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Golden State Warriors Harrison Barnes and Klay Thompson are both willing to make the sacrifice—with lesser minutes or giving up the starting spot—to pave way for new acquisition Andre Iguodala, who was signed by the team in the offseason.

Sixteen teams including Australia will be vying for the title in the 17th Asian Senior Women’s Volleyball Championship scheduled from September 13 to 21, 2013 in Nakhon Ratchasima, Thailand. Opening day is set Friday and simultaneous games will kick off the competition starting at 2 p.m. Australia time.

FIBA Eurobasket play resumes on Thursday, opening with a trio of potentially explosive match-ups that are sure to make any basketball observer stand up and take note. The usual suspects are present, of course, but one underdog team is threatening to disrupt the prevailing order in European basketball.

After a 0-0 draw against Ukraine, England Manager Roy Hodgson is hearing it from his critics.

In order to retain their eligibility, players would often let tutors do assignments, received answers to exams in advance, and were put in courses with professors who had reputations for being lenient, especially towards athletes. At least thirteen former Oklahoma State players revealed that they were involved in one form of academic cheating or another, and another 16 had coursework done for them.

Coming into the match on Saturday, Argentina is optimistic that they will be able to put up a good game against the Wallabies because of invaluable information from long-time New Zealand coach, Graham Henry.

Adam Goodes, who went down with a knee injury and has not played since June, will need to impress the in training, for him to be able to land a starting spot for Sydney Swans on Saturday.

Undoubtedly, the Mayweather vs. Alvarez bout on Saturday is going to be the biggest boxing event of 2013.

,The final face-off before the actual bout between Floyd “Money” Mayweather Jr. and Saul “Canelo” Alvarez happened on Wednesday afternoon, and both fighters were raring to go at each other’s throats days before the classic clash set on Saturday, Sept 14, 2013, at the MGM Grand Garden Arena in Las Vegas, Nevada.

For most people about to tie the knot, a one-day wedding for 300 people is already big. This is not the case with Miami Heat forward and NBA champion LeBron James, who is going to get married to his long-time partner on Saturday.

Retired NBA point guard Steve Francis got choked by almost-retired NBA small forward Stephen Jackson in a fight at a night club on Wednesday night.

Wallabies team captain Will Genia was dropped from the starting line-up by Coach Ewen McKenzie because of being apparently in poor form.

Lamar Odom’s alleged addiction to cocaine has really gotten so rigorous.

Gareth Bale’s playing time may be limited in his highly anticipated debut for Real Madrid, against Villareal, because of a groin injury, sustained in international duty for Wales.

Much of the talk of the off-season is how the Los Angeles Lakers will eventually rebuild or reload—sooner than later. After all, this is the franchise that historically have drawn top free agents and lured the big-name superstars to the glitz and glamour of Hollywood. According to the Los Angeles front office however, that may not be happening in 2014 in time for the LeBron James sweepstakes.

In what could be a preview of the 2014 Major League Baseball season opener to be played in Sydney, the Arizona Diamondbacks visited the Los Angeles Dodgers for the third straight game in the series. The Dodgers won the first two games, 8-1 and 5-3, and tried to assert their supremacy over their cross-border rivals. The Dodgers are first in the National League West with an 85-59 win-loss record; the Diamondbacks are at the .500 mark, with 72-72.

The BMW Championship 2013 is going to take place starting on Thursday in Lake Forest, Illinois at the Conway Farms Golf Club.

As reported in IBT on Monday, the Miami Heat had the inside track in the acquisition of Michael Beasley. On late Thursday, the signing became official after he inked a non-guaranteed $1,027,424 deal with the Heat.

The round-of-64 of the World 9-Ball Pool Championship rolled Wednesday night at the Al Arabi Indoor Stadium in Qatar, marking the start of the knockout stages of one of the most prestigious billiards tournaments in the world ton Thursday.

It seems like Tiger Woods is getting a taste of his own medicine after National Enquirer reported that his current girlfriend, Lindsey Vonn, is cheating on him.

NBA Superstar LeBron James, aka “King James”, is now officially off the market.

The 2013 FIBA Americas tournament has come down to its last day. And what better way to end it than to witness the two best teams fighting it out over the gold medal?Mexico surprised Argentina 76-70 on the strength of an offense that Argentina simply didn't have an answer to. On the other hand, Mexico overpowered Dominican Republic 79-67. It all boils down to Wednesday's final game, where the strongest team in the tournament will be revealed.

The 2013 FIBA Americas Championship enters the final day of competition with the future of the tournament all but answered. Perennial contenders Argentina, without Manu Ginobili, Pablo Priogini and Carlos Delfino, looked nothing but a D-League team while Brazil paid its own price by not fielding their best players in the tourney. Dominican Republic is still a tough team to beat even without Atlanta Hawks center Al Horford while a fully-prepared Puerto Rico is elite.

Wednesday's FIBA Eurobasket 2013 games should prove to be exciting, as teams jockey for position and try to make it into the knockout stage. There are three Group E games scheduled for Wednesday, involving squads that try to improve on their standings while ramping up their confidence.

Wednesday's schedule of the PBA Governors Cup will feature sizzling hot Meralco Bolts going against the skidding Global Port Batang Pier at 5:15 p.m while Talk N' Text Tropang Texters look to keep their postseason bid alive as they play league-leading Petron Blaze Boosters at 7:30 p.m.

In the days leading up to the highly anticipated Alabama-Texas A&M grudge match, one enterprising bar owner has made the Aggies' star quarterback the target of his disdain.

New details on the Lamar Odom-Khloe Kardashian cheating scandal shows that the troubled NBA star has FIVE not three mistresses in the course of 12 months. Documented by Khloe’s private investigator, Radar Online noted that the former X-Factor USA host has enough evidence against Lamar should divorce comes out as the best option for the celebrity couple.

Days before Oscar dela Hoya's biggest fight as a promoter, the founder of Golden Boy Promotions has reportedly entered a rehab facility.

An explosive report has implicated several Oklahoma State football players in a payment scandal that has the potential to damage both the school's and its former coach's reputation.The Sports Illustrated report, the first of a five-part series on the OSU program, alleged that several players received money from boosters from 2001 to 2011.