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By Field Level Media-Reuters The Cleveland Cavaliers ended 2019 with renewed hope they will be able to trade forward Kevin Love, it was reported Wednesday. Cleveland Cavaliers forward Kevin Love (0) reaches for a rebound with Toronto Raptors forward Rondae Hollis-Jefferson (4) in the first half at Scotiabank Arena. (Dan Hamilton / USA TODAY Sports)Continue reading “NBA: Cavs optimistic of dealing forward Kevin Love — report”

By Field Level Media-Reuters Retired guard Darren Collison is eying a return to the NBA in February, with the Los Angeles Lakers and Los Angeles Clippers his likely preferred choices, ESPN reported Wednesday. Indiana Pacers guard Darren Collison (2) drives on Atlanta Hawks guard Trae Young (11) in the first quarter at State Farm Arena.(BrettContinue reading “NBA: Darren Collison considering February comeback — report”

By the Associated Press WASHINGTON — Orlando Magic forward Jonathan Isaac hyperextended his left knee early in the first quarter Wednesday night against the Washington Wizards. Orlando Magic forward Jonathan Isaac is taken off the court on a stretcher after he sustained an injury during the first half of the team’s NBA basketball game againstContinue reading “NBA: Magic forward Jonathan Issac hyperextends left knee”

By the Associated Press WASHINGTON — Orlando forward Jonathan Isaac collided with the Washington Wizards’ Bradley Beal in the early minutes of Wednesday’s game. Isaac left the floor on a stretcher, and was quickly ruled out of the game with a hyperextended left knee. Orlando Magic guard D.J. Augustin (14) goes to the basket betweenContinue reading “NBA: D.J. Augustin, Nicola Vucevic lead Magic past Wizards”

By the Associated Press MILWAUKEE — Giannis Antetokounmpo had 32 points and 17 rebounds, and the Milwaukee Bucks held off a strong challenge from short-handed Minnesota in a 106-104 victory over the Timberwolves on Wednesday night. Milwaukee Bucks’ Giannis Antetokounmpo (34) fights for a rebound against Minnesota Timberwolves’ Gorgui Dieng during the first half ofContinue reading “NBA: Giannis Antetokounmpo scores 32 as Bucks hold off Timberwolves”

By the Associated Press NEW YORK — Mitchell Robinson made all 11 shots and had 22 points, Julius Randle added 22 points and 13 rebounds, and the New York Knicks spoiled Carmelo Anthony’s strong return to Madison Square Garden by beating the Portland Trail Blazers 117-93 on Wednesday night for their season-high third straight victory.Continue reading “NBA: Knicks spoil Carmelo Anthony’s return to MSG, win 3rd straight”

By the Associated Press NEW YORK — Don Larsen, the journeyman pitcher who reached the heights of baseball glory in 1956 for the New York Yankees when he threw a perfect game and the only no-hitter in World Series history, died Wednesday night. He was 90. In this Aug. 2, 2008, file photo, Former NewContinue reading “MLB: Don Larsen, who threw only perfect World Series game, dies at 90”

By Agence France-Presse David Stern grew up in the 1950s working in his dad’s New York deli and became a basketball fan watching the hometown Knicks reach the 1951-53 NBA Finals. In this file photo taken on June 4, 2009, David Stern, NBA Commissioner, gives a press conference before the Game 1 of the NBA finalContinue reading “NBA: David Stern’s legacy lives in league’s global superstars”

By Agence France-Presse Magic Johnson and Michael Jordan were among the NBA legends stunned by Wednesday’s death of former league commissioner David Stern following a brain hemorrhage he suffered last month. In this file photo taken on May 21, 1996 National Basketball Association (NBA) Commissioner David Stern (L) congratulates Chicago Bulls guard Michael Jordan duringContinue reading “NBA: Magic Johnson, Michael Jordan among legends ‘devastated’ by David Stern’s death”

(Note: The Philippines last competed in the basketball event of the Olympic Games in 1956 in Melbourne, with the PH team led Carlos Loyzaga, Mariano Tolentino, Tony Genato, Loreto Carbonell and Carlos Badion finishing seventh pace. A decade earlier, in 1936, known as the Islanders, a PH squad coached by Dionisio Calvo with players likeContinue reading “PH basketball’s shining moment at Olympiastadion 84 years ago”