Monday, June 17, 2013
 
 

By Frank Pingue

SAN ANTONIO (Reuters) - Just days after fielding questions about retirement amid recent struggles, San Antonio Spurs guard Manu Ginobli turned in his best game of the season on Sunday to put his team on the cusp of a NBA championship.

The 35-year-old Argentine guard turned back the clock with a 24-point performance as San Antonio beat the Miami Heat 114-104 and took a 3-2 lead over the defending champions in the best-of-seven series.

"I really didn't expect a 24???point game. It didn't happen all season long," Ginobli told reporters. "But I needed to feel more important, more of a threat attacking the rim, and good to see it happen."

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By Brad Haynes

RECIFE, Brazil (Reuters) - For soccer fans flocking to Confederations Cup matches in Brazil's tropical northeast next week, getting tickets to the stadium should be simple - but two in three will not find accommodations in the host city Recife.

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By David Beasley

ATLANTA (Reuters) - Former professional women's basketball player and Olympic gold medal winner Chamique Holdsclaw will have to take anger management classes after pleading guilty to charges that she shot into a player's car and smashed the windows with a baseball ...  [READ MORE]
 
By Frank Pingue

SAN ANTONIO (Reuters) - It is no coincidence the opposing head coaches in this year's NBA Finals are among the longest serving in the game. In a job that offers little security, ongoing success on the court is one of the few ways to survive.

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