CLEVELAND (AP) ― For LeBron James, the journey begins anew. Right back where it began.Nearly four months since proclaiming “I’m coming home” and shifting the NBA’s balance of power, James will play Thursday night in front of family, friends and the Cleveland fans who had their hearts broken four years ago. This is a homecoming like no other.“None of us should take this moment for granted,” a relaxed James said following Cleveland’s morning shootaround at Quicken Loans Arena. “This is probably on

AIGLE, Switzerland (AP) ― Austrian rider Matthias Brandle broke cycling’s historic hour record on Thursday after covering a distance of 51.852 kilometers at the UCI Velodrome. The 24-year-old Brandle, the Austrian time trial champion, eclipsed Jens Voigt’s mark of 51.1 kilometers, improving his record by 742 meters. “In the first few minutes I just wanted to get on with it but then it became more complicated,” Brandle said. “Between 30 and 50 minutes was the hardest and I asked myself, ‘Why did

GLASGOW, Scotland (AP) ― Celtic winger Aleksandar Tonev was banned for seven games on Thursday for using racist language toward an opponent during a Scottish league match. Celtic said Tonev will appeal against the ban. The Bulgarian international, who is on loan at Celtic from English Premier League side Aston Villa, was found guilty by the Scottish Football Association of “excessive misconduct by the use of offensive, insulting and abusive language of a racist nature” when he appeared in front

The South Korean government on Friday approved a visit by North Korea's teenage football players next week to join an international competition to be held in a border town in the South. A group of 32 athletes and officials is scheduled to arrive here on Sunday via Beijing and participate in the inaugural U-15 football games in Yeoncheon, 62 kilometers north of Seoul, according to the unification ministry.The three-day event slated to open Friday will draw five other teams from South Korea, Uzbek

As his South Korean club SK Wyverns announced their plan to post him for interested Major League Baseball clubs next month, left-handed starter Kim Kwang-hyun was a picture of confidence.Kim talked the talk at his press conference, saying he’s ready to perform on a bigger stage and that he is anxious to see if he can fool big leaguers with his breaking pitches or overpower them with his fastballs.Whether Kim can walk the walk remains to be seen, at least in the minds of big league scouts.The 26-