Anthony Mason's game was grit over glitz, more force than flash
An avid soccer fan, President Xi has made a number of public comments related to Chinese soccer to express his support and has high hopes for the national team.
Beijing's forward Li Gen scored 12 of his team-high 27 points in the fourth period as the defending champions beat Guangdong 103-96 to lead 2-0 in the best-of-five series of the CBA semifinal on Friday.
Arjen Robben continued his spectacular form by setting up two goals and scoring another to guide champions Bayern Munich to a 4-1 home win over Cologne on Friday and crown celebrations for their 115-year anniversary.
The Chicago Bulls general manager Gar Forman said Friday that the star point guard Derrick Rose's knee surgery was successful and he will miss about 4-6 weeks.
China's women's soccer team hope to better their fifth place in last year's Algarve Cup, said head coach Hao Wei on Friday.
Earlier this month, Vladimir Tarasenko became the youngest St. Louis Blues player in more than two decades to score 30 goals.
Combining predatory instincts with a street fighter's approach to dealing with defenders, Diego Costa has emerged as the unapologetically snarling face of Jose Mourinho's hugely successful Chelsea overhaul.
In the increasingly cosmopolitan English Premier League, Tottenham Hotspur's homegrown fan favorite Harry Kane represents something of a British throwback.
As a teenage basketball sensation, LeBron James went through the craziness of being recruited by universities. Now, he's living it as a dad.
Whether Mike Ribeiro is having a rebound season or it's simply great timing by Nashville, the veteran center is making the Predators' gamble to sign him pay off in a big way.
The New York Rangers have proven they can thrive without No 1 goalie Henrik Lundqvist. Now they are finding ways to win when leading scorer Rick Nash is on the bubble, too.
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