Around 8:30 p.m., reports from a National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration plane indicated Bill had strengthened, with maximum sustained winds near 125 mph. The National Hurricane Center said further strengthening is possible.
When a hurricane's sustained winds reach 111 mph, it reaches Category 3 status. When sustained winds reach 131 mph, it becomes a Category 4 storm.
Read more »Kobe Bryant is a study in obsession.
He's obsessed with his perception, obsessed with matching and surpassing history's greats, obsessed with his form, obsessed with his left-hand finishes, obsessed with not just winning but dominating and suffocating opponents.
Read more »The door to the Lakers coaches' office opened and assistant coach Brian Shaw stepped out into the hallway with a smile across his face.
Shaw barely was able take a step before he got a pat on the back, a handshake, a hug and congratulations because of the Lakers' 99-91 overtime victory over the Orlando Magic in Game 4 of the NBA Finals on Thursday night.
Read more »The Los Angeles Lakers moved to the brink of their 15th NBA Championship on Thursday, capitalizing on the long-range shooting of Derek Fisher to defeat the Orlando Magic 99-91 in overtime.
Fisher hit a 25-foot three-point shot with 4.6 seconds left in regulation and then nailed a 27-footer with just over 30 seconds left in overtime to give the Lakers a 94-91 lead.
Read more »Michael Jordan no longer has the most famous buzzer-beater in Cleveland sports history.
The Shot has been topped.
LeBron James(notes) made one better.
James dropped a 3-pointer from the top of the key over Orlando’s Hedo Turkoglu(notes) as the final horn sounded Friday night to give the Cavaliers, their season a heartbeat from major trouble, a 96-95 victory over the Magic that evened the Eastern Conference finals at one game apiece.
Read more »Boxing idol Manny Pacquiao is returning to the Philippines despite a request from Manila that he delay his hero's return as a precaution against the spread of the H1N1 virus, commonly known as swine flu, from the United States, his spokesman told CNN Wednesday.
Pacquiao, often considered the best pound-for-pound boxer in the world, cemented his reputation Saturday night when he knocked out British boxer Ricky Hatton in the second round of a match in Las Vegas, Nevada.
Read more »Manny "Pacman" Pacquaio has won again over the British Boxer Ricky Hatton. A knockout on 2 rounds led to the downfall of the British boxer.A true boxer knows how put up a fight and knows the movements of his prey.
Read more »Manny Pacquiao, often considered the best pound-for-pound boxer in the world, cemented his reputation Saturday night when he knocked out British boxer Ricky Hatton in the second round.
"That was two of the most exciting rounds I have seen in my career," said Chris Mannix, a writer for Sports Illustrated. "You saw, really from the opening bell, Pacquiao was really dominant."
Read more »The Rockets had waited as long as they could stand.
After 12 long, sometimes torturous years, through several eras of Rockets basketball and the whole of Yao Ming’s career, the Rockets had to end the torment of their first-round misery.
With the second round tauntingly in their sights again on Thursday night, they would leave no doubt, waste no time and savor every moment of the success that had eluded them for so long.
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BOSTON — The defending NBA champion Boston Celtics displayed the heart of a champion Tuesday, beating the Chicago Bulls 106-104 in overtime to take a 3-2 lead in their first-round Eastern Conference series.
Read more »Rafael Nadal an all time professional of tennis has just won his 23rd consecutive claycourt win. (read the whole story for more)
Read more »One of the Spanish militant group Eta's top leaders has been arrested in Paris carrying a Magnum revolver and false ID, French and Spanish media report.
Ekaitz Sirvent Auzmendi was detained at Montparnasse station in Paris after getting off a high-speed train from Bordeaux, French police said.
A 22-year-old man was charged with three murder counts and drunken driving Friday in the crash that killed Los Angeles Angels rookie pitcher Nick Adenhart and two others.
Andrew Thomas Gallo ran a red light in his minivan early Thursday and broadsided a car carrying Adenhart and three friends, police said.
Read more »A certain amount of pressure comes with being an athlete's child. You're supposed to be just as good as pops (or mom) was, or even better, and if you're not, people wonder what went wrong. It's a tough life. Then again, if you're a former pro athlete's child, you're probably mind-blowingly wealthy, so the pity only goes so far.
Read more »Tiger Woods overcame a five-shot deficit to beat Sean O'Hair and win his first title since returning from injury at the Arnold Palmer Invitational.
After rain delayed the start of the final round at the Bay Hill Golf Club in Orlando, Woods had closed to within a stroke of O'Hair by the 7th hole.
Defending champion Woods moved level with a long putt on the 15th
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Read more »Redemption, not to be confused with UFC 17: Redemption, is an upcoming mixed martial arts event to be held by the Ultimate Fighting Championship (UFC) on April 18, 2009 in Montreal, Quebec, Canada.
Read more »Swedish golfer Henrik Stenson carded a solid 69 in the opening round of the WGC-CA Championship but it was his highly unusual recovery shot on the 12th on the Blue Monster course at Doral which raised more than a few eyebrows.
Stenson stripped down to the bare essentials -- a pair of white boxer shorts -- before wading into the mud to hack out his ball after an wayward tee shot.
Read more »NEW YORK (AP)—Andre Agassi will pick up a racket again, playing two matches for the Philadelphia Freedoms in the World Team Tennis league.
Agassi will compete for the Freedoms on July 10 in Philadelphia and July 17 in Newport Beach, Calif., the WTT announced Thursday.
“Team play is a terrific way to showcase tennis, especially for kids,” Agassi said in a statement released by the league. “WTT is competitive, it’s fun and there’s a really great energy from the fans.”
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