Basketball

Cairns Taipans floored by Sydney Kings’ sportsmanship in bizarre NBL game: ‘One for the ages’

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Cairns coach Adam Forde has praised Sydney’s sportsmanship for agreeing to play without a shot clock for the second half of their bizarre NBL nail-biter. The Kings were leading 48-37 when power problems at the Cairns Convention Centre on Thursday resulted in a 51-minute delay and the shot clock to stop working. Implausibly, the second … Read more

Heat hold off Raptors for 112-103 victory

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TORONTO – The Toronto Raptors put themselves in holes they just couldn’t dig out of Wednesday night. And head coach Darko Rajakovic said discipline, or a lack thereof, was a factor. Caleb Martin had 24 points and 12 rebounds as the Miami Heat pulled out a 112-103 win over the Raptors. Toronto fell behind 15-4 … Read more