LeBron James gets third NBA most valuable player citation
May 13th, 2012 - 4:35 pm ICT by IANS
Washington, May 13 (IANS) Miami Heat star LeBron James named the National Basketball Association's 2011-2012 season's Most Valuable Player (MVP) award for the third time in four years.James became only ... Read more...
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Bryant overtakes Jordan to lead NBA All-Star score
February 27th, 2012 - 2:31 pm ICT by IANS
Orlando, Feb 27 (IANS)Los Angeles Lakers guard Kobe Bryant broke Michael Jordan's record for most career points in the NBA All-Star Game Sunday.Bryant, a four-time All-Star MVP, scored 27 points ... Read more...
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NBA legend Abdul-Jabbar pays visit to Flamengo
January 28th, 2012 - 7:01 pm ICT by IANS
Rio de Janeiro, Jan 28 (IANS) On a mission from the United States Olympic Committee (USOC), NBA legend Kareem Abdul-Jabbar visited Brazilian basketball club Flamengo's athletic facilities.Record holder of the ... Read more...
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NBA superstar Shaquille O’Neal announces retirement after 19 years
June 2nd, 2011 - 9:40 pm ICT by BNO News
BOSTON, MASSACHUSETTS (BNO NEWS) -- Basketball superstar Shaquille O'Neal on Thursday announced his retirement through a video tweet after a 19-year NBA career."We did it," O'Neal said in his video tweet where ... Read more...
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Sam Waterston’s Surprise In “Rally To Restore Sanity”
October 31st, 2010 - 7:33 pm ICT by GD
By Meena Kar
Oct 31, (THAINDIAN NEWS) The "Rally To Restore Sanity" that occurred on Saturday, was more a fun treat than a political rally. No wonders, it was organized by the two ... Read more...
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Becks hopes to save his career - with yoga!
September 12th, 2010 - 3:27 pm ICT by ANI
London, Sept 12 (ANI): Football legend David Beckham hopes his yoga craze will keep him fit to play top-level football till 40s.The footie hunk, 35, fell in love with the workout ... Read more...
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“The Simpsons” to recruit Halle Berry, Daniel Radcliffe, Mark Zuckerberg
August 3rd, 2010 - 4:11 pm ICT by ANI
New York, Aug 3 (ANI): American animated television series "The Simpsons" is set to have guest voices of a number of stars on the show's 22nd season.According to IGN, celebrities like ... Read more...
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John Wooden In Grave Condition
June 4th, 2010 - 4:46 pm ICT by GD
By Gina Gomez
June 4, (THAINDIAN NEWS) Former UCLA basketball coach and Hall of Famer, John Wooden was hospitalized in Los Angeles last Thursday night.According to sources, the 99 year old John ... Read more...
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Brandon Jennings Scores Wins And Records Against Warriors
November 15th, 2009 - 8:16 pm ICT by GD
By Madhuri Dey
Nov. 15, (THAINDIAN NEWS) Brandon Jennings was the star of the match against the Golden State Warriors on Saturday night. His game was impressive, to say the least. He scored ... Read more...
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Kareem Abdul Jabbar diagnosed with rare cancer
November 11th, 2009 - 2:12 am ICT by Aishwarya Bhatt
New York, Nov 10 (THAINDIAN NEWS) The basketball legend Kareem Abdul Jabbar has been sadly diagnosed with a rare form of cancer, which is known as chronic myeloid leukemia. He has ... Read more...
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Jeanie Buss Presents The Lakers With Their Rings
October 28th, 2009 - 6:35 pm ICT by GD
By Madhuri Dey
Oct.28 (THAINDIAN NEWS)The Los Angels Lakers welcomed a new bunch of champions into their franchise on Tuesday night. Jeannie Buss, the executive vice president of the company, presented the new ... Read more...
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Kareem Abdul Jabbar: The man who invented ’sky-hook’
June 5th, 2009 - 1:50 am ICT by GD
Kareem Abdul Jabbar was not the man to coin the term, 'sky-hook', but he was certainly the player to popularize this basketball shot which cannot be blocked. He later made this shot ... Read more...
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Rookie Derrick Rose does one better than Michael Jordan
April 19th, 2009 - 1:22 pm ICT by IANS
Los Angeles, April 19(DPA) In his playoff debut, Chicago Bulls rookie Derrick Rose did something Michael Jordan couldn't -- beat the Boston Celtics.
Rose was spectacular with 36 points and 11 assists Saturday ... Read more...
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Jessica Alba, Ryan Phillippe support Obama in new will.i.am video
March 1st, 2008 - 2:23 pm ICT by admin
Washington, Mar 1 (ANI): Black Eyed Peas frontman will.i.am has released another monochromatic, multi-lingual, star-studded music video, titled We Are The Ones, in tribute to the presidential campaign for Barack Obama.The video, ... Read more...
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