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Emmanuel Mudiay scored a career-high 34 points, and the visiting New York Knicks rallied from a 21-point deficit to beat the Charlotte Hornets 126-124 in overtime on Friday night. Mudiay hit a layup for a 126-121 lead with 17 seconds remaining, and the Knicks held on from there even as the Hornets had a chance to tie at the buzzer, when Kemba Walker missed a drive in traffic. It was a shocker after the Hornets led 72-53 at halftime and 93-78 going into the fourth quarter. It was payback, as well, after the Hornets rolled to a 119-107 victory in New York last Sunday. The Hornets led by as many as 28 in that game. The Knicks snapped a five-game losing streak with the win, while the Hornets had a three-game winning streak snapped. The Knicks also got 20 points from Kevin Knox, 15 each from Noah Vonleh and Enes Kanter, 13 from Luke Kornet and 12 from Tim Hardaway Jr. Vonleh also added 11 rebounds and seven assists. Hardaway Jr. hit a 3-pointer on the Knicks' first possession of overtime, … [Read more...] about NBA: Knicks rally from down 21 to beat Hornets in OT

Kyrie Irving scored 12 of his 24 points in a 42-point first quarter to spark the Boston Celtics to their eighth straight win, a 129-108 victory over the visiting Atlanta Hawks on Friday. Irving was 8-for-15 from the floor and 4-for-5 on 3s, with five rebounds, five assists and four steals. The Celtics had two other starters in double figures: Jayson Tatum scored 22 points and Marcus Morris, who was 6-for-8 on 3-pointers and scored 20 points.  Gordon Hayward added 19 points and five assists and Daniel Theis scored 18, which included two alley-oop dunks. Irving has shown no lingering effects for the right shoulder soreness that caused him to miss the Dec. 10 game against New Orleans.  He scored Boston's final 12 points on Wednesday when the game was on the line in Boston's overtime win at Washington. In his last two games, Irving has scored 62 points. The Hawks got a career-high-matching 19 points from Kevin Huerter for his second straight outing. The rookie from Maryland was … [Read more...] about NBA: Celtics rides blistering start to easy win over Hawks

Chelsea have promised to take the "strongest possible action" against any supporters found to have sung an anti-Semitic chant in Budapest, just days after four fans were suspended for abusing Raheem Sterling. Chelsea have vowed action against fans who used anti-Semitic or racist language AFP/Glyn KIRK Minutes into Thursday's Europa League clash with Vidi in Budapest's Groupama Arena, which ended 2-2, a vocal minority of Chelsea fans were heard singing a derogatory chant about Tottenham supporters, featuring anti-Semitic language. Chelsea in January launched a campaign to raise awareness and educate about anti-Semitism in football and the club, including owner Roman Abramovich, who is Jewish, have expressed disgust at the latest incident. "Anti-Semitism and any other kind of race-related or religious hatred is abhorrent to this club and the overwhelming majority of our fans," said a Chelsea spokesman. "It has no place at Chelsea or in any of our communities. "We have stated … [Read more...] about Chelsea pledge action after anti Semitic chants