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Raptors force OT at buzzer, but Heat pull out Game 1 win
4:39 PM Miami Heat coach Erik Spoelstra was impressed with his club's mental toughness. After Toronto guard Kyle Lowry forced overtime by hitting a half-court, buzzer-beating 3-pointer, Miami opened the extra period on a 8-0 run and hung on for a 102-96 victory over the Raptors.
Warriors rally to beat Blazers in NBA Playoffs
4:33 PM The Golden State Warriors held the Portland Trail Blazers to three field goals over the final 8:58 of the game on Tuesday, rallying from an 11-point deficit to record a 110-99 victory in Game 2 of the Western Conference semi-finals.
Bogut, Thompson slay Portland
Peter Mitchell Andrew Bogut was a fortress and Klay Thompson scored at will in the Golden State Warriors' domination of the Portland Trail Blazers in game one of their NBA Western Conference semi-final series.
Hayne joined by fellow Aussie Blake Muir
Matt Bungard Jarryd Hayne won't be the only Australian turning out for the San Francisco 49ers this preseason, after fellow Aussie Blake Muir was picked up as undrafted free agent by the club.
Day five off the lead at New Orleans
Jason Day had a four-under 68 to sit five shots off the pace at the completion of the weather-delayed second round of the Zurich Classic in New Orleans.
Woods close to return
Andrew Both Tiger Woods has made accommodation plans for the Memorial tournament in Ohio, sources have told Reuters, suggesting the Jack Nicklaus-hosted event could mark the former world No.1's PGA Tour return from back surgery.
Aussie punter heads to New York in NFL Draft
Matt Bungard, Peter Mitchell Multiple Australians have been picked in the NFL Draft for the first time ever after punter Cameron Edwards was selected in the seventh round by the New York Jets.
Walton agrees to be new Lakers NBA coach
Golden State Warriors assistant Luke Walton is headed back to Los Angeles after agreeing to a multi-year contract to become the Lakers new head NBA coach.
Aussie Gotsis goes early in NFL Draft
Matt Bungard Australian Adam Gotsis has been selected to join the reigning Super Bowl champions in the second round of the NFL Draft.
Curry deputy Livingston helps Warriors stay in rhythm
Carl Steward Whether he's been asked to provide 15-20 minutes of stability off the bench or step in for the best, flashiest basketball player on the planet, Shaun Livingston's demeanour hasn't seemed to waver.
Atlanta bump Boston from play-offs with Game 6 win
The Atlanta Hawks eliminated the Boston Celtics with a 104-92 victory in game six of the eastern conference quarter-finals on Thursday at TD Garden.
Rookie's $17 million hit from the bong
David Sygall Day one of the NFL player draft was thrown into turmoil when a video of one the most sought-after players appeared on his official Twitter account. In it, the grinning rookie was using a gas mask as a bong.
And the No.1 NFL draft pick is ...
KEN BELSON The Los Angeles Rams chose quarterback Jared Goff of California with the first overall pick in the 2016 NFL draft.
Aussies hopeful ahead of NFL draft
They are Australia's NFL draft odd couple, the giant defensive lineman Adam Gotsis and chilled out punter Tom Hackett.
Atlanta, Toronto take 3-2 NBA series leads
The Atlanta Hawks overcame a sluggish start with a sizzling run that put away the Boston Celtics 110-83 in game five of an NBA Eastern Conference first-round playoff series at Philips Arena.
Win for NFL, and Brady has little recourse
Ken Belson Roger Goodell, the most powerful man in professional football, prevailed again Monday in his 15-month battle with Tom Brady.
Aussie prospect has NFL teams salivating
The film NFL coaches and scouts see of Gotsis in his four barnstorming years for Georgia Tech, wrecking opposing linemen and hunting down quarterbacks has teams salivating.
Hayne mania going strong in spite of uncertainty
Jarryd Hayne's future at the San Francisco 49ers might be uncertain, but he remains a remarkable NFL merchandise seller.
Mills, Delly into second round of NBA playoffs
Patty Mills and Matthew Dellavedova are moving on to the second round of the NBA playoffs, Aron Baynes is out and Andrew Bogut needs one more win.
Curry injured again as Warriors rout Rockets
The Golden State Warriors overcame the absence of guard Stephen Curry in the second half to rout the Houston Rockets.
'Laws of Base Ball' documents fetch record $4.15m at auction
Marcus E. Howard A trove of historical documents that shed fresh light on the origins of baseball sold at auction on Sunday for more than $4.15 million
Spurs beat Grizzlies to sweep series
Kawhi Leonard scored 21 points and LaMarcus Aldridge posted a double-double as the San Antonio Spurs cruised to a 116-95 victory over the Memphis Grizzlies on Sunday to sweep their best-of-seven first-round playoff series.
Aussie Whittaker wins again at UFC 197
Matt Bungard Australian middleweight Robert Whittaker shook off a barrage of blows and a broken hand to take a points victory over Brazilian Rafael Natal at UFC 197.
Aussie hopefuls gear up for NFL Draft
Matt Bungard Australia could be on the verge of a 'golden year' in the NFL Draft - with a host of prospects set to learn their fates withing the next week.
Stephen Curry named to Time's '100 Most Influential' list
AJ Neuharth-Keusch Stephen Curry can add another accolade to his list.
Houston Rockets hold on for win over Golden State Warriors
Dwight Howard defeated Australia's Andrew Bogut in the battle of the big men and the Houston Rockets hung on to claim their first victory in the NBA playoff series against the Golden State Warriors.
'One of the greatest Superbowl half-times': Sporting world pays tribute to Prince
David Sygall He was a keen basketballer and performed one of the great Super Bowl halftime shows. Now the sporting world has shown its gratitude.
Lin tries on newest label: Solid NBA player
Andrew Keh For the past five years, Jeremy Lin has felt multiple, disparate identities foisted upon him: undrafted underdog, franchise saviour, overpaid mercenary. None quite fit. But over these past six months, a calibration seems to have occurred.
'9th Wonder of the World' mourned
Travis M. Andrews Chyna, who was found dead in her apartment in Redondo Beach, California, would break the glass ceiling for women in professional wrestling in the 1990's before becoming a pornographic film actress after a private sex tape was leaked.
'I am not retired': Conor McGregor
Victor Mather McGregor, who had sent out a Twitter message on Wednesday saying he was stepping away from a lucrative career as a mixed martial arts star, took it back on Friday.
Clippers' bench fuels Game 2 win over Blazers
Ben Bolch The reserves sparked a couple of big runs that carried the Clippers to a 102-81 victory over the Portland Trail Blazers at Staples Center in Game 2 of an increasingly one-sided first-round playoff series.
Dellavedova fires up Cavaliers
Matthew Dellavedova has ignited the Cleveland Cavaliers to a 17-point romp over the Detroit Pistons in game two of their NBA play-off series.
Hayne opens up about life out in 'the wild'
Richard Shute In a lengthy interview, the 49ers player spoke glowingly about his off-season break over the Australian summer, the challenges of learning a new system under a rejigged regime, and revealed a recently acquired distaste for coffee.
Patty Mills top scores in NBA Spurs win
Peter Mitchell Patty Mills scored a game-high 16 points for the San Antonio Spurs in another hefty win over the Memphis Grizzlies in their NBA Western Conference Playoff series.
Hayne rival raves about new coach
Peter Mitchell Jarryd Hayne had his first real taste of new San Francisco 49ers' head coach Chip Kelly's offence and it could spell trouble for the former NRL star.
NFL's $987 million settlement upheld
Sophia Pearson The National Football League's $US765 million ($987 million) concussion settlement has been given the all-clear by a federal appeals court.
Mills, Delly score NBA play-off wins
Patty Mills' San Antonio Spurs and Matthew Dellavedova's Cleveland Cavaliers have impressively won their opening games of the NBA Playoffs.
Curry tweaks ankle, but Warriors beat Rockets
Diamond Leung The Warriors throttled the Houston Rockets to start the playoffs, but they played most of the second half without guard Stephen Curry, who tweaked his right ankle near the end of the first half. He is being listed by coach Steve Kerr as questionable for Game 2.
NBA says no decision yet on All-Star Game in Charlotte
Frank Pingue The NBA has not yet decided if the 2017 All-Star Game will be moved from Charlotte due to a 'discriminatory' LGBT law.
Kobe's finale was a grotesque display of hubris
Childs Walker Bryant's final chapter was ugly, seemingly detached from the crumbling of the empire around him. Meanwhile, Steph Curry has been feeding off the love of his teammates.
Titans trade No.1 pick to Rams
The No.1 overall selection in this month's NFL draft has been traded for the first time in 12 years by the Tennessee Titans to the Los Angeles Rams.
Kobe says farewell in spectacular style
Kobe Bryant has ended his legendary career in spectacular fashion, scoring 60 points to lead the Los Angeles Lakers to a comeback win over Joe Ingles' Utah Jazz.
Live: Momentous day for Kobe and the Warriors
Paul Zalunardo Join us for all the action as the NBA farewells a legend, while the Golden State Warriors go for a record-breaking 73rd season win.
Hayne has NFL playbook epiphany
Peter Mitchell As season No.2 draws near for the former league star, NFL is feeling a bit easier to understand.
Evidence of brain injury in NFL veterans
More than 40 percent of retired NFL players tested with advanced scanning technology showed signs of traumatic brain injury, a much higher rate than in the general population, according to a new study.
Warriors tie Bulls' mark with 72nd win
Diamond Leung The Warriors joined the 1995-96 Chicago Bulls as NBA teams with the most wins in a single season after defeating the San Antonio Spurs 92-86 on Sunday to improve their record to 72-9.
Retired NFL star Will Smith shot dead in New Orleans
Brendan O'Brien Will Smith, a prominent member of the New Orleans Saints team that won the NFL's Super Bowl in 2010, was killed by a gunman who shot the retired football player after ramming into his car near the city's famed French Quarter, police said on Sunday.
Mills, Spurs look for another NBA title
Paul Johnson The tough love dished out to Boomers point guard Patty Mills by hard-marking San Antonio coach Gregg Popovich has helped the previously "overweight" star take his game to a new level this season.
Bogut makes us stronger: Curry
Paul Johnson Steph Curry may be Golden State's money man on court but the NBA's leading point scorer this season knows Andrew Bogut is helping him cash the cheques.
Bogut stars in Warriors NBA win over Spurs
Paul Johnson Andrew Bogut has dominated on the defensive end as Golden State downed San Antonio 112-101 in a blockbuster NBA Western Conference clash at Oracle Arena.
Hayne's 49ers unveil pre-season schedule
The NFL has unveiled the 49ers' pre-season schedule, and just like last year, the Houston Texans could prove to be another great launching pad for Jarryd Hayne.
Hayne is on an equal footing: 49ers star
Peter Mitchell San Francisco 49ers star Carlos Hyde says Jarryd Hayne is on equal footing with the NFL team's other running backs.
Warriors in shock NBA loss to T-Wolves
The Golden State Warriors' quest for a record 73 wins in an NBA regular season hit an unexpected hurdle when they blew a 17-point lead and lost 124-117 in overtime to the lowly Minnesota Timberwolves.
Greg Hardy's contract campaign a failure
Mac Engel At the behest of his agent, Drew Rosenhaus, Dallas Cowboys free agent Greg Hardy did a sit down interview with ESPN NFL insider Adam Schefter so maybe an NFL team will give him a contract. It neither helped nor hurt.
NFL announces free Twitter streams
Eager to reach the growing number of younger fans without televisions, the NFL has signed a deal with Twitter to broadcast 10 Thursday night regular-season games free over the internet.
Why Hayne's iPad holds the key to his future
The former NRL star, who last year used a cheat sheet tucked into his shorts, has his first look at the team's highly-guarded 2016 playbook.
Bogut rested as Warriors bounce back
OAKLAND: Banged-up Andrew Bogut rested as Golden State Warriors bounced back from their first regular-season home loss in 14 months by belting the Portland Trail Blazers and closing on another NBA record.
Hayne returns to new-look San Francisco 49ers
Peter Mitchell Jarryd Hayne begins the second year of his NFL journey this week at a familiar place inhabited by different faces.
Kaepernick talks with NFL Broncos: report
San Francisco 49ers quarterback Colin Kaepernick has reportedly met with Denver Broncos NFL general manager John Elway as a trade remains a possibility.
Repeated hits to head the real danger
Rick Maese A new study suggests that the mental, emotional and cognitive challenges faced by some former football players aren't solely attributable to concussions they suffered during their playing days.
US women demand equal wages, conditions
Five top players for the World Cup-winning US women's soccer team have filed a wage discrimination complaint claiming they are paid less than male players even though they generate more income for the US Soccer Federation.
Hayne faces uphill struggle to get on field
Richard Shute Former Parramatta Eels NRL star Jarryd Hayne looks set to have his work cut out forcing his way onto the San Francisco 49ers' active roster for the 2016 NFL season.
Texas Rangers offer $36 multi-pork sandwich
Every year, the Texas Rangers baseball team roll out a new roster of ballpark gutbusters. This year's lives up to it's outrageous reputation.
New coach to get first look at Hayne
New San Francisco 49ers coach Chip Kelly is itching to "talk football" and take a look at Jarryd Hayne and the rest of the team in the flesh after months restricted to watching his players on video tape.
Yankees star Rodriguez to call it quits
Major League Baseball great Alex Rodriguez plans on retiring at the end of the 2017 season after playing out his contract with the New York Yankees.
NFL set to take game to China
The NFL is looking into playing a regular season game in China as early as the 2018 season.
King Jarryd and the 'peasants'
Andrew Webster Jarryd Hayne is no longer the skinny kid from Minto, who turned into an NFL dreamer. He's a business, man. He's all about his brand.
Baseball player walks away from $17m contract after ban on son
Des Bieler A Major League Baseball player has walked away from a $US13 million ($17 million) contract and announced his plans to leave the sport after his boss asked him to limit the amount of time his teenage son spends in the clubhouse, Williams said Wednesday.
In seven words, NFL finally admits link with brain disease
Ken Belson, Alan Schwarz. After years of the NFL's disputing evidence that connected football to chronic traumatic encephalopathy, the degenerative brain disease found in nearly 100 former players, a top official from the league for the first time acknowledged the link.
Curry confident of overcoming Iguodala's absence
Diamond Leung The enforced absence of "big-time defender" Andre Iguodala could haunt the Warriors, though Steph Curry doesn't seem too worried.
'Can I at least watch someone do it first?'
Jamie Marcuson The boy from Minto has revealed just how little he knew about American football before being thrown well and truly in the deep end.
Grand finals? Hayne prefers the Super Bowl
Jamie Marcuson The former league star has revealed that his love of NFL goes way back, introduced to him by a physio when he was teenager.
Jackson, Osweiler leave Broncos for big pay days
Jarrett Bell It's striking how allegiances can shift when the winds of free agency blow.
LeBron takes win, but Kobe puts on show
Mike Bresnahan There were just enough moments for Los Angeles Lakers followers to savour - plenty of wham-bam plays and a solid Kobe Bryant effort in the final countdown of his career. If only there was some defence.
Seahawks dump Australian Williams
Australian defensive tackle Jesse Williams has suffered another NFL setback, with the Seattle Seahawks announcing they have waived him.
Eli Manning says Peyton 'getting out at the right time'
Nate Davis Count Eli Manning among those who think it's probably best that older brother Peyton didn't return for a 19th NFL season.
A text to the team before Peyton Manning retires from NFL
Denver Broncos quarterback Peyton Manning texted all his teammates, before bidding an emotional farewell to the NFL after an 18-year career that established him as one of the game's greatest quarterbacks.
Lakers snap Warriors' seven-game streak
Jordan Clarkson scored 25 points and the Los Angeles Lakers stunned the Golden State Warriors 112-95 on Sunday at Staples Center.
Groundhog Day at the UFC as McGregor, Tate line up old enemies
Jamie Marcuson As UFC fans around the globe recovered from Conor McGregor's shock loss to Nate Diaz, word started to spread over who he could face to restore his pride.
Denver Broncos quarterback Peyton Manning retires from NFL
Frank Pingue Denver Broncos quarterback Peyton Manning has retired from the NFL, bringing an end to a glittering 18-year career.
LeBron sparks Cavaliers' win over Celtics
Cleveland's LeBron James has scored the bulk of his 28 points in the second half to guide the Cavaliers back from a slow start to a 120-103 NBA win against Boston.
Diaz shocks McGregor in UFC 196
Chris Boulous The unheralded Nate Diaz has shocked the world, defeating heavily-backed Irishman Conor McGregor in UFC 196.
UFC196: Conor McGregor v Nate Diaz
Chris Boulous Follow all the live action as Conor McGregor, takes on Stockton's Nate Dia in UFC 196. Holly Holm is also on the undercard.
Joe Flacco gets biggest signing bonus ever
Matt Bungard It's a good day to be Baltimore Ravens' quarterback Joe Flacco, as he inked one of the most lucrative contract extensions ever seen in the NFL.
'Billion-dollar bout': McGregor eyes Mayweather
Lance Pugmire UFC featherweight champion has identified undefeated boxer Floyd Mayweather Jr. as his next fight after UFC 196.
Dress code: Women are still a soft target
Greg Baum When one of the pioneers of women in footy media first approached a leading club of the time to ask if she would be allowed into the changerooms, where post-match press briefings were conducted then, she was told that the players had decided she would be welcome as long as she was wearing what they were wearing.
NFL to ask court to restore Brady's suspension
The National Football League is set to urge a US appeals court to restore New England Patriots star quarterback Tom Brady's four-game "Deflategate" suspension over an alleged scheme to deflate footballs used in a playoff game last year.
Brady agrees to new Patriots deal: report
The New England Patriots and quarterback Tom Brady reportedly agreed to a two-year contract extension through the 2019 season when he will be 42.
Wizards crush LeBron-less Cavs
Paul Levine John Wall had 21 points and 13 assists, Otto Porter also netted 21, as the Washington Wizards took advantage of LeBron James' absence to crush the visiting Cleveland Cavaliers 113-99.
Curry can't be stopped, by any generation
Benjamin Hoffman Steph Curry heard the criticism last week that his success was due in part to a lack of legitimate perimeter defence in the NBA, that today's stars do not play tough enough to stop him. To put it bluntly, no defence in history could have stopped Curry at the end of the Golden State Warriors' game at Oklahoma City Saturday night.
NFL increases 2016 salary cap to $218m
Tom Pelissero The NFL and its players union have finalised a 2016 salary cap of $A218 million - not including carry-over cap space from 2015.
NBL all-stars plan in bid to attract NBA teams
Paul Suttor The NBL is exploring a plan to play All Star games in the off-season as part of a plan to eventually bring NBA teams to Australia.
Nets waive Johnson
Andrew Keh The Brooklyn Nets have requested waivers on Joe Johnson, a seven-time All-Star shooting guard whose likeness still dominates the team's promotional materials.
'He has a skill set that's intriguing'
David Sygall Yesterday it was the general manager. Today it's the new 49ers coach who sounds like he wants to see plenty of Jarryd Hayne this season.
Hayne's boss makes awkward AFL gaffe
David Sygall It's the clearest indication yet that Hayne is welcome back in San Francisco, even if the team's supremo is still unsure where the former league star comes from.
Simmons' LSU implode in Arkansas
Peter Mitchell Ben Simmons' season at Louisiana State University took another ugly turn when he failed to lead his team to victory against weak opponents.
Rousey reveals family heartache
Ronda Rousey says having suicidal thoughts is "not a weakness" after revealing her dad and grandfather committed suicide.
McGregor's fight with dos Anjos off
Brazilian UFC lightweight titleholder Rafael dos Anjos has been forced out of next month's scheduled defence against Irishman Conor McGregor due to a foot injury, according to multiple reports.
