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Paul Rouse: American sports have all the bases covered as they spread

Sunday evening began at 5pm when the Detroit Pistons played a thrilling match against the Denver Nuggets.

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Canada celebrates after Raptors win first NBA title

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Sport has cruel way of reminding greats they too are mere mortals

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Warriors claw back to deny Raptors maiden win in game five of NBA finals

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What is the Irish version of the NBA?

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Steph Curry still on losing side in game three despite scoring 47 points for Golden State

‘Up North’, Canadians set rivalries aside to rally behind Toronto Raptors

A few hundred metres from Nick Nurse’s city centre apartment in downtown Toronto stands Fort York, one of Canada’s most significant historical landmarks, the symbol of the still nascent country’s war of 1812 with the US.

Wed, 05 Jun, 2019

Raptors dominate from start to win first game of NBA Finals

The Toronto Raptors marked their NBA Finals debut with a convincing 118-109 victory over defending champions the Golden State Warriors.

Fri, 31 May, 2019

The things you need to know about the global spectacle that is the NBA finals

Sometime in the next couple weeks, either the Toronto Raptors or Golden State Warriors will proclaim themselves to be world champions.

Thu, 30 May, 2019

Curry doesn’t have to be a finals MVP to prove he’s invaluable

While football has rarely before had a decade like this one where two players have been streets out on their own, basketball during the same period hasn’t even had such a contest.

Wed, 29 May, 2019

Taking extreme care of tools of the trade

You know, because of course you know, that I now write a regular feature in the paper on Fridays about hurlers’ hands — injuries and idiosyncrasies, skill sets and skinned knuckles.

Mon, 27 May, 2019

Bucks rally to beat Raptors in Game One

The Milwaukee Bucks staged a fourth-quarter fightback to seize the first game of their Eastern Conference finals against the Toronto Raptors 108-100.

Thu, 16 May, 2019

Longing returns and history also beckons

Longing — wrote Don DeLilo in his opus Underworld — on a large scale, makes history.

Sat, 04 May, 2019

Boston Celtics seal play-off passage with clean sweep against Pacers

The Boston Celtics beat the Indiana Pacers 110-106 to seal a series sweep and become the first team to advance to the second round of the NBA play-offs.

Mon, 22 Apr, 2019

NBA review: Denver Nuggets secure play-off place; Utah Jazz win fourth game in a row

The Denver Nuggets secured a play-off berth for the first time in six years after a 114-105 win against the Boston Celtics.

Tue, 19 Mar, 2019

Kemba Walker's 60-point haul not enough to prevent Charlotte loss

Kemba Walker scored a career-high 60 points for the Charlotte Hornets but it still was not enough to top the Philadelphia 76ers on Saturday night.

Sun, 18 Nov, 2018

Resilient Jason Day draws inspiration from LeBron James

Jason Day channeled his inner LeBron James and captured his second PGA Tour event of the season.

Tue, 08 May, 2018

LeBron James moves to ninth in all-time scoring list as Cavaliers win

LeBron James is edging closer towards the summit of the NBA all-time top scorers list with 27 points in the Cleveland Cavaliers' 114-84 win over the Miami Heat.

Sat, 10 Dec, 2016

LeBron James a winner again as Cleveland Cavaliers finish off Atlanta Hawks

LeBron James continued his love affair with the Eastern Conference play-offs as the Cleveland Cavaliers booked their place in the final.

Mon, 09 May, 2016

Big-game players spreading the word

There’s little in sport as distasteful, as sly and scurrilous sledging, yet little as smile-inducing as a bit of witty in-game trash-talking either.

Tue, 12 May, 2015

Diamond donates Caroline royalties

Neil Diamond is donating some of this week’s sales from Sweet Caroline to Boston Marathon blast victims after the tune became a source of comfort following the bomb attack.

Thu, 25 Apr, 2013

KIERAN SHANNON: From Belfast to Knicks for a shooting star

Back when I met Dave Hopla last March, he told a story which gives an insight into Kobe Bryant.

Tue, 22 Jan, 2013

Brilliant Bryant secures Lakers win

Kobe Bryant scored 15 of his season-high 48 points in the final six minutes as the Los Angeles Lakers rallied for a 117-99 National Basketball Association victory over the Toronto Raptors.

Thu, 30 Dec, 2004