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LeBron James didn't agree with the traveling call that helped prevent his Cleveland Cavaliers from beating lowly Washington.

A loss to the struggling New York Knicks leaves little doubt Kevin Garnett and the Boston Celtics are stumbling atop the Eastern Conference.

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BRISBANE, Australia (AFP) – She may still be only 19 but Bulgaria's Sesil Karatantcheva said she felt like a grandmother as she reached the second round of the Brisbane International Monday.

Karatantcheva's 1-6, 6-4, 6-2 win over Czech Iveta Benesova is her best result since returning to the tour in 2008 after serving a two-year ban for testing positive for the steroid Nandrolone.

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BRISBANE, Australia (AFP) – Cypriot Marcos Baghdatis's comeback stalled in the first round of the Brisbane International as he bowed out to Finland's Jarkko Nieminen on Monday.

The former world number eight looked in control as he took the first set but could do nothing to stop Nieminen as the Finn took the next two sets and the match 5-7, 6-1, 6-4.

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LOS ANGELES (AFP) – Kobe Bryant scored 26 points to lead the Los Angeles Lakers to their sixth straight National Basketball Association victory, a 100-86 win over Portland.

Spain's Pau Gasol added 19 points for the Lakers, who captured their 15th consecutive win at home.