Heat survive to force Game 7

LeBron James, Ray Allen and Chris Bosh come up big down the stretch to help the Heat force a Game 7

Japan looking for Italian tonic after poor display against Brazil

Japan’s humbling defeat to Brazil in the opening game of the Confederations Cup last weekend was a bitter pill to swallow, but that does not mean Alberto Zaccheroni’s side cannot get its campaign back on track against Italy on Wednesday. Brazil brushed the Asian ...

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Sprinter Campbell-Brown suspended pending probe

Veronica Campbell-Brown’s agent insists one of the cornerstones of Jamaica’s wide-ranging sprint success “is not a cheat,” even though the test results disagree. While her case is being decided, the three-time Olympic gold medalist will sit out and her country will try to make ...

Soccer

Asian trio punch World Cup tickets

Having everything to play for on Tuesday, Australia, Iran and South Korea all secured berths at the 2014 World Cup on a dramatic final day of Asian qualifying. They join Japan, which was the first nation to qualify. Australia beat Iraq 1-0, waiting until ...

Baseball

Darvish's winless run hits six after loss to A's

Yu Darvish is like the rest of the Texas starters — still without a victory in June. For the ace from Japan, the winless streak goes back a little further than that. Brandon Moss and John Jaso homered and the AL West-leading Oakland Athletics ...

Basketball

Will Heat wilt against Spurs?

The Miami Heat weren’t supposed to be in this situation. Not now, anyway. Coming home from Texas with their season on the line in 2011 was one thing. They were at the end of their first year together — LeBron James, Dwyane Wade and ...

Sumo

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Nagoya to be testing ground for a trio of sumo titans

by Mark Buckton

As Hakuho continues chalking up championships almost at will, mention of the "other" yokozuna — Harumafuji (11-4) — in some sumo circles is now met with heads being shaken.

Figure Skating

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Earliest Mao, Kim can face off is at GP Final in Fukuoka

by Jack Gallagher

The Olympic season officially began with the release of the 2013-2014 Grand Prix assignments on Monday by the International Skating Union. With the Sochi Games just nine months away, fans hoping to see an early showdown between 2010 Olympic gold medalist and defending world ...

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Venus Williams to miss Wimbledon for first time

After 16 consecutive years of always showing up at Wimbledon, winning five titles along the way, Venus Williams pulled out of the grass-court Grand Slam tournament Tuesday, citing a lower back injury. Williams, who turned 33 on Monday, had never missed Wimbledon since making ...