Category Archives: Athletes
Bosh to Join Wade, Shifting N.B.A. Power to Miami
Dwyane Wade and Chris Bosh have chosen to become teammates in Miami, sparking a power shift that could turn spectacular if LeBron James — the greatest N.B.A. free agent of them all — decides to join them.
Wade and Bosh made their announcement together in a live interview on ESPN early Wednesday afternoon. Wade, a [...]
All-Star Rosters Are Taking Shape
Bobby Cox, the sly old sage of the Atlanta Braves, has it all figured out. He could win the National League title this season, and because he is retiring, he could skip the chore that falls to the pennant-winning manager the next summer: guiding the All-Star team and selecting some pitchers and reserves.
“It’s hard,” Cox [...]
The LeBron Finals, Day 1
Ohio — Before LeBron James became a high school basketball prodigy, an N.B.A. star or the most highly coveted free agent the league has seen, he was a child here. His goal, as he has repeated several times, was to land this city, his city, on the map.
He can consider the goal accomplished.
In the [...]
Bench Lifts Celtics to Tie Series
Sports and Health – The fashionable “Beat L.A.” chants had all but faded from TD Garden, the oxygen bled from the building by Ray Allen’s misfires, Kobe Bryant’s impossible jumpers and Derek Fisher’s intensity. An anxious air hung over the Boston Celtics on Thursday as they teetered on the edge of a heavy series deficit.
Then [...]