Tag: stop

  • Bulls stop James late, beat Cavs 86-85 (AP)

    Chicago Bulls' John Salmons(notes), right, waits for Cleveland Cavaliers' Delonte West(notes), left, and Cleveland Cavaliers' Anderson Varejao(notes), of Brazil, to move before shooting in the fourth quarter of an NBA basketball game, Thursday, Nov. 5, 2009, in Cleveland. The Bulls won 86-85.

    For a split second, LeBron James appeared to be on his way to bailing out the Cleveland Cavaliers once more. Luol Deng and Joakim Noah put a stop to that. Chicago's forwards double teamed James and denied the superstar on a drive in the final seconds as the Chicago Bulls ended Cleveland's three-game winning streak with an 86-85 win Thursday night, the Cavaliers' second home loss already…

  • Lincecum cited for marijuana possession (AP)

    In this Oct. 1, 2009, photo, San Francisco Giants pitcher Tim Lincecum(notes) sits in the dugout during a baseball game against the Arizona Diamondbacks in San Francisco. Lincecum is facing misdemeanor marijuana charges following a traffic stop in his home state of Washington.

    San Francisco Giants pitcher Tim Lincecum is facing misdemeanor marijuana charges following a traffic stop in his home state. Washington State Patrol spokesman Steve Schatzel said Thursday that the 2008 Cy Young Award winner and former University of Washington star was pulled over for speeding on Interstate 5 in the town of Hazel Dell, about four miles north of the Oregon border, on Oct.

  • Grizzlies eager to learn from Iverson (AP)

    Rudy Gay listened as Grizzlies' teammate O.J. Mayo talked of the team's need to meld at practice and couldn't stop himself from piping in, "Practice?" Oh yes, the player who's been with the Memphis Grizzlies the longest has seen video of Allen Iverson's infamous 2002 rant during a feud with Larry Brown about missing practice and heard that word maybe 20 times in the…

  • James makes promotional stop in London (AP)

    NBA star LeBron James(notes) photographs the facilities at the Lilian Baylis Community Hub, London, Saturday Sept. 5, 2009. James was visiting the center to highlight the progress of the new community focused basketball court being created at the site. James, who came to England on Saturday to continue his worldwide promotional tour, said it is still unclear whether he will stay with the Cleveland Cavaliers when his contract runs out at the next of the upcoming season.

    King James got a royal greeting Saturday. LeBron James spoke to dozens of children wearing T-shirts with "Earn the crown" and "The King is coming" written on them during a stop in his promotional tour. The Cleveland Cavaliers star has been traveling the world to promote his documentary, "More Than A Game." His visit to the British capital was aimed at helping spread…