Sports Buzz: Sterling Hires Private Investigators to Find 'Dirt' on NBA, Owners

Plus, Spurs rout Heat again, take 3-1 Finals lead.

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Spurs Flatten Heat in Game 4 - Who saw this coming? For the second straight game, the San Antonio Spurs jumped all over the Miami Heat and rolled to a dominating victory. After building a 19-point lead at the half, the Spurs cruised to a 107-86 rout of the Heat to take a commanding 3-1 NBA Finals lead. Again, the Heat didn’t have any answers for small forward Kawhi Leonard, who led the Spurs with 20 points, 14 rebounds, three assists, three steals and three blocks. LeBron James had 28 points and eight rebounds in the loss. No team has ever come back from a 3-1 deficit in the Finals. The Spurs can avenge last year’s Finals loss to the Heat and clinch their fifth NBA championship with a home victory in Game 5 on Sunday. (Photo: Andy Lyons/Getty Images)
Neymar Nets Two Goals, Brazil Wins World Cup Opener - Brazil’s World Cup-opening win over Croatia on Thursday came complete with a peculiar beginning, controversial middle and electric end. Brazilian superstar Neymar also established himself as a force in the tournament’s opening match by netting two goals in the home team's 3-1 victory. After the team inexplicably knocked in an own goal to fall behind 1-0 in the 11th minute, Brazil stormed back behind young superstar Neymar, who buried a shot through a defender’s legs and into the net at the 29th minute to tie the match at 1-1. Neymar would strike again in the second half on a controversial penalty kick to give Brazil a 2-1 edge. Croatian coach Niko Kovac would later call the penalty on Dejan Lovren “ridiculous” for barely putting a finger on Brazil's Fred and still being whistled. Brazil would tack on an insu...Kevin Love: Phil Jackson Makes Knicks "Very Intriguing" - It has been widely reported that Kevin Love wants to leave the Minnesota Timberwolves, and the All-Star power forward believes the New York Knicks are a “very intriguing” option. In an interview on ESPN’s “SportsNation,” Love made that clear, citing Knicks president Phil Jackson as a key reason. “I think anytime you have Phil Jackson involved with any organization, you’re going to definitely look at it,” Love said. “And you know, it’s very intriguing. The Knicks are a place where I think anybody would like to go.” Although this is Jackson’s first front office stab, he has collected 11 championship rings as an NBA coach for the Chicago Bulls and Los Angeles Lakers. On Wednesday, Jackson helped the Knicks introduce his former player Derek Fisher as the team’s new head coach. (Photos from Left: Doug Pensinger/Ge...

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Donald Sterling Hires Private Investigators to Dig Up 'Dirt' on NBA, Other Owners - If banned owner Donald Sterling is going to go down, it seems like he’s going to try to take the NBA and other owners with him. According to an ESPN report, Sterling has hired four private investigation firms to dig up “dirt” on NBA commissioner Adam Silver, former commissioner David Stern and the league’s 29 other owners. "The gloves are off, as they say," a source told ESPN about Sterling’s motives. "Have them dig up all the dirt they can find." Sterling reportedly gave investigators a six-figure budget and 30 days to conduct their investigation. (Photo: Danny Moloshok/AP Photo, File)

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