Top 5 sportspersons still competitive at an old age

Edit Yahoo Daily News 04 Jun 2016
His performances reached their peak during the 2013-14 season when he was in his late 30s ... After this, he continued to hold the world middleweight title from 1994 to 2005 and in the process also unified WBC, WBA, and The Ring titles in 2001 and topped it all after adding WBO title to his tally in 2004 ... Even in his 40s Tim Duncan helped San Antonio to an unheard of 40-1 home record this season ....

Dempsey: Golden State’s Shaun Livingston a shining light of perseverance

Edit Denver Post 04 Jun 2016
It’s the main reason he’s here, on the NBA Finals stage, taking his place as a significant part of a Golden State team looking for a second consecutive title ... May 28, 2016 NBA Conference Finals breathe life back in diverse playing styles May 14, 2016 Dempsey ... New NBA trend is tactic of constructing smaller, more dynamic teams....

Cavaliers players outraged over cost of Warriors tickets and seat location

Edit The Examiner 04 Jun 2016
However, the figure is still $300 less than the price season-ticket holders paid themselves ... Steve Itelson, a Warriors season-ticket holder, shared with the San Francisco Chronicle ahead of Game 1 of the NBA Finals that his ticket prices have increased dramatically — he said he ticket prices for the Western Conference Finals were increased 55 percent, and the cost increase for the NBA Finals was 150 percent....

NBA 2K17 Cover Athlete Announced

Edit GamersHell 04 Jun 2016
... on the cover of NBA 2K, paralleling his explosive return to the court, during which he averaged a career-best 23.1 points per game during the 2015-16 NBA regular season....

NBA Finals prove long shots have chance of ultimate victory

Edit Indian Express 04 Jun 2016
  Cleveland Cavaliers set a record for most shots made from beyond the arc during the game 1 of NBA finals against Warriors ... The NBA Finals have often been decided by the winners of key battles in areas where both teams excel and with three-pointers proving to be the weapon of choice for this year’s protagonists, fans are braced for a battery of long-range bombs ... NBA Finals....

Bloomberg sources say 15 percent of Cavaliers for sale

Edit The Salt Lake Tribune 04 Jun 2016
Billionaire venture capitalist Gordon Gund is selling his 15 percent stake in the Cleveland Cavaliers, who for the second year in a row are playing for the NBA championship, according to two people familiar with the situation ... The stake held by Gund, who owned the Cavaliers from 1983 to 2005>, is worth as much as $160 million, said Schwartz, a presidential res... ....

Blind and Smalling set 21-year starts high (Manchester United plc)

Edit Public Technologies 04 Jun 2016
Daley Blind and Chris Smalling both made more starts for Manchester United in 2015/16 than any other outfield Reds player in the last 21 seasons. The centre-back duo started 55 games each in all competitions this season - the most by a non-goalkeeper since Gary Pallister (58) in 1994/95 and the most by any player since Peter Schmeichel (56) in 1998/99 ... MOST STARTS PER SEASON BY UNITED PLAYERS IN THE LAST 30 YEARS ... 2005/06 ... 2004/05....

Sixers coach Brett Brown doesn't expect Joel Embiid to play Summer League

Edit NJ dot com 04 Jun 2016
3 overall pick take an NBA court ... Embiid has yet to play a single minute in the NBA after being chosen by the Sixers with the No. 3 overall pick in the 2014 NBA Draft ... There has been plenty of optimism building about Embiid making his debut this season, but Brown isn't in any rush to put the 7-foot, 275-pound big man who is so important to the future of the franchise on the court before he is absolutely and completely healthy. ....

New coach Jeff Hornacek eager to make Knicks a winner

Edit Boston Herald 04 Jun 2016
Their teams had faced off in the NBA Finals in 1997 and 1998, with Jackson's Chicago Bulls beating Hornacek's Utah Jazz both times. Jackson respected his abilities and kept tabs on the shooting guard after he finished his playing career and returned to the NBA a few years later as a Jazz assistant and later as coach of the Phoenix Suns ... Hornacek, who went 101-112 in 2 1/2 seasons in Phoenix before he was fired Feb....

Are you a hurricane expert? As season begins, test your knowledge

Edit Atlanta Journal 04 Jun 2016
June 1 was the official beginning of the 2016 Atlantic hurricane season but with two named storms already come and gone, it could be argued Mother Nature got a little bit of a head start ... What three storm names were removed from the rotating list of names after the 2015 hurricane season? ... Why are forecasters expecting a normal to slightly above-normal hurricane season this year? ... What category was 2005’s Hurricane Katrina at landfall?....

Hermès U.S. Show Jumping Team Qualifies for Furusiyya FEI Nations Cup™ Jumping Final following CSIO4* Langley (USEF - United States Equestrian Team Foundation)

Edit Public Technologies 04 Jun 2016
(Source ... He and the 2004 Irish Sport Horse gelding went clear to start the competition on a high note for the U.S ... He and the 2004 Zangersheide mare came out determined, but ended on nine faults with faults at the open water and fence nine. Riding third in the order, Christine McCrea (East Windsor, Conn.) and Windsor Show Stables' 2005 Holsteiner mare, Nektarina B, picked up another score of nine with rails at obstacles six and 11b....

Warriors rip Cavaliers in finals opener

Edit Jamaica Observer 04 Jun 2016
CALIFORNIA, United States (AFP) — Defending champions Golden State overpowered Cleveland Cavaliers with superior depth and defensive skill on Thursday, leading the Warriors to a 104-89 triumph to open the 70th NBA Finals ... The Warriors won an NBA record 73 games this season, but none when Curry and Thompson combined for fewer points....

NBA: Warriors find Finals better the second time around

Edit The Times of India 04 Jun 2016
NBA scoring leader Stephen Curry and the defending champion Golden State Warriors have found the NBA Finals are better the second time around now that they know what to expect ... Curry won his second consecutive NBA Most Valuable Player award this season and led the Warriors to a league-record 73 wins. He made an NBA record 402 3-point shots, also led the league in steals and was the NBA's most accurate free throw shooter....
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