Jason Collins died brain cancer 'after a valiant fight with glioblastoma'.
Victory over the leading San Antonio Spur enabled the Washington Wizards stretch their unbeaten run to three games
Michael Jordan started for the second successive game and performed like his old self to inspire the Washington Wizards to a 103-78 pasting of the Milwaukee Bucks Tuesday.
Kuldeep was instrumental to India's success at the Asia Cup, topping the wicket-taking chart with 17 wickets. Chopra explained the rationale behind dropping the left-arm wrist spinner, attributing it to batting depth.
With just five wins from their first 33 games there was certainly nothing magical about the Washington Wizards' start to the National Basketball Association (NBA) season.
40-year-old Michael Jordan had 23 points in a 106-105 victory over the Orlando Magic Tuesday.
Gilbert Arenas scored 32 points to lead the Wizards to a 117-99 home win over the Chicago Bulls.
The Chicago Bulls continued their rapid ascent through the Eastern Conference by defeating the injury-depleted Washington Wizards 87-80 on Wednesday for their ninth victory in their last 10 games.
Tony Parker scored 20 points and made 14 assists to help the San Antonio Spurs rebound from their worst loss of the season with a 94-80 victory over the Washington Wizards on Sunday.
Former all-rounder and head coach Ravi Shastri has thrown his weight behind young Washington Sundar to be a 'genuine all-rounder for many, many years for India'.
James, a four-times NBA champion and 18-times All-Star, is under contract with the Lakers for next season, which will be his fifth with Los Angeles and 20th overall.
Washington's Emeka Okafor dominated inside as the improving Wizards stunned the Chicago Bulls 86-73 to record their fifth straight home win on Saturday.
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The NBA has reached an agreement with the National Basketball Players Association to withhold 25% of each player's salary from May 15 due to the shutdown of the sport because of the coronavirus pandemic. The deal would provide a gradual reduction in player salaries in case a "force majeure" event, such as the pandemic, wipes out the rest of the regular season.
LeBron James scored a season-high 37 points to inspire the Cavaliers to a 114-99 win over the Washington Wizards
Jeremy Lin's sudden rise from obscure reserve to the toast of Broadway could not have come at a better time for the New York Knicks.
Javaris Crittenton, a former National Basketball Association athlete who once played for the Los Angeles Lakers and the Washington Wizards, is wanted on a murder charge over the death of a woman in Georgia, the FBI said on Monday.
The man widely considered the greatest basketball player of all-time left the sport on Wednesday with a loss, the Washington Wizards falling 107-87 to the Philadelphia 76ers.
A list of high-profile tennis players and other sportspeople who called time on their careers at a young age.
Many Black athletes have spoken out about their treatment by the police.
Mavericks 128, Lakers 110
Ravichandran Ashwin will consider himself fortunate to get a rare chance to play his second World Cup at home.
Milwaukee led by 18 in the third quarter before Philadelphia used a 23-9 run to tie the game at 108 mid-way through the final period.
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Klay Thompson chipped in with 21 points for the Warriors, who won their third straight overall and ninth in a row at home to maintain their No. 6 position in the Western Conference playoff race.
Summary of sports events and persons who made news on Sunday
The coronavirus has however infected increasing numbers of athletes and others involved with the Games, and authorities were on Friday trying to track down a Ugandan weightlifter who went missing from his training camp.
Black Lives Matter was stenciled onto NFL fields and NBA courts. Athletes raised fists and took the knee.
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NBA roundup: Hornets spoil Kyrie Irving's home debut
Jae'Sean Tate finished with 21 points and 10 rebounds for the Rockets, who fell for the second time in two days and have lost eight straight games.
Every twist and turn in KMC's civil service career is attributed to serendipity, an aptitude for making desirable discoveries by accident. He plays down his capabilities, which took him to the top of the civil service as the Cabinet Secretary or his misfortune in losing a daughter in her prime and suggests that his career was indeed serendipitous, observes Ambassador T P Sreenivasan.
Bucks hold moment of silence for Wisconsin parade attack victims.
Summary of sports events and persons who made news on Friday
They take our fitness goals out of the constraints of time and space and find us everywhere we go, says Veer Arjun Singh.
'Consider Mrs Gandhi's view of her opponents: Traitors, anti-nationals, rumour-mongers.' Does the spirit of the Emergency-era Indira Gandhi still rule India? asks Vir Sanghvi.
'Just to see him, his path in the NBA and to take his game to where it is at the moment has been great.' Seth Curry on his elder brother, the awesome Steph Curry.
Other nominations include Dunkirk, The Post and I, Tonya.
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