Author: A. Peter Dore
Donovan Mitchell’s 35 points helped the Cleveland Cavaliers defeat the Indiana Pacers 127-117 on Tuesday, avenging their Sunday loss and improving their league-leading record to 34-5. Three days after the Pacers ended their 12-game winning streak – handing the Cavs just their second home loss of the season – Cleveland traveled to Indianapolis and halted the Pacers’ six-game win streak. Mitchell set an early tone, scoring 19 points in the first quarter. Indiana briefly grabbed a two-point lead early in the second quarter and trailed by just one at halftime, but the Cavaliers outscored the Pacers 38-28 in the third…
Donovan Mitchell’s 35 points helped the Cleveland Cavaliers defeat the Indiana Pacers 127-117 on Tuesday, avenging their Sunday loss and improving their league-leading record to 34-5. Three days after the Pacers ended their 12-game winning streak – handing the Cavs just their second home loss of the season – Cleveland traveled to Indianapolis and halted the Pacers’ six-game win streak. Mitchell set an early tone, scoring 19 points in the first quarter. Indiana briefly grabbed a two-point lead early in the second quarter and trailed by just one at halftime, but the Cavaliers outscored the Pacers 38-28 in the third…
A fire at a vegetable market in north China killed eight people and injured 15 on Saturday, local authorities reported. “The injured have been sent to hospital for treatment and are currently not in life-threatening danger,” the Qiaoxi District People’s Government said after the blaze in Zhangjiakou city, northwest of Beijing. The fire at the Liguang market broke out at around 8:40 am (0040 GMT) and was extinguished after 10 am, the district government said. The cause of the blaze is under investigation. Deadly fires are relatively common in China due to lax building codes and an often slipshod approach…
Jalen Brunson delivered a 55-point masterpiece as the New York Knicks rallied from a double-digit fourth-quarter deficit to beat the Washington Wizards 136-132 in overtime on Saturday. Brunson scored 42 of his points in the second half and overtime to help the Knicks fend off the lowly Wizards for a seventh straight NBA victory. It was his third 50-point game as a Knick, and New York needed all of his output against a Washington team playing without Kyle Kuzma and their leading scorer Jordan Poole. Justin Champagnie put up a career-high 31 points for the Wizards, who led by as…
Jalen Brunson delivered a 55-point masterpiece as the New York Knicks rallied from a double-digit fourth-quarter deficit to beat the Washington Wizards 136-132 in overtime on Saturday. Brunson scored 42 of his points in the second half and overtime to help the Knicks fend off the lowly Wizards for a seventh straight NBA victory. It was his third 50-point game as a Knick, and New York needed all of his output against a Washington team playing without Kyle Kuzma and their leading scorer Jordan Poole. Justin Champagnie put up a career-high 31 points for the Wizards, who led by as…
Atalanta retained their Serie A lead on Saturday with a 1-1 draw against Lazio, halting their club-record 11-match league winning streak but keeping Inter Milan at a distance. Marco Brescianini tapped home into an open goal with two minutes remaining to snatch a point from the Stadio Olimpico in Rome, where a passionate crowd thought a big win was coming their way. Instead, Atalanta will end a historic year a point ahead of Inter, who have a game in hand, after the champions briefly drew level on points with a 3-0 win earlier at Cagliari. Europa League holders Atalanta will…
Atalanta retained their Serie A lead on Saturday with a 1-1 draw against Lazio, halting their club-record 11-match league winning streak but keeping Inter Milan at a distance. Marco Brescianini tapped home into an open goal with two minutes remaining to snatch a point from the Stadio Olimpico in Rome, where a passionate crowd thought a big win was coming their way. Instead, Atalanta will end a historic year a point ahead of Inter, who have a game in hand, after the champions briefly drew level on points with a 3-0 win earlier at Cagliari. Europa League holders Atalanta will…
Jannik Sinner and Iga Swiatek capped off a trophy-filled 2024 not with celebrations but with a battle to salvage their reputations after receiving light sanctions for failing drug tests, sparking widespread controversy. The tennis community was rocked by these revelations, with many expressing outrage over how the cases were managed by the authorities. Both players and commentators criticized the anti-doping regime for what they perceived as a glaring case of favoritism, arguing that Sinner and Swiatek, who were both world No. 1 at the time of their positive tests, had been given special treatment. Poland’s Iga Swiatek reacts during her…
Devin Booker and Kevin Durant combined for 48 points to lead the Phoenix Suns to a 113-105 victory over the Golden State Warriors on Saturday, handing the Warriors their fourth consecutive NBA loss. With Bradley Beal out for calf injury management and Jusuf Nurkic sidelined by a quad bruise, the host Suns (11-8) still dominated as Tyus Jones added 19 points and Grayson Allen had 17. “We’ve got five guys in double figures,” Durant said. “It wasn’t a great shooting game for me and Book but everybody contributed on both ends of the floor.” Durant, who grabbed 10 rebounds, was…
Devin Booker and Kevin Durant combined for 48 points to lead the Phoenix Suns to a 113-105 victory over the Golden State Warriors on Saturday, handing the Warriors their fourth consecutive NBA loss. With Bradley Beal out for calf injury management and Jusuf Nurkic sidelined by a quad bruise, the host Suns (11-8) still dominated as Tyus Jones added 19 points and Grayson Allen had 17. “We’ve got five guys in double figures,” Durant said. “It wasn’t a great shooting game for me and Book but everybody contributed on both ends of the floor.” Durant, who grabbed 10 rebounds, was…