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Cavs Finally Break Epic Losing Streak

Polly Davis Doig — Sat, 12 Feb 2011 06:19:27 CST

The Cleveland Cavaliers won't be the biggest losers in sports history—but they're tied. The Cavs ended an epic 26-game losing streak last night against the Los Angeles Clippers, halting their skid just before going over the Tampa Bay Buccaneers' mark. The Cavs hadn't won a game since December 18,...

LeBron James Raises Value of Miami Heat 17%

John Johnson — Thu, 27 Jan 2011 13:57:18 CST

Forbes is out with its annual ranking of NBA teams, with this year's headline-grabbing stat coming courtesy of LeBron James. His blockbuster trade to the Miami Heat raised the value of the team by 17% to $425 million, good for seventh in the league. The value of his old team,...

Boos Can't Keep LeBron Down

Kevin Spak — Fri, 03 Dec 2010 08:05:05 CST

Turns out it takes more than boos to win a basketball game. Because Cleveland Cavalier fans definitely delivered a flawless booing performance last night—raining down jeers like, “Akron hates you!” and “Scot-tie Pip-pen!”—and it wasn’t enough. LeBron James played spectacularly, racking up a season-high 38 points to lead...

'Be the Bad Guy' Tonight, LeBron

Matt Cantor — Thu, 02 Dec 2010 12:32:10 CST

Hey, LeBron: When you hit the court tonight in Cleveland with the Heat, you’ll face a seriously nasty crowd. And there’s only one response for that, writes Dave Zirin in the Nation . “Be the bad guy.” Play hard, and “when the crowd starts raining the hate, put your hand by...

Cavs Hire Firm to Probe LeBron Signing

Matt Cantor — Thu, 02 Dec 2010 10:36:58 CST

The Cleveland Cavaliers think the Miami Heat violated tampering rules in their pursuit of LeBron James, and they're spending hundreds of thousands of dollars to prove it. Cavs owner Dan Gilbert has hired a Midwestern law firm to investigate the courtship, sources tell Yahoo! Sports . He intends to build up...

LeBron James Thanks Akron in Full-Page Ad

John Johnson — Tue, 03 Aug 2010 15:19:34 CDT

Let the damage control begin: LeBron James took out a full-page ad today in the Akron Beacon Journal to thank his hometown fans: ‘‘Akron is my home, and central focus of my life,’’ says the ad. "It's where I started, and it's where I will always come back to....

Ex-NBA Player Lorenzen Wright Found Dead

Rob Quinn — Thu, 29 Jul 2010 02:07:32 CDT

Police have confirmed that a body found in a wooded area in south Memphis is that of missing former NBA star Lorenzen Wright. He hadn't been seen since July 19, when a 911 call was made from his phone in which at least 10 gunshots could be heard. Wright, 34,...

LeBron Mural Coming Down in Cleveland

John Johnson — Sat, 10 Jul 2010 16:26:23 CDT

Cleveland is moving on with life: Workers today began removing an enormous mural of LeBron James from a downtown building, reports CBS4 . The Nike ad is 10 stories tall and has been a fixture of the Cleveland skyline for a few years. It's so big that workers will spend all...

LeBron Made a Costly 'Decision'

Kevin Spak — Fri, 09 Jul 2010 13:55:00 CDT

Maybe LeBron James really does only care about winning, because if he cares about his money or his image, he’s made a really big mistake. LeBron’s Q rating, which measures how many people know and favorably view a person, was a stratospheric 34 until the decision to leave Cleveland for...