisofdecisionsandafixationwithdivingcouldkillthesport.Pochettino'ssidedrew2-2atLiver

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NBA: Dirk Nowitzki reaches 50,000 minutes

Germany'sDirkNowitzkijoinedanothereliteNBAclubwhenhereachedthe50,000-minutemilestone.Nowitzkifinishedwith12pointsbuttheDallasMavericksfailedtoholdontotheleadand