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James breaks Jordan's scoring record as Cavs make NBA finals

James scored 35 points in the series-clinching victory against the Boston Celtics to reach 5,995 points, taking him past the previous mark of 5,987 set by the legendary Jordan

The NFL is going to have its first female commentator in 30 years

Brady named Madden 18 cover star after historic Super Bowl comeback

Champion gymnast Simone Biles shuts down host who tells her to smile

People could not get enough of the champion gymnast's response and praised her for being so forthright

Colin Kaepernick donates old suits to parolees looking for jobs

Baseball star says he was racially abused during MLB match

NFL commissioner Goodell appears to wipe a bogey on girl with one leg

The young girl had just announced the Chicago Bears' second round pick

London-born Melifonwu picked by Oakland after being forced to wait

Hopes that Melifonwu would break Menelik Watson's record-high pick were dashed in the second round of the Draft

NFL draft 2017: Round one is out of the way, now two Brits await

32 picks have been made, but hundreds remain and among them are two British hopes chasing a dream

NFL team selects player accused of rape as first-round Draft pick

The Ohio State cornerback was accused of rape 24 hours before being selected by the NFL team

Browns select Garrett as first overall pick of 2017 NFL Draft

The Browns had a number of options available to them with the first overall pick but opted for the Texas A&M standout, the consensus top player of the 2017 class

Mock draft 3.0: Who will go where in the first round?

With just a matter of hours to go the big boards are set in Philadelphia, but exactly where everyone ends up remains anyone's guess

Big, bold and brash: what can the Premier League learn from NBA?

Fournette relishing chance to rush into the unknown in the NFL Draft

NFL draft 2017: first round preview

Everyone expects Garrett to head to Cleveland with the first pick, but after that is far from clear

Mixon's case highlights the NFL's confused stance on domestic violence

The running back is an elite athlete, but should the league be welcoming him through this weekend's draft?

From scrapheap to Super Bowl, Warner and sport's greatest fairytale

For many the NFL Draft represents the beginning of the next chapter of their lives, yet for the sport's greatest-ever story, draft night didn't actually start anything at all

Hernandez wrote bible verse on forehead before death, reports say

The former NFL star wrote a bible verse on his forehead in red marker pen before he then killed himself in his prison cell, reports in America have claimed

Brady confirms he won't be visiting Donald Trump at the White House

Former NFL star Hernandez kills himself in prison

Adidas sorry for congratulating people for 'surviving' Boston Marathon

‘We deeply apologise for our mistake’

Mock draft 2.0: Who will go where in the first round?

With a little under two weeks to go the big boards are set, but exactly where everyone ends up remains anyone's guess

Examining the most confused NFL Draft quarterback class in years

Mock draft 1.0: all 32 first-round picks including Mahomes as top QB

Inflated condom stops pays in Cubs win over Brewers

Keon Broxton, the Brewers outfielder at bat, could not contain his amusement

Amazon beats Facebook and Twitter to show Thursday NFL games live

Amazon will live stream 10 games for Prime members exclusively

Romo retires to end Dallas Cowboys career and move into broadcasting

Romo retires: Cowboys quarterback expected to quit NFL

The 2018 Winter Olympics won't have any NHL players

In 2014 every member of the Canada and US squads, as well as the majority of the Sweden, Russia, Czech Republic and Finland rosters, played their hockey in the NHL