LeBron to sign 2 years with Cavaliers

LeBron James appears to be heading back to the Cleveland Cavaliers.
James opted out of his contract with the Cavaliers last month but is poised
to sign a new two-year deal with Cleveland with an option to opt out
again after next season, according to ESPN.
Four-time NBA MVP James' deal is reportedly valued at $22.97 million
in the first year - a raise of over $1m from the contract he opted out of.
James will net $24m should he choose to opt in for the second year.
The NBA salary cap for 2015-16 was set $70 million, but an influx of TV
money puts the 2016-17 salary cap at an estimate of $89 million.
That means James can take a substantially larger maximum salary. And,
with the cap expected to reach about $108 million for 2017-18, it seems
likely he will continue to opt out of the second year of each deal he signs.
In addition to James, the Cavaliers also confirmed they have re-signed
guard Iman Shumpert, terms of deal were not released.

I'd be supporting Venus, says Serena Williams

Serena Williams expects Venus to be the crowd favourite when the sisters
clash in the fourth round of Wimbledon on Monday.
World number one Serena, who has already collected the Australian and
French Open titles this year, survived a third-round scare as Britain's
Heather Watson served for the match with the backing of some boisterous
Centre Court support.
The 33-year-old acknowledges that a victory for her elder sibling, the
16th seed, would be popular in light of the latter's battle back towards the
summit of the women's game after being diagnosed with Sjogren's
syndrome in 2011.
The autoimmune disease, which can cause fatigue and joint pain, forced
Venus onto the sidelines and her ranking plummeted to 103 in the world
before a sustained effort hauled her back into the top 20 last year.
"I expect more people to be rooting for Venus," said Serena. "I would be
rooting for Venus.
"She's been through so much. She's had a wonderful story. She's been so
inspiring to me.
"You know, she's just an incredible individual. She's just so amazing.
She's been so inspiring to a lot of people with the same things that she goes
through, too."
Ahead of their first grand slam meeting for six years - the previous
encounter coming in the 2009 Wimbledon final when Serena triumphed -
the younger Williams holds an overall career head-to-head advantage of
14 wins to 11.
"You just have to be focused - there's no easy points against Serena,"
said Venus.
"I think no matter how Serena's playing, she knows how to win."

De La Hoya poised for Mayweather revenge

A rematch between Oscar De La Hoya and Floyd Mayweather Jr is not
beyond the realms of possibility, with the former claiming he is a "50-50"
chance of returning to the ring.
De La Hoya has been retired since 2009 but a proposed comeback was
flagged by unbeaten welterweight champion Mayweather last week.
Mayweather, who defeated Manny Pacquiao in a unanimous points
decision in May, claimed a split-decision victory over De La Hoya in
2007.
But 42-year-old De La Hoya - a former 10-time world champion
boasting a 39-6 win-loss record - may have the chance to exact revenge
after telling ESPN.com on Monday: "It's got to be worth my while but this
is very serious.
"I have to make sure I am fighting the very best. I don't have to come back
for financial reasons or the lights or the glamour. The only reason I would
come back is because I miss the competition of fighting the very best.
"I'm not preparing for an actual fight, but I run eight miles, I can hit the bag
for 12 rounds, I can jump rope and do the speed bag. I do all that on a
regular basis to stay in shape.
"I look great too. I've never seen myself look like this. Sometimes that little
itch gets me in that certain spot, and when so many people tell me I can do
it, it's trying to convince me that you can."
De La Hoya, who has battled alcohol addiction, added: "Right now I feel
the best I have felt in my life physically, emotionally, mentally because I
haven't touched alcohol for I don't know how long. I'm training. I feel
great. But it has to be worth my while.
"I've gotten everything taken care of, my rotator cuffs, my left hand,
everything. I'm pain free. I just feel good and when I walk the streets,
everyone tells me, 'You have to fight Floyd again'.
"Would I do it? I don't know but I wake up every morning thinking that I
can. I think about Sugar Ray Leonard and Marvin Hagler.
"If [Leonard] could do it, why can't I? We both come from similar
situations. We are both hungry for the competition, we're both ambitious.
So you never know. At the same time, I wish time flies by so I don't have
to come back."