PARIS (AP) — Down by 11 in the fourth quarter, against what looked like overwhelming odds, the U.S. Olympic men’s basketball team got a spark. Six points in two seconds. United States' Kevin Durant, LeBron James and Steph Curry celebrate after beating Serbia during a men's semifinals basketball...
James Aranas and Anton Raga outlasted their respective rivals on Wednesday, Aug. 7, to inch closer to the knockout stage of the 2024 European Open 9-Ball Championship at the Hotel Esperanto in Fulda, Germany. Johann Chua (File) Chua, winner of last year’s World Cup of Pool title along with...
VILLENEUVE-D’ASCQ, France (AP) — In the rematch, the U.S. had an easier time with South Sudan than it did when the teams first met a couple of weeks ago. Easier. Not easy. Bam Adebayo, of the United States, reacts after a dunk over Wenyen Gabriel, of South Sudan, in a men's basketball game at...
VILLENEUVE-D’ASCQ, France (AP) — LeBron James was feeling some nervousness, some butterflies, maybe even a bit of angst as he listened to the national anthem play before his first Olympic game in 12 years. It all went away quickly. LeBron James, right, of the United States, shoots as Nikola...
PARIS – Wow! LeBron James! Lebron James looks on prior to the opening ceremony of the 2024 Summer Olympics in Paris, France, Friday, July 26.(Quinn Rooney/Pool Photo via AP) A young girl screamed in delight while watching on TV the rain-hit opening ceremony of the 2024 Paris Olympics in one...
China Bank Savings (CBS), a subsidiary of China Banking Corporation, reported an 18 percent improvement in net income to a record P1 billion in the first half of 2024 from the P849 million earned in the same period last year. In a statement, the bank said this is a faster pace compared to 2023’s...
The Gokongwei Group’s Robinsons Retail Holdings Inc. (RRHI) announced that it will have a new president, Stanley C. Co, taking the helm from Robina Gokongwei-Pe who will move up as Chairman of the Board of Directors. In a disclosure to the Philippine Stock Exchange, the firm said that, at the...
PARIS (AP) — Tennis star Coco Gauff will join LeBron James as a flag bearer for the U.S. Olympic team at Friday’s opening ceremony. USA's Coco Gauff (File) Gauff, the reigning U.S. Open champion, is set to make her Olympic debut at the Paris Games and will be the first tennis athlete to carry...
On Friday, July 19, LeBron James will carry the U.S. flag. But first, he carried the U.S. men’s basketball team. Again. Germany's Johannes Voigtmann, right, blocks United States' forward LeBron James during an exhibition basketball game between the United States and Germany at the O2 Arena in...
LeBron James wasn’t totally sure what the opening ceremony was all about when he was picked for his first Olympics in 2004. LeBron James (AP) This time, he’ll be one of the stars of the show. James has been picked by his fellow U.S. Olympians to serve as the male flagbearer for the Americans in...
LeBron James saved the U.S. from what would have been a stunning loss. James’ layup with 8 seconds left was the go-ahead basket Saturday, July 20, and the U.S. Olympic team that’ll soon head to the Paris Games escaped with a 101-100 win over South Sudan in London, rallying from a 16-point...
LAS VEGAS (AP) — Lakers rookie Bronny James put together his second promising Summer League performance in a row Thursday night, July 18, scoring 13 points in Los Angeles’ 93-89 victory over the Cleveland Cavaliers. LA Lakers' Bronny James (AP) The son of NBA career scoring leader LeBron...
