 Globe and Mail | LeBron James' love for game is renewed Boston Herald By Ben Bolch / Los Angeles Times (MCT) MIAMI â€" The table with black drapes might as well have been a black leather couch. The army of reporters who sat before LeBron James might as well have been a phalanx of psychologists. James on the brink Drew Sharp: It's time for LeBron to seize NBA title Michael Rosenberg: In defense of the Heat as they march toward their first title |
 MLive.com | BCS commissioners settle on plan for college football playoff MLive.com By AP View full sizeAP PhotoAlabama looked like college football's best team at the end of the last season, but the BCS trophy was as much a product of pollsters as it was their play. That'll change in 2014, with college football going to a four-team ... College football semifinals to rotate sites under new plan Consensus reached on playoff plan College football playoff draws closer, conference commissioners agree on four ... |
 New York Daily News | College football playoff draws closer, conference commissioners agree on four ... New York Daily News STATE COLLEGE, Pa. â€" You wanted a college football playoff system? You just about got it. On Wednesday, the 10 major conference commissioners and Notre Dame AD Jack Swarbick reached a consensus on a four-team college playoff that would include two ... College football on threshold of tournament Commissioners want playoff plan to pitch to presidents Consensus Reached On Playoff |
 CBC.ca | Commissioners want playoff plan to pitch to presidents SI.com Mike Slive and his fellow commissioners have agreed to support a playoff featuring the four best teams as chosen by a selection committee. AP CHICAGO (AP) -- The BCS commissioners are backing a playoff plan with the sites for the national semifinals ... BCS commissioners reach consensus Consensus Reached On Playoff BCS commissioners reach consensus on playoff |
 ESPN | BCS commissioners reach consensus FOXSports.com The BCS commissioners are backing a playoff plan with the sites for the national semifinals rotating among the major bowl games and a selection committee picking the teams. The plan will be presented to university presidents next week for approval. Commissioners endorse four-team college football playoff Playoff marks sea change for sport Commissioners reach consensus on playoff featuring top four teams |
 Globe and Mail | Consensus reached on playoff ESPN By Adam Rittenberg and Mark Schlabach | ESPN.com CHICAGO -- The BCS commissioners and Notre Dame athletic director Jack Swarbrick on Wednesday endorsed a seeded four-team playoff model for college football that would begin for the 2014 season. BCS Commissioners Reach Consensus on 4-Team Playoff AP Source: Semifinal Sites to Rotate in Playoff College football playoff: Commissioners on board, but SEC/Big 12 bloc driving ... |
Globe and Mail | AP Source: Semifinal Sites to Rotate in Playoff ABC News People with firsthand knowledge of the decision tell The Associated Press the semifinals of a proposed college football championship would rotate between the major bowls and not be tied to traditional conference sites. They said Wednesday that under ... BCS commissioners reach consensus Consensus reached on playoff Commissioners endorse four-team college football playoff |
 CTV.ca | Michael McCann: Jerry Sandusky trial: What we've learned, what we can expect next SI.com Attorney Joe Amendola (left) rested his defense Wednesday without putting Jerry Sandusky (right) on the stand. AP The trial of former Penn State defensive coordinator Jerry Sandusky could end this week, with closing arguments scheduled for Thursday and ... Sandusky defense rests on 3rd day in abuse case Sandusky defense rests its case |
 USA TODAY | Kevin Durant must own fourth quarter again to keep OKC alive USA TODAY MIAMI â€" Kevin Durant need not be reminded the precarious state of affairs for the Oklahoma City Thunder: They must beat the Miami Heat three consecutive games to defeat history. "Well, everybody in the world knows our backs are against the wall right ... LeBron feeling better after leg cramps LeBron James, cramps and all, has Heat one win from NBA title James, Heat on brink of a title |
 USA TODAY | LeBron James optimistic he'll be OK for Heat closeout game USA TODAY MIAMI â€" The Miami Heat overcame the loss of a cramping LeBron James in the final minute of Game 4 to beat the Oklahoma City Thunder 104-98 and go up 3-1 in the NBA Finals. But the Heat know they will need the league MVP on Thursday to close out the ... LeBron James: 'I feel a lot better than I did last night' LeBron James says he's feeling better, will be ready for Game 5 LeBron James expects to play |
 The Hindu | LeBron James expects to play ESPN By Brian Windhorst | ESPN.com MIAMI -- The world's most famous cramps have subsided and LeBron James expects to play in Game 5 as the Miami Heat try to close out the Oklahoma City Thunder to win the NBA title. James, who couldn't finish the Heat's ... After cramp scare, LeBron James returns to practice Thunder still has 'fight' facing elimination After cramp scare, James returns to practice |
 The Associated Press | Thunder still has 'fight' facing elimination Chicago Sun-Times By TIM REYNOLDS AP Sports Writer June 20, 2012 2:38PM Oklahoma City Thunder small forward Kevin Durant (35) reacts while sitting on the scorers table during the second half at Game 4 of the NBA finals basketball series against the Miami Heat, Tuesday, ... Heat-Thunder: Game 4 analysis Westbrook stays true to self, erupts from the field Specialist on LeBron James' leg cramps: Recovery is usually fairly quick |
 CBC.ca | Heat-Thunder: Game 4 analysis ESPN The Heat erased a 17-point deficit in Game 4 of the NBA Finals and now have a 3-1 series lead. How did they do it? Our writers weigh in with another Finals edition of 5-on-5. 1. Down 17 in the first, how did Miami come back once again? Can the Thunder come back against the Heat to win the NBA title? Specialist on LeBron James' leg cramps: Recovery is usually fairly quick NBA Finals stay on track to be highest-rated since 2004 |
 USA TODAY | NBA Finals stay on track to be highest-rated since 2004 USA TODAY By Michael Hiestand, USA TODAY NBA Finals coverage is still on track to be the highest-rated since the LA Lakers-Detroit finals in 2004. Tuesday's Oklahoma City-Miami Game 4 drew a 11.6 overnight TV rating, translating to 11.6% of households in the 56 ... Heat-Thunder: Game 4 preview The evolution of a star, and a team James Harden missing in action as OKC Thunder face elimination by Miami Heat |
CBC.ca | The evolution of a star, and a team SI.com LeBron James' efficiency from the block has lifted the Heat to within one win of a title. (NBAE/Getty Images) Zoom out from all the noisy storylines about Oklahoma City coach Scott Brooks' lineup choices, the Thunder's alleged crippling inexperience in ... Heat-Thunder: Game 4 preview OKC's super sub Harden coming up super short against Heat HEAT: Lesson Learned from 2011 Finals |
The Associated Press | LeBron James a happy cramper as Heat takes 3-1 lead Chicago Sun-Times MIAMI â€" It wasn't exactly the ''flu'' game. But for LeBron James, it'll do. Grimacing in pain on the bench as trainers worked on his cramped-up legs with his team trailing by two points with 4:05 to go, James had a Michael Jordan moment perfectly set ... Apocalypse Now: LeBron James And The Heat Are One Win Away Show in Review Thunder lead Heat by three points at halftime of Game Four |
 The Guardian | Thunder lead Heat by three points at halftime of Game Four Chicago Tribune MIAMI (Reuters) - The Miami Heat moved within one win of claiming the NBA title after getting a rousing performance from unheralded guard Mario Chalmers to beat the Oklahoma City Thunder 104-98 on Tuesday for a 3-1 lead in the NBA Finals. NBA Finals: Oklahoma City Thunder's Starting Lineup Struggled Again Miami Heat Top OKC Thunder in Game 4, NBA Title One Win Away Heat one game away |
CBC.ca | Miami Heat Top OKC Thunder in Game 4, NBA Title One Win Away Fox News MIAMI â€" The Miami Heat held off the Oklahoma City Thunder for a 104-98 victory Tuesday night and a 3-1 lead in the NBA Finals that no team in history has ever blown. Late in the fourth quarter things looked dicey for the Heat but a limping and ... Russell Westbrook great until gaffe for Thunder in Game 4 Heat top Thunder 104-98, 1 win from NBA title Column: Cavalry rides to LeBron's rescue in time |
The Associated Press | Russell Westbrook great until gaffe for Thunder in Game 4 Detroit Free Press Thunder guard Russell Westbrook, shown in the third quarter of Game 4 of the NBA Finals, scored 43 points on 20-for-32 shooting but a late foul cost the team. / By Derick E. Hingle, US Presswire By Jon Saraceno, USA TODAY By Jon Saraceno, ... For Russell Westbrook, An Explosion And A Meltdown Miami grabs 3-1 series lead behind James Column: Cavalry Rides to LeBron's Rescue in Time |
The Guardian | NBA Finals 2012: Miami Heat top Oklahoma City Thunder in Game 4 to take command Washington Post MIAMI â€" LeBron James grimaced and groaned, unable to play and unable to sit on the bench because of a throbbing pain in his right leg. James had been such a impactful force against the Oklahoma City Thunder, given so much of himself that he was too ... Heat on the verge of closing out a title Miami Heat one win from NBA Championship after Game Four victory Tell us: Are the NBA Finals over or does OKC have fight? |
 Sydney Morning Herald | Column: Cavalry rides to LeBron's rescue in time San Jose Mercury News History is rarely this neat. We've been browbeating LeBron James for nearly two years, but a few minutes at the end of Game 5 was all it took to prove he knew what he was doing all along. All those Cavs teams that James single-handedly carried into the ... The Heat burned the Thunder by getting into the paint time and time again in ... Westbrook, Durant on Game 4 loss Heat top Thunder 104-98, 1 win from NBA title |
 USA TODAY | Tell us: Are the NBA Finals over or does OKC have fight? USA TODAY By Reid Cherner, USA TODAY The Miami Heat have a 3-1 lead in the NBA Finals and history says that the Thunder can't overcome that. But the Thunder have ignored history all year. And more importantly they have two games left at home. Chalmers, cramping and close-outs ... it's NBA Finals chatter as the Heat ... Heat overcome Russell Westbrook's 43 points, take 3-1 Finals lead NBA FINALS: James, Chalmers, Wade lead Miami to 104-98 win and brink of ... |
 USA TODAY | Four-Point Play: LeBron James' legacy needs a rewrite USA TODAY By Adi Joseph, USA TODAY Four key points in the aftermath of the Miami Heat's 104-98 Game 4 victory in the NBA Finals vs. the Oklahoma City Thunder: LeBron James cramped under pressure. Of course he did. That was how the narrative went with the Heat ... Thunder's big three isn't cutting it Russell Westbrook's late-game blunder mars a terrific performance Heat on the verge of closing out a title |
 ESPN | Thunder's Big Three isn't cutting it ESPN By JA Adande | ESPN.com Mike Segar/US Presswire Russell Westbrook surged for 43 points, but he and the Thunder got hung up again in Game 4. MIAMI -- This was the night of cold reality for the Oklahoma City Thunder, the night their championship dreams ... James and Heat Are One Win Away Hobbling James lifts Heat over Thunder for 3-1 series lead Can't blame Westbrook for Game 4 loss |
