MIAMI (AP) ― LeBron James took a hard foul and clearly was not happy. So the next time he saw the ball, he made sure no Toronto player could reach him.James’ steal and dunk with just more than two minutes left gave Miami some breathing room, and the Heat held on to defeat the Toronto Raptors 95-89 on Sunday. James finished with 30 points and Dwyane Wade added 25 for the Heat (18-6), who won for the 10th time in its last 12 games and moved within one game of Chicago (20-6) for the best record in

SCOTTSDALE, Arizona (AP) ― Kyle Stanley rebounded from a devastating loss to win the Phoenix Open, overcoming an eight-stroke deficit Sunday in a comeback as unlikely as his collapse last week at Torrey Pines.In tears seven days ago in San Diego after blowing a big lead ― dropping the final strokes with a triple-bogey 8 on the final hole ― and losing a playoff, Stanley took advantage of Spencer Levin’s meltdown Sunday to win his first PGA Tour title.“I’m not sure what I’m thinking right now,” St

LONDON (AP) ― Javier Hernandez completed Manchester United’s comeback from a 3-0 deficit at Chelsea on Sunday with a late header that salvaged a 3-3 draw and leaves the defending champions two points off the Premier League lead.After storming to a 3-0 lead by the 50th minute, Chelsea collapsed at home by conceding two penalties that Wayne Rooney converted and then allowing Hernandez to tie it in the 84th.“It’s two points lost,” Rooney said. “We understand that, but after being 3-0 down ― the (Ma

The Korean men’s handball team successfully defended its Asian Championship title after a trilling 23-22 victory over Qatar in the final on Sunday.It was the team’s third consecutive title, and ninth overall in the championship. With Sunday’s victory, Korea has also secured an automatic berth for the 2013 World Championship in Spain.At the 15th Asian Men’s Handball Championship held in Saudi Arabia, Korea advanced to the finals after beating the home side 27-26 in the semifinals.In the finals, K

Woongjin Group announced Monday that it will sell Woongjin Coway, the nation’s biggest water purifier maker, according to news reports.The news immediately sparked market attention on the reason behind the sale, as the company is a money-making subsidiary for the conglomerate. Coway’s sales last year took up about 27 percent in the conglomerate’s total output. The company also enjoys a share of more than 50 percent in water purifier marketSome industry watchers said the sale may be aimed at secu

The Korean men’s handball team successfully defended its Asian Championship title after a trilling 23-22 victory over Qatar in the final on Sunday.It was the team’s third consecutive title, and ninth overall in the championship. With Sunday’s victory, Korea has also secured an automatic berth for the 2013 World Championship in Spain.At the 15th Asian Men’s Handball Championship held in Saudi Arabia, Korea advanced to the finals after beating the home side 27-26 in the semifinals.In the finals, K

INDIANAPOLIS (AP) -- Madonna positioned herself as the queen of a new generation of pop stars at the Super Bowl halftime show -- complete with throne -- but didn‘t have complete control of Sunday night’s show.Guest singer M.I.A. flipped the middle finger to the audience after uttering a barely disguised expletive during a performance of Madonna‘s new single.M.I.A. was one of two guests who contributed vocals to the bubblegum pop song, ``Give Me All Your Luvin’,‘’ along with Nicki Minaj. Dance ro

 

LONDON (AFP) ― The organizers of the BAFTA film awards in Britain have unveiled Miss Piggy as one of the show’s hosts, promising spiky questions for Hollywood luminaries George Clooney and Brad Pitt.The glamorous pink star of “The Muppets” will be the red carpet host of the British Academy Film Awards 2012 on Sunday, the organizers said Monday.She is honing her flirting skills as she prepares to meet Best Actor nominees Clooney, Pitt, Michael Fassbender, Gary Oldman and “The Artist” star Jean Du

ATLANTA (AP) ― A new exhibition set to open at Atlanta’s High Museum of Art showcases the work of Bill Traylor, who was born into slavery in Alabama and became a highly respected self-taught artist after he began drawing while sitting on the sidewalks of Montgomery as an old man.The exhibition, which opens Sunday, features 65 of Traylor’s drawings pulled from the collections of the High and the Montgomery Museum of Fine Arts in Alabama. The images were made in pencil, poster paint, charcoal and

SYDNEY (AP) ― Award-winning American cinematographer Mike deGruy and Australian television writer-producer Andrew Wight have died in a helicopter crash in eastern Australia, their employer National Geographic said Sunday.Police said two people ― an Australian pilot and an American passenger ― died Saturday when their helicopter crashed soon after takeoff from an airstrip near Nowra, 156 kilometers north of Sydney, but did not immediately release the victims’ identities. Australia’s ABC News repo

NEW YORK (AP) ― For the first time, 21st-century audiences are able to hear the voice of Otto von Bismarck, one of the 19th century’s most important figures.The National Park Service announced this week that the German chancellor’s voice has been identified among those found on a dozen recorded wax cylinders, each more than 120 years old, that were once stored near Thomas Edison’s cot in his West Orange, New Jersey, lab. They include music and dignitaries, including the voice of the only person